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Two correct choices

by nshabde » Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:06 pm
Q. The woman tore open the package she had just received with her fingernails.

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1.The woman tore open the package she had just received with her fingernails.
2.The woman tore open the package ,she had just received, with her fingernails.
3.With her fingernails, the woman tore open the package she had just received.

Source : an online grammer study guide.

PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR EXPLANATIONS FOR THE ANSWER.
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by stop@800 » Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:56 pm
received with her fingernails is incorrect in 1.

I am with 2.
Although, I am not able to find any grammatical error in 3 but 2 is looking better.

Whats the explanation in your online guide?
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by jeenashiva » Mon Oct 27, 2008 2:14 pm
I choose 3.
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by rohangupta83 » Mon Oct 27, 2008 2:31 pm
I got with E, although 2 is correct as well.

but why would you have a question like this?
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by schumi_gmat » Mon Oct 27, 2008 5:18 pm
2 is correct.

Package is a noun which was torn with fingernails.

the phrase"she had received" is a phrase qualifying a package
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by Bidisha800 » Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:10 pm
(2) is a run-on sentence.

ONLY (3) is CORRECT.
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by Jatinder » Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:54 pm
i choose 3

1. The woman tore open the package she had just received with her fingernails.

She didn't recieve the package with her fingernails

2. i don't think there is any grammatical error here.

she had just received is the non-restrictive clause which can describe the non-essential information.

but this choice is not as clear and concise as 3rd

@Bidisha800 Pls explain why 2 is run on ?
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OA - to the above sentence.

by nshabde » Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:25 am
Q. The woman tore open the package she had just received with her fingernails.

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1.The woman tore open the package she had just received with her fingernails.
(incorrect )

2.The woman tore open the package ,she had just received, with her fingernails.
(incorrect) - reason is explained in third answer.

3.With her fingernails, the woman tore open the package she had just received.
Correct - 'with her fingernails' - is a modifier that should be placed closest to the word tore. (how she tore is the info the modifier gives)

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by tallynik » Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:02 pm
I go for 3.
1.The woman tore open the package she had just received with her fingernails.
Incorrect : Its a run on sentence, not clear what modifies what. Ambiguous.

2.The woman tore open the package ,she had just received, with her fingernails.
(incorrect) -the 2nd , makes it ambiguous if women received package with finger nails.

3.With her fingernails, the woman tore open the package she had just received.
This is clear and unambiguous.

What's the correct answer?
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