npt0304 wrote:
Pls explain the mistakes of each answer choice. I can eliminate (A) only as it distorts the meaning.
For choice E, please see my post directly above.
C and D do the basic mechanics of parallelism incorrectly. Analyzing basic parallel structures is one of the most important skills in SC, so I won't discuss anything else in those choices. (You shouldn't pursue any distractions until you can successfully call out mechanical non-parallelism quickly and with basically NO effort.)
The parallel structure in each of those choices is
"NOT _____ BUT _____". The parts strictly FOLLOWING the two parallel markers should match.
So...
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...rejected NOT on account of xxxxx BUT on account of yyyyy... = CORRECT
(note that "rejected" appears BEFORE, and therefore OUTSIDE, the entire parallel construction. It is not included in either half.)
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...NOT rejected on account of xxxxx BUT on account of yyyyy... = INCORRECT
("rejected" falls within the first of the two parallel parts this time. There's nothing in the second part to match it.)
Make sure you can do a similar analysis to call out C and D as wrong.