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02 Oct 2013, 06:24
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This is a good one. Not very tough, but tricky. The key to sentence correction questions is to see the big picture by eliminating fluff. Although the question stem is pretty long, one can eliminate the "fluff" words.
Let me reproduce the first part of the question stem.
Although she had been known as an effective legislatorfirst in the Texas Senate and later in the United States House of Representatives, not until ..blah blah blah....more blah...
The question stem introduces a modifier clause which contains the pronoun "She". One would expect to see the noun that is being referred by the modifier "She", in the statement that immediately follows the modifier clause...
Only answer choices (B) and (E) introduce the person who is being talked about....
Let's deep dive into (B) and (E). Let's scan (E) to see if we can catch a break by identifying an obvious error.
"....then also later in the United States House of Representatives..."
..."then also later ?"... Voila...Clearly the "then also" is redundant. There is no need to analyse the remaining part of the sentence. (E) can be instantly eliminated.
Now let's deep dive into (B)..The complete sentence is reproduced below..
Although she had been known as an effective legislator first in the Texas Senate and later in the United States House of Representatives, Barbara Jordan did not become a nationally recognized figure until 1974, when she participated in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, which were televised nationwide.
[*] This sentence starts of by introducing a "she". The fragment after the first comma then breaks the suspense by revealing the name of the protagonist, ie Barbara Jordan.
[*]..... Barbara Jordan did not become a nationally recognized figure until 1974, when..... --> The when clearly refers to 1972..no problems here.
[*] ....when she participated in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, which were televised nationwide---> Ok this is interesting. The "which-should-kiss-the-noun-rule" states that the "which" should immediately succeed the noun that the "which" refers to .
E.g : I like the blue colored designer shirt, which John wore to the party yesterday --> the "which" here kisses the noun. i.e "Shirt".
Back to the question.
In this case, the noun that immediately precedes the "which" happens to be "Richard Nixon". Hmmmm.....what is going on here ? especially as "Which [color=#2e3192]were" implies that the which is trying to refer to a noun that is plural.
It so happens, that this statement is one of those exceptions to the "which-should-kiss-the-noun-rule. The "which" here refers clearly refers to "hearings". "Which" can sometimes refer to a noun that is positionally situated a few words away. Usually this scenario occurs when the fragment that preceeds the "Which" is a prepositional clause. See some of my other posts that tackle this matter in detail.
Confused ? Dont be
Just remember that 90% of the time, the "which" should kiss the noun. But in exceptional scenarios, the "which" can refer to a noun that is a few words ahead.
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Let me reproduce the first part of the question stem.
Although she had been known as an effective legislator
The question stem introduces a modifier clause which contains the pronoun "She". One would expect to see the noun that is being referred by the modifier "She", in the statement that immediately follows the modifier clause...
Only answer choices (B) and (E) introduce the person who is being talked about....
Let's deep dive into (B) and (E). Let's scan (E) to see if we can catch a break by identifying an obvious error.
"....then also later in the United States House of Representatives..."
..."then also later ?"... Voila...Clearly the "then also" is redundant. There is no need to analyse the remaining part of the sentence. (E) can be instantly eliminated.
Now let's deep dive into (B)..The complete sentence is reproduced below..
Although she had been known as an effective legislator first in the Texas Senate and later in the United States House of Representatives, Barbara Jordan did not become a nationally recognized figure until 1974, when she participated in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, which were televised nationwide.
[*] This sentence starts of by introducing a "she". The fragment after the first comma then breaks the suspense by revealing the name of the protagonist, ie Barbara Jordan.
[*]..... Barbara Jordan did not become a nationally recognized figure until 1974, when..... --> The when clearly refers to 1972..no problems here.
[*] ....when she participated in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, which were televised nationwide---> Ok this is interesting. The "which-should-kiss-the-noun-rule" states that the "which" should immediately succeed the noun that the "which" refers to .
E.g : I like the blue colored designer shirt, which John wore to the party yesterday --> the "which" here kisses the noun. i.e "Shirt".
Back to the question.
In this case, the noun that immediately precedes the "which" happens to be "Richard Nixon". Hmmmm.....what is going on here ? especially as "Which [color=#2e3192]were" implies that the which is trying to refer to a noun that is plural.
It so happens, that this statement is one of those exceptions to the "which-should-kiss-the-noun-rule. The "which" here refers clearly refers to "hearings". "Which" can sometimes refer to a noun that is positionally situated a few words away. Usually this scenario occurs when the fragment that preceeds the "Which" is a prepositional clause. See some of my other posts that tackle this matter in detail.
Confused ? Dont be
Just remember that 90% of the time, the "which" should kiss the noun. But in exceptional scenarios, the "which" can refer to a noun that is a few words ahead.
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15 Oct 2013, 06:41
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I think the underlined statement is till 'as it was'.
Now the options. D and E can be ruled out as there is a parallelism problem. 'First...and later...' is the correct form.
Between A, B and C. I think B is correct.
A. later in the United States House of Representatives, not until Barbara Jordan’s
participation in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon in
1974 was she made a nationally recognized figure, as it was. Incorrect. Problem with parallelism.
B. later in the United States House of Representatives, Barbara Jordan did not
become a nationally recognized figure until 1974, when she participated in the
hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, which were. Correct. “–hearings-which were”
C. later in the United States House of Representatives, it was not until 1974 that
Barbara Jordan became a nationally recognized figure, with her participation in
the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, which was. Incorrect. “–hearings-which was”
Now the options. D and E can be ruled out as there is a parallelism problem. 'First...and later...' is the correct form.
Between A, B and C. I think B is correct.
A. later in the United States House of Representatives, not until Barbara Jordan’s
participation in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon in
1974 was she made a nationally recognized figure, as it was. Incorrect. Problem with parallelism.
B. later in the United States House of Representatives, Barbara Jordan did not
become a nationally recognized figure until 1974, when she participated in the
hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, which were. Correct. “–hearings-which were”
C. later in the United States House of Representatives, it was not until 1974 that
Barbara Jordan became a nationally recognized figure, with her participation in
the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, which was. Incorrect. “–hearings-which was”
26 Sep 2014, 12:30
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1) Modification: The opening phrase clearly describes a person, so the person should be placed right after that first comma. Eliminate A, C and D.
2) Verbs: In answers B and E, the last word is either "were" or "was", so we need to know the noun that "controls" this verb. Working back into the sentence, you'll find the noun "hearings"….so we need the verb "were." Eliminate E.
Final Answer:B
2) Verbs: In answers B and E, the last word is either "were" or "was", so we need to know the noun that "controls" this verb. Working back into the sentence, you'll find the noun "hearings"….so we need the verb "were." Eliminate E.
Final Answer:B
