BellTheGMAT wrote:Because games cannot proclaimfarooq wrote:These are two independent clauses and they should be joined by special conjunctions (FANBOYS).shipra wrote:94. The Olympic Games helped to keep peace among the pugnacious states of the Greek world in that a sacred truce was proclaimed during the festival�s month.
(A) world in that a sacred truce was proclaimed during the festival�s month
(B) world, proclaiming a sacred truce during the festival�s month
(C) world when they proclaimed a sacred truce for the festival month
(D) world, for a sacred truce was proclaimed during the month of the festival
(E) world by proclamation of a sacred truce that was for the month of the festival
"in that" can be grammatically correct but use of "for" is best.
Here, OA is D, not C.
Can anyone explain, why choice B is wrong? In this choice "proclaiming" is defining the sentence before comma, hence acting as phrase. However, as per OG, explanation says, "a clause is preferable to a phrase here." When to use Clause and when to use phrase???
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94. The Olympic Games helped to keep peace among the pugnacious states of the Greek world in that a sacred truce was proclaimed during the festival�s month.
(A) world in that a sacred truce was proclaimed during the festival�s month
(B) world, proclaiming a sacred truce during the festival�s month
(C) world when they proclaimed a sacred truce for the festival mon
(D) world, for a sacred truce was proclaimed during the month of the festival
(E) world by proclamation of a sacred truce that was for the month of the festival
I wish to comment of "when" in C. pls, help in this point, not in other points.
"when" in C is wrong because C suggests that the GAMES helped keep peace (possibly by doing X) when States proclaim the truce. This is not intended meaning.
is my thinking correct?
(A) world in that a sacred truce was proclaimed during the festival�s month
(B) world, proclaiming a sacred truce during the festival�s month
(C) world when they proclaimed a sacred truce for the festival mon
(D) world, for a sacred truce was proclaimed during the month of the festival
(E) world by proclamation of a sacred truce that was for the month of the festival
I wish to comment of "when" in C. pls, help in this point, not in other points.
"when" in C is wrong because C suggests that the GAMES helped keep peace (possibly by doing X) when States proclaim the truce. This is not intended meaning.
is my thinking correct?
