Hi All,
I have a question regarding usage of verb-ed as mentioned in the question below:
Due to the slow-moving nature of tectonic plate movement, the oldest ocean crust is thought to date from the Jurassic period, formed from huge fragments of the Earth's lithosphere and lasted 200 million years.
A. formed from huge fragments of the Earth's lithosphere and lasted 200 million years.
B. forming from huge fragments of the Earth's lithosphere and lasting 200 million years.
C. forming from huge fragments of the Earth's lithosphere and lasted 200 million years.
D. formed from huge fragments of the Earth's lithosphere and lasting 200 million years.
E. formed from huge fragments of the Earth's lithosphere and has been lasting 200 million years.
OA: D
In the above question, does the verb-ed modifier "formed" modifies the nearest noun Jurassic period? It needs to modify "oldest ocean crust". I am confused how "formed" is modifying "oldest ocean crust" here.
I have seen two main rules for verb-ed modifier posted by egmat:
1) Verb-ed modifier modifies the preceding noun or the noun phrase.
2) When verb-ed modifier is placed in the beginning of the clause followed by a comma, then it modifies the subject of the clause.
In this case we have option 1. We see that "formed" has to jump over the verb "is thought" to modify the subject of the main clause "The oldest ocean".
I have usually seen the verb-ed modifier is placed in the beginning of the sentence when we need to modify the subject of the main clause such as "Flushed with fear, Tommy turned to the audience"
Thanks!
I have a question regarding usage of verb-ed as mentioned in the question below:
Due to the slow-moving nature of tectonic plate movement, the oldest ocean crust is thought to date from the Jurassic period, formed from huge fragments of the Earth's lithosphere and lasted 200 million years.
A. formed from huge fragments of the Earth's lithosphere and lasted 200 million years.
B. forming from huge fragments of the Earth's lithosphere and lasting 200 million years.
C. forming from huge fragments of the Earth's lithosphere and lasted 200 million years.
D. formed from huge fragments of the Earth's lithosphere and lasting 200 million years.
E. formed from huge fragments of the Earth's lithosphere and has been lasting 200 million years.
OA: D
In the above question, does the verb-ed modifier "formed" modifies the nearest noun Jurassic period? It needs to modify "oldest ocean crust". I am confused how "formed" is modifying "oldest ocean crust" here.
I have seen two main rules for verb-ed modifier posted by egmat:
1) Verb-ed modifier modifies the preceding noun or the noun phrase.
2) When verb-ed modifier is placed in the beginning of the clause followed by a comma, then it modifies the subject of the clause.
In this case we have option 1. We see that "formed" has to jump over the verb "is thought" to modify the subject of the main clause "The oldest ocean".
I have usually seen the verb-ed modifier is placed in the beginning of the sentence when we need to modify the subject of the main clause such as "Flushed with fear, Tommy turned to the audience"
Thanks!
