Ian Stewart wrote:Well, B, C and E are all out, because in each case, the sentence appears to say that the Games proclaimed the truce, which is clearly an impossibility. Grammatically, A and D are both fine, and both adequately convey the intended meaning of the sentence, so it's down to style and idiom. 'For' is more economical than 'in that', and stylistically is preferable. But the clincher for me is the phrase 'festival's month' in A. I find it preferable to write 'month of the festival' -- just as we wouldn't say 'during June's month'; we would say 'during the month of June'.
Still, it's these SC questions that test fine points of style and idiom (some of which are debatable, certainly, and there are exceptions to the usage I describe above, where we do use a possessive with 'month') that are often the most difficult. In this question, it's important to see why B, C and E are wrong- that's tested in many SC questions- but I wouldn't be as concerned about the distinction between A and D, which is based on points of style you may never encounter again.
Hi Ian,
Is it that NON LIVING entities cannot take possessive...or is it just a word order that ur considering
i mean we can very well say
the car's tinted glass is black -- car, non living
the dog's tail is black --- dog , living
Here,
Although no proof yet exists of electromagnetic fields generated by household appliances posing any health threat, mounting scientific evidence has convinced many experts that there is cause for concern.
(A) of electromagnetic fields generated by household appliances posing any health threat
(B) of electromagnetic fields generated by household appliances that pose any threat to health
(C) that electromagnetic fields generated by household appliances pose any threat to health
(D) that poses any threat to health from electromagnetic fields generated by household appliances
(E) for any health threat posed by electromagnetic fields generated by household appliances
OA is C
Choosing A would mean that " FIELDS' POSING " which is wrong usage
I AM CONFUSED WITH THESE POSSESSIVE setups!!
Q3
Q 118 OG 12
Here, HUMAN BEINGS' is used !
