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by sana.noor » Mon Sep 09, 2013 11:04 pm
The ruins of Harrappa were first described in 1842 by Charles Masson in his Narrative of Various Journeys in Balochistan, Afghanistan, and the Punjab, where locals talked of an ancient city extending "thirteen cosses" (about 25 miles), but no archaeological interest would attach to this for nearly a century.

(A) where locals talked of an ancient city extending "thirteen cosses" (about 25 miles), but no archaeological interest would attach to this for nearly a century

(B) where locals spoke of an ancient city extending "thirteen cosses" (about 25 miles), but no archaeological interest was attached to this for nearly a century

(C) in which locals talked of an ancient city extending "thirteen cosses" (about 25 miles), but was of no archaeological interest for nearly a century

(D) in which locals spoke of an ancient city extending "thirteen cosses" (about 25 miles), but no archaeological interest would attach to this for nearly a century

(E) where locals talked of an ancient city extending "thirteen cosses" (about 25 miles), but no archaeological interest was attached to this for nearly a century
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by rakeshd347 » Mon Sep 09, 2013 11:17 pm
sana.noor wrote:The ruins of Harrappa were first described in 1842 by Charles Masson in his Narrative of Various Journeys in Balochistan, Afghanistan, and the Punjab, where locals talked of an ancient city extending "thirteen cosses" (about 25 miles), but no archaeological interest would attach to this for nearly a century.

(A) where locals talked of an ancient city extending "thirteen cosses" (about 25 miles), but no archaeological interest would attach to this for nearly a century

(B) where locals spoke of an ancient city extending "thirteen cosses" (about 25 miles), but no archaeological interest was attached to this for nearly a century

(C) in which locals talked of an ancient city extending "thirteen cosses" (about 25 miles), but was of no archaeological interest for nearly a century

(D) in which locals spoke of an ancient city extending "thirteen cosses" (about 25 miles), but no archaeological interest would attach to this for nearly a century

(E) where locals talked of an ancient city extending "thirteen cosses" (about 25 miles), but no archaeological interest was attached to this for nearly a century
The only fight is between B and E and the only difference between B and E is talked of and spoke of....because locals were talking among them so I would chose talked of.....So I think E is the correct answer here.

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by [email protected] » Tue Sep 10, 2013 9:03 pm
Hi sana.noor,

This SC has an odd "style" element that the author of the SC may not have noticed. I'm going to choose my answer based on what I believe to be the author's "intent."

Here are the rules worth noting:

1) "Where" vs. "In which" - the word "where" is used to describe a location; if this SC isn't talking about a location, then the phrase "in which" should be used. This SC talks about how Masson wrote about the "ruins of Harrappa" (a location) in his book "Nattative of Various Journeys" (not a location). I think that the intent of this SC is that since we're talking about the ruins, then we should use the word "where." If the author of this SC wanted us to focus on the book, then he/she wrote this SC in an odd way (and we should use "in which").

2) "spoke of" vs. "talked of" - "spoke of" is far more sophisticated/preferred than "talked of" (which is "conversational").

Final Answer: B

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