A poem by Mallarm, which was begun in 1865, the final version of which

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A poem by Mallarm, which was begun in  1865, the final version of which appeared  in 1876, was the inspiration for Debussy s “Afternoon of a Faun.”

A)1865, the final version of which appeared

B)1865 and appeared in final version

C)1865 and it appeared in final version

D)1865, whose final version had appeared

E)1865, its final version making its appearance

generis · Answer

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NithishKumar · Answer

IMO B

A poem by Mallarm, which was begun in 1865, the final version of which appeared in 1876, was the inspiration for Debussy s “Afternoon of a Faun.”

A)1865, the final version of which appeared - "which" throws me of here. It is not clear what which is modifying.. 1865 or the poem.

B)1865 and appeared in final version - parallel structures. Which was began and which appeared. Both modifying the poem.

C)1865 and it appeared in final version - parallelism is at fault here. Also, we have IC as modifier.

D)1865, whose final version had appeared - no need for past perfect tense.

E)1865, its final version making its appearance - change in verb tense. Using two pronouns with in a single clause is redundant and not correct

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rajatchopra1994 · Answer

Explanation:

IMO-B

A)1865, the final version  of which  appeared; Incorrect

B)1865 and appeared in final version; Correct

C)1865 and  it  appeared in final version; Incorrect

D)1865,  whose  final version had appeared; Incorrect

E)1865,  its  final version making its appearance; Incorrect

prateekchugh · Answer

A poem by Mallarm, which was begun in 1865, the final version of which appeared in 1876, was the inspiration for Debussy s “Afternoon of a Faun.”

A poem by Mallarm (Subject),........................., Was ( Verb)

Let's look inside the two commas:

,which  was begun  in 1865, the final version of  which appeared  in 1876,

It is not parallel:

Correct Version Should be: which was begun and which was appeared
OR
which was begun and appeared

Not Was begun and Was appeared is correct because this sentence is in Passive voice
If in Active Voice: it would be: which begun and appeared

A)1865, the final version of which appeared   Incorrect Answer Explain Above

B)1865 and appeared in final version   Correct Parallelism

C)1865 and  it appeared  in final version   Which was begun and it appeared: Incorrect Parallelism and 'it' pronoun refer to poem or mallarm...Incorrect Answer

D)1865, whose final version  had appeared    Which begun and Whose had appeared..... Incorrect parallelism and usage of past perfect is wrong. We use past perfect for the sequence of events in past.

E)1865,  its  final version making  its  appearance   First there is no parallelism, second its pronoun is use for poem or mallarm,and third its pronoun is a possessive pronoun and it is used for possessive noun and here there is no possessive noun. Hence Incorrect Choice

Sushil117 · Answer

A)1865, the final version of which appeared
"which" referring back to ??1865?? incorrect

B)1865 and appeared in final version
correct

C)1865 and it appeared in final version
"it" referring back to?? same as A,incorrect

D)1865, whose final version had appeared
use of "had" is wrong as it's an action happened later.incorrect

E)1865, its final version making its appearance
"its" ?? same error as A

IMO B

aviddd · Answer

A)1865, the final version of which appeared
This is like matrix - which within a which clause. It is not clear what the second "which" refers to. Sentence is also awkwardly consutructed. Incorrect.

B)1865 and appeared in final version
Correct.

C)1865 and it appeared in final version
"it" changes the structure of the sentence. Incorrect.

D)1865, whose final version had appeared
whose is incorrect. We are referring to a poem, not a person.

E)1865, its final version making its appearance
"its" changes the sentence structure.

AnirudhaS · Answer

I think it is A.
A poem.., which was begun in 1865, <modifier>, was the inspiration for.............

In B, are the verbs parallel?

tittoo · Answer

A)1865, the final version of  which  appeared

B)1865 and appeared in final version

C)1865 and  it  appeared in final version

D)1865,  whose  final version  had  appeared

E)1865,  its  final version  making its appearance

Answer = B

winterschool · Answer

A poem by Mallarm, which was begun in 1865, the final version of which appeared in 1876, was the inspiration for Debussy s “Afternoon of a Faun.”

A)1865,  the final version of which appeared   Incorrect

modifier error - 'the final version of which appeared in 1876' wrongly modifies previous clause
 
B)1865 and  appeared  in final version  Correct

correct parallelism - ....begun......and appeared ......

C)1865 and  it appeared  in final version  Incorrect

',' required before 'and' for independent clause after 'and'; parallelism error - ..., which.....and it....

D)1865, whose final version  had  appeared  Incorrect

tense error - uses had wrong, final version cant be appeared before it was begun

E)1865, its final version  making its appearance   Incorrect

awkward construction

KSN27 · Answer

Hi,
It is the only option where verbs are parallel and meaning is right.

we already know the main sentence.
A poem by Mallarm was the inspiration for D's "Afternoon of a Faun".
Which was begun in 1865 and the final version of which appeared should modify A poem by Mallarm.

option A, 
the final version is trying to modify 1865- wrong 
option A has bunch of modifiers following one another, but they should be connected and modify the same thing.

Option B,
A poem by mallarm, which  was begun  in 1865 and  appeared  in final version in 1876.
Parallel verbs Was begun || was appeared 
this sentence can be broken down to

A poem by Mallaram was begun in 1865
AND

A poem by Mallaram appeared in final version in 1876.

And now this makes sense too. 
A poem by M , <modifier>, was the inspiration for Debussy s “Afternoon of a Faun.”

A poem by Mallarm, which was begun in 1865, the final version of which

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