Until recently, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, sheltering in
igloos, the ice-block domes that are peculiar to north-central Canada,
and in structures made of stones, bones, driftwood, and skins.
A. Until recently, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, sheltering
B. During recent times, the Inuit people lead a nomadic existence,
sheltering.
C. In the times that are recent, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence,
sheltered.
D. Up until recently, the Inuit people, leading a nomadic existence,
have sheltered.
E. Until recent times, leading a nomadic existence, the Inuit people
were sheltered.
D seems awkward. Is it right ?
another Sentence Correction
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recently ! = recent times
B C E are out
Between A & D, I will pick A because we are talking about a lifestyle of the past and not the current lifestyle. Past tense is needed here.
Also up until recently is awkward compared to until recently.
B C E are out
Between A & D, I will pick A because we are talking about a lifestyle of the past and not the current lifestyle. Past tense is needed here.
Also up until recently is awkward compared to until recently.
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as mentioned in A , the modifier phrase is not that perfect .. but in D .. what does UP UNTIL RECENTLY mean ? .. can anybody explain .. if that phrase is correct then D wud be the right answer
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thecoolguy wrote:Until recently, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, sheltering in
igloos, the ice-block domes that are peculiar to north-central Canada,
and in structures made of stones, bones, driftwood, and skins.
A. Until recently, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, sheltering
B. During recent times, the Inuit people lead a nomadic existence,
sheltering.
C. In the times that are recent, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence,
sheltered.
D. Up until recently, the Inuit people, leading a nomadic existence,
have sheltered.
E. Until recent times, leading a nomadic existence, the Inuit people
were sheltered.
D seems awkward. Is it right ?
my pick is D too.. what is the correct answer?
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I believe the answer is A.
Seems like this sentence has been taken from the below article.
https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.h ... A963948260
An Asiatic people, the Inuits arrived in Canada during the last Ice Age, but some time after the Indians. Until quite recently, they led a nomadic existence, sheltering in igloos, the ice-block domes that are peculiar to northern-central Canada, and structures made of stones, bones, driftwood, sods and skins.
Seems like this sentence has been taken from the below article.
https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.h ... A963948260
An Asiatic people, the Inuits arrived in Canada during the last Ice Age, but some time after the Indians. Until quite recently, they led a nomadic existence, sheltering in igloos, the ice-block domes that are peculiar to northern-central Canada, and structures made of stones, bones, driftwood, sods and skins.
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This is unbelievable.reachac wrote:Up Until is awkward but between A and D, I will go for D...
In A, ...sheltering seems as if to modify existence...
IMO D.
John went home, singing and dancing.
Does this modify home ? No
Only (A) is grammatically correct.
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