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The stars, some of them at tremendous speeds, are in motion just as the planets are, yet being so far away from Earth that their apparent positions in the sky do not change enough for their movement to be observed during a single human lifetime.
(A) The stars, some of them at tremendous speeds, are in motion just as the planets are, yet being
(B) Like the planets, the stars are in motion, some of them at tremendous speeds, but they are
(C) Although like the planets the stars are in motion, some of them at tremendous speeds, yet
(D) As the planets, the stars are in motion, some of them at tremendous speeds, but they are
(E) The stars are in motion like the planets, some of which at tremendous speeds are in motion but
OA: B
I agree with the OA but I couldn't understand one part of explanation that OG states.
For choice A, OG says:: The modifying phrase, some of them at tremendous speeds, is best placed after motion.
I understand 'some of them at tremendous speeds' is an absolute phrase and can be freely placed anywhere.
For example: "The superintendent, his head on his chest, was slowly poking the ground with his stick." Here the italicized modifier is absolute phrase and it correctly modifies the clause.
I couldn't understand why OG rejects the same sort of construction in choice A.
Experts please help.
(A) The stars, some of them at tremendous speeds, are in motion just as the planets are, yet being
(B) Like the planets, the stars are in motion, some of them at tremendous speeds, but they are
(C) Although like the planets the stars are in motion, some of them at tremendous speeds, yet
(D) As the planets, the stars are in motion, some of them at tremendous speeds, but they are
(E) The stars are in motion like the planets, some of which at tremendous speeds are in motion but
OA: B
I agree with the OA but I couldn't understand one part of explanation that OG states.
For choice A, OG says:: The modifying phrase, some of them at tremendous speeds, is best placed after motion.
I understand 'some of them at tremendous speeds' is an absolute phrase and can be freely placed anywhere.
For example: "The superintendent, his head on his chest, was slowly poking the ground with his stick." Here the italicized modifier is absolute phrase and it correctly modifies the clause.
I couldn't understand why OG rejects the same sort of construction in choice A.
Experts please help.
