amitu wrote:In 1791 Robert Carter III, one of the wealthiest plantation owners in Virginia, stunned his family, friends, and neighbors by filing a deed of emancipation, setting free the more than 500 slaves who were legally
considered his property.
(A) setting free the more than 500 slaves who were legally considered
(B) setting free more than the 500 slaves legally considered as
(C) and set free more than 500 slaves, who were legally considered as
(D) and set free more than the 500 slaves who were legally considered
(E) and he set free the more than 500 slaves who were legally considered as
what is the diff between ioption A and B ? expert please reply .
Some thoughts:
1. If one subject has two verbs, those two verbs should not be separated by comma:
Example:
I have
watched the film and
commented on its merit.
=> No comma before "and" is required.
They are
singing and
dancing in the party.
=> No comma before "and" is required.
Now, look at the options C, D, and E.
"Robert Carter III stunned, and set free..." in the options C and D is wrong according to this rule.
In the option E, repeating the subject "he" is redundant.
=> So, the options C, D, and E are out.
2.
"Consider X Y" is the correct idiom.
=> Option B uses "consider X as Y", which is wrong. So, option B is out.
Answer is A.
Experts, please comment on the rule 1.
