shubhamgautamRather than accept the throne of Kapilavastu, Lord Buddha was sent by his inner instincts to see if he could achieve a state of enlightenment by going towards the path of complete awareness.
A)
Rather than accept the throne of Kapilavastu, Lord Buddha
was sent by his inner instincts to see
if he could achieve a state of enlightenment by going towards the path of complete awareness. -
WRONG Because of points 1, 2 and 3B) Rather than accepting the throne of Kapilavastu, Lord Buddha
was sent by his inner instincts to see
if he could achieve a state of enlightenment by going towards the path of complete awareness. -
WRONG Because of points 2 and 3C) Instead of accepting the throne of Kapilavastu, Lord Buddha
was sent towards the path of complete awareness by his inner instincts to see
if he could achieve a state of complete awareness. -
WRONG Because of point 1, 2 and 3D) Rather than accept the throne of Kapilavastu, Lord Buddha went towards the path of complete awareness to see whether he could achieve a state of enlightenment, having been sent by his inner instincts. -
CORRECT E)
Instead of accepting the throne of Kapilavastu, Lord Buddha went towards the path of complete awareness to see whether he could achieve a state of enlightenment, having been sent by his inner instincts. -
WRONG Because of point 11. Instead+ of(a preposition)+ ??
it has to be a noun, and it cant be a verb!!
rather than + ??
it can be anything, noun or verb!!
**Instead of can be replaced with "In the place of"
similar to
1. being = in the process of
2. due to = caused by
and if that sounds correct to you well then that's the correct usage!
2. passive, active/ active, passive construction is awkward
never right.
an active voice is always preferred over a passive voice!!!
3. if vs whether
if is a conditional statement. the most frequent and correct use of if is in "if X, then Y"
please note in if clause could/would never appears.
4. verbing modifier
verbing modifier preceded with comma has 2 functions
1. it modifies the previous clause
2. it modifies the subject too!!
Regards
Padfoot
SHUBHAM GAUTAM wrote:
GMATNinja generis VerculesIMO, D AND E CHANGE THE MEANING OF SENTENCE. COULD SOMEONE CLARIFY?