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Zorluk: ZorSubject-Modifier Agreement

Having been long dismissed by contemporaries as mere collectors of botanical specimens rather than active contributors to scientific theory, _______

Which choice completes the passage so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A
    the development of evolutionary biology was actually shaped by early nineteenth-century women botanists through their meticulous documentation of plant hybridization.
  2. early nineteenth-century women botanists actually shaped the development of evolutionary biology through their meticulous documentation of plant hybridization.Cevap
  3. C
    meticulous documentation of plant hybridization by early nineteenth-century women botanists actually shaped the development of evolutionary biology.
  4. D
    scientific journals in the early nineteenth century routinely ignored the work of women botanists, despite their crucial contributions to evolutionary biology.

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The correct answer is the option starting with 'early nineteenth-century women botanists', which correctly identifies them as the subject of the introductory modifying phrase.
The correct choice is the option that begins with 'early nineteenth-century women botanists'. The introductory modifying phrase 'Having been long dismissed by contemporaries as mere collectors of botanical specimens rather than active contributors to scientific theory' describes people. Therefore, the main clause must begin with the noun phrase representing these people ('early nineteenth-century women botanists') to maintain proper subject-modifier agreement.

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1
Analyze the introductory modifying phrase at the beginning of the sentence.
The phrase 'Having been long dismissed by contemporaries as mere collectors of botanical specimens rather than active contributors to scientific theory' describes people who could be dismissed as collectors (i.e., women botanists).
Identifying the logical subject of the modifier is the first step in resolving modifier agreement.
2
Evaluate the beginning of each answer choice to find the noun or pronoun that the modifier logically describes.
The noun phrase 'early nineteenth-century women botanists' is the only logical match.
The conventions of Standard English require that an introductory modifier be placed immediately before the noun or pronoun it modifies to avoid dangling or misplaced modifiers.
3
Select the choice that starts with the correct subject and maintains grammatical flow.
The choice beginning with 'early nineteenth-century women botanists' is the only one that places the logical subject immediately after the comma.
Other choices place 'the development of evolutionary biology', 'meticulous documentation', or 'scientific journals' as the subject, which creates dangling or misplaced modifiers.

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