Sentence Correction (SC) | Re: For many revisionist historians, Christopher Columbus has come to

For many revisionist historians, Christopher Columbus has come to personify devastation and enslavement in the name of progress that has decimated native peoples of the WesternHemisphere.

Option Elimination -

(A) devastation and enslavement in the name of progress that has decimated native peoples of the Western Hemisphere - This is a deception option, which makes it a 700+ level question. "and" creates plural unless until its crystal clear that it's one entity as in "Ram and Shyam Ltd" or "John and Sarah Inc." or " research and development" or if the founder and CEO are the same people then "The founder and CEO has inaugurated a new office.

The key point here is the meaning that should act as a magnetic compass in case of such issues. "progress" can't decimate people. So the relative clause "that has decimated native peoples" needs to refer to "devastation and enslavement," which is plural, thus creating
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Statistics : Posted by Raman109 • on 27 Sep 2013, 08:10 • Replies 52 • Views 76763

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