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by nitin360 » Sat Apr 18, 2009 2:28 am
i m unsure of the logic behind answer...
what is the flaw in answer B .. please someone help me

495. Madagascar was one of the last habitable areas of the earth to undergo human settlement, which has made it an ideal site for researching rare flora and fauna.
(A) Madagascar was one of the last habitable areas of the earth to undergo human settlement, which has made it
(B) Madagascar was one of the last habitable areas of the earth to have undergone human settlement, and that has made it
(C) Madagascar underwent human settlement as one of the last habitable areas of the earth, which makes it
(D) Madagascar, one of the last habitable areas of the earth, underwent human settlement, making it
(E) Because Madagascar was one of the last habitable areas of the earth to undergo human settlement, it is
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by karmayogi » Sat Apr 18, 2009 5:38 am
"to" is preposition and must be followed by an object. "To have undergone" is wrong.

IMO E
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Re: madagascar research site

by mals24 » Sat Apr 18, 2009 6:23 am
nitin360 wrote:
495. Madagascar was one of the last habitable areas of the earth to undergo human settlement, which has made it an ideal site for researching rare flora and fauna.

(A) Madagascar was one of the last habitable areas of the earth to undergo human settlement, which has made it

(B) Madagascar was one of the last habitable areas of the earth to have undergone human settlement, and that has made it

This option uses the incorrect present perfect tense 'to have undergone'. 'to have undergone' implies that Madagascar is still undergoing human settlement

(C) Madagascar underwent human settlement as one of the last habitable areas of the earth, which makes it

(D) Madagascar, one of the last habitable areas of the earth, underwent human settlement, making it

The red part of the sentence is used as a non essential modifier in this option. This changes the meaning of the sentence. It seems to mean as if because Madagascar underwent human settlement, it is an ideal site.

(E) Because Madagascar was one of the last habitable areas of the earth to undergo human settlement, it is

This option uses the right tense and clearly shows the causal relationship.
@ karmayogi
"To have undergone" is wrong.
I dont think this phrase is incorrect. Ive seen in a lot of places where 'to + verb' is used. For instance Seems to have eaten, ought to have read etc.
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by lilu » Sat Apr 18, 2009 10:34 am
E is the only option that doesn't have a modifier error

(A) Madagascar was one of the last habitable areas of the earth to undergo human settlement, which has made it
(B) Madagascar was one of the last habitable areas of the earth to have undergone human settlement, and that has made it
(C) Madagascar underwent human settlement as one of the last habitable areas of the earth, which makes it
(D) Madagascar, one of the last habitable areas of the earth, underwent human settlement, making it
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by vertigo05 » Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:18 pm
"E".
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by ketkoag » Wed Apr 22, 2009 8:24 am
yeah E for me as well. as there is no modifier error in E.
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