Question

Read the sentence.

The book Moby Dic is about Captain Ahab, and he searches for a white whale.
Which revision corrects the faulty coordination in the sentence?

A)The book Moby Dic is about Captain Ahab, who searches for a white whale.

B)Searching for a white whale, the book Moby Dic is about Captain Ahab.

C) Moby Dic , which is a book about Captain Ahab and searching for a white whale.

D) Captain Ahab, who searches for a white whale in Moby Dic, is a book.

Answer 1

A) The book Moby Dic is about Captain Ahab, who searches for a white whale.

Step-by-step explanation:

Faulty coordination refers to the coordination of the clauses in the sentence. This means that the clauses must coordinate with each other in a sentence.

The given sentence "the book Moby Dic is about Captain Ahab, and he searches for a white whale" can be changed in the following way-

The book Moby Dic is about Captain Ahab, who searches for a white whale.

This structure coordinates the form by using the relative pronoun to refer to the noun "Captain Ahab".

Thus, the correct answer is option A.