Question:
The Diary of Anne Frank tells the true story of a young girl and her family that were hidden during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands by a gentile Dutch couple, though they were eventually discovered
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a) that were hidden during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands by a gentile Dutch couple, though they were eventually discovered
b)that were hidden by a gentile Dutch couple during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, though they were eventually discovered
c) whom a gentile Dutch couple hid during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands but were eventually discovered
d) who were hidden by a gentile Dutch couple during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands but were eventually discovered
e) who were hidden by a gentile Dutch couple during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands even though they were eventually discovered
I did this problem yesterday and a little confused by part of the explanation provided by MGMAT. Specifically "The original sentence uses the relative pronoun "that" where "who" is preferred because the antecedent is a group of people"
Can someone please elaborate on this point, I was definitely not aware of this. Thanks
PLEASE HELP ME CLARIFY the use of that vs. who
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tgou008 wrote:Question:
The Diary of Anne Frank tells the true story of a young girl and her family that were hidden during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands by a gentile Dutch couple, though they were eventually discovered
Source: MGMAT SC Question Bank
a) that were hidden during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands by a gentile Dutch couple, though they were eventually discovered
b)that were hidden by a gentile Dutch couple during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, though they were eventually discovered
c) whom a gentile Dutch couple hid during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands but were eventually discovered PARALLELISM Violated
d) who were hidden by a gentile Dutch couple during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands but were eventually discovered
e) who were hidden by a gentile Dutch couple during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands even though they were eventually discovered - USE OF EVEN THOUGH is WRONG (it means despite the fact, replace it and you will not get the intended meaning of showing contrast)
I did this problem yesterday and a little confused by part of the explanation provided by MGMAT. Specifically "The original sentence uses the relative pronoun "that" where "who" is preferred because the antecedent is a group of people"
Can someone please elaborate on this point, I was definitely not aware of this. Thanks
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