After carefully reviewing the results Zeigarnik ascribed her finding

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After carefully reviewing the results,  Zeigarnik ascribed her finding, that people better remember tasks that have not yet been completed compared to ones that have been, to be the product of the tendency  of the mind to want to complete a task in order to move on, and to be willing to work harder to do so.

A) Zeigarnik ascribed her finding, that people better remember tasks that have not yet been completed compared to ones that have been, to be the product of the tendency

B) Zeigarnik ascribed her finding, that people better remember tasks that have not yet been completed compared to ones that have been, to be from the tendency

C) Zeigarnik ascribed her finding, that people better remember tasks that have not yet been completed compared to ones that have been, to the tendency

D) Zeigarnik's finding, that people better remember tasks that have not yet been completed compared to ones that have been, was ascribed to have been the product of the tendency

E) Zeigarnik's finding, that people better remember tasks that have not yet been completed compared to ones that have been, to the tendency

zhanbo · Answer

My answer is  (C) . It took me 01:35.

Starting with
(A) I found a couple issues that is potentially damaging for the first version.
A.1 Two commas that set off "that people better remember tasks that have not yet been completed compared to ones that have been" may be inappropriate because the appositive clause is essential. Unless Zeigarnik is known only to have just one finding, the sentence writer should not use commas.
A.2 Whenever I see "better", I would like to see "than". But I saw "compared to"
A.3 In "Ascribe X to Y,", "Y" can simply be tendency.

Now, I scan (BCDE) quickly and 
I can eliminate (DE) quickly because "Zeigarnik's finding" cannot logically be the agent "carefully reviewing the results".

I find that A.1 and A.2 are nonissues to the author this question.

Now, by applying A.3, I chose (C).

Jaidude · Answer

The way I solved is by trying to understand the meaning of the sentence
After carefully reviewing the results? Who reviewed the results? was it Zeigarnik or was it her findings? I went with Zeigarnik so D and E we say goodbye.

looking at A, B, and C the split is in the last part of the answer choices. the sentence "that people better remember tasks that have not yet been completed compared to ones that have been" is a modifier and modifies " Her Finding". We can read the entire sentence without the modifier to see if it makes more sense.

Zeigarnik ascribed her finding~~, that people better remember tasks that have not yet been completed compared to ones that have been,~~ to be the product of the tendency

now Ascribed = regard something as being due to (a cause).

A and B seem to be redundant
C is concise to the point. I was honestly in a fix myself so would like an experts opinion on this.

After carefully reviewing the results, Zeigarnik ascribed her finding, that people better remember tasks that have not yet been completed compared to ones that have been, to be the product of the tendency of the mind to want to complete a task in order to move on, and to be willing to work harder to do so.

A) Zeigarnik ascribed her finding, that people better remember tasks that have not yet been completed compared to ones that have been, to be the product of the tendency

B) Zeigarnik ascribed her finding, that people better remember tasks that have not yet been completed compared to ones that have been, to be from the tendency

C) Zeigarnik ascribed her finding, that people better remember tasks that have not yet been completed compared to ones that have been, to the tendency

D) Zeigarnik's finding, that people better remember tasks that have not yet been completed compared to ones that have been, was ascribed to have been the product of the tendency

E) Zeigarnik's finding, that people better remember tasks that have not yet been completed compared to ones that have been, to the tendency

IMO C

TarunKumar1234 · Answer

After carefully reviewing the results, Zeigarnik ascribed her finding, that people better remember tasks that have not yet been completed compared to ones that have been, to be the product of the tendency of the mind to want to complete a task in order to move on, and to be willing to work harder to do so.

A) Zeigarnik ascribed her finding, that people better remember tasks that have not yet been completed compared to ones that have been, to be the product of the tendency - Correct idiom is "ascribe X to Y"

B) Zeigarnik ascribed her finding, that people better remember tasks that have not yet been completed compared to ones that have been, to be from the tendency
- Correct idiom is "ascribe X to Y"

C) Zeigarnik ascribed her finding, that people better remember tasks that have not yet been completed compared to ones that have been, to the tendency
- "After carefully reviewing the results" is correctly modifying "Zeigarnik", and "Ascribe X to Y" is correctly used

D) Zeigarnik's finding, that people better remember tasks that have not yet been completed compared to ones that have been, was ascribed to have been the product of the tendency
- Since Zeigarnik, and not Zeigarnik's finding carefully reviewed the results, therefore, "After carefully reviewing the results" is incorrectly modifying "Zeigarnik's finding".

E) Zeigarnik's finding, that people better remember tasks that have not yet been completed compared to ones that have been, to the tendency
- Since Zeigarnik, and not Zeigarnik's finding carefully reviewed the results, therefore, "After carefully reviewing the results" is incorrectly modifying "Zeigarnik's finding".

