Mrs. McGill's family discovered that a box containing documents owned by Mrs. McGill's great-grandmother had survived for the last thirty years in the attic and that, accordingly, the will inside the box, a large inheritance was owed to they.
(A) that, accordingly, the will inside the box, a large inheritance was owed to they
(B) that, accordingly, the will inside the box, a large inheritance was owed to them
(C) that, according to the will inside the box, they were owed a large inheritance
(D) that, according to the will inside the box, to them was owed a large inheritance
(E) according to the will inside the box, a large inheritance was owed to them
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Ankita,
It will be really useful, if you write reasoning for your answer too. It will help others to understand and make the forum better place to learn
It will be really useful, if you write reasoning for your answer too. It will help others to understand and make the forum better place to learn
ankita1709 wrote:IMO C
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Notice that a huge section of this sentence consists of prepositional phrases; one can eliminate the section containing documents owned by her great-grandmother and the section for the last thirty years in the attic without substantially changing the meaning of the sentence:
Mrs. McGill's family discovered that a box...had survived... and that, accordingly, the will inside the box, a large inheritance was owed to they.
The two "that" statements should be parallel--the family discovered that the box had survived and that they were due to inherit money.
The errors exist at the end of the sentence: the pronoun "they" refers to a subject (as in "they saw the movie"), but the pronoun "them" refers to an object ("the bear saw them"). The correct answer will turn "they" into a subject, or use the word "them" as an object.
The other error is the use of the adverb "accordingly." This sentence means to say that a fact was true "according" to the will, not "accordingly." An adverb should describe an adjective or a verb. In this situation, there is no need for an adverb.
Choice C is correct. This choice retains the parallel "that" clauses, uses the pronoun "they" as a subject, and changes "accordingly" to "according."
Choice B retains the mistaken adverb "accordingly."
Choice D uses an awkward passive inversion; "to them was owed" is less concise and direct than "they were owed."
Choice E neglects to include the final "that" in the sentence, breaking the parallel structure--and according to the will, a large inheritance... is a fact that was also discovered by the family, so "that" should be repeated at the beginning of the clause.
Choice C is correct.
Mrs. McGill's family discovered that a box...had survived... and that, accordingly, the will inside the box, a large inheritance was owed to they.
The two "that" statements should be parallel--the family discovered that the box had survived and that they were due to inherit money.
The errors exist at the end of the sentence: the pronoun "they" refers to a subject (as in "they saw the movie"), but the pronoun "them" refers to an object ("the bear saw them"). The correct answer will turn "they" into a subject, or use the word "them" as an object.
The other error is the use of the adverb "accordingly." This sentence means to say that a fact was true "according" to the will, not "accordingly." An adverb should describe an adjective or a verb. In this situation, there is no need for an adverb.
Choice C is correct. This choice retains the parallel "that" clauses, uses the pronoun "they" as a subject, and changes "accordingly" to "according."
Choice B retains the mistaken adverb "accordingly."
Choice D uses an awkward passive inversion; "to them was owed" is less concise and direct than "they were owed."
Choice E neglects to include the final "that" in the sentence, breaking the parallel structure--and according to the will, a large inheritance... is a fact that was also discovered by the family, so "that" should be repeated at the beginning of the clause.
Choice C is correct.
karthikpandian19 wrote:Mrs. McGill's family discovered that a box containing documents owned by Mrs. McGill's great-grandmother had survived for the last thirty years in the attic and that, accordingly, the will inside the box, a large inheritance was owed to they.
(A) that, accordingly, the will inside the box, a large inheritance was owed to they
(B) that, accordingly, the will inside the box, a large inheritance was owed to them
(C) that, according to the will inside the box, they were owed a large inheritance
(D) that, according to the will inside the box, to them was owed a large inheritance
(E) according to the will inside the box, a large inheritance was owed to them
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karthikpandian19 wrote:Mrs. McGill's family discovered that a box containing documents owned by Mrs. McGill's great-grandmother had survived for the last thirty years in the attic and that, accordingly, the will inside the box, a large inheritance was owed to they.
(A) that, accordingly, the will inside the box, a large inheritance was owed to they ....definitely wrong...needs them not they
(B) that, accordingly, the will inside the box, a large inheritance was owed to them....wrong since....large inheritance points to the will
(C) that, according to the will inside the box, they were owed a large inheritance ...correct
(D) that, according to the will inside the box, to them was owed a large inheritance ....unneccesary passive
(E) according to the will inside the box, a large inheritance was owed to them....E is wrong bcos a that is needed to make things ||
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I have changed the answer color for better understanding
umeshpatil wrote:Can anyone please explain the answer?
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