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by shekhar.kataria » Sun Jul 10, 2011 8:38 am
A former director of CIA has said that the surveillance capabilties of the United States satellites would enable a skilled photographic interpreter to distinguish between Guernsey and Hereford cows grazing in a meadow.

A. Between Guernsey and Hereford cows grazing
B. between Guenseys and Herefords cows that graze.

Confused between these two options.OE A but why B is wrong Please explain your answers.
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by blackjack » Sun Jul 10, 2011 8:47 am
'grazing in a meadow' is a participial phrase which modifies cows, but cows that graze in a meadow seems to suggest that 'they are a special type of cows that graze at a meadow'. I guess, that's a change in meaning.
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by goalevan » Sun Jul 10, 2011 8:50 am
Choice A is more concise, and choice B actually changes the meaning of the sentence.

"Guernsey Hereford cows that graze in a meadow" uses a restrictive relative clause. ie. it implies that the interpreter can distinguish between Guenseys and Hereford cows that graze in a meadow, but what about cows that do not graze in a meadow? There is also a difference in meaning as relates to time: the present participle "grazing" is implied to occur at the same time as the verb "distinguish", but "cows that graze" is a general statement that could apply to the cows even while they're not visible for surveillance purposes.
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by Frankenstein » Sun Jul 10, 2011 8:50 am
Hi,
I will give an analogy which will make you understand better:
A. between Indian and American men
B. between Indians and Americans men
Clearly men in B is redundant when we have already used Indians and Americans, which will take care of this.
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by shekhar.kataria » Sun Jul 10, 2011 10:18 am
Thanks Everone. Point clear.
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by karanrulz4ever » Sun Jul 10, 2011 11:39 am
'That' modifies the word which it immediately succeeds...here 'that' will modify only Herefords cows and not Guernsey cows..Hence A is better
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