Question:
Mary quarreled with her boyfriend yesterday. She didn’t want to answer his phone call this morning.
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A.
Mary’s refusal to answer the phone leads to her argument with her boyfriend yesterday. -
B.
Much as Mary quarreled with her boyfriend yesterday, she answered his phone call this morning. -
C.
Having quarreled with her boyfriend yesterday, Mary refused to answer his phone call this morning. -
D.
Before Mary quarreled with her boyfriend yesterday, she answered his phone call.
Reference explanation:
Correct answer:
Translation: Mary had an argument with her boyfriend yesterday. This morning she didn’t want to answer his phone. (implicit: fought yesterday, so I don’t want to answer the phone today).
Translate the answer:
A. Mary’s refusal to answer the phone led to an argument with her boyfriend yesterday. → opposite meaning from the topic
B. No matter how much Mary argued with her boyfriend yesterday, she still answered her boyfriend’s phone this morning. → wrong meaning
C. Because of an argument with her boyfriend the day before, Mary refused to answer his phone this morning → yes
D. Before Mary had an argument with her boyfriend yesterday, she answered his phone. → wrong meaning.
Answer C is correct, because the question implies that Mary had an argument with her boyfriend the day before, so she did not answer his phone this morning. Choice C uses the perfect participle (having + P2) to connect two clauses with the same subject, Mary. The perfect participle clause here provides cause and time information for the following clause. Answer C is correct in meaning with the given sentence.
The remaining three answers are wrong because they are opposite or have the wrong meaning compared to the sentences given.
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