Hi Mitch, referring to an old thread: https://www.beatthegmat.com/please-help- ... 81781.html
I have two questions:
1) To me B is correct as COMMA + ING modifier “, arguing in a treatise………… for women” modifies Lucretia Mott, the subject in the preceding clause (I am coming from Stacy Koprince’s comments on COMMA + ING modifier in https://www.beatthegmat.com/ing-modifier ... 43-75.html (pg 6) in which she says such a modifier can modify the subject of the preceding clause (one among the three scenarios). I noted your comments on why B is wrong (https://www.beatthegmat.com/please-help- ... 81781.html) but under timed condition would possibly choose B in the actual test (also see below for my reasons for eliminating E).
2) Reasons to eliminate E: To me argued should have been argues because the Discourse on Women still advocates for women’s rights……(I am not 100% sure of the tense usage here, but preferred B to E mainly because of this). So, to me, the revised sentence should be "In 1850 Lucretia Mott published her Discourse on Women, a treatise that argues for equal political and legal rights for women"
Thanks for your help
I have two questions:
1) To me B is correct as COMMA + ING modifier “, arguing in a treatise………… for women” modifies Lucretia Mott, the subject in the preceding clause (I am coming from Stacy Koprince’s comments on COMMA + ING modifier in https://www.beatthegmat.com/ing-modifier ... 43-75.html (pg 6) in which she says such a modifier can modify the subject of the preceding clause (one among the three scenarios). I noted your comments on why B is wrong (https://www.beatthegmat.com/please-help- ... 81781.html) but under timed condition would possibly choose B in the actual test (also see below for my reasons for eliminating E).
2) Reasons to eliminate E: To me argued should have been argues because the Discourse on Women still advocates for women’s rights……(I am not 100% sure of the tense usage here, but preferred B to E mainly because of this). So, to me, the revised sentence should be "In 1850 Lucretia Mott published her Discourse on Women, a treatise that argues for equal political and legal rights for women"
Thanks for your help
