The Limon Dance Company believes that, since the death of Jose Limon in 1972, they have and will continue to perpetuate the shared artistic vision of Limon and his mentor and collaborator Doris Humphrey, who both choreographed works in the company's active repertory.
(A) they have and will continue to perpetuate the shared artistic vision of Limon and his mentor and collaborator Doris Humphrey,
(B) they have and will continue to perpetuate Limon and his mentor and collaborator Doris Humphrey's shared artistic vision,
(C) it has and will continue to perpetuate the shared artistic vision of Limon and his mentor and collaborator Doris Humphrey,
(D) it has perpetuated and will continue perpetuating the shared artistic vision that Limon and his mentor and collaborator Doris Humphrey shared,
(E) it has continued to perpetuate the shared artistic vision of Limon and mentor and collaborator Doris Humphrey,
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OA is E
I strongly believe it is C
Wat say ??
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IMO E
Doris is mentor and collaborator for the company and not for jose , therfore only E is valid
Doris is mentor and collaborator for the company and not for jose , therfore only E is valid
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thephoenix wrote:IMO E
Doris is mentor and collaborator for the company and not for jose , therfore only E is valid
Agreed,
But guys..
There is a difference when we say " HAS continued and WILL continue " and only "HAS CONTINUED"
If the issue is of whether how are we suppose to know whether things CERTAINLY continue then C is out, (as "WILL" indicates certainity )
If such is not the case then ?
C is better
Right ?
Am I missing something here
please explain
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the option A and B is ruled out because the use of 'they'.....
D is ruled out because of redundancy...
and as the first sentence uses the verb 'believes', 'it has and will continue to perpetuate' suits better than just ' it has continued to perpetuate'...
that's y for me also the Ans is 'C'... wht say guys??
D is ruled out because of redundancy...
and as the first sentence uses the verb 'believes', 'it has and will continue to perpetuate' suits better than just ' it has continued to perpetuate'...
that's y for me also the Ans is 'C'... wht say guys??
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Totally agree with "mmslf75".....not sure whose mentor Doris is, Limon's or the company's......(E) it has continued to perpetuate the shared artistic vision of Limon and mentor and collaborator Doris Humphrey,
Enough confusion to go with C despite the slight redundancy "it has and will continue to"
Experts please show mercy
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Nice discussion. There is one big error in C and therefore rejected it.
'has' (pre perf tense) require 'ed' form of verb, hence it should be continued.
Also in C the subject perpetuate is coming later, the best was to rewrite C would be "it has perpuated and will continue to do so"
rememmber the sentence started with company belives that, hence rest of the clause is companies belief and therefore not will becomes nothing but a redundant thought.
Hope that helps.
'has' (pre perf tense) require 'ed' form of verb, hence it should be continued.
Also in C the subject perpetuate is coming later, the best was to rewrite C would be "it has perpuated and will continue to do so"
rememmber the sentence started with company belives that, hence rest of the clause is companies belief and therefore not will becomes nothing but a redundant thought.
Hope that helps.
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@ Loveusonu
in the construction has and will (verb), the verb will take the modification according to the nearest helping verb. Here it is ^will^...so I find no pbm with C, and with the context in mind, it suits the best...
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in the construction has and will (verb), the verb will take the modification according to the nearest helping verb. Here it is ^will^...so I find no pbm with C, and with the context in mind, it suits the best...
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IMO C...
It is necessary to retain the meaning and intent of the original statement.
E fails to do that..
It is necessary to retain the meaning and intent of the original statement.
E fails to do that..
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I doubts if that is the rule, refer to OG10 Que 75.dream700 wrote:@ Loveusonu
in the construction has and will (verb), the verb will take the modification according to the nearest helping verb. Here it is ^will^...so I find no pbm with C, and with the context in mind, it suits the best...
GC
Though the logic is different for this que, as per this rule all options should be eliminated, but its not. ALso for my other reasons as well, I gave preference to E.
lemme know what you think?
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(c) is incorrect because it just says "has"; the word "perpetuated" is nowhere to be seen.mmslf75 wrote:The Limon Dance Company believes that, since the death of Jose Limon in 1972, they have and will continue to perpetuate the shared artistic vision of Limon and his mentor and collaborator Doris Humphrey, who both choreographed works in the company's active repertory.
(A) they have and will continue to perpetuate the shared artistic vision of Limon and his mentor and collaborator Doris Humphrey,
(B) they have and will continue to perpetuate Limon and his mentor and collaborator Doris Humphrey's shared artistic vision,
(C) it has and will continue to perpetuate the shared artistic vision of Limon and his mentor and collaborator Doris Humphrey,
(D) it has perpetuated and will continue perpetuating the shared artistic vision that Limon and his mentor and collaborator Doris Humphrey shared,
(E) it has continued to perpetuate the shared artistic vision of Limon and mentor and collaborator Doris Humphrey,
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OA is E
I strongly believe it is C
Wat say ??
ex:
it can and will perpetuate ... --> this is fine, since both "can" and "will" can be attached to "perpetuate".
it has and will perpetuate ... --> not ok; this implies that the first verb is "has perpetuate".
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you have a point about the vagueness of "mentor". choice (e) would be better if it were written thus:
... the shared artistic vision of Limon and his mentor and collaborator Doris Humphrey...
...but this is a clarity issue (and a minor one, at that), and clarity issues are ALWAYS of lower priority than grammar issues. so (e) wins over (c).
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@Ron,
Thanks
But with E we change the meaning
As in A author wants us to select an answer choice that says something that HAS CONTINUED and WILL certainly happen in future
E says in Present Perfect sense !! and does not account for future !
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But with E we change the meaning
As in A author wants us to select an answer choice that says something that HAS CONTINUED and WILL certainly happen in future
E says in Present Perfect sense !! and does not account for future !
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well, remember that grammatical issues are more important than "clarity" issues.mmslf75 wrote:@Ron,
Thanks
But with E we change the meaning
As in A author wants us to select an answer choice that says something that HAS CONTINUED and WILL certainly happen in future
E says in Present Perfect sense !! and does not account for future !
if the competing choices have grammatical problems, and your preferred choice only has "clarity" problems, then your choice wins.
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