@gmatbeater,
IMO C....
just printing the question here agn for ease....
The Achaemenid empire of Persia reached the Indus valley in the fifth century B.C, bringing the Aramaic script with it, from which was derived both northern and southern Indian alphabets.
A) same as above
B) the Aramaic script with it, and from which deriving both the northern and the
C) with it the Aramaic script, from which derive both the northern and the
D) with it the Aramaic script, from which derives both northern and
E) with it the Aramaic script, and deriving from it both the northern and the
My explanation:
A) i firstly looked at 'was derived' which is a singular verb used incorrectly for the plural subject "northern and southern Indian alphabets".
also, "from which" seems to incorrectly refer to the empire (referenced by the pronoun "it") rather than to the script.
finally, "northern and southern Indian alphabets" is unclear. are there just one alphabet each in northern and southern alphabets or many in both of them?
B) "and" indicates that something new is to be written about. but in fact, we just need a continuation of the sentence. also,, "deriving" is an incorrect verb tense.
C) CORRECT. "From which" correctly refers to the script. Additionally, "derive," a plural verb, correctly agrees with the plural subject "the Northern and the Southern Indian alphabets."
D) "derives," a singular verb, does not agree with the plural subject "Northern and Southern Indian alphabets."
E) The second pronoun "it" is ambiguous: does it refer to the "empire" or to the "script"? also, did the empire derive the northern and southern alphabets??? certainly no:)
Hope that helps! wats the OA
