vishalwin wrote:Christ's mystical experiences toward the end of his life, which some say led Aquinas to abandon theological writing, might have opened him to Smith's talk of loss of self.
In the above sentence which is referring to? I know which refers to noun that is just before it.
Experts Can you please help me?
On the GMAT:
COMMA +
which + SINGULAR VERB must serve to refer to the nearest preceding SINGULAR noun.
COMMA +
which + PLURAL VERB must serve to refer to the nearest preceding PLURAL noun.
If the verb attributed to COMMA +
which can be singular or plural,
which must serve to refer to the nearest preceding noun.
Christ's mystical experiences toward the end of his life, which some say led Aquinas to abandon theological writing.
Here, the verb attributed to COMMA +
which is
led.
Since
led can be either singular or plural, COMMA +
which must serve to refer to
his life -- the nearest preceding noun -- implying that CHRIST'S LIFE LED Aquinas to abandon theological writing.
Since
which is intended to refer to
Christ's mystical experiences, the sentence above would be incorrect on the GMAT.
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