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Heirloom tomatoes

by rocklikelei » Sat Apr 25, 2009 6:16 am
Heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved from the previous year, only look less appetizing than their round and red supermarket cousins, often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises, but are more flavorful.
A. cousins, often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises, but are
B. cousins, often green and striped, or with plenty of bumps and bruises, although
C. cousins, often green and striped, or they have plenty of bumps and bruises, although they are
D. cousins; they are often green and striped, or with plenty of bumps and bruises, although
E. cousins; they are often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises, but they are
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by cramya » Sat Apr 25, 2009 7:01 am
a),b),c)

Misplaced modifier. From what i understand reading the original sentence teh author wanted to say that the Heirloom tomatoes are green and striped but the above 3 choices gives us a impression that the cousins are.

ELIMINATE

d)


Although does not fit well for providing a contrast by appearing where it is in the sentence.

e)

I feel that "they" is un ambigous since each of the "they" is the subject of their respectives clauses and "they" being a subject pronoun refers back to the subject "Heirloom tomatoes".

I would go with E as it seems to be the best answer among the 5.

Hope I am not way off here....

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Re: Heirloom tomatoes

by kanha81 » Mon Apr 27, 2009 10:10 am
rocklikelei wrote:Heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved from the previous year, only look less appetizing than their round and red supermarket cousins, often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises, but are more flavorful.
A. cousins, often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises, but are
B. cousins, often green and striped, or with plenty of bumps and bruises, although
C. cousins, often green and striped, or they have plenty of bumps and bruises, although they are
D. cousins; they are often green and striped, or with plenty of bumps and bruises, although
E. cousins; they are often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises, but they are
[A]- could be interpreted as "Heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved from the previous year, only look less appetizing than their round and red supermarket cousins, but are more flavorful". But, it is their Hierloom tomatoes cousins who are more flavorful. Eliminate

- Although in the sentence just doesn't cut it. Eliminate

[C]- Who is they referring to? green and striped or cousins of Heirloom tomatoes. Eliminate

[D]- I like everything until although comes along in the sentence. awkward

[spoiler][E] [/spoiler]- Clearly rectifies the mistake of [A] and hence makes it clear that cousins of heirloom tomatoes are more flavorful. Pick.
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Re: Heirloom tomatoes

by thetrystero » Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:51 am
rocklikelei wrote:Heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved from the previous year, only look less appetizing than their round and red supermarket cousins, often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises, but are more flavorful.
A. cousins, often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises, but are
B. cousins, often green and striped, or with plenty of bumps and bruises, although
C. cousins, often green and striped, or they have plenty of bumps and bruises, although they are
D. cousins; they are often green and striped, or with plenty of bumps and bruises, although
E. cousins; they are often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises, but they are
My Answer: E

The semicolon is the only logical way to break up the lengthy sentence and prevent "green and striped ..." from incorrectly modifying the supermarket tomatoes. The conjunction "but" correctly highlights the incongruity between the look and taste of the heirlooms.
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