In Creek theology the supreme being was Esaugetu Emissee (Master of Breath), who dwelt in an upper realm in which the sky was the floor, and who had the power to give and to take away the breath of life.

A.
B. where the sky was the floor, having the power to give and to take
C. whose floor was the sky, and who has the power of giving and of taking
D. in which the sky was the floor, with the power of giving and taking
C. whose floor was the sky, having the power to give and take

B means, the floor has the power to give and to take away life.
A clearly gives us the meaning that Esaugetu Emissee, had the power to give and take away life

IMO: A for meaning.

alex.gellatly wrote:In Creek theology the supreme being was Esaugetu Emissee (Master of Breath), who dwelt in an upper realm in which the sky was the floor, and who had the power to give and to take away the breath of life.

A.
B. where the sky was the floor, having the power to give and to take
C. whose floor was the sky, and who has the power of giving and of taking
D. in which the sky was the floor, with the power of giving and taking
E. whose floor was the sky, having the power to give and take

I picked B because I thought you had to use where for places, why is A which uses in which correct?

COMMA + VERBing generally refers to the SUBJECT of the preceding clause.
Thus:
In B, having seems to refer to the sky, implying -- nonsensically -- that the SKY had the power to give and to take away the breath of life.
In E, having seems to refer to the floor, implying -- nonsensically -- that the FLOOR had the power to give and to take away the breath of life.
Eliminate B and E.

In C, has should not be in the present tense, since all of the events in the sentence took place in the past. Eliminate C.

In D, with the power of giving and taking seems to be modifying either the sky or the floor, but it was ESAUGETU EMISSEE who had the power. Eliminate D.

The correct answer is A.

While it is true that where must refer to a place, where is not the ONLY modifier that can refer to a place.

While it is true that where must refer to a place, where is not the ONLY modifier that can refer to a place.

Ok, I also thought B sounded wrong, but I picked it because it was the only one which had "where". So, what other modifiers can refer to a place?

Thank you very much

GMATGuruNY wrote:

alex.gellatly wrote:In Creek theology the supreme being was Esaugetu Emissee (Master of Breath), who dwelt in an upper realm in which the sky was the floor, and who had the power to give and to take away the breath of life.

A.
B. where the sky was the floor, having the power to give and to take
C. whose floor was the sky, and who has the power of giving and of taking
D. in which the sky was the floor, with the power of giving and taking
E. whose floor was the sky, having the power to give and take

I picked B because I thought you had to use where for places, why is A which uses in which correct?

COMMA + VERBing generally refers to the SUBJECT of the preceding clause.
Thus:
In B, having seems to refer to the sky, implying -- nonsensically -- that the SKY had the power to give and to take away the breath of life.
In E, having seems to refer to the floor, implying -- nonsensically -- that the FLOOR had the power to give and to take away the breath of life.
Eliminate B and E.

In C, has should not be in the present tense, since all of the events in the sentence took place in the past. Eliminate C.

In D, with the power of giving and taking seems to be modifying either the sky or the floor, but it was ESAUGETU EMISSEE who had the power. Eliminate D.

The correct answer is A.

While it is true that where must refer to a place, where is not the ONLY modifier that can refer to a place.

Thank you Hunt, Pls, explain one point

"comma+with phrase" can word as an adverb or adjective. Is this right?

If this is righ, Why D can be wrong. In D, "comma+with phrase" can be an adverb and correct at this point.

Pls, help explain more.
1/ How "comma+ with phrase" is used as adverb and as adjective?
2/ second point. how "comma+do-ed" is used as adjective? I heard that "comma+do-ed" modify the immediately preceding noun. pls, detail

Thank you Hunt.

duongthang wrote:

GMATGuruNY wrote:

alex.gellatly wrote:In Creek theology the supreme being was Esaugetu Emissee (Master of Breath), who dwelt in an upper realm in which the sky was the floor, and who had the power to give and to take away the breath of life.

A.
B. where the sky was the floor, having the power to give and to take
C. whose floor was the sky, and who has the power of giving and of taking
D. in which the sky was the floor, with the power of giving and taking
E. whose floor was the sky, having the power to give and take

I picked B because I thought you had to use where for places, why is A which uses in which correct?

COMMA + VERBing generally refers to the SUBJECT of the preceding clause.
Thus:
In B, having seems to refer to the sky, implying -- nonsensically -- that the SKY had the power to give and to take away the breath of life.
In E, having seems to refer to the floor, implying -- nonsensically -- that the FLOOR had the power to give and to take away the breath of life.
Eliminate B and E.

In C, has should not be in the present tense, since all of the events in the sentence took place in the past. Eliminate C.

In D, with the power of giving and taking seems to be modifying either the sky or the floor, but it was ESAUGETU EMISSEE who had the power. Eliminate D.

The correct answer is A.

While it is true that where must refer to a place, where is not the ONLY modifier that can refer to a place.

Thank you Hunt, Pls, explain one point

"comma+with phrase" can word as an adverb or adjective. Is this right?

If this is righ, Why D can be wrong. In D, "comma+with phrase" can be an adverb and correct at this point.

Pls, help explain more.
1/ How "comma+ with phrase" is used as adverb and as adjective?
2/ second point. how "comma+do-ed" is used as adjective? I heard that "comma+do-ed" modify the immediately preceding noun. pls, detail

Thank you Hunt.

In D, the clause preceding the with modifier -- the sky was the floor -- expresses a STATE OF BEING.
Thus, with the power modifies the sky's STATE OF BEING.
In other words, the modifier tells us more about the sky itself (and how it WAS the floor).

GMATGuruNY wrote:

duongthang wrote:

GMATGuruNY wrote:

alex.gellatly wrote:In Creek theology the supreme being was Esaugetu Emissee (Master of Breath), who dwelt in an upper realm in which the sky was the floor, and who had the power to give and to take away the breath of life.

A.
B. where the sky was the floor, having the power to give and to take
C. whose floor was the sky, and who has the power of giving and of taking
D. in which the sky was the floor, with the power of giving and taking
E. whose floor was the sky, having the power to give and take

I picked B because I thought you had to use where for places, why is A which uses in which correct?

COMMA + VERBing generally refers to the SUBJECT of the preceding clause.
Thus:
In B, having seems to refer to the sky, implying -- nonsensically -- that the SKY had the power to give and to take away the breath of life.
In E, having seems to refer to the floor, implying -- nonsensically -- that the FLOOR had the power to give and to take away the breath of life.
Eliminate B and E.

In C, has should not be in the present tense, since all of the events in the sentence took place in the past. Eliminate C.

In D, with the power of giving and taking seems to be modifying either the sky or the floor, but it was ESAUGETU EMISSEE who had the power. Eliminate D.

The correct answer is A.

While it is true that where must refer to a place, where is not the ONLY modifier that can refer to a place.

Thank you Hunt, Pls, explain one point

"comma+with phrase" can word as an adverb or adjective. Is this right?

If this is righ, Why D can be wrong. In D, "comma+with phrase" can be an adverb and correct at this point.

Pls, help explain more.
1/ How "comma+ with phrase" is used as adverb and as adjective?
2/ second point. how "comma+do-ed" is used as adjective? I heard that "comma+do-ed" modify the immediately preceding noun. pls, detail

Thank you Hunt.

In D, the clause preceding the with modifier -- the sky was the floor -- expresses a STATE OF BEING.
Thus, with the power modifies the sky's STATE OF BEING.
In other words, the modifier tells us more about the sky itself (and how it WAS the floor).

Dear GuruNY,

I want to ask that what is the meaning of the preceding clause. such as a sentence A xxx that xxx, -ing xxx.

-ing is used to modify A or that clause?

THX