1000SC Question No 498

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1000SC Question No 498

by samyak » Wed Apr 28, 2010 12:28 pm
498. Many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago, the mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with hundreds of monasteries.
(A) Many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago, the mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with hundreds of monasteries.
(B) Chiseled from solid rock centuries ago, the mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with many hundreds of monasteries.
(C) Hundreds of monasteries, many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago, are dotting the mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia.
(D) The mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with hundreds of monasteries, many of which are chiseled from solid rock centuries ago.
(E) The mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with hundreds of monasteries, many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago.

Why E is better option than D? Is the usage of 'them' in option E alright?
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by Phirozz » Wed Apr 28, 2010 10:52 pm
D is wrong because it uses are

centuries ago clearly indicates that it should be were. So its wrong

E is written in participle form. It is right option


It cannot be written as , many of them are/were chiseled because it will become an independent clause and two independent clauses cannot be separated by a comma
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by electrico » Wed Apr 28, 2010 11:00 pm
(D) The mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with hundreds of monasteries, many of which are chiseled from solid rock centuries ago.
(E) The mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with hundreds of monasteries, many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago.

Why E is better option than D? Is the usage of 'them' in option E alright?

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Yes, many of them is correct as 'them' is the right pronoun.

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