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use that clause or noun

by tanviet » Mon May 25, 2009 12:56 am
this is an official questiom from retired tests so should be studied

//that twenty one ceramic dog figurines were discovered during the excavating //of a 1000-year old Hohokam village in Temple, Arizona, has nearly double the number of these artifacts known to exist

a,

b,twenty one ceramic dog figurines discovered at the excavation

c,discovering twenty one ceramic dog figurines at the excavating

d,ceramic dog figurines, twenty one of which were discovered dering excavating

e,the discovery of twenty one ceramic dog figurines dering the excavation

pls help whicch is correct
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by marshmallow » Mon May 25, 2009 7:18 am
I prefer E.
The main structure of this sentence should be "the discovery/discovering has doubled the number of...", and e feels better than b.
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why A is wrong

by tanviet » Sun Jun 14, 2009 9:02 pm
A or E is correct? ple help
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by tohellandback » Sun Jun 14, 2009 9:43 pm
IMO E
A is rejected because "has nearly double the number of these artifacts known to exist " has no subject.
also during the excavating is wrong
The powers of two are bloody impolite!!
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by Vemuri » Sun Jun 14, 2009 10:55 pm
IMO E
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by rah_pandey » Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:12 am
My observations are
1. somehow excavating looks awkward therefore A,C,D are suspect
2. discovery is the subject in E
3. B is a contender
4. Option C ,Discovering......has no main verb
5. Option D, Ceramic dog figurine have not nearly doubled by themselves but its the discovery which has led to the doubling. Also "has" => singular does not fit the main subject ceramic dog figurines
6. E is also a contender

between B & E
In B the main subject is "twenty one ceramic dog figurines" so "has nearly double...." becomes incorrect

E is correct

Feel free to comment on the reasoning used by me.

It would be of great help. Experts please help
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Re: Experts please help

by rahulg83 » Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:51 am
rah_pandey wrote: 4. Option C ,Discovering......has no main verb
I think discovering acts as gerund here (the act of discovery), so has will serve as the main verb of the sentence.
I rejected C because it uses 'at the excavating', it should be 'at the excavation' or 'during the excavation'
B is absurd because dog figurines hasn't doubled anything, their discovery has :P
I was between C and E finally, and chose E
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by hk_4u » Mon Jan 18, 2010 10:25 am
I perceived B in the following way

Twenty-one ceramic dog figurines discovered at the excavation has nearly doubled

I thought Twenty-one ceramic dog figurines discovered at the excavation is a noun phrase and is singular here

Where am I wrong ?
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by gmatmachoman » Mon Jan 18, 2010 10:52 am
hk_4u wrote:I perceived B in the following way

Twenty-one ceramic dog figurines discovered at the excavation has nearly doubled

I thought Twenty-one ceramic dog figurines discovered at the excavation is a noun phrase and is singular here

Where am I wrong ?
@hk_4u


E :the discovery of twenty one ceramic dog figurines during the excavation of a 1000-year old Hohokam village in Temple, Arizona, has nearly doubled the number of these artifacts known to exist .

the discovery : Noun

verb : doubled

has: singular

Coming to B:

Subject :twenty one ceramic dog figurines ( plural)

This subject( plural) has conflict with "has"( singular)

Point 2: During Vs at. Excavation is a continuous process for which "during" suits better compared tp "at".

Hope these points make sense
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