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Laura's home

by rajcools » Fri May 04, 2012 5:51 am
Laura stated in her home that she had all the comforts of life
(A) Laura stated in her home that she had all the comforts of life
(B) Laura stated that she had, in her home, all the comforts of life
(C) Laura stated that she had all the comforts of life in her home
(D) It was stated by Laura in her home that she had all the comforts of life there
(E) Her home had all the comforts of life was stated by Laura

OA after some discussion
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by mathbyvemuri » Fri May 04, 2012 5:54 am
my take is "C"
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by rajcools » Fri May 04, 2012 6:53 am
C is incorrect
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by mathbyvemuri » Fri May 04, 2012 8:40 am
E - grammatically wrong
D - Passive tone, not proper
B - round about, not proper
tug is between A and C
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by rajcools » Fri May 04, 2012 9:16 am
[spoiler]yupp A and C are grammatically correct.

But C changes the meaning

C distort the meaning by suggesting that the comforts of life are in Laura's home. Actually Laura is stating this in her home i.e. inside her home. The comforts of life could be anywhere.
So OA is A[/spoiler]
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by vk_vinayak » Sat May 05, 2012 9:49 am
What is the source? Not a great question, I must say.

In their respective contexts, both A and C look correct to me.
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by rajcools » Sat May 05, 2012 11:55 am
source is aristotle prep
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