Lincoln, discovering in young manhood the secret that the Yankee peddler has learned before him, knew how to use a good story to generate good will.
(A) Lincoln, discovering in young manhood the secret that the Yankee peddler has learned before him, knew
(B) Discovering in young manhood the secret that the Yankee peddler has learned before him, Lincoln knew
(C) Lincoln, discovering the secret that the Yankee peddler had learned in young manhood before him, knew
(D) In young manhood Lincoln discovered the secret that the Yankee peddler had learned before him;
(E) Lincoln, discovered in young manhood the secret that the Yankee peddler had learned before him, knew
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E because of the tenses?
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a) has learned is wrng tensesinghag wrote:Lincoln, discovering in young manhood the secret that the Yankee peddler has learned before him, knew how to use a good story to generate good will.
(A) Lincoln, discovering in young manhood the secret that the Yankee peddler has learned before him, knew
(B) Discovering in young manhood the secret that the Yankee peddler has learned before him, Lincoln knew
(C) Lincoln, discovering the secret that the Yankee peddler had learned in young manhood before him, knew
(D) In young manhood Lincoln discovered the secret that the Yankee peddler had learned before him;
(E) Lincoln, discovered in young manhood the secret that the Yankee peddler had learned before him, knew
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b) same as a
c)meaning altered
d) correct
e) discovered modifies lincoln but lincoln was not discovered
meaning altered
IMO D
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There's a close call between D & E.
D:
A semicolon separates equivalent elements.
If it were a colon, this sentence would be OK.
E:
Changes the meaning,
I'll go with D because no other option looks good.
IMO D
D:
A semicolon separates equivalent elements.
If it were a colon, this sentence would be OK.
E:
Changes the meaning,
I'll go with D because no other option looks good.
IMO D
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How can be D....there is a semi colon after him....hence there should have been a main clause after the semi colon
option C seems to be right...
option C seems to be right...
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Hey Mom4MBA,Mom4MBA wrote:Hey singhag, why is the answer D and not E ?
Look carefully at the sentence-"E".
The bold-faced part implies that Lincoln was discovered in young manhood.Lincoln, discovered in young manhood the secret that the Yankee peddler had learned before him, knew
This is incorrect usage since Lincoln had discovered something.
He wasn't himself discovered by someone.
I hoope you get the point.
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I agree that the D seems to be the most optimal, but the semi colon makes it odd. I think there is a typo in the sentence.
In E, it says Lincoln, discovered in Young Manhood. Changes the meaning.
C definitely changes the meaning because it says yankee peddler learned in Young manhood instead of Lincoln
In E, it says Lincoln, discovered in Young Manhood. Changes the meaning.
C definitely changes the meaning because it says yankee peddler learned in Young manhood instead of Lincoln
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use of semicolon requires separation of two independent clause ( which can stand alone)Rajat Khandelwal wrote:How can be D....there is a semi colon after him....hence there should have been a main clause after the semi colon
option C seems to be right...
in D bth can stand alone
In young manhood Lincoln discovered the secret that the Yankee peddler had learned before him is itself a complete s/c with lincoln as sub and discovered as verb of sub
how to use a good story to generate good will.
is complete with good story sub and use as its verb
so IMO its clearly correct
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The semicolon is also a simple piece of punctuation, like comma. It is used to connect two independent clauses together into one sentence, and you can also use it as a super-comma.
1. To Connect Two Independent Clauses
Example: This could be a complete sentence; this could be another one.
If you put a comma where that semicolon is, you will have committed a "comma splice," which is a very nasty grammar error indeed. Sometimes, the second clause doesn't really look like a complete sentence.
2.To Serve as a Super-comma
When you have a series of three or more items that normally would be separated by commas except that each individual item already has a comma in it, you use the semicolon between items.
Example: We visited Pago Pago, Western Samoa; Curitiba, Brazil; and St. George, Utah.
Example: The trio's birthdays are November 10, 1946; December 7, 1947; and October 31, 1950.
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1. To Connect Two Independent Clauses
Example: This could be a complete sentence; this could be another one.
If you put a comma where that semicolon is, you will have committed a "comma splice," which is a very nasty grammar error indeed. Sometimes, the second clause doesn't really look like a complete sentence.
2.To Serve as a Super-comma
When you have a series of three or more items that normally would be separated by commas except that each individual item already has a comma in it, you use the semicolon between items.
Example: We visited Pago Pago, Western Samoa; Curitiba, Brazil; and St. George, Utah.
Example: The trio's birthdays are November 10, 1946; December 7, 1947; and October 31, 1950.
Hope it is helpful...
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@thephoenix - How can you say that 'use' is used as a verb here? Here 'to + use' acts as an infinitive and hence cannot be used as a verb.thephoenix wrote:use of semicolon requires separation of two independent clause ( which can stand alone)Rajat Khandelwal wrote:How can be D....there is a semi colon after him....hence there should have been a main clause after the semi colon
option C seems to be right...
in D bth can stand alone
In young manhood Lincoln discovered the secret that the Yankee peddler had learned before him is itself a complete s/c with lincoln as sub and discovered as verb of sub
how to use a good story to generate good will.
is complete with good story sub and use as its verb
so IMO its clearly correct