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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

losing or lost

17.——What made her so upset?

——___ _the necklace_____ yesterday.

A. Lost, bought B. Lost, buying

C. Losing, having bought D. Losing, bought

The answer is A, I selected C, can anyone explain why? Thanks!
  

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I disagree with the answer key. In order for the right choice to be A a subject is needed: "S/he lost the necklace" For the second blank, the right structure must be the "bought". Here a reduction of relative clause is used.

— Gencebay90

  • I disagree with the answer key.
  • In order for the right choice to be A a subject is needed: "S/he lost the necklace" For the second blank, the right structure must be the "bought".
  • Here a reduction of relative clause is used.
  • The structure not reduced is like this: "She lost the necklace that was bought yesterday" If the "having bought" were true, then the necklace would have bought itself, which is illogical.
  • Here in this question we understand that the necklace was bought by someone else To me the most suitable answer is D.
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I disagree with the answer key. In order for the right choice to be A a subject is needed:

"S/he lost the necklace"

For the second blank, the right structure must be the "bought". Here a reduction of relative clause is used. The structure not reduced is like this:

"She lost the necklace that was bought yesterday"

If the "having bought" were tr
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"D" is the only answer that makes any sense. Who writes these tests?
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I agree with others....it's a lousy test item. The only way Answer A can be correct would be in extremely casual conversation:
(she) lost the necklace bought [past participle used as an adjective] yesterday. And it's a lousy sentence as well as a choice on a lousy question.
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