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Here, the portion in blue is a NOUN CLAUSE serving as the direct object of to charge . A noun clause functions as a single unit. Generally, it is not possible for a nonessential modifier -- such as COMMA + VERBing -- to modify the individual components of a noun clause. For this reason, it is clear...
- by ShukhratJon
Tue Dec 03, 2019 1:21 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: OG Before 1988, insurance companies in California
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Generally, COMMA + VERBing serves to modify the nearest preceding action and the agent of this action. Given this rule, I received a PM requesting that I justify the usage of COMMA + needing in the OA: Insurance companies in California were free to charge whatever rates the market would bear , need...
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Sat Nov 30, 2019 2:02 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: OG Before 1988, insurance companies in California
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Appositives must appear side-by-side. The loan company announced it would soon lend money to borrowers with proven records of not paying back their loans on time , a group collectively known as the subprime lending market . Here, the noun phrase in blue is in apposition to the noun phrase in red. T...
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Mon Nov 11, 2019 8:38 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: SC Q6GMATPrep- EXPERT HELP NEEDED
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Hello Everyone! Let's take a closer look at this question, one issue at a time, and narrow it down to the correct answer! First, here is the original question with any major differences between the options highlighted in orange : To map Earth's interior, geologists use a network of seismometers to ...
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Sun Jun 09, 2019 2:49 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: To map Earth's interior, geologists use a network
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