Crytiocanalyst · Answer

A) Zeigarnik ascribed her finding, that people better remember tasks that have not yet been completed compared to ones that have been, to be the product of the tendency
to the product of the tendency is long and unnecessary and comparison should be made with better than therefore out

B) Zeigarnik ascribed her finding, that people better remember tasks that have not yet been completed compared to ones that have been, to be from the tendency
better than is better usage than compared to , along with that from isn't the right usage since the quality is attributed to something to attributed from therefore out

C) Zeigarnik ascribed her finding, that people better remember tasks that have not yet been completed compared to ones that have been, to the tendency
The meaning and usage is perfect therefore let us hang on to it

D) Zeigarnik's finding, that people better remember tasks that have not yet been completed compared to ones that have been, was ascribed to have been the product of the tendency
finding isn't the right usage, inaddition have been the product is unnevessary distorting the meaning therefore out

E) Zeigarnik's finding, that people better remember tasks that have not yet been completed compared to ones that have been, to the tendency
Even though to the tendency is the right usage , findings addition isn't conveying the right meaning therefore out

Therefore IMO C

100mitra · Answer

Correct option C

Sentence exam on :  sentence structure and Modifier

Wrong Option A  - Tense Error and wrong comparison.
  After carefully reviewing the results  ,  Zeigarnik ascribed her   finding  , 
that people better remember tasks
that have not yet been completed compared to ones 
that have been, 
  to be the product   of the tendency  of the mind to want to complete a task in order to move on, and 
 to be willing  to work harder to do so.

Wrong Option B  - Tense Error and wrong comparison.
  After carefully reviewing the results  ,  Zeigarnik ascribed her   finding  , 
that people better remember tasks
that have not yet been completed compared to ones 
that have been, 
 to  be from  the tendency   of the mind to want to complete a task in order to move on, and 
 to be willing to work  harder to do so.

Correct Option C  
  After carefully reviewing the results  ,  Zeigarnik ascribed her   finding  , 
that people better remember tasks 
that have not yet been completed compared to ones 
that have been, 
 to the tendency  of the mind  to want to complete a task in order to move on, and 
 to be willing to work  harder to do so.

Eliminate D  :becasue 
- phrase "After carefully reviewing the results" wrongly modify "Zeigarnik's"
- Tense Error
 Option D 
 After carefully reviewing the results ,   Zeigarnik's  finding, 
that people better remember tasks 
that have not yet been completed compared to ones 
that have been,  was ascribed  
 to  have been  the product of the tendency   of the mind to want to complete a task in order to move on, and 
 to be willing to work  harder to do so.

Eliminate E :becasue  
- phrase "After carefully reviewing the results" wrongly modify "Zeigarnik's"
 Option E 
 After carefully reviewing the results ,   Zeigarnik's  finding, 
that people better remember tasks 
that have not yet been completed compared to ones 
that have been, 
to the tendency  of the mind to want to complete a task in order to move on, and 
to be willing to work harder to do so.

TargetKellogg2024 · Answer

After carefully reviewing the results,  Zeigarnik ascribed her finding, that people better remember tasks that have not yet been completed compared to ones that have been, to be the product of the tendency  of the mind to want to complete a task in order to move on, and to be willing to work harder to do so.

A) Zeigarnik  ascribed  her finding, that people better remember tasks that have not yet been completed compared to ones that have been,  to be  the product of the tendency   - Correct idiom is "ascribe X to Y"

B) Zeigarnik  ascribed  her finding, that people better remember tasks that have not yet been completed compared to ones that have been,  to be  from the tendency
  - Correct idiom is "ascribe X to Y"

C) Zeigarnik ascribed her finding, that people better remember tasks that have not yet been completed compared to ones that have been, to the tendency
  - "After carefully reviewing the results" is correctly modifying "Zeigarnik", and "Ascribe X to Y" is correctly used

D) Zeigarnik's finding, that people better remember tasks that have not yet been completed compared to ones that have been, was ascribed to have been the product of the tendency
  - Since Zeigarnik, and not Zeigarnik's finding carefully reviewed the results, therefore, "After carefully reviewing the results" is incorrectly modifying "Zeigarnik's finding".

E) Zeigarnik's finding, that people better remember tasks that have not yet been completed compared to ones that have been, to the tendency
  - Since Zeigarnik, and not Zeigarnik's finding carefully reviewed the results, therefore, "After carefully reviewing the results" is incorrectly modifying "Zeigarnik's finding".

After carefully reviewing the results Zeigarnik ascribed her finding

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