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The town planning and establishment of the city of NewDelhi within the old city of Delhi was a project assigned to Lutyens. He did not just establish a few buildings in New Delhi, but the entire New Delhi. We should not confuse between Old Delhi and New Delhi.

Therefore other projects in the Uk or elsewhere are comparable to the project of New Delhi, ( we might say in Old Delhi or even in India)
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An outstanding architect who came into the limelight around the turn of the 19th century to attain knighthood in the twentieth century, Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many private houses, war memorials and public layouts , and not only in the UK but also in several parts of the World, and among which most notably was New Delhi known as the Lutyens Delhi.

A. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many private houses, war memorials, and public layouts and not only in the UK but also in several parts of the World, and among which most notably was New Delhi,

B. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens had designed not only many private houses, war memorials and public estates in the UK but also in several parts of the World, most notably in New Delhi,

C. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many private houses, war memorials, and public layouts, and not only in the UK but so in several parts of the World, among which was most notably in New Delhi,

D. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many English private houses, war memorials, and public layouts not only in the UK but also in several parts of the World, the most notable of which was New Delhi,

E. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many private houses, war memorials, and public layouts not only in the UK but also in several parts of the World, most notable of which was in New Delhi,
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I think that one can easily come down to choices D and E. What I find difficult to understand is the intended meaning of the author in the original sentence.
Is the author trying to compare the private houses, war memorials and public layouts in UK vs the other of his designs in New Delhi? If yes, then E does not have any grammatical error and this is ought to be the right answer.

If the author is trying to compare the the private houses, war memorials and public layouts in UK vs New Delhi itself, then this comparison itself is not parallel.
It is like telling Luytens designed apples, oranges and grapes not only in UK but also in other parts of the world, most important of which was German car, known as Luytens car.

In my opinion this is one of the ambiguos questions.
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An outstanding architect who came into the limelight around the turn of the 19th century to attain knighthood in the twentieth century, Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many private houses, war memorials and public layouts , and not only in the UK but also in several parts of the World, and among which most notably was New Delhi known as the Lutyens Delhi.

A. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many private houses, war memorials, and public layouts and not only in the UK but also in several parts of the World, and among which most notably was New Delhi,

B. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens had designed not only many private houses, war memorials and public estates in the UK but also in several parts of the World, most notably in New Delhi,

C. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many private houses, war memorials, and public layouts, and not only in the UK but so in several parts of the World, among which was most notably in New Delhi,

D. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many English private houses, war memorials, and public layouts not only in the UK but also in several parts of the World, the most notable of which was New Delhi,

E. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many private houses, war memorials, and public layouts not only in the UK but also in several parts of the World, most notable of which was in New Delhi,
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Reason for why option D is correct :

A&C : ‘and public layouts and not only in the UK but also’ is not idiomatic.

B : ‘had designed not only many private houses, war memorials and public estates in the UK but also in several parts’ is ungrammatical & unidiomatic.

Of D & E , I chose E because of ‘most notable of which was in New Delhi,’. This refers to a building in New Delhi.
But the intended meaning & also a fact is ‘Lutyens Delhi’ is a city. (Despite being from India, I didn’t know this fact until I came across this question)
The author intended to say that Lutyens built houses etc not in Uk but also other places out of which Lutyens Delhi is very famous.
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An outstanding architect who came into the limelight around the turn of the 19th century to attain knighthood in the twentieth century, Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many private houses, war memorials and public layouts , and not only in the UK but also in several parts of the World, and among which most notably was New Delhi known as the Lutyens Delhi.

A. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many private houses, war memorials, and public layouts and not only in the UK but also in several parts of the World, and among which most notably was New Delhi,

B. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens had designed not only many private houses, war memorials and public estates in the UK but also in several parts of the World, most notably in New Delhi,

C. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many private houses, war memorials, and public layouts, and not only in the UK but so in several parts of the World, among which was most notably in New Delhi,

D. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many English private houses, war memorials, and public layouts not only in the UK but also in several parts of the World, the most notable of which was New Delhi,

E. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many private houses, war memorials, and public layouts not only in the UK but also in several parts of the World, most notable of which was in New Delhi,

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Reason for why option D is correct :

A&C : ‘and public layouts and not only in the UK but also’ is not idiomatic.

B : ‘had designed not only many private houses, war memorials and public estates in the UK but also in several parts’ is ungrammatical & unidiomatic.

Of D & E , I chose E because of ‘most notable of which was in New Delhi,’. This refers to a building in New Delhi.
But the intended meaning & also a fact is ‘Lutyens Delhi’ is a city. (Despite being from India, I didn’t know this fact until I came across this question)
The author intended to say that Lutyens built houses etc not in Uk but also other places out of which Lutyens Delhi is very famous.
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I somehow do not get your explanation on your understanding of the intended meaning. Even if you have known that Luytens Delhi is a city, you are trying to compare what Luytens designed (houses) vs a city.
This comparison does not make sense in D.
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An outstanding architect who came into the limelight around the turn of the 19th century to attain knighthood in the twentieth century, Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many private houses, war memorials and public layouts , and not only in the UK but also in several parts of the World, and among which most notably was New Delhi known as the Lutyens Delhi.

A. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many private houses, war memorials, and public layouts and not only in the UK but also in several parts of the World, and among which most notably was New Delhi,

B. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens had designed not only many private houses, war memorials and public estates in the UK but also in several parts of the World, most notably in New Delhi,

C. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many private houses, war memorials, and public layouts, and not only in the UK but so in several parts of the World, among which was most notably in New Delhi,

D. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many English private houses, war memorials, and public layouts not only in the UK but also in several parts of the World, the most notable of which was New Delhi,

E. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many private houses, war memorials, and public layouts not only in the UK but also in several parts of the World, most notable of which was in New Delhi,

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Reason for why option D is correct :

A&C : ‘and public layouts and not only in the UK but also’ is not idiomatic.

B : ‘had designed not only many private houses, war memorials and public estates in the UK but also in several parts’ is ungrammatical & unidiomatic.

Of D & E , I chose E because of ‘most notable of which was in New Delhi,’. This refers to a building in New Delhi.
But the intended meaning & also a fact is ‘Lutyens Delhi’ is a city. (Despite being from India, I didn’t know this fact until I came across this question)
The author intended to say that Lutyens built houses etc not in Uk but also other places out of which Lutyens Delhi is very famous.

I somehow do not get your explanation on your understanding of the intended meaning. Even if you have known that Luytens Delhi is a city, you are trying to compare what Luytens designed (houses) vs a city.
This comparison does not make sense in D.
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The comparison here is with ‘not only in the UK but also in several parts of the World’ . Hence this must be compared to another place bot a building.
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Reason for why option D is correct :

A&C : ‘and public layouts and not only in the UK but also’ is not idiomatic.

B : ‘had designed not only many private houses, war memorials and public estates in the UK but also in several parts’ is ungrammatical & unidiomatic.

Of D & E , I chose E because of ‘most notable of which was in New Delhi,’. This refers to a building in New Delhi.
But the intended meaning & also a fact is ‘Lutyens Delhi’ is a city. (Despite being from India, I didn’t know this fact until I came across this question)
The author intended to say that Lutyens built houses etc not in Uk but also other places out of which Lutyens Delhi is very famous.

I somehow do not get your explanation on your understanding of the intended meaning. Even if you have known that Luytens Delhi is a city, you are trying to compare what Luytens designed (houses) vs a city.
This comparison does not make sense in D.


