Aerodynamic Boomerangs

[gmatruler]

Regardless of their form or function, all aerodynamically enhanced, curved objects made for throwing have been called boomerangs by non-Australians ever since 1788, when Europeans saw Dharug-speaking men tossing "bumariny" in the area later known as Sydney.

(A) Regardless of their form or function, all aerodynamically enhanced, curved objects made for throwing have been called boomerangs by non-Australians ever since 1788,

(B) Regardless of their form or function, any aerodynamically enhanced, curved object made for throwing has been called a boomerang by non-Australians ever since 1788,

(C) Ever since 1788, non-Australians have called all aerodynamically enhanced, curved objects made for throwing boomerangs, regardless of their form or function, from

(D) Ever since 1788, any aerodynamically enhanced, curved object made fro throwing has been called a boomerang by non-Australians, regardless of its form or function, from

(E) Non-Australians have called all aerodynamically enhanced, curved objects made for throwing boomerangs ever since 1788, regardless of their form or function, from

[Patrick_GMATFix]

The end of the sentence (after the underlined portion) begins with a time modifier "when...". Therefore the underlined portion should end with a time. Eliminate everything but A & B.

B is problematic because it uses the plural pronoun 'their' to refer to the singular antecedent 'any object'. A which talks about 'all objects' is better.

Pick A. A more detailed explanation can be found at GMATPrep Question 2151. If you struggle with similar questions, practice by setting topic='SC Pronouns & SC Modfiers' and difficulty='600-700 & 700+' in the Drill Generator.

Good luck,
-Patrick

PS: This question is also discussed at https://www.beatthegmat.com/gmat-prep-t4909.html

[outreach]

is it A?

[aloneontheedge]

IMO D