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English Grammar: Could someone correct this sentense and explain the answer?
Scientists have suggested that once every 10 million years or so a truly colossal object from space cuts through the atmosphere and slams into Earth, sending up a global pall of dust that blots out the Sun, alters the climate, and changes the course of evolution by killing off many plant and animal species.
(A) sending up a global pall of dust that blots
(B) thus sending up a global pall of dust to blot
(C) thereby sending up a global pall of dust to blot (D) and that sends up a global pall of dust, blotting (E) which sends up a global pall of dust, blots
Regards,
Vijay
(A) sending up a global pall of dust that blots
(B) thus sending up a global pall of dust to blot
(C) thereby sending up a global pall of dust to blot (D) and that sends up a global pall of dust, blotting (E) which sends up a global pall of dust, blots
Regards,
Vijay
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[nq:1]Subject: English Grammar: Could someone correct this sentense and explain the answer? Scientists have suggested that once every 10 million ... sends up a global pall of dust, blotting (E) which sends up a global pall of dust, blots Regards, Vijay[/nq] I'd say that less clumsy than any of these would be sends up a global pall of dust that blots out the sun Peasemarch.
- [nq:1]Subject: English Grammar: Could someone correct this sentense and explain the answer?
- Scientists have suggested that once every 10 million ...
- sends up a global pall of dust, blotting (E) which sends up a global pall of dust, blots Regards, Vijay[/nq] I'd say that less clumsy than any of these would be sends up a global pall of dust that blots out the sun Peasemarch.
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[nq:1]Subject: English Grammar: Could someone correct this sentense and explain the answer? Scientists have suggested that once every 10 million ... sends up a global pall of dust, blotting (E) which sends up a global pall of dust, blots Regards, Vijay[/nq]
I'd say that less clumsy than any of these would be
sends up a global pall of dust that blots out the sun
Peasemarch.
I'd say that less clumsy than any of these would be
sends up a global pall of dust that blots out the sun
Peasemarch.
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[nq:2]Subject: English Grammar: Could someone correct this sentense and explain ... sends up a global pall of dust, blots Regards, Vijay[/nq]
[nq:1]I'd say that less clumsy than any of these would be sends up a global pall of dust that blots out the sun[/nq]
This, of course, changes the subject of what follows from being "pall of dust" to being "colossal object", which I suggest is less ac
[nq:1]I'd say that less clumsy than any of these would be sends up a global pall of dust that blots out the sun[/nq]
This, of course, changes the subject of what follows from being "pall of dust" to being "colossal object", which I suggest is less ac
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[nq:2]I'd say that less clumsy than any of these would be sends up a global pall of dust that blots out the sun[/nq]
[nq:1]This, of course, changes the subject of what follows from being "pall of dust" to being "colossal object", which I ... these are grammatically possible (including (E) and Peasemarch's suggestion) but that there's nothing wrong with the text as it stands.[/nq]
You guys
[nq:1]This, of course, changes the subject of what follows from being "pall of dust" to being "colossal object", which I ... these are grammatically possible (including (E) and Peasemarch's suggestion) but that there's nothing wrong with the text as it stands.[/nq]
You guys
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[nq:1]You guys are missing the point, it's a multiple-choice ESL homework question.[/nq]
If it is, then it's a very bad question, since the original sentence is in no need of correction.
Regards,
Mark Barratt
If it is, then it's a very bad question, since the original sentence is in no need of correction.
Regards,
Mark Barratt
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[nq:2]You guys are missing the point, it's a multiple-choice ESL homework question.[/nq]
[nq:1]If it is, then it's a very bad question, since the original sentence is in no need of correction.[/nq]
Well, that's what choice A was. I don't know if it was intended that way, but that is what it was.
Skitt (in Hayward, California)
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[nq:1]If it is, then it's a very bad question, since the original sentence is in no need of correction.[/nq]
Well, that's what choice A was. I don't know if it was intended that way, but that is what it was.
Skitt (in Hayward, California)
www.geocities.com/opus731/
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[nq:1]Scientists have suggested that once every 10 million years or so a truly colossal object from space cuts through the ... sends up a global pall of dust, blotting (E) which sends up a global pall of dust, blots Regards, Vijay[/nq]
A, just as it is. But then the other verbs must be "altering" and "changing", to preserve parallelism. Also "that blots out the sun" could be "blotting out the
A, just as it is. But then the other verbs must be "altering" and "changing", to preserve parallelism. Also "that blots out the sun" could be "blotting out the
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[nq:2]Scientists have suggested that once every 10 million years or ... sends up a global pall of dust, blots Regards, Vijay[/nq]
[nq:1]A, just as it is.[/nq]
That would be correct enough, except that a confusion might result from the transition from one subject to another (from "colossal object" to "pall of dust"). The way the commas are used might give the impression, as they first did t
[nq:1]A, just as it is.[/nq]
That would be correct enough, except that a confusion might result from the transition from one subject to another (from "colossal object" to "pall of dust"). The way the commas are used might give the impression, as they first did t
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[nq:2]Scientists have suggested that once every 10 million years or ... sends up a global pall of dust, blots Regards, Vijay[/nq]
[nq:1]A, just as it is. But then the other verbs must be "altering" and "changing", to preserve parallelism. Also "that ... In the form you advocate, those actions would be directly performed by the colossal object (sending, blotting, altering and changing).[/nq]
[nq:1]A, just as it is. But then the other verbs must be "altering" and "changing", to preserve parallelism. Also "that ... In the form you advocate, those actions would be directly performed by the colossal object (sending, blotting, altering and changing).[/nq]
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[nq:1]I disagree; that would change the sense of the sentence. As it stands, it's the pall of dust that blots, alters and changes. In the form you advocate, those actions would be directly performed by the colossal object (sending, blotting, altering and changing).[/nq]
I agree it could be interpreted that way, but I wouldn't.
dg (domain=ccwebster)
I agree it could be interpreted that way, but I wouldn't.
dg (domain=ccwebster)
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[nq:2]I disagree; that would change the sense of the sentence. ... performed by the colossal object (sending, blotting, altering and changing).[/nq]
[nq:1]I agree it could be interpreted that way, but I wouldn't.[/nq]
I thank all you guys for sending your comments. Someone has rightly pointed out that this question is from ETS.
The correct answer, as most of you could guess, is A. My i
[nq:1]I agree it could be interpreted that way, but I wouldn't.[/nq]
I thank all you guys for sending your comments. Someone has rightly pointed out that this question is from ETS.
The correct answer, as most of you could guess, is A. My i
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