MGMAT: SC: Chap 5: Problem Set: Q. 15 - Obstinate and Surly

by TP Sat Jul 19, 2008 4:48 pm

Hello,

Q. 15 - Obstinate and surly ,the manager's attitude alienated his employees

The answer:

A. The manager's obstinate and surly attitude alienated his employees

The Answer certainly sounds better, but isn't the Q statement correct as is, i.e., the modifier
"Obstinate and surly" correctly refers to the manager's attitude and is close to it ?

by **rfernandez** Sat Aug 09, 2008 2:51 am

In the answer, the modifying phrase "obstinate and surly" correctly touches the modified noun "attitude."

The original features the modifying phrase touching "the manager's."