suo1987 wrote: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

suo1987 wrote:yeah the OA is A but why, i feel like A has too many comma splices. Can someone explain me this reasoning??

goelmohit2002 wrote:Can someone please tell the reason to kick out B?

duongthang wrote:no

oa is D

the idiom is "advercate something" not "advocate that clause", pls check again

cata1yst wrote:

goelmohit2002 wrote:Can someone please tell the reason to kick out B?

I kicked it out because it sounded awkward and I thought "the African land" changed the meaning.

goelmohit2002 wrote:

cata1yst wrote:

goelmohit2002 wrote:Can someone please tell the reason to kick out B?

I kicked it out because it sounded awkward and I thought "the African land" changed the meaning.

Thanks. Can you please tell how African land changes the meaning ?

Isn't
a) people of India
b) people of Indian land

...the same thing ?

ketkoag wrote: african land doesn't change the meaning, it is the word 'symbolizing' that presents the ambiguity..
that some Blacks return to the African land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him

here symbolizing can refer to the black returning to the land or the african land..
hence ambiguous..