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Why is option A incorrect?

A> Akhenaten, formerly Amenhotep IV, an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, who was married to Nefertiti, worshiped the Egyptian god Aten, renamed himself, wrote the Hymn to Aten, and, therefore, could be considered one of the first monotheists.
formerly amenhotep IV means amenhotep renamed himself Akhenaten, THIS DOES NOT COME OUT CLEARLY

What is wrong with this? Why cannot he rename himself Akhenaten?
is there an error in "could be considered". He cannot be "could be considered". He is considered with surety.
Please evaluate my reasoning.
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Why is option A incorrect?

A> Akhenaten, formerly Amenhotep IV, an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, who was married to Nefertiti, worshiped the Egyptian god Aten, renamed himself, wrote the Hymn to Aten, and, therefore, could be considered one of the first monotheists.
formerly amenhotep IV means amenhotep renamed himself Akhenaten, THIS DOES NOT COME OUT CLEARLY
Stripping A of modifiers:

Akhenaten renamed himself.

But this is incorrect. Akhenaten did not rename himself; Amenhotep IV renamed himself Akhenaten.
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Why is option A incorrect?

A> Akhenaten, formerly Amenhotep IV, an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, who was married to Nefertiti, worshiped the Egyptian god Aten, renamed himself, wrote the Hymn to Aten, and, therefore, could be considered one of the first monotheists.
formerly amenhotep IV means amenhotep renamed himself Akhenaten, THIS DOES NOT COME OUT CLEARLY

What is wrong with this? Why cannot he rename himself Akhenaten?
is there an error in "could be considered". He cannot be "could be considered". He is considered with surety.
Please evaluate my reasoning.

Hello krndatta,

We hope this finds you well.

To answer your query, Option C is superior to Option A because the clause "Akhenaten...renamed himself", used in Option A, is a bit unclear; the construction of this clause seems to suggest that the pharaoh was first named Amenhotep IV, then called Akhenaten, and then gave himself a third name. By contrast, the clause "Amenhotep IV...renamed himself Akhenaten", used in Option C, better conveys the intended meaning - that the pharaoh was originally named Amenhotep IV and then renamed himself Akhenaten.

Further, Option C is slightly more concise, as it uses a semicolon rather than the "comma + and" construction.

We hope this helps.
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Why is option A incorrect?

A> Akhenaten, formerly Amenhotep IV, an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, who was married to Nefertiti, worshiped the Egyptian god Aten, renamed himself, wrote the Hymn to Aten, and, therefore, could be considered one of the first monotheists.
formerly amenhotep IV means amenhotep renamed himself Akhenaten, THIS DOES NOT COME OUT CLEARLY

What is wrong with this? Why cannot he rename himself Akhenaten?
is there an error in "could be considered". He cannot be "could be considered". He is considered with surety.
Please evaluate my reasoning.

Hello krndatta,

We hope this finds you well.

To answer your query, Option C is superior to Option A because the clause "Akhenaten...renamed himself", used in Option A, is a bit unclear; the construction of this clause seems to suggest that the pharaoh was first named Amenhotep IV, then called Akhenaten, and then gave himself a third name. By contrast, the clause "Amenhotep IV...renamed himself Akhenaten", used in Option C, better conveys the intended meaning - that the pharaoh was originally named Amenhotep IV and then renamed himself Akhenaten.

Further, Option C is slightly more concise, as it uses a semicolon rather than the "comma + and" construction.

We hope this helps.
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Hi expert, yes I went with C but OA is E, why should use present tense?
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help me understand the nuances of grammar

A> Akhenaten, formerly Amenhotep IV, an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, who was married to Nefertiti, worshiped the Egyptian god Aten, renamed himself, wrote the Hymn to Aten, and, therefore, could be considered one of the first monotheists.

- we have a comma+and: is this a start of IC above. 'Therefore' is a subordinating conjunction here which is used in dependent clause ?

E> Amenhotep IV, an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, who was married to Neferiti, worshipped the Egyptian god Aten, renamed himself Akhenaten, and wrote the Hymn to the Aten; therefore, he is considered one of the first monotheists.


we have two IC clauses separated by a semicolon. But, are not the clauses dependent on each other ?

that is why 'therefore' a subordinating conjunction is used here ?
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To answer your query, Option C is superior to Option A because the clause "Akhenaten...renamed himself", used in Option A, is a bit unclear; the construction of this clause seems to suggest that the pharaoh was first named Amenhotep IV, then called Akhenaten, and then gave himself a third name.
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