GHong14 wrote:While eathquakes can threaen most older buildings, they are potentially devastating for solid brick and mortar structures, whose walls - unlike those made of wood - lackl the flexibility nevessary to withstand shockwaves.

a. they are potentially devastating for solid brick and mortar structures, whose
b. the can potentially devastate solid brick and mortar structures in that their
c. for solid brick and mortar sturcures they are potentially devastating, because their
d. for solid brick and mortar structures, it is potentially devastating in that their
e. it can potentially devastate solid brick and mortar structures, whose

The correct answer is A.

My concern with this answer is that I thought whose was a relative conjunction used when an individual is involved whne it comes to inanimate things such as structures shouldn't the conjunction be which or that?

rishab1988 wrote:

GHong14 wrote:While eathquakes can threaen most older buildings, they are potentially devastating for solid brick and mortar structures, whose walls - unlike those made of wood - lackl the flexibility nevessary to withstand shockwaves.

a. they are potentially devastating for solid brick and mortar structures, whose
b. the can potentially devastate solid brick and mortar structures in that their
c. for solid brick and mortar sturcures they are potentially devastating, because their
d. for solid brick and mortar structures, it is potentially devastating in that their
e. it can potentially devastate solid brick and mortar structures, whose

The correct answer is A.

My concern with this answer is that I thought whose was a relative conjunction used when an individual is involved whne it comes to inanimate things such as structures shouldn't the conjunction be which or that?

A) obviously correct
B) the can? incorrect .The is an article.It is like saying A can work 10 hours a day.Do you get it?
C) they pronoun is correct but "their "walls? their is referring to earthquakes.It is illogical
D) it-has no logical antecedent.as such it is referring to brick.
E) it-same error.whose has been correctly used

BastiG wrote:

rishab1988 wrote:

GHong14 wrote:While eathquakes can threaen most older buildings, they are potentially devastating for solid brick and mortar structures, whose walls - unlike those made of wood - lackl the flexibility nevessary to withstand shockwaves.

a. they are potentially devastating for solid brick and mortar structures, whose
b. the can potentially devastate solid brick and mortar structures in that their
c. for solid brick and mortar sturcures they are potentially devastating, because their
d. for solid brick and mortar structures, it is potentially devastating in that their
e. it can potentially devastate solid brick and mortar structures, whose

The correct answer is A.

My concern with this answer is that I thought whose was a relative conjunction used when an individual is involved whne it comes to inanimate things such as structures shouldn't the conjunction be which or that?

A) obviously correct
B) the can? incorrect .The is an article.It is like saying A can work 10 hours a day.Do you get it?
C) they pronoun is correct but "their "walls? their is referring to earthquakes.It is illogical
D) it-has no logical antecedent.as such it is referring to brick.
E) it-same error.whose has been correctly used

I think the author of the thread forgot y in answer choice b.
Well a is correct.

b) (1) can/potentially -->redundant (2) their should refer to buildings not earthquakes
c) their wrong referent
d) their wrong referemt
e) can/potentially --> redundant