Sentence Correction

15. [u]A new phenomena, which is visible at Managua’s major intersections, are waves of vendors and beggars, which include many children and[/u] mob cars at the stoplights.

(A) A new phenomena, which is visible at Managua’s major intersections, are waves of vendors and beggars, which include many children and

(B) Visible at Managua’s major intersections are waves of vendors and beggars with many children, new phenomena that

(C) A new phenomenon visible at Managua’s major intersections is waves of vendors and beggars, many of them children, who

(D) Phenomenally new waves of vendors, beggars, and many children are visible at Managua’s major intersections, which

(E) A wave of vendors and beggars, many of whom are children, are visible at Managua’s major intersections, where they are a new phenomenon and


OA is C. Why couldn't it also be E? Because the antecedent for "they" is unclear?

Choice E by stating "they are a new phenomenon" indicates that vendors and beggars are a new phenomenon. The original sentence doesn't suggest that. Therefore, C is more appropriate.

Actually, looking at it again, I think E is wrong because it states that the beggers are a new phenomonon at managua intersection, whereas the original meaning is that they are a new phenomenon that happens to be visible at, among other places, the managua intersection.

And also E cant the option because ! phenomenon cant mob !! but children can !!

Vishu

Another flaw in E is tat if u see the subject here is "a wave" which is singular & shud b followed by a singular verb(not "are" visible at Managua’s major intersections....)

(C) A new phenomenon visible at Managua's major intersections is waves of vendors and beggars, many of them (are) children, who

I had some conservatism about C because of the highlighted part of the sentence. Don't you think we need to have are in the sentence to make it 100% correct?

How do we decide on the meaning?

In this case, original sentence means beggars include children, i am not sure if and mob cars is for children or beggars as a whole.

How do we resolve such issues?

is it because which creates a subordinate clause for children and mob cars is part of this clause?

A is wrong because 'phenomena' is plural of 'phenomenon'. Therefore, you are not required to use 'A phenomena'

This is the simple way of eliminating A.