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In London or In a London?

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by lokesh r » Thu Oct 28, 2010 12:18 am
In London that afforded its playwrights only two theaters, Aphna Behn, by 1687, had 17 of her plays staged in as many years.

a. In London that afforded its playwrights only two theaters,
b. In a London that afforded its playwrights only two theaters,
c. Even though London's playwrights only were afforded two theaters,
d. Only two theaters were afforded by London to its playwrights, and
e. Two theaters only were afforded by London for its playwrights, and

I have confusion b/w A and B.

Can somone explain this for me pls...
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by EducationAisle » Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:50 am
Interesting question. A and B are clearly the the last ones you will boil down to. How does one decide between A and B?

that signifies the start of a restrictive clause, a clause that helps identify the subject. Lets take an example,

The restaurant that is located on Arthur road, offers great food.

In this sentence, that is located on Arthur road helps us identify which restaurant is being talked about.

Along similar lines, the way A is coded, it seems to suggest that there are (potentially) many Londons, but the London we are talking about here is the one that afforded its playwrights only two theaters. This is clearly absurd.

As used in B ("In a London"), it signifies a characteristic of London (that it afforded its playwrights only two theaters).

p.s. If the sentence were used in a 'non-restrictive' sense as follows, it would have been a contender:

In London, which afforded its playwrights only two theaters, Aphna Behn, by 1687, had 17 of her plays staged in as many years.

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Ashish

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