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In the late seventh century, in a dispute over
whether the Prophet Muhammad's son-in-law, Ali,
should carry on as the fourth caliph, Muhammad's
successor, Islam split into two branches, the Sunnis
and the Shiites.
(A) over whether the Prophet Muhammad's son-in-
law, Ali, should carry on as the fourth caliph,
Muhammad's successor
(B) over if Ali, the Prophet Muhammad's son-in-
law, was going to carry on and be the fourth
caliph, Muhammad's successor
(C) over whether Ali, the Prophet Muhammad's
son-in-law, was going to carry on and be
the fourth caliph, Muhammad's successor
(D) as to whether the fourth caliph, Muhammad's
successor, is to be the Prophet Muhammad's
son-in-low, Ali
(E) concerning if the fourth caliph, Muhammad's
successor, was to be the Prophet Muhammad's
son-in-law, Ali
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stolyar wrote: In the late seventh century, in a dispute over
whether the Prophet Muhammad's son-in-law, Ali,
should carry on as the fourth caliph, Muhammad's
successor, Islam split into two branches, the Sunnis
and the Shiites.
(A) over whether the Prophet Muhammad's son-in-
law, Ali, should carry on as the fourth caliph,
Muhammad's successor
(B) over if Ali, the Prophet Muhammad's son-in-
law, was going to carry on and be the fourth
caliph, Muhammad's successor
(C) over whether Ali, the Prophet Muhammad's
son-in-law, was going to carry on and be
the fourth caliph, Muhammad's successor
(D) as to whether the fourth caliph, Muhammad's
successor, is to be the Prophet Muhammad's
son-in-low, Ali
(E) concerning if the fourth caliph, Muhammad's
successor, was to be the Prophet Muhammad's
son-in-law, Ali
(a) looks ok
(b) "over if" is awkward
(c) "carry on and be" is awkward
(d) "is to be" implies that the dispute is happening now
(e) "concerning if" is awkward
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stolyar wrote: In the late seventh century, in a dispute over
whether the Prophet Muhammad's son-in-law, Ali,
should carry on as the fourth caliph, Muhammad's
successor, Islam split into two branches, the Sunnis
and the Shiites.
(A) over whether the Prophet Muhammad's son-in-
law, Ali, should carry on as the fourth caliph,
Muhammad's successor
(B) over if Ali, the Prophet Muhammad's son-in-
law, was going to carry on and be the fourth
caliph, Muhammad's successor
(C) over whether Ali, the Prophet Muhammad's
son-in-law, was going to carry on and be
the fourth caliph, Muhammad's successor
(D) as to whether the fourth caliph, Muhammad's
successor, is to be the Prophet Muhammad's
son-in-low, Ali
(E) concerning if the fourth caliph, Muhammad's
successor, was to be the Prophet Muhammad's
son-in-law, Ali
couple of quick points...
1. Whether is correct usage here
2. Dispute over is correct usage
A and C get in...
i have to go with A...but i have no grammatical explanation for picking A over C.
thanks
praetorian
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I would also vote for A.
In regards to last post, C is too wordy: "...was going to carry on and be the fourth caliph..."
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dispute over whether~ is idiomatic
(A) is much more succinct than C
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I vote for A.
Another thing to notice was that except A, none of the choices have a comma at the end, without that all the choices except A don't make sense.
Punctuation is also something to look for in sentence correction.
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(C) over whether Ali, the Prophet Muhammad's
son-in-law, was going to carry on and be
the fourth caliph, Muhammad's successor
C lost the control over ||ism while stating ....was going to carry on and be.....shud have been ........was going to carry on and to be.....
A fits in best
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