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by selango » Mon Oct 25, 2010 11:46 pm
Levenstein asserts that even years later Yorkshire Terriers and Jack Russell Terriers will recognize scents experiencing when a puppy.

a. experiencing when a puppy
b: experiencing when puppies
c: that each experienced as a puppy
D: that they experienced as puppies
E: that had experienced when puppies
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by kushal.adhia » Mon Oct 25, 2010 11:56 pm
IMO C
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by gmatrix » Tue Oct 26, 2010 12:08 am
my pick...D
a. experiencing-incorrect
b: experiencing-incorrect
c: that each experienced as a puppy- Yorkshire Terriers and a Jack Russell Terriers need plural puppies hence incorrect
d. that they experienced as puppies-correct
e.use of that had...... and when puppies-incorrect
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by kushal.adhia » Tue Oct 26, 2010 12:49 am
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In option D will there not be a confusion as to what the "they" refers to: Yorkshire terriers or Jack Russell teriers??

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by rkanthilal » Tue Oct 26, 2010 3:26 am
IMO D.

Interesting question. I believe that Yorkshire Terriers and Jack Russell Terriers constitute a compound subject within the clause "that even years later Yorkshire Terriers and Jack Russell Terriers will recognize scents experiencing when a puppy." As a compound subject I believe it functions as a single unit in which case "they" is appropriate.

Consider,

Tom and Bill went to the game. They had fun. (not, Each had fun)

Additionally, "will recognize" is a plural verb form. This also leads me to "they" rather than "each".
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by rkanthilal » Tue Oct 26, 2010 3:28 am
Never mind about "will recognize" being plural. But I still think it is D
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by gmatrix » Tue Oct 26, 2010 4:37 am
kushal.adhia wrote:@gmatrix

In option D will there not be a confusion as to what the "they" refers to: Yorkshire terriers or Jack Russell teriers??

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hi.....imo C would be correct if the sentence read.......Levenstein asserts that even years later a Yorkshire Terrier and a Jack Russell Terrier will recognize scents that each experienced as a puppy
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by selango » Tue Oct 26, 2010 6:51 am
OA D
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by kushal.adhia » Tue Oct 26, 2010 8:35 am
@ gmatrix and rkanthilal

got it. thanks for explaining =)
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