Deserts are inhabited with several distinct animal species,with each their own method of adapting to long periods of moisture shortage.
A. with several distinct animal species,with each their
B. with distinctly several animal species,each with its
C. by several distinct animal species,each with its
D. by several distinct animal species,having each its
E. by several distinct animal species,that each has their
in C: "each with its" => why this is correct with any conjunction. Any explanation.
This is not the case of "each of who" OR ""each of whom"
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kapur.arnav
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Each with its is correct... because the rest are wrong... this is the best choice among the 5 options...akhpad wrote:Deserts are inhabited with several distinct animal species,with each their own method of adapting to long periods of moisture shortage.
A. with several distinct animal species,with each their - akward..
B. with distinctly several animal species,each with its - adverb is not required here...
C. by several distinct animal species,each with its - correct...
D. by several distinct animal species,having each its - akward...
E. by several distinct animal species,that each has their - their is wrong... species is a collective noun... hence use its...
in C: "each with its" => why this is correct with any conjunction. Any explanation.
This is not the case of "each of who" OR ""each of whom"
Not sure if I get your question, but let me try.
Firstly, the phrase each with its... modifies species. Lets take an example to make it more clear:
Indian cricket team has eleven players, each with his own strengths and weakness.
Here, each with own strengths and weakness modifies (tell us something about) eleven players.
C should be read as:
Deserts are inhabited by several distinct animal species, each (species) with its own method of adapting to long periods of moisture shortage.
Since each species is singular, its (and not their) is the correct usage.
Firstly, the phrase each with its... modifies species. Lets take an example to make it more clear:
Indian cricket team has eleven players, each with his own strengths and weakness.
Here, each with own strengths and weakness modifies (tell us something about) eleven players.
C should be read as:
Deserts are inhabited by several distinct animal species, each (species) with its own method of adapting to long periods of moisture shortage.
Since each species is singular, its (and not their) is the correct usage.
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You are allowed to rename or further describe nouns in a sentence with other noun phrases set apart by commas.akhpad wrote:Deserts are inhabited with several distinct animal species,with each their own method of adapting to long periods of moisture shortage.
A. with several distinct animal species,with each their
B. with distinctly several animal species,each with its
C. by several distinct animal species,each with its
D. by several distinct animal species,having each its
E. by several distinct animal species,that each has their
in C: "each with its" => why this is correct with any conjunction. Any explanation.
This is not the case of "each of who" OR ""each of whom"
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