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Published during the late eighteenth century, Diderots [#permalink]
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589. Published during the late eighteenth century, Diderot’s factual Encyclopedia and his friend Voltaire’s fictional Candide were the cause of such a sensational scandal, and both men prudently chose to embark on extended vacations in nearby Austria.
(A) Diderot’s factual Encyclopedia and his friend Voltaire’s fictional Candide were the cause of such a sensational scandal, and
(B) Diderot and his friend Voltaire’s caused such a sensational scandal with their factual Encyclopedia and fictional Candide, respectively, that
(C) Diderot’s factual Encyclopedia and his friend Voltaire’s fictional Candide were the cause of a scandal so sensational that
(D) the scandal caused by Diderot’s factual Encyclopedia and his friend Voltaire’s fictional Candide was so sensational
(E) a factual Encyclopedia by Diderot and the fictional Candide, by his friend Voltaire, caused a sensational scandal, which
THE SC1000 has C as the answer. I thought GMAT doesn't allow us to use "his" without any direct referral.
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C is hte answer here.
his refers to Diderot's. perfectly legal here.
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Dear Tennis ball,
Can you explain your reasoning for C?
I do also think the answer is C, but I am not clear whether it is okay to use "his" with any direct referral.
thanks!
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C, mostly by POE.
Unfortunately, I am unable to provide a satisfactory explanation to your question, died4me.
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Diderot's X and his friend's Y does sound correct could you please explain why you think this is not correct ?
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died4me wrote: Dear Tennis ball,
Can you explain your reasoning for C?
I do also think the answer is C, but I am not clear whether it is okay to use "his" with any direct referral.
thanks!
If the sentence used the pronoun he, then there would be a mistake. The possesive pronoun his is used correctly here.
whose? - Diderot’s
C also has the idiomatic so - that.
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Sorry I dont agree think I agree with the explanation
Heres from MGMAT
Jose's room is so messy that his mom calls him a pig
If him cant refer to Jose then the same rule applies here[/b]
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trivikram wrote: Sorry I dont agree think I agree with the explanation
Heres from MGMAT
Jose's room is so messy that his mom calls him a pig
If him cant refer to Jose then the same rule applies here[/b]
I agree with trivikram. A possessive pronoun (his) should not refer back to a possessive noun (diderot's).
this is a least of 5 evils question.
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Does it matter whether it is objective or possessive pronoun?
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bmwhype2 wrote: Does it matter whether it is objective or possessive pronoun? bmwhype2 wrote: trivikram wrote: Sorry I dont agree think I agree with the explanation
Heres from MGMAT
Jose's room is so messy that his mom calls him a pig
If him cant refer to Jose then the same rule applies here[/b] I agree with trivikram. A possessive pronoun (his) should not refer back to a possessive noun (diderot's). this is a least of 5 evils question. okay...
C is correct. HIS is correct because a possessive pronoun CAN refer to a possessive noun. A subject and object pronoun CANNOT refer back to a possessive noun.
MGMAT SC page 63
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