dance company

[jube]

The Lim ó n Dance Company believes that, since the death of Jos é Lim ó n in 1972, they have and will continue to perpetuate the shared artistic vision of Lim ó n and his mentor and collaborator Doris Humphrey, who both choreographed works in the company's active repertory.

A. they have and will continue to perpetuate the shared artistic vision of Lim ó n and his mentor and collaborator Doris Humphrey,
B. they have and will continue to perpetuate Lim ó n and his mentor and collaborator Doris Humphrey ' s shared artistic vision,
C. it has and will continue to perpetuate the shared artistic vision of Lim ó n and his mentor and collaborator Doris Humphrey,
D. it has perpetuated and will continue perpetuating the artistic vision that Lim ó n and his mentor and collaborator Doris Humphrey shared,
E. it has continued to perpetuate the shared artistic vision of Lim ó n and his mentor and collaborator Doris Humphrey,

[hardik.jadeja]

Only E looks correct to me.

[jube]

OA is E

Why are C & D wrong though? Can anyone help me out there?

[kvcpk]

IMO C. What is OA?

[hardik.jadeja]

OA is E

Why are C & D wrong though? Can anyone help me out there?

C is wrong because "and" is wrongly used to joint two verbs. The correct usage would have been "it has continued and will continue to perpetuate"

D is wrong because it omits the word "shared", so it changes the meaning.

[jube]

C is wrong because "and" is wrongly used to joint two verbs. The correct usage would have been "it has continued and will continue to perpetuate"

so we can't join two verbs together with "and"? it has to be a helping verb + action... or something like that? would you happen to know the exact rule?

thanks a ton!

[hardik.jadeja]

so we can't join two verbs together with "and"? it has to be a helping verb + action... or something like that? would you happen to know the exact rule?

thanks a ton!

In option C, there are basically two verbs, both containing more than one parts (base verb and auxiliary verb).

Base verbs are "has" and "will". Option C is using only one auxiliary verb "continue". "and" can be used to join two verbs but only if they are complete. Option C is using "and" to join two base verbs, while keeping a common auxiliary verb for both base verbs. This way if you try to separate two verbs, you get "has continue" and "will continue". The later one is correct but the former one is not. The correct usage is "has continued" not "has continue".

Hope that helps..

[pnk]

OA is E

Why are C & D wrong though? Can anyone help me out there?

C is wrong because "and" is wrongly used to joint two verbs. The correct usage would have been "it has continued and will continue to perpetuate"

D is wrong because it omits the word "shared", so it changes the meaning.

Great explanation Hardik; Just to add, in D - 'shared' is not omitted but misplaced

[hardik.jadeja]

Great explanation Hardik; Just to add, in D - 'shared' is not omitted but misplaced

Thanks for pointing it out. I didn't notice it. This fact makes D wrong because of modifier error now.