Sentence Correction

A private house in New York City is a building owned by an individual or individuals having less than eight units and no commercial space.
(A) a building owned by an individual or individuals having less than eight units and no commercial space
(B) one that an individual or individuals own with fewer than eight units and no commercial space
(C) a building with fewer than eight units, no commercial space, and is owned by an individual or individuals
(D) one that has fewer than eight units, no commercial space and it is owned by an individual or individuals
(E) one that has fewer than eight units, is owned by an individual or individuals, and has no commercial space

Choose E.

A] 'less' incorrectly modifies a countable quantity (8 units).
B] 'own' does not agree with singular noun 'individual'
C] 'and is owned' is not parallel to the other 2 items.
D] same as C.

What's the OA?

(A) a building owned by an individual or individuals having less than eight units and no commercial space [this option seems to suggest that individuals posses commercial space. is that ever possible? buildings can possess commercial space and not individuals. Eliminated!]

(B) one that an individual or individuals own with fewer than eight units and no commercial space [this again makes the same mistake as A. Eliminated!]

(C) a building with fewer than eight units, no commercial space, and is owned by an individual or individuals [elements are not parallel. Eliminated!]

(D) one that has fewer than eight units, no commercial space and it is owned by an individual or individuals [parallelism error. Eliminated!]

(E) one that has fewer than eight units, is owned by an individual or individuals, and has no commercial space [correct! my answer]

fibbonnaci wrote:(A) a building owned by an individual or individuals having less than eight units and no commercial space [this option seems to suggest that individuals posses commercial space. is that ever possible? buildings can possess commercial space and not individuals. Eliminated!]

(B) one that an individual or individuals own with fewer than eight units and no commercial space [this again makes the same mistake as A. Eliminated!]

(C) a building with fewer than eight units, no commercial space, and is owned by an individual or individuals [elements are not parallel. Eliminated!]

(D) one that has fewer than eight units, no commercial space and it is owned by an individual or individuals [parallelism error. Eliminated!]

(E) one that has fewer than eight units, is owned by an individual or individuals, and has no commercial space [correct! my answer]

Sure individuals can own/posses commercial space! Infact i hope to own some commercial space someday!
A is incorrect because of "individuals having less than 8 units"
B makes the same mistake as A ("individual or individuals own with fewer than eight units")
C&D: faulty ||ism.
E the correct answer has perfect ||ism without awkward construction or ambiguous pronoun referral.

where u ppl have left the "building part"..i think it's necessary..a private house is the one....what one..

rahulsaroha wrote:where u ppl have left the "building part"..i think it's necessary..a private house is the one....what one..

The sentence with "building" chnages the meaning. it looks as if the name of the building is "THE PRIVATE BUILDING".
Hence "ONE" is necessary and "Building" can be omitted.

IMO -- E

sanyalpritish wrote:A private house in New York City is a building owned by an individual or individuals having less than eight units and no commercial space.
(A) a building owned by an individual or individuals having less than eight units and no commercial space
(B) one that an individual or individuals own with fewer than eight units and no commercial space
(C) a building with fewer than eight units, no commercial space, and is owned by an individual or individuals
(D) one that has fewer than eight units, no commercial space and it is owned by an individual or individuals
(E) one that has fewer than eight units, is owned by an individual or individuals, and has no commercial space

My pick is E. I believe that is required here to establish a necessary relationship...that house
between D and E, E is more clear and precise. Also in D there is unnecessary it

Well We all Agree C and D are out.

A and B are left

A is out for using "lesser uncountable"

E wins the race because //

I can't get B out but