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by nadib002 » Wed Apr 28, 2010 10:05 am
A controversial figure throughout most of his public life, the Black leader Marcus Garvey advocated that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom.

(A) that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom
(B) that some Blacks return to the African land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him
(C) that some Blacks return to Africa which was the land which symbolized the possibility of freedom to him
(D) some Black's returning to Africa which was the land that to him symbolized the possibility of freedom
(E) some Black's return to the land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him, Africa


The OA is A

But can someone explain why (C) is incorrect.

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by tpr-becky » Wed Apr 28, 2010 10:07 am
Which is begins a descriptive phrase and needs a comma to come before it.
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by ansumania » Wed Apr 28, 2010 10:12 am
hi tpr-becky,

is there always a coma before "which"?

please confirm.

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by tpr-becky » Wed Apr 28, 2010 10:23 am
in my experience on the GMAT the answer is yes except when used in a phrase such as "one of which". You do not however put a comma before that.

This is because which is used to simply add additional information to a description while "that" is used to add information that is essential to defining the thing being described.
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by loveusonu » Wed Apr 28, 2010 12:20 pm
tpr-becky wrote:in my experience on the GMAT the answer is yes except when used in a phrase such as "one of which". You do not however put a comma before that.

This is because which is used to simply add additional information to a description while "that" is used to add information that is essential to defining the thing being described.
Becky,

Why B is INCorrect??
According to me, Structure of A: <subject> , <modifier> , <modifier> , <Object>
How can 2 modifiers in between is preferable to B's present participle 'symbolizing'??

(A) that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom
(B) that some Blacks return to the African land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him
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