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what does "Except for the single line he delivers in Choephori to remind his friend ....command" modify? who is "he" and "his"? what type is the modifier?

A says: Except for the single line he delivers in Choephori to remind his friend Orestes of Apollo's command, Pylades, the companion of Orestes, remains curiously mute in all tragedies dealing with the Orestes-Electra myth.--------------->"he" and "his friend" refers to "Pylades". the initial modifiers in this SC is a noun modifier (although naming modifiers should not really concern us; their functioning should !)

And what is your answe choice? I confuse between A and D, if you choose A, can you explain to me why we eliminate D? Thanks

the answer has to be A : Except for the single line he delivers in Choephori to remind his friend Orestes

D is wrong because we need this sentence in the same tense. also the connect is missing in D . it does not appear as who delivers that line?

Whats wrong with C?

Except for the single line he delivers in Choephori to remind his friend Orestes of Apollo's command, Pylades, the companion of Orestes, remains curiously mute in all tragedies dealing with the Orestes-Electra myth.
A. Except for the single line he delivers in Choephori to remind his friend Orestes
B. Except for the single line delivered as a reminder to Orestes in Choephori
C. Besides his single line delivery in Choephori to remind Orestes
D. Excepting the single line he delivers in Choephori to remind his friend Orestes
E. With the exception of the single line delivered in Choephori as a reminder to Orestes

what does "Except for the single line he delivers in Choephori to remind his friend ....command" modify? who is "he" and "his"? what type is the modifier?
Thanks in advance :D

Why would it not be D ? aditya8062 I didnt understand what you meant by D requiring them to be in the same tense. As far as i can see, A as well as D are in the same tense.

Except for the single line he delivers in Aeschylus' Choephori to remind his friend Orestes of Apollo's command, Pylades, the companion of Orestes, remains curiously mute in all tragedies dealing with the Orestes-Electra myth.

Except for the single line he delivers in Aeschylus' Choephori to remind his friend Orestes
Except for the single line delivered as a reminder to Orestes in Aeschylus' Choephori
Besides his single line delivery in Aeschylus' Choephori reminding Orestes
Excepting the single line he delivers in Aeschylus' Choephori to remind Orestes
With the exception of the single line delivered in Aeschylus' Choephori as a reminder to Orestes

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I selected D and I fail to understand why 'excepting' sentence changes meaning?

Thanks for your help!

Except for the single line he delivers in Choephori to remind his friend Orestes of Apollo's command, Pylades, the companion of Orestes, remains curiously mute in all tragedies dealing with the Orestes-Electra myth.
A. Except for the single line he delivers in Choephori to remind his friend Orestes
B. Except for the single line delivered as a reminder to Orestes in Choephori
C. Besides his single line delivery in Choephori to remind Orestes
D. Excepting the single line he delivers in Choephori to remind his friend Orestes
E. With the exception of the single line delivered in Choephori as a reminder to Orestes

Read the Original Sentence Carefully, Looking for Errors:

It's worth confirming that the underlined pronouns "he" and "his" have a clear antecedent, and they dos: "he" and "his" refer to the noun directly following the introductory phrase, "Pylades." Don't be thrown by all the Greek names in this sentence. The grammatical structure appears to be correct. Keeping in mind (A) as the correct answer, quickly review the remaining choices in case you missed a subtle error in the original.

Scan and Group the Answer Choices:

The answer choices begin with a variety of words ("Except", "Besides", "Excepting" and "With the exception"). There is no way to usefully group the choices, so move on to consider each one.

Eliminate Wrong Answer Choices:

Eliminate (B). It changes the verb "delivers" to "delivered," conflicting with the present tense "remains" in the second part of the sentence.

Eliminate (C). Because it's the "line" and not the "delivery" that causes Pylades to speak, (C) has an incorrect object for "besides."

Eliminate (D) because it changes the meaning of the original sentence. "Excepting ... command" becomes an introductory modifying phrase that must refer to the first noun following it, "Pylades." However, Pylades is not "excepting" his line—he is speaking it.

Eliminate (E). Like (B), it changes the verb "delivers" to "delivered," conflicting with the present tense "remains" in the second part of the sentence. Also "With the exception of" is a long way of saying "Except," and "as a reminder to" is a long way of saying "to remind." Such wordiness is never correct on the GMAT when a more concise and correct answer is available.

Only (A) remains, and it is the correct version of the sentence.

TAKEAWAY: Take a moment to plug your answer back into the original sentence to make sure it makes sense. Doing so can help you avoid picking an answer that is appealing in one respect but introduces an error.