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mitzi · 2009 April 1st, 01:43 AM

I studied Erin's explanation this afternoon, and encountered a question that tests the same concept. It was 'aha-moment'

Thank you very much Erin and guys!
the question is SC1000 - 767 as follows.

1.The increased popularity and availability of televisions has led to the decline of regional dialects, language variations which originate from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated by geographic isolation.
(A) which originate from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
(B) that originated from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
(C) originated from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
(D) originating from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
(E) originating from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuating

Let me apply what I learned today.

without ellipsis the sentence was
language variations which were originated .... and which were penetrated by.....

-> compressed them into participial phrase.
language variations originating..... and penetrated.....

when why not 'penetrating?
language variations is not an agent of penetrating. it is receiving by graphic isolation.
so 'penetrated' is correct.

What do you think?

2009 April 1st, 01:43 AM	#36 (permalink)
mitzi Push it to the limit! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Posts: 2,600	I studied Erin's explanation this afternoon, and encountered a question that tests the same concept. It was 'aha-moment' Thank you very much Erin and guys! the question is SC1000 - 767 as follows. 1.The increased popularity and availability of televisions has led to the decline of regional dialects, language variations which originate from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated by geographic isolation. (A) which originate from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated (B) that originated from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated (C) originated from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated (D) originating from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated (E) originating from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuating Let me apply what I learned today. without ellipsis the sentence was language variations which were originated .... and which were penetrated by..... -> compressed them into participial phrase. language variations originating..... and penetrated..... when why not 'penetrating? language variations is not an agent of penetrating. it is receiving by graphic isolation. so 'penetrated' is correct. What do you think?