Laura stated in her home that she had all the comforts of

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aditya8062: Legendary Member; Posts: 774; Joined: Mon Jan 23, 2012 4:32 amFollowed by: 14 members; Thanked: 46 times

by aditya8062 » Sat Apr 13, 2013 4:16 am

Laura stated in her home that she had all the comforts of life

(A) Laura stated in her home that she had all the comforts of life
(B) Laura stated that she had, in her home, all the comforts of life
(C) Laura stated that she had all the comforts of life in her home
(D) It was stated by Laura in her home that she had all the comforts of life there
(E) Her home had all the comforts of life was stated by Laura

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by shekhar.kataria » Sat Apr 13, 2013 5:32 am

Imo b, but not sure,

Using poe,
E. Laura not home had all comforts of life,
D. Unnessary use of passive . Dont know whether use of there is correct or not, but for sure not required.
A . That should be after stated.
C. In her home seems to be modifying life, not laura. Whereas in b it is modifying laura.

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by Mission2012 » Sat Apr 13, 2013 9:39 pm

Hi,

Could you please post the source of this question.
This question can have two meanings - a> Laura made the statement at her home or 2> Laura made this statement about her home.

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by aditya8062 » Sat Apr 13, 2013 9:59 pm

Hi,

Could you please post the source of this question.
This question can have two meanings - a> Laura made the statement at her home or 2> Laura made this statement about her home.

Best,
NM

ur right infact one of the meaning will be a lot more weird and specifically for this reason i picked C
i am waiting for some expert to make comment
i am nor sure of the source

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