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ambiguous pronoun it mgmat qb Cotton Gin
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mundasingh123
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A) is incorrect because of had turned cotton... (past perfect is not required)
B) having been one of the.... is incorrect...
D) 'it' doesn't have proper reference. (whereas 'it' had..)
C and E , don't know.
C) however costly previously looks weird and in E) being looks bad..
will pick E,
B) having been one of the.... is incorrect...
D) 'it' doesn't have proper reference. (whereas 'it' had..)
C and E , don't know.
C) however costly previously looks weird and in E) being looks bad..
will pick E,
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IMO: Dmundasingh123 wrote:The invention of the cotton gin, being one of the most significant developments of the nineteenth century, had turned cotton cloth into an affordable commodity; it was costly before that.
A being one of the most significant developments of the nineteenth century, had turned cotton cloth into an affordable commodity; it was costly before that
B having been one of the most significant developments of the nineteenth century, turned cotton cloth into an affordable commodity, costly previously
C one of the most significant developments of the nineteenth century, turned cotton cloth into an affordable"what", however costly previously, commodity
D one of the most significant developments of the nineteenth century, turned cotton cloth into an affordable commodity, whereas it had previously been costly
E being one of the most significant developments of the nineteenth century, turned cotton cloth from a previously costly commodity to an affordable one
In D , isnt it ambiguous ?
