In 1988, the council on Economic Priorities began publishing Shopping for a Better World, with the sample thesis of consumers having the power to change companies by the simple expedient of refusing to buy.
A.with the sample thesis of consumers having
B. which had the simple thesis of consumers having
C. where the thesis was simple: consumers having
D. with a thesis that is a simple one: consumers have
E. whose thesis was simple: consumers have
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A, B, and C each use having incorrectly. When the -ing form is used immediately after a noun it acts as an adjective. Adjectives are not necessary to the meaning of a sentence and can be removed.
For D, the modifier with is a bit confusing here and the phrase following is overly wordy when compared with E.
For D, the modifier with is a bit confusing here and the phrase following is overly wordy when compared with E.
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Hi Jim,
I have some basic conceptual question here.
'whose' refers to council or Better world? I was under the impression that 'whose' can only refer to people (and animals?) and not non living entities (council and world - both are non living entities right?). Because of this, I simply ruled out option E the moment I saw 'whose'
I am confused between sentences such as these:
The car, whose tire was punctured, was towed to the nearest service station
or
The car, with its tire punctured, was towed to the nearest service station
I have some basic conceptual question here.
'whose' refers to council or Better world? I was under the impression that 'whose' can only refer to people (and animals?) and not non living entities (council and world - both are non living entities right?). Because of this, I simply ruled out option E the moment I saw 'whose'
I am confused between sentences such as these:
The car, whose tire was punctured, was towed to the nearest service station
or
The car, with its tire punctured, was towed to the nearest service station
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A and B: thesis of consumersabhasjha wrote:In 1988, the council on Economic Priorities began publishing Shopping for a Better World, with the sample thesis of consumers having the power to change companies by the simple expedient of refusing to buy.
A. with the sample thesis of consumers having
B. which had the simple thesis of consumers having
C. where the thesis was simple: consumers having
D. with a thesis that is a simple one: consumers have
E. whose thesis was simple: consumers have
This meaning is nonsensical: a thesis cannot be composed of consumers.
Eliminate A and B.
In C, where cannot serve to refer to a publication (Shoppers for a Better World).
Where may refer only to A PHYSICAL LOCATION.
Eliminate C.
D: a thesis that is a simple one
Here, that and one both refer to thesis.
Two different pronouns cannot have the same referent.
Eliminate D.
The correct answer is E.
While who and whom may refer only to PEOPLE, whose may refer to ANYTHING.sidceg wrote:I have some basic conceptual question here.
'whose' refers to council or Better world? I was under the impression that 'whose' can only refer to people (and animals?) and not non living entities (council and world - both are non living entities right?). Because of this, I simply ruled out option E the moment I saw 'whose'
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yep, whose can refer to anything.
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