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by boazkhan » Thu Jul 21, 2011 10:37 am
Nearly 2000 years after its initial construction, the United Nations declared the Roman aqueduct of Segovia to be a Heritage of Humanity 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 of Humanity 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.

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by aspirant2011 » Thu Jul 21, 2011 10:49 am
boazkhan wrote:Nearly 2000 years after its initial construction, the United Nations declared the Roman aqueduct of Segovia to be a Heritage of Humanity 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 of Humanity 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.-----> I think prompted changes the intended meaning of the sentence

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.

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by boazkhan » Thu Jul 21, 2011 11:59 am
Hi aspirant2011!
Isn't declared and prompted in choice D parallel? ....of Segovia to be a Heritage of Humanity - The "to be" is an idiomatic problem

Choice E is correct but I am not sure on the clarity of the meaning. How is "prompting" connected to United Nations declaring something?? Shouldn't "declared" and "prompted" be parallel structures? are these independent events?



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by aspirant2011 » Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:43 pm
boazkhan wrote:Hi aspirant2011!
Isn't declared and prompted in choice D parallel? ....of Segovia to be a Heritage of Humanity - The "to be" is an idiomatic problem

Choice E is correct but I am not sure on the clarity of the meaning. How is "prompting" connected to United Nations declaring something?? Shouldn't "declared" and "prompted" be parallel structures? are these independent events?



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D seems to mean that United States prompted Spanish govt to begin renovations but the meaning should be that once it was allotted a designation of Heritage, the same prompted Spanish govt To make renovations.
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by dario.brignone » Tue May 15, 2012 2:37 am
A) can be eliminated because it seems that the aqueduct is a Heritage of Humanity in 1985 only

B) From the original sentence we can determine that the Spanish government begun the renovation because the United States declared the Roman aqueduct to be a Heritage of Humanity. B) change this meaning because the renovation seems to be initiated because of the deterioration. So B) can be eliminated

C) can be eliminated because "which" after the comma modifies Segovia instead of the aqueduct

D) can be eliminated because it change the original meaning of the sentence: the United States in the original sentence did not prompt to Spanish government to begin renovations



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by GmatKiss » Tue May 15, 2012 4:55 am
Nearly 2000 years after its initial construction, the United Nations declared the Roman aqueduct of Segovia to be a Heritage of Humanity in 1985, prompting the Spanish government to begin renovations on the aqueduct, which had been deteriorating.[/u]

A)Nearly 2000 years after its initial construction, the United Nations declared the Roman aqueduct of Segovia to be a Heritage of Humanity 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. - Change in meaning

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. - Passive

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.

IMO: E
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by Gaurav 2013-fall » Tue May 15, 2012 8:15 am
IMO E.
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