In the major cities of industrialized countries at the end

by **RonPurewal** Sat Aug 20, 2016 6:02 am

"comma + __ing" is incorrect in that choice because ... it's incorrect. if you understand the basic template for how "comma + __ing" works, then you can just verify that choice D doesn't work that way.

by **FeiH991** Mon Feb 06, 2017 4:27 am

RonPurewal Wrote:"comma + __ing" is incorrect in that choice because ... it's incorrect. if you understand the basic template for how "comma + __ing" works, then you can just verify that choice D doesn't work that way.

Ron,

I understand comma+_ing as a modifier of agent of nearest action, which is "one percent of homes" in this question. Does it make any sense? or why it is wrong?

Thanks in advance.

by **RonPurewal** Wed Feb 08, 2017 5:36 am

remember that choice D is an incorrect answer. once that you know something is incorrect, there's really no point in dissecting it with painstaking precision.

in general, it's going to be nonsense to follow There is/are xxxx with a "comma + __ing" modifier, because the ACTION in that sentence is the mere existence of "xxxx". (There is/are/was/were xxxx is basically the same as "xxxx exists/existed".) there's no reasonable way for an __ing modifier to sensibly modify this "action".

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