The comparison here is with ‘not only in the UK but also in several parts of the World’ . Hence this must be compared to another place bot a building.
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That makes the sentence even more confusing because of the usage of "...in the UK...in the several parts". I still do not understand your explanation on parallelism issue in this question.
If you think of what "which" refers to in the last part of the sentence, then you can understand the ambiguity in this question.
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Dear Sir,
from my point of view
D) says, he built 1,2 & 3 in both uk & other places , notable of all three is New Delhi
E) says, he built 1,2 & 3 in both uk & other places , notable of all three is in New Delhi

i choose E with same opinion.
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Initially I chose E as the answer. But after doing a thorough analysis of choices D and E, choice D seems to make more logical sense compared to choice E.
Choice E says most notable of which was in New Delhi. What was in New Delhi? There is no specific answer to this question. Thus choice E presents an ambiguous meaning.
Whereas choice D clearly says, the most notable of which was New Delhi. The list presents different kinds of architectures-private houses, war memorials, and public layouts. Thus the list can be treated as a list of architectures. The most notable of which(architecture) was New Delhi. New Delhi itself is an architecture, product of Lutyens design.
Please correct my reasoning, in case I am wrong.

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GMATNinja - please explain why D is the correct answer

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An outstanding architect who came into the limelight around the turn of the 19th century to attain knighthood in the twentieth century, Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many private houses, war memorials and public layouts , and not only in the UK but also in several parts of the World, and among which most notably was New Delhi known as the Lutyens Delhi.

A. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many private houses, war memorials, and public layouts and not only in the UK but also in several parts of the World, and among which most notably was New Delhi,

B. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens had designed not only many private houses, war memorials and public estates in the UK but also in several parts of the World, most notably in New Delhi,

C. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many private houses, war memorials, and public layouts, and not only in the UK but so in several parts of the World, among which was most notably in New Delhi,

D. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many English private houses, war memorials, and public layouts not only in the UK but also in several parts of the World, the most notable of which was New Delhi,

E. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many private houses, war memorials, and public layouts not only in the UK but also in several parts of the World, most notable of which was in New Delhi,
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After reading the explanation I can understand why option D is correct but does it require us to have external knowledge that Landseer Lutyens designed New Delhi, as I do not see any issue in option C other than the meaning difference from D. And if somebody does not know that Lutyens designed Delhi then it is not possible to choose D as the right option (IMO)
or is there anything that I am missing?
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An outstanding architect who came into the limelight around the turn of the 19th century to attain knighthood in the twentieth century, Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many private houses, war memorials and public layouts , and not only in the UK but also in several parts of the World, and among which most notably was New Delhi known as the Lutyens Delhi.

A. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many private houses, war memorials, and public layouts and not only in the UK but also in several parts of the World, and among which most notably was New Delhi,

B. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens had designed not only many private houses, war memorials and public estates in the UK but also in several parts of the World, most notably in New Delhi,

C. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many private houses, war memorials, and public layouts, and not only in the UK but so in several parts of the World, among which was most notably in New Delhi,

D. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many English private houses, war memorials, and public layouts not only in the UK but also in several parts of the World, the most notable of which was New Delhi,

E. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many private houses, war memorials, and public layouts not only in the UK but also in several parts of the World, most notable of which was in New Delhi,

After reading the explanation I can understand why option D is correct but does it require us to have external knowledge that Landseer Lutyens designed New Delhi, as I do not see any issue in option C other than the meaning difference from D. And if somebody does not know that Lutyens designed Delhi then it is not possible to choose D as the right option (IMO)
or is there anything that I am missing?
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Hello arya251294,

We hope this finds you well.

Having gone through the question and your query, we believe we can resolve your doubt.

Option C also incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction "not only...but so" rather than the idiomatic construction "not only...but also".

We hope this helps.
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An outstanding architect who came into the limelight around the turn of the 19th century to attain knighthood in the twentieth century, Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many private houses, war memorials and public layouts , and not only in the UK but also in several parts of the World, and among which most notably was New Delhi known as the Lutyens Delhi.

A. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many private houses, war memorials, and public layouts and not only in the UK but also in several parts of the World, and among which most notably was New Delhi,

B. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens had designed not only many private houses, war memorials and public estates in the UK but also in several parts of the World, most notably in New Delhi,

C. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many private houses, war memorials, and public layouts, and not only in the UK but so in several parts of the World, among which was most notably in New Delhi,

D. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many English private houses, war memorials, and public layouts not only in the UK but also in several parts of the World, the most notable of which was New Delhi,

E. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens designed many private houses, war memorials, and public layouts not only in the UK but also in several parts of the World, most notable of which was in New Delhi,

After reading the explanation I can understand why option D is correct but does it require us to have external knowledge that Landseer Lutyens designed New Delhi, as I do not see any issue in option C other than the meaning difference from D. And if somebody does not know that Lutyens designed Delhi then it is not possible to choose D as the right option (IMO)
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Hello arya251294,

We hope this finds you well.

Having gone through the question and your query, we believe we can resolve your doubt.

Option C also incorrectly uses the unidiomatic construction "not only...but so" rather than the idiomatic construction "not only...but also".

We hope this helps.
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Ohh my bad, I meant to say option 'E' not option 'C'.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutyens%27_Delhi

Lutyens' Delhi is an area in New Delhi, (first line of Wikipedia page) seems like ans is E, also nowhere in the question it is given he was designing city layouts. Also don't expect us to know whether a person has designed a city or a part of it
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It was simple for me, may be due to the fact that I stay in New Delhi and I know he designed New Delhi and not a place ' in New Delhi' (So B, C and E are out).

A is incorrect because 'among' is used to pick one from many and in this sentence only one city is mentioned
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Ohh my bad, I meant to say option 'E' not option 'C'.

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Hello arya251294,

Thank you for the clarification.

To resolve your doubt, Please take a look at Option A. Here, the use of the phrase "among which most notably was New Delhi" conveys that the most notable of Lutyen's works is New Delhi. As this meaning is a logical one, we can assume that it is the intended meaning.

We hope this helps.
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I am confused between D & E .
D- "which was New Delhi" If we don't have any historical pretext then statement here shows that whole Delhi was designed by the Architect
E- "which was in New Delhi" removes this ambiguity and talks about Luteyns in New Delhi.
Also there was another marker in D i.e. the use of "The most" superlative form which is missing in E
If we go with the meaning of the sentence then E is the right option and if we go with the superlative form then D.
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I am confused between D & E .
D- "which was New Delhi" If we don't have any historical pretext then statement here shows that whole Delhi was designed by the Architect
E- "which was in New Delhi" removes this ambiguity and talks about Luteyns in New Delhi.
Also there was another marker in D i.e. the use of "The most" superlative form which is missing in E
If we go with the meaning of the sentence then E is the right option and if we go with the superlative form then D.
Please elaborate if anyone has better explanation.
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Agreed Arjun. Also, option D, almost out of nowhere, introduces the word "English" (English private houses). Haven't really seen official GMAT questions testing you on these kind of things.
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I am confused between D & E .
D- "which was New Delhi" If we don't have any historical pretext then statement here shows that whole Delhi was designed by the Architect
E- "which was in New Delhi" removes this ambiguity and talks about Luteyns in New Delhi.
Also there was another marker in D i.e. the use of "The most" superlative form which is missing in E
If we go with the meaning of the sentence then E is the right option and if we go with the superlative form then D.
Please elaborate if anyone has better explanation.

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Hello arjunb9,

We hope this finds you well.

As we explained above, to resolve this confusion please take a look at Option A. Here, the use of the phrase "among which most notably was New Delhi" conveys that the most notable of Lutyen's works is New Delhi. As this meaning is a logical one, we can assume that it is the intended meaning. Thus, D is the correct answer choice. Further, Option E does use a superlative form "most notable of which"; it merely drops the preposition "the".

We hope this helps.
All the best!
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