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by prat_agl » Sat Aug 25, 2012 10:18 pm
Resembling both a lion and a man, ancient Egyptians constructed the Sphinx nearly 4,000 years ago.


a)Resembling both a lion and
b)Building it to resemble both a lion and
c)Resembling it to both a lion and
d)Having a resemblance to both a lion and
e)Building it to resemble not only a lion and also

I am confused between B and D.

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by confuse mind » Sun Aug 26, 2012 2:58 am
IMO - C
prat_agl wrote:Resembling both a lion and a man, ancient Egyptians constructed the Sphinx nearly 4,000 years ago.


a)Resembling both a lion and
//wrong modifier for ancient Egyptians
b)Building it to resemble both a lion and
//Building and constructed looks redundant in the same sentence
c)Resembling it to both a lion and
// correct : it -> Sphinx
d)Having a resemblance to both a lion and
//wrong modifier for ancient Egyptians
e)Building it to resemble not only a lion and also
//wrong idiom - not only....but also
I am confused between B and D.

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by vk_vinayak » Sun Aug 26, 2012 8:28 pm
prat_agl wrote:Resembling both a lion and a man, ancient Egyptians constructed the Sphinx nearly 4,000 years ago.


a)Resembling both a lion and >> This modifier illogically modifies Egyptians.
b)Building it to resemble both a lion and >> Slightly redundant but correct.
c)Resembling it to both a lion and >> 'Resembling it to'? You can't resemble x to y. Idiom is 'X resembles Y'. Incorrect.
d)Having a resemblance to both a lion and >> Says that Egyptians resembled both lion and man.
e)Building it to resemble not only a lion and also >> Incorrect use of idiom. Correct idiom: 'Not only ... but also'.

I am confused between B and D.

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by Lifetron » Mon Aug 27, 2012 9:50 am
prat_agl wrote:Resembling both a lion and a man, ancient Egyptians constructed the Sphinx nearly 4,000 years ago.


a)Resembling both a lion and
b)Building it to resemble both a lion and
c)Resembling it to both a lion and
d)Having a resemblance to both a lion and
e)Building it to resemble not only a lion and also

I am confused between B and D.

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In A C D -> 'Resembling'/'resemblance' indicates that the ancient Egyptians were Resembling to something ! Totally wrong. Modifier Error !

We need to modify the ancient Egyptians. So, Between B E -> E is wrong with the construction, it should have been "not only but also".

Hence, the answer is B !
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by nisagl750 » Mon Aug 27, 2012 11:58 pm
IMO B
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by ankit0411 » Wed Aug 29, 2012 1:54 am
prat_agl wrote:Resembling both a lion and a man, ancient Egyptians constructed the Sphinx nearly 4,000 years ago.


a)Resembling both a lion and
b)Building it to resemble both a lion and
c)Resembling it to both a lion and
d)Having a resemblance to both a lion and
e)Building it to resemble not only a lion and also

I am confused between B and D.

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B is the perfect it in here as we need the "it" pronoun to make a logical comparison to Sphinx.

Having - this is a basic modifier issue and hence, is incorrect. It means it was already having a resemblance when the Sphinx was constructed.
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