zoo lions
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C and E are close but i would go for E as C contains a extra Pronoun " It " which can refer to anything
SO E it is
There was another query which U had put up in some other question
The reason .......................... because
you had stated that for that particular thing to be right do you require " the reason why "
the sentence was wrong because reason and because covey the same thing and cause redundancy
SO E it is
There was another query which U had put up in some other question
The reason .......................... because
you had stated that for that particular thing to be right do you require " the reason why "
the sentence was wrong because reason and because covey the same thing and cause redundancy
Hi,
I would agree that the pronoun can be a little ambiguous. However, this it the best there is in the question. You should actually ran away from E as it houses one of the most strong SC problems: Verb agreement. Zoo is singular and the use of the pronoun "their" creates a major problem.
So, IMO C.
I would agree that the pronoun can be a little ambiguous. However, this it the best there is in the question. You should actually ran away from E as it houses one of the most strong SC problems: Verb agreement. Zoo is singular and the use of the pronoun "their" creates a major problem.
So, IMO C.
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Thanks everyone! and sorry for the late respond..
the OA is C, and here is the MGMAT explanation:
The sentence incorrectly uses "zoo's lions" as the subject of the opening modifier "rather than confining the animals to cages." This implies that the zoo's lions made the choice not to confine themselves to cages.
(A) This choice is the same as the original sentence.
(B) This choice is incorrect because it uses the wordy and awkward phrases "in which the animals currently live" and "in a mimic of their".
(C) CORRECT. The modifier "rather than confining the animals to cages" correctly describes the subject "the zoo."
(D) This choice incorrectly uses "zoo's lions" as the subject of the opening modifier "rather than confining the animals to cages." This implies that the zoo's lions made the choice not to confine themselves to cages.
(E) This choice is incorrect because "zoo" is singular but is matched with "their," a plural pronoun.
the OA is C, and here is the MGMAT explanation:
The sentence incorrectly uses "zoo's lions" as the subject of the opening modifier "rather than confining the animals to cages." This implies that the zoo's lions made the choice not to confine themselves to cages.
(A) This choice is the same as the original sentence.
(B) This choice is incorrect because it uses the wordy and awkward phrases "in which the animals currently live" and "in a mimic of their".
(C) CORRECT. The modifier "rather than confining the animals to cages" correctly describes the subject "the zoo."
(D) This choice incorrectly uses "zoo's lions" as the subject of the opening modifier "rather than confining the animals to cages." This implies that the zoo's lions made the choice not to confine themselves to cages.
(E) This choice is incorrect because "zoo" is singular but is matched with "their," a plural pronoun.
