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Joachim Raff and Giacomo Meyerbeer are examples of the kind [#permalink]
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Joachim Raff and Giacomo Meyerbeer are examples of the kind of composer who receives popular acclaim while living, often goes into decline after death, and never regains popularity again. (A) often goes into decline after death, and never regains popularity again (B) whose reputation declines after death and never regains its status again (C) but whose reputation declines after death and never regains its former status (D) who declines in reputation after death and who never regained popularity again (E) then has declined in reputation after death and never regained popularity
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Re: SC - Joachim Raff and Giacomo Meyerbeer (OG11) [#permalink]
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pau.sabria wrote: Joachim Raff and Giacomo Meyerbeer are examples of the kind of composer who receives popular acclaim while living, often goes into decline after death, and never regains popularity again.
(A) often goes into decline after death, and never regains popularity again
regains popularity again is redundant usage. Also, once the composer is dead, he cannot often go into decline!
(B) whose reputation declines after death and never regains its status again
... regain again is redundant usage again
(C) but whose reputation declines after death and never regains its former status
(D) who declines in reputation after death and who never regained popularity again
declines in reputation seems awkward; regained is in the wrong tense
(E) then has declined in reputation after death and never regained popularity
has declined in reputation after death is awkward - present perfect is not required here
I think C uses the coordinate conjunction but preceded by a comma correctly; C creates two independent clauses properly contrasted by the use of BUT that creates the desired effect of the statement - the kind of composer WHO receives popular acclaim while living, BUT whose (points to the composer properly) reputation declines after death and never regains its former status
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I like C.
Contrast is clearly shown between the time when the composers live and the time after their death.
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I will go with C as well. The use of "but" makes the sentence more meanigful.
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OA is C.
Thanks to you all.
However, official explanation says:
(B) The two clauses are not parallel, lack of coordinating conjunction, and do not describe the same thing; reduntant again.
(C) Correct. This sentence presents the proper logic while maintaining parallel structure and consistent verb tense.
Can anybody explain me why (B) is not describing the same thing and (C) is?
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Re: SC - Joachim Raff and Giacomo Meyerbeer (OG11) [#permalink]
11 Mar 2008, 18:31
i think the only error with B is "regain ... again"
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Re: SC - Joachim Raff and Giacomo Meyerbeer (OG11) [#permalink]
16 Jan 2010, 01:45
dwivedys wrote: pau.sabria wrote: Joachim Raff and Giacomo Meyerbeer are examples of the kind of composer who receives popular acclaim while living, often goes into decline after death, and never regains popularity again.
(A) often goes into decline after death, and never regains popularity again
regains popularity again is redundant usage. Also, once the composer is dead, he cannot often go into decline!
(B) whose reputation declines after death and never regains its status again
... regain again is redundant usage again
(C) but whose reputation declines after death and never regains its former status
(D) who declines in reputation after death and who never regained popularity again
declines in reputation seems awkward; regained is in the wrong tense
(E) then has declined in reputation after death and never regained popularity
has declined in reputation after death is awkward - present perfect is not required here
I think C uses the coordinate conjunction but preceded by a comma correctly; C creates two independent clauses properly contrasted by the use of BUT that creates the desired effect of the statement - the kind of composer WHO receives popular acclaim while living, BUT whose (points to the composer properly) reputation declines after death and never regains its former status tks for your detailed explanation! It helps me a lot!
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Re: SC - Joachim Raff and Giacomo Meyerbeer (OG11) [#permalink]
31 Aug 2011, 05:15
Besides option C no other option uses a fitting contrasting word (which is required to have emphasis on different parts of life of such composers)
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Re: Joachim Raff and Giacomo Meyerbeer are examples of the kind [#permalink]
31 Mar 2012, 22:43
use of contrasting word 'but' is very crucial here. rest of mostly have wrong modifications
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Re: Joachim Raff and Giacomo Meyerbeer are examples of the kind [#permalink]
01 Apr 2012, 03:19
I'd also go with C. Obviously the composer doesn't decline after death, but his reputation does. But stresses the change in the reputation from life to the time after death.
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