OG12_SC1:
The Glass House Mountains in Queensland, Australia, were sighted in 1770 by the English navigator Captain James Cook, by whom they were named supposedly because its sheer wet rocks glistened like glass.
(A) by whom they were named supposedly because its
(B) by whom they were named supposedly and their
(C) naming them supposedly since their
(D) who so named them supposedly because their
(E) who so named it since supposedly their
Explanation from Nazar:
The skeleton of the sentence:
The Glass House Mountains were sighted by James Cook, by whom they were named supposedly because its sheer wet rocks glistened glass.
Find the errors of the original Sentence:
1. Its and it in the options A and E do not agree with the plural antecedent MOUNTAINS. Eliminate A and E.
2. By whom is not correct because COMMA + By whom does not have action.
--> Eliminate the options A and B.
Example:
The work has been done by John, who is efficient.--Correct.
Active: Who has done the work?
Passive: By whom has the work been done?
--> The work has been done by whom?
3. COMMA + VERB-ING:
Usually COMMA+VERB-ING modifies the entire preceding clause and retains the subject of the preceding clause. Two things must be borne in mind:
I. There must be a "SUBJECT+VERB" before COMMA + VERB-ING.
II. The subject of the clause before COMMA+VERB-ING is the subject of the VERB in the VERB-ING.
Now, test the option C.
Subject of the preceding clause is "MOUNTAINS".
We can fix: MOUNTAINS name.
Can mountains do the task of naming? Nope.
Eliminate the option C.
Answer is thus D.
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