Sentence Correction #5
Saturday, July 08, 2006
A controversial figure throughout most of his public life, the Black leader Marcus Garvey advocated that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom.
(A) that some Blacks return to Africa, the land that, to him, symbolized the possibility of freedom
(B) that some Blacks return to the African land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him
(C) that some Blacks return to Africa which was the land which symbolized the possibility of freedom to him
(D) some Black's returning to Africa which was the land that to him symbolized the possibility of freedom
(E) some Black's return to the land symbolizing the possibility of freedom to him, Africa
Note: Post your answer along with an explanation if required. Highlight this note to check your answer. Answer: A
3 Comments:
B and E are eliminated because of the usage of the word “symbolizing” against “symbolized”, C and D don’t have a comma before “which”, also “which was the land” means its not the land now. Hence A
i wd go with ...
D&E are incorrect for use of Black's ...
C for repetitive which ....
hence B ...return of ppl symbolized the poss of freedom ...nt the land itself...
wot say ..
I find B not appropriate because it denotes that returning to Africa is symbolising freedom.
I will stick to A.
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