Vesuvius

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Vesuvius

by saurabhmahajan » Wed Aug 25, 2010 10:05 pm
The nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius in two letters to the historian Tacitus


A )The nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only
eyewitness account of the great eruption of
Vesuvius in two letters to the historian Tacitus.

B) To the historian Tacitus, the nephew of Pliny
the Elder wrote two letters, being the only
eyewitness accounts of the great eruption of
Vesuvius.

C) The only eyewitness account is in two letters by
the nephew of Pliny the Elder writing to the
historian Tacitus an account of the great
eruption of Vesuvius.

D )Writing the only eyewitness account, Pliny the
Elder's nephew accounted for the great
eruption of Vesuvius in two letters to the
historian Tacitus.

E )In two letters to the historian Tacitus, the
nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only
eyewitness account of the great eruption of
Vesuvius.


Why not A ?
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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Thu Aug 26, 2010 2:26 am
imo E looks correct

as it is very clear
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by scorpionz » Thu Aug 26, 2010 5:29 am
@Saurabh

I'm equally stumped by this question. IMO there is nothing wrong with A. What is the source of this question? And what's the OA?? I'm assuming it is E.

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Could someone please shed some light on the solution to this question with a nice little explanation??

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by clock60 » Thu Aug 26, 2010 5:50 am
there is nothing wrong in A except strange meaning,
according to the sentence
eruption of Vesuvius happened in two letters

but initial meaning is that nephew wrote in two letters

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by niksworth » Thu Aug 26, 2010 6:03 am
E should be the right answer.

The problem with A is in the placement of the phrase in two letters. It can suggest a meaning that the Vesuvius erupted in two letters about which nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote to the historian Tacitus. E is much more clear and is devoid of any ambiguity.

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