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the two important splits are:
(a) afforded to vs that favors - In option C and E, relative pronoun "that" refers to accolades which is plural hence "that" should be followed by "favor" and not "favors" - Options C and E are out
(b) have/has - the subject of the sentence is "The difference", so the main verb should be "has" and not 'have'. - options A, B and C are out.
Hence, we are left with Option D.
The sentence with Option D is -
The difference in critical accolades afforded to predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over the predominantly female-focused has been a topic of extensive discussion, for quite some time, in the field of Gender Studies.
Answer D
(a) afforded to vs that favors - In option C and E, relative pronoun "that" refers to accolades which is plural hence "that" should be followed by "favor" and not "favors" - Options C and E are out
(b) have/has - the subject of the sentence is "The difference", so the main verb should be "has" and not 'have'. - options A, B and C are out.
Hence, we are left with Option D.
The sentence with Option D is -
The difference in critical accolades afforded to predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over the predominantly female-focused has been a topic of extensive discussion, for quite some time, in the field of Gender Studies.
Answer D
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The difference in critical accolades afforded to genres of fiction that are predominantly male-focused over the predominantly female-focused have been a topic of extensive discussion, for quite some time, in the field of Gender Studies.
The difference in critical accolades..........................has been ........ (Notice, the subject is singular). Hence, choices A, B, and C are out.
(D) afforded to predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over the predominantly female-focused has---->INCORRECT
Erroneous parallelism: what female-focused is compared to male-focused genres of fiction
(E) that favors predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over those that are predominantly female-focused has--->CORRECT
This choice eliminates the error made in choice D.
The difference in critical accolades..........................has been ........ (Notice, the subject is singular). Hence, choices A, B, and C are out.
(D) afforded to predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over the predominantly female-focused has---->INCORRECT
Erroneous parallelism: what female-focused is compared to male-focused genres of fiction
(E) that favors predominantly male-focused genres of fiction over those that are predominantly female-focused has--->CORRECT
This choice eliminates the error made in choice D.
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A - (1) Subject verb issue - Subject "the difference in critical accolades" is singular, therefore "have" a plural verb is incorrect.
B & C - Same issue as A. Incorrect.
D - (1) The meaning of "afforded" is to provide/extend and it seems to be used correctly here but using it for comparison is not correct. Afforded X over Y cannot be the best version of the answer, (2) Comparison issue - Because genres of fiction is not repeated after female focused makes the sentence incomplete and incorrect. Therefore, eliminating option D.
E - (1) Subject verb - "