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SC - the domestic cat

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by acecoolan » Sun Oct 12, 2008 6:23 pm
Descending approximately 4,000 years ago from the African wildcat, it has been an exceedingly short time for the domestic cat with respect to genetic evolution and it scarcely seems sufficient to allow the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.
a) Descending approximately 4,000 years ago from the African wildcat, it has been an exceedingly short time for the domestic cat with respect to genetic evolution and it scarcely seems sufficient to allow the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.
b) The domestic cat descended from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, which is an exceedingly short time for the domestic cat's genetic evolution and scarcely sufficient for the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.
c) Descending from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, the domestic cat has had an exceedingly short time for its genetic evolution and has been scarcely sufficient for the marked physical changes in the animal.
d) Having descended from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, the domestic cat has had an exceedingly short time for its genetic evolution that has scarcely been sufficient for the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.
e) The domestic cat descended from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, an exceedingly recent divergence with respect to genetic evolution and one which scarcely seems sufficient to allow the marked physical changes in the animal.

OA is E) - can anyone give me a proper justification for it and why d) might be wrong

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Source: — Sentence Correction |

by Gmatss » Sun Oct 12, 2008 6:37 pm
having descended shows it is still continuing today..
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by stop@800 » Sun Oct 12, 2008 9:29 pm
Gmatss wrote:having descended shows it is still continuing today..
Can you please tell us what is the correct usage for having?
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by acecoolan » Mon Oct 13, 2008 6:18 am
The OA is 'E'. I had picked 'D' as well but was stumped on seeing 'E' as te answer.

As per the solution, 'D' is wrong because

(D) The original modifier issue has been corrected. However, the phrase "that has scarcely been sufficient..." incorrectly modifies "genetic evolution". Also "the marked physical changes that transformed the animal" is redundant. Compare to E: "the marked physical changes in the animal," a much tighter way of conveying the same information.

(E) CORRECT. This choice correctly rearranges the opening modifier to place the words "the domestic cat" immediately next to the modifier "descended from the African wildcat."
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