With an awareness that there are connotations associate

[qianruS779]

OK, thank you!!

Best, Song

[RonPurewal]

you're welcome.

[Crisc419]

Hi Ron,

hello!

This is from one of your previous posts

when you start a sentence with "With ...", this modifier should modify the subject and/or action of the following clause.

http://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/vik ... t8883.html

I chose A because of this reasoning :
With an awareness that there are connotations associated with the numbers 1 and 2 and the letters A and B , companies conducting

So the meaning as far as I understand is :
The companies with an awareness.....conduct consumer taste foods or beverages.

But Stacey's post above has something else to offer (Though I agree with her post ,I'm un able to distinguish the meaning.


Please help.

EDIT : Also the with..is a prepositional modifier and it must modify the action of the verb (choose) . So I'm even more confused or this is because I'm trying to prepare too much for the exam?

i maintain that the principal issue with choice (a) is unrelated to the "with" issue. instead, the primary problem with (a) lies in its meaning.

the problem with (a) is that it says only that companies are aware "that there are connotations". in other words, literally, the companies just know that there are connotations -- in other words, that connotations (of some sort) exist -- but the companies don't necessarily know what those connotations are.
the correct answer, on the other hand, explicitly states that the companies are "aware of the connotations" -- i.e., aware of the actual nature of those connotations.

analogy:
i am aware that discounts are available this weekend.
--> i know that there ARE discounts, but i don't necessarily know the specifics.
i am aware of the discounts available this weekend.
--> i actually know the specifics (percentages or whatever) of the discounts.

it is hard for me to distinguish the subtle meaning difference, when i encouter new questions.