10. More than five thousand years ago, Chinese scholars accurately described the flow of blood as a continuous circle controlled by the heart, but it went unnoticed in the West.
(A) but it went
(B) but it was
(C) although it was
(D) but the discovery went
(E) although the discovery was
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imo Dashishd wrote:10. More than five thousand years ago, Chinese scholars accurately described the flow of blood as a continuous circle controlled by the heart, but it went unnoticed in the West.
(A) but it went
(B) but it was
(C) although it was
(D) but the discovery went
(E) although the discovery was
A,B,C - 'it' does not have an antecedent.
D for me coz E sounds to be passive, and in A, B, and C reference of "it" is ambiguous..ashishd wrote:10. More than five thousand years ago, Chinese scholars accurately described the flow of blood as a continuous circle controlled by the heart, but it went unnoticed in the West.
(A) but it went
(B) but it was
(C) although it was
(D) but the discovery went
(E) although the discovery was
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perfectstranger
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Could you please provide OA? I was stuck between D and E yes E is passive ,yet unnoticed is a verb so does not we need a a was/were here?ashishd wrote:10. More than five thousand years ago, Chinese scholars accurately described the flow of blood as a continuous circle controlled by the heart, but it went unnoticed in the West.
(A) but it went
(B) but it was
(C) although it was
(D) but the discovery went
(E) although the discovery was
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E. is wrong because "although" is a subordinating conjunction and a subordinating conjunction introduces a subordinate clause and a subordinate clause cannot have a working verb. Like in this case "was unnoticed" is a working verb.
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IMO:Dashishd wrote:10. More than five thousand years ago, Chinese scholars accurately described the flow of blood as a contin�uous circle controlled by the heart, but it went unnoticed in the West.
(A) but it went
(B) but it was
(C) although it was
(D) but the discovery went
(E) although the discovery was
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IMO : Dashishd wrote:10. More than five thousand years ago, Chinese scholars accurately described the flow of blood as a contin�uous circle controlled by the heart, but it went unnoticed in the West.
(A) but it went
(B) but it was
(C) although it was
(D) but the discovery went
(E) although the discovery was
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ashishd wrote:10. More than five thousand years ago, Chinese scholars accurately described the flow of blood as a contin�uous circle controlled by the heart, but it went unnoticed in the West.
(A) but it went
(B) but it was
(C) although it was
(D) but the discovery went
(E) although the discovery was
10. More than five thousand years ago, Chinese scholars accurately described the flow of blood as a continuous circle controlled by the heart, but it went unnoticed in the West.
(A) but it went
(B) but it was
(C) although it was
(D) but the discovery went
(E) although the discovery was
OA should be D.
in A, B, and C.....'it' is problematic. E uses 'Although' which is not making sense. We require some contradiction which is not coming out clearly in E
(A) but it went
(B) but it was
(C) although it was
(D) but the discovery went
(E) although the discovery was
OA should be D.
in A, B, and C.....'it' is problematic. E uses 'Although' which is not making sense. We require some contradiction which is not coming out clearly in E
