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by SmarpanGamt » Sun Sep 26, 2010 6:20 am
After Junko lay down, having finished a hard day's work, sleep descended on her like a soft blanket.

A) having finished a hard day's work, sleep descended on her

B) having finished a hard day's work, she felt sleep descend on her

C) sleep descended on her having finished a hard day's work

D) having finished a hard day's work, sleep had descended on her

E) having completed a hard day's work, sleep descended on her.

Please explain the participle phrase is modifying " Junko" or " sleep "

OA later , please explain the choices. Thank you
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by ansh.kumar » Sun Sep 26, 2010 7:43 am
IMO "B".
EXCEPT B EVERYCHOICE HAS MODIFIER PROBLEM.
"having finished a hard day's work" MODIFIES SLEEP -WHICH IS WRONG.
"having finished a hard day's work"-IT HAS TO MODIFY...... JUNKO
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by Jim@Grockit » Sun Sep 26, 2010 8:22 pm
SmarpanGamt wrote:After Junko lay down, having finished a hard day's work, sleep descended on her like a soft blanket.

A) having finished a hard day's work, sleep descended on her

B) having finished a hard day's work, she felt sleep descend on her

C) sleep descended on her having finished a hard day's work

D) having finished a hard day's work, sleep had descended on her

E) having completed a hard day's work, sleep descended on her.

Please explain the participle phrase is modifying " Junko" or " sleep "

OA later , please explain the choices. Thank you
The participle phrase appears outside the adverbial phrase "After Junko..." separated by a comma. This is as clear as English can get to saying "these things do not go together", so the participial phrase then is modifying sleep in every answer choice but B.
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by SmarpanGamt » Sun Sep 26, 2010 10:00 pm
@JIM : Thank you for the reply

What is the rule : Please correct me if I am wrong

Participal phrase seprated by comma dose not modifies Adverbial phrase and need a subject to modify.

Can i get some more detail in the explaination. Thank you
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by winner's attitude » Mon Sep 27, 2010 1:32 am
nice one... can someone expain rule with answer
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by SmarpanGamt » Fri Oct 01, 2010 10:04 pm
@instructor : Please explain this question. Thank you
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by frank1 » Sat Oct 02, 2010 12:19 am
I think according to respected instructor
in all options other than B
After Junko lay down, ------------------, sleep
but correct one is
After Junko lay down, -------, she

as it is not sleep that laid down....

There seems to be 4-1 split...what is source of this question
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