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a proposal

by nafiul9090 » Wed Jun 29, 2011 10:49 am
A proposal has been made to trim the horns from rhinoceroses to discourage poachers; the question is whether tourists will continue to visit game parks and see rhinoceroses after their horns are trimmed.

A) whether tourists will continue to visit game parks and see rhinoceroses after their horns are
B) whether tourists will continue to visit game parks to see one once their horns are
C) whether tourists will continue to visit game parks to see rhinoceroses once the animals' horns have been
D) if tourists will continue to visit game parks and see rhinoceroses once the animals' horns are
E) if tourists will continue to visit game parks to see one after the animals' horns have been

i am stuck between A and C my question is that whats wrong with option A

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by galaxian » Wed Jun 29, 2011 11:02 am
IMO Ambiguous 'their' should make us come down to Choice C

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by jonathan123456 » Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:58 am
idiom is "to see" not "and see" in this context

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by aspirant2011 » Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:30 am
their is ambiguous in option A and thats why wrong

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by nafiul9090 » Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:59 am
aspirant2011 wrote:their is ambiguous in option A and thats why wrong
hi

is A wrong only for "their" but i think "their" refers to rhinos....or pronoun "their" cant refer to the animal???

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by aspirant2011 » Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:14 am
nafiul9090 wrote:
aspirant2011 wrote:their is ambiguous in option A and thats why wrong
hi

is A wrong only for "their" but i think "their" refers to rhinos....or pronoun "their" cant refer to the animal???

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In A their can refer to tourists also....

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by Frankenstein » Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:26 am
Hi,
I believe the problem with A is the intent. A says people do not visit parks and do not see rhinos as two distinct things . But, the purpose of the doubting is whether they will visit to see rhinos after the the removal of horns. I am not sure about the tense but 'have been' sounds better because those horns were removed before the time tourists visit them and they continue to be hornless.
Anyway, experts comments would be really appreciated!
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