773). The last “wild” Indian in North America, according to anthropologist Alfred Kroeber, was the lone survivor of California’s lost Yahi tribe, which staggered out of the mountains near Lassen Peak in 1912, deep in mourning for the last of his companions, expecting to be butchered and eaten by white ranchers.
(A) which
(B) who
(C) that
(D) the survivor having
(E) having
Kindly explain.
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A) which refers to the tribe here
C) same as A
D)awkward
E) awkward and incomplete
A) which refers to the tribe here
C) same as A
D)awkward
E) awkward and incomplete
The powers of two are bloody impolite!!
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well we are not talking abt the tribe..but the individual ...
still, who does not have a clear antecedent.
opinions plz
still, who does not have a clear antecedent.
opinions plz
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necromancer_678 wrote:well we are not talking abt the tribe..but the individual ...
still, who does not have a clear antecedent.
opinions plz
sorry I missed to see that the sentence is talking about the individual, the lone survivor. IMO as we are using 'of' construction here [the lone survivor of California’s lost Yahi tribe] , 'B' is the right choice.
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ya but the doubt was ...if we use "who" then the antecedent isn clear ...
"who" can also refer to the anthropologist Alfred Kroeber.
"who" can also refer to the anthropologist Alfred Kroeber.
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necromancer_678 wrote:ya but the doubt was ...if we use "who" then the antecedent isn clear ...
"who" can also refer to the anthropologist Alfred Kroeber.
But don't you think that 'touch rule' applies here because 'who' is touching 'the lone survivor of California’s lost Yahi tribe'.
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well first I choosed E , then I saw the sentence that The last “wild” Indian..........was the lone survivor of......., In this case , I'm left with B or E , ''which'' absolutely does not modify the person . That can modify person , yet who is better than that. The surviving having , awkward , vague..necromancer_678 wrote:773). The last “wild” Indian in North America, according to anthropologist Alfred Kroeber, was the lone survivor of California’s lost Yahi tribe, which staggered out of the mountains near Lassen Peak in 1912, deep in mourning for the last of his companions, expecting to be butchered and eaten by white ranchers.
(A) which
(B) who
(C) that
(D) the survivor having
(E) having
Kindly explain.
Please provide OA .
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