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by nycknicks11 » Tue May 24, 2011 11:36 pm
India, like Italy and China, has no single dominant cuisine: Indian food comprises many different styles of cooking, with each a product of their regional influences, from the fiery vegetarian dishes of the south to the Portuguese-influenced Goan cooking of the west, to the more familiar Mogul food of the north.

(A) with each a product of their
(B) with each as a product of its
(C) each products of their
(D) each a product of
(E) each products of


I looked this question up and people have issues with "their." I thought each refers to styles which is plural so their is ok.

Here's the rule from MGMAT:

Each is SINGULAR if they are before the subject
Ex: Every dog HAS paws
Every dog and cat HAS paws
Each of the shirts IS pretty
(all correct)

If AFTER the subject then it DEPENDS on the subject
Ex: They each ARE great tennis player (correct)
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by vineeshp » Wed May 25, 2011 12:09 am
Hey!
I guess the answer is D.

The usage is not as defined in They each are great tennis players.

The usage is
They, each from A different country, are great players. The each in this question is working like the each in the , each from A different country,
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Just telling you what I know and think. I am not the expert. :)

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by nycknicks11 » Wed May 25, 2011 12:13 am
can you elaborate? i'm sorry I don't get ur exp.

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by vineeshp » Wed May 25, 2011 12:37 am
To start with, the important thing is the comma.

In They each are great tennis players.. They each has no comma between them.

In the question you have given... cooking is followed by a comma. So, the part coming after cooking namely each a product of is actually a modifier that defines cooking. The part after the cooking, is really trying to say: "Each cooking style is a product of its regional influences."
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by sameerballani » Wed May 25, 2011 5:46 am
What is the correct answer?

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by iongmat » Wed May 25, 2011 6:42 am
I think D should be the right answer.

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by aspirant2011 » Wed May 25, 2011 9:46 am
Yup I would also go with D.......because "from the fiery vegetarian dishes of the south to the Portuguese-influenced Goan cooking of the west, to the more familiar Mogul food of the north. " is similar to the structure each of X, over here X is regional influences and "from the fiery vegetarian dishes of the south to the Portuguese-influenced Goan cooking of the west, to the more familiar Mogul food of the north. " are the two things modifying "influences"

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