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by [email protected] » Thu Mar 01, 2012 5:08 am
Nearly 2000 years after its initial construction, the United Nations declared the Roman aqueduct of Segovia to be a Heritage in 1985, prompting the Spanish government to begin renovations on the aqueduct, which had been deteriorating.


A] Nearly 2000 years after its initial construction, the United Nations declared the Roman aqueduct of Segovia to be a Heritage in 1985, prompting the Spanish government to begin renovations on the aqueduct, which had been deteriorating.

B] Since its initial construction nearly 2000 years earlier, the Roman aqueduct of Segovia had been deteriorating, prompting the Spanish government to begin renovations after the United Nations declared the aqueduct to be a Heritage of Humanity in 1985.

C] After being declared a Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations in 1985, the Spanish government began renovations on the Roman aqueduct of Segovia, which had been deteriorating since its initial construction nearly 2000 years earlier.

D] In 1985, the United Nations declared the Roman Aqueduct of Segovia to be a Heritage of Humanity and prompted the Spanish government to begin renovations on the aqueduct, which had been deteriorating since its initial construction nearly 2000 years earlier.

E] In 1985, the United Nations declared the Roman aqueduct of Segovia a Heritage of Humanity, prompting the Spanish government to begin renovations on the aqueduct, which had been deteriorating, since its initial construction nearly 2000 years earlier.


OA is E but the meaning is of a question mark.



Apart from knowing that 'Declare x y' the right idiom, there is a strong doubt of the Modifier section.

The question is that 'when X modifies Y, what happens first X or Y OR what causes what, I mean X causes Y or Y causes X.'

This is the question I got in this question after so much practice of the modifier questions.

In option E, the meaning is that after the United Nations declared the Roman aqueduct of Segovia a Heritage of Humanity, then this thing prompted the Spanish government to begin renovations on the aqueduct. But what I feel is that the reverse is also possible right.

So what is the conclusion of the Modifier questions, what causes what....

experts please help as this is a very important question and raises a serious doubt on the other modifier questions....
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by avik.ch » Thu Mar 01, 2012 5:37 am
[email protected] wrote:
Apart from knowing that 'Declare x y' the right idiom, there is a strong doubt of the Modifier section.

The question is that 'when X modifies Y, what happens first X or Y OR what causes what, I mean X causes Y or Y causes X.
I am not sure what is the first X and Y you are referring to ---

the United Nations declared the Roman aqueduct of Segovia a Heritage of Humanity, prompting....

then the present participle phrase - "prompting...." is the outcome of the action. This is what the original sentence means. This is the only valid ground to reject D - apart from idioms.
[email protected] wrote:But what I feel is that the reverse is also possible right.

So what is the conclusion of the Modifier questions, what causes what....
The original sentence A - actually establishes the relationship.

A - "Nearly 2000 years after its initial construction" : wrong modification

B - The relationship that :
the United Nations declared the Roman aqueduct of Segovia a Heritage of Humanity, prompting ... - is not established.

Here it states a different relationship -- the Roman aqueduct of Segovia had been deteriorating and the result was - prompting the Spanish government.

C - The relationship is not at all established.

D - The relationship of the action and its result is not established.

E - Perfect. removes the modification error that A has without changing the essence of the original one.
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by vikram4689 » Sat Mar 03, 2012 10:05 pm
Amit-
Even i did not understand what you meant by 'when X modifies Y'. Avik explained it well.

Just one thing you mentioned, i can be tat reverse is possibly true BUT we are NOT looking for new possibilities we ONLY need to correct the sentence with ONE OF THE POSSIBLE SITUATIONS given to us.
But what I feel is that the reverse is also possible right.
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