Hi Guys,
I was going through few 700 + level questions(the collections says that![:)]( "Smile")
) and faced 4 really confusing and annoying questions(wont be confusing once you finish reading this article ![:wink:]( "Wink")
![:idea:]( "Idea")
).
So, these questions involved the usage and parallelism of -ing and -ed modifier. I was not very good at these and when i searched the forums for the answers, I could not find any satisfactory explanation. So, after much research i came across an interesting explanation/solution which we can apply to these kind of questions. I have posted 4 such questions to describe what i am talking about![:roll:]( "Rolling Eyes")
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1. Scientists have recently discovered what could be the largest and oldest living organism on Earth, a giant fungus that is an interwoven filigree of mushrooms and root-like tentacles spawned by a single fertilized spore some 10,000 years ago and extending for more than 30 acres in the soil of a Michigan forest.
A. extending
B. extends
C. extended
D. it extended
E. is extending
2. First discovered more than 30 years ago, Lina's sunbird, a four-and-a-half-inch animal found in the Philippines and that resembles a hummingbird, has shimmering metallic colors on its head; a brilliant orange patch, bordered with red tufts, in the center of its breast; and a red eye.
A. found in the Philippines and that resembles
B. found in the Philippines and that, resembling
C. found in the Philippines and resembling
D. that is found in the Philippines and it resembles
E. that is found in the Philippines, resembling
3. 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
4. The growth of the railroads led to the abolition of local times, which was determined by when the sun reached the observers meridian and differing from city to city, and to the establishment of regional times.
A. which was determined by when the sun reached the observers meridian and differing
B. which was determined by when the sun reached the observers meridian and which differed
C. which were determined by when the sun reached the observers meridian and differing
D. determined by when the sun reached the observers meridian and differed
E. determined by when the sun reached the observers meridian and differing
I will provide the answers and an easy way to solve these kind of questions after responses.![]()
I was going through few 700 + level questions(the collections says that
) and faced 4 really confusing and annoying questions(wont be confusing once you finish reading this article 
).So, these questions involved the usage and parallelism of -ing and -ed modifier. I was not very good at these and when i searched the forums for the answers, I could not find any satisfactory explanation. So, after much research i came across an interesting explanation/solution which we can apply to these kind of questions. I have posted 4 such questions to describe what i am talking about
. 1. Scientists have recently discovered what could be the largest and oldest living organism on Earth, a giant fungus that is an interwoven filigree of mushrooms and root-like tentacles spawned by a single fertilized spore some 10,000 years ago and extending for more than 30 acres in the soil of a Michigan forest.
A. extending
B. extends
C. extended
D. it extended
E. is extending
2. First discovered more than 30 years ago, Lina's sunbird, a four-and-a-half-inch animal found in the Philippines and that resembles a hummingbird, has shimmering metallic colors on its head; a brilliant orange patch, bordered with red tufts, in the center of its breast; and a red eye.
A. found in the Philippines and that resembles
B. found in the Philippines and that, resembling
C. found in the Philippines and resembling
D. that is found in the Philippines and it resembles
E. that is found in the Philippines, resembling
3. 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
4. The growth of the railroads led to the abolition of local times, which was determined by when the sun reached the observers meridian and differing from city to city, and to the establishment of regional times.
A. which was determined by when the sun reached the observers meridian and differing
B. which was determined by when the sun reached the observers meridian and which differed
C. which were determined by when the sun reached the observers meridian and differing
D. determined by when the sun reached the observers meridian and differed
E. determined by when the sun reached the observers meridian and differing
I will provide the answers and an easy way to solve these kind of questions after responses.