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by necromancer_678 » Wed Jun 10, 2009 1:12 pm
773). The last “wild” Indian in North America, according to anthropologist Alfred Kroeber, was the lone survivor of California’s lost Yahi tribe, which staggered out of the mountains near Lassen Peak in 1912, deep in mourning for the last of his companions, expecting to be butchered and eaten by white ranchers.

(A) which

(B) who

(C) that

(D) the survivor having

(E) having

Kindly explain.
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by sanjeevbhatia3 » Wed Jun 10, 2009 2:59 pm
looks like 'B' is the right answer
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by rseeker2 » Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:03 pm
I would go with B

We are talking about a person, so 'who' would be appropriate.
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by tohellandback » Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:34 pm
B
A) which refers to the tribe here
C) same as A
D)awkward
E) awkward and incomplete
The powers of two are bloody impolite!!
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by gmat_dest » Wed Jun 10, 2009 10:28 pm
B should be the answer.

BTW guys please keep the under line part in your posted questions.
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by necromancer_678 » Thu Jun 11, 2009 10:42 am
"who" could also refer to "alfred kroeber"...isn't it ?

what is wrong with E) having.

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by real2008 » Thu Jun 11, 2009 11:17 am
i feel a is correct. OA please...
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by rohittk » Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:36 pm
the answer is D.
which, that and having can be easily ruled out. who is ambigous, can refer to the professor. Hence the answer: D.
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by vaishalijain7 » Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:53 pm
IMO 'C'. 'Yahi tribe' is a group and we use 'that' to modify a group.
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by necromancer_678 » Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:56 pm
well we are not talking abt the tribe..but the individual ...

still, who does not have a clear antecedent.

opinions plz
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by vaishalijain7 » Thu Jun 11, 2009 1:54 pm
necromancer_678 wrote:well we are not talking abt the tribe..but the individual ...

still, who does not have a clear antecedent.

opinions plz

sorry I missed to see that the sentence is talking about the individual, the lone survivor. IMO as we are using 'of' construction here [the lone survivor of California’s lost Yahi tribe] , 'B' is the right choice.
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by necromancer_678 » Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:25 am
ya but the doubt was ...if we use "who" then the antecedent isn clear ...

"who" can also refer to the anthropologist Alfred Kroeber.
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by vaishalijain7 » Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:46 am
necromancer_678 wrote:ya but the doubt was ...if we use "who" then the antecedent isn clear ...

"who" can also refer to the anthropologist Alfred Kroeber.

But don't you think that 'touch rule' applies here because 'who' is touching 'the lone survivor of California’s lost Yahi tribe'.
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by MREC » Fri Jun 12, 2009 12:59 pm
IMO "B"

all other options look awkward
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by perfectstranger » Fri Jun 12, 2009 1:09 pm
necromancer_678 wrote:773). The last “wild” Indian in North America, according to anthropologist Alfred Kroeber, was the lone survivor of California’s lost Yahi tribe, which staggered out of the mountains near Lassen Peak in 1912, deep in mourning for the last of his companions, expecting to be butchered and eaten by white ranchers.

(A) which

(B) who

(C) that

(D) the survivor having

(E) having

Kindly explain.
well first I choosed E , then I saw the sentence that The last “wild” Indian..........was the lone survivor of......., In this case , I'm left with B or E , ''which'' absolutely does not modify the person . That can modify person , yet who is better than that. The surviving having , awkward , vague..

Please provide OA .
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