Sentence Correction

Source - Grockit

Guys - Please back your IMO with explanations

A) The setting for the movie called for a post-apocalyptic future, with streets filled with rusted machinery; lacking the time needed for them to rust naturally, the director had them all painted.

B) Lacking the time needed for it to rust naturally, the setting of the movie called for a post-apocalyptic future, with streets filled with rusted machinery; the director had it all painted

C) The setting of the movie called for a post-apocalyptic future, with streets filled with rusted machinery; lacking the time needed for it to rust naturally, the director had it all painted

D) The setting of the movie called for a post-apocalyptic future, with streets filled with rusted machinery; lacking the time needed for them to rust naturally, they were all painted according to the orders given by the director

E) The setting of the movie called for a post-apocalyptic future, with streets filled with rusted machinery; lacking the time needed for it to rust naturally, it was all painted according to the orders given by the director

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B,D and E have modifier error.
Usage of 'it' is wrong in C.
Hence IMO A

IMO C

A - SV agreement error
B - incorrect pronoun reference
D - passive
E - passive

Could someone please provide a more explanatory answer for this ?

OA C

varchar wrote:IMO C

A - SV agreement error
B - incorrect pronoun reference
D - passive
E - passive

Pronoun error

A) The setting for the movie called for a post-apocalyptic future, with streets filled with rusted machinery; lacking the time needed for them to rust naturally, the director had them all painted. -> Pronoun agreement error - Machinery is a collective noun which is singular so need use singular pronoun

B) Lacking the time needed for it to rust naturally, the setting of the movie called for a post-apocalyptic future, with streets filled with rusted machinery; the director had it all painted -> Pronoun reference error - it does not clearly refers to setting or machinery

C) The setting of the movie called for a post-apocalyptic future, with streets filled with rusted machinery; lacking the time needed for it to rust naturally, the director had it all painted

D) The setting of the movie called for a post-apocalyptic future, with streets filled with rusted machinery; lacking the time needed for them to rust naturally, they were all painted according to the orders given by the director -> pronoun agreement + passive voice

E) The setting of the movie called for a post-apocalyptic future, with streets filled with rusted machinery; lacking the time needed for it to rust naturally, it was all painted according to the orders given by the director - > passive voice

HTH