<p>I don't think CB is right on this answer:</p>
<p>Find the correct correction of the sentence:</p>
<p>The Basque language, possibly one of Europe's oldest, whose origins are hotly debated.</p>
<p>(A) The Basque language, possibly one of Europe's oldest, whose origins are hotly debated.
(B) The Basque language, possibly one of Europe's oldest, its origins are hotly debated.
(C) Possibly one of Europe's oldest languages, the origins of Basque are hotly debated.
(D) The origins of the Basque language, possibly one of Europe's oldest, are hotly debated.
(E) Basque is hotly debated as a language whose origins are possibly Europe's oldest.</p>
<p>The answer is (D). But isn't their a problem with (D) too? Shouldn't the "possibly one of Europe's oldest" refer to the origins of the Basque language instead of the Basque language?</p>
<p>Any explanations?</p>
<p>I chose D as well. “possibly one of Europe’s oldest” is between 2 commas making it just like a side thought. Aside from that, process of eliminations gets you to D very quickly, as the other choice have glaring mistakes.</p>
<p>D is the “best” answer, as explained by Cardinal16. Trim sentence D, removing the parenthetical comment enclosed by commas:</p>
<p>“The origins of the Basque language are hotly debated.”</p>
<p>The above sentence makes sense. </p>
<p>The original sentence with the parenthetical comment removed reads as follows:</p>
<p>“The Basque language whose origins are hotly debated.” </p>
<p>That makes no sense, thus eliminating A. </p>
<p>What about B? </p>
<p>“The Basque language, its origins are hotly debated.”</p>
<p>Awkward. </p>
<p>What about C? </p>
<p>C makes no sense, the first clause talks about an ancient language, yet the second clause starts with “the origins of the Basque,” which isn’t a language. </p>
<p>What about E? E is wordy and awkward. </p>
<p>There is, however, a problem with the phrasing your question ;). </p>
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