American oil tycoon Armand Hammer paid $5,126,000 at an auction for a notebook contains 72 loose pages that featured Leonardo da Vinci’s notes and detailed drawings, all related to the common theme of water and its movement.
A. contains 72 loose pages that featured
contains is used as a verb here, but meaning wise it should be introducing a modifier, so A is out
B. that contained 72 loose pages to feature
to feature means shows the purpose for the book containing 72 pages, this is wrong meaning wise
C. containing 72 loose pages and featuring
the 72 pages feature drawing, but in C we are looking at containing and featuring as separate attributes of the notebook so eliminate C
D. that contains 72 loose pages, featuring
tense of the sentence is in the past, using contains for notebook doesn't do justice to verb structure of the sentence, so eliminate D
E. containing 72 loose pages featuring
Shows it is a modifier, and fixes other issues, it is the best choice available.
E is correct.
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A. contains 72 loose pages that featured
contains is used as a verb here, but meaning wise it should be introducing a modifier, so A is out
B. that contained 72 loose pages to feature
to feature means shows the purpose for the book containing 72 pages, this is wrong meaning wise
C. containing 72 loose pages and featuring
the 72 pages feature drawing, but in C we are looking at containing and featuring as separate attributes of the notebook so eliminate C
D. that contains 72 loose pages, featuring
tense of the sentence is in the past, using contains for notebook doesn't do justice to verb structure of the sentence, so eliminate D
E. containing 72 loose pages featuring
Shows it is a modifier, and fixes other issues, it is the best choice available.
E is correct.
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Statistics : Posted by KeithJohnson • on 22 Feb 2021, 03:18 • Replies 2 • Views 2099
