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by gmatmachoman » Mon Jun 07, 2010 6:03 am
Each of Hemingway's wives--Hadley Richardson. Pauline Pfeiffer. Martha Gelhom. and Mary Welsh --were
strong and interesting women,
very different from the often pallid women who populate his novels.


(A) Each of Hemingway's wives--Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gelhom, and Mary
Welsh--were strong and interesting women,
(B) Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gelhorn, and Mary Welsh--each of them Hemingway's
wives--were strong and, interesting women,
(C) Hemingway's wives--Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gelhom, and Mary Welsh--were all
strong and interesting women,
(D) Strong and interesting women-Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gelhom, and Mary
Welsh--each a wife of Hemingway, was
(E) Strong and interesting women-Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gelhom, and Mary
Welsh--every one of Hemingway's wives were


what does "his" refer in option C??
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by martin.jonson007 » Mon Jun 07, 2010 6:13 am
IMO C

where is 'his' in option C... ?

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by vijay_venky » Mon Jun 07, 2010 6:14 am
his refers to Hemingway's.
Because the subject here is Hemingway's wives, the possessive 'his' has a valid reference.

btw what is the OA?

Please correct me if I'm wrong

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by nikhilkatira » Mon Jun 07, 2010 6:20 am
vijay_venky wrote:his refers to Hemingway's.
Because the subject here is Hemingway's wives, the possessive 'his' has a valid reference.

btw what is the OA?

Please correct me if I'm wrong
Vijay u are right.
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by jube » Mon Jun 07, 2010 11:09 pm
Hi, What's the OA for this one?

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by nikhilkatira » Tue Jun 08, 2010 12:23 am
OA C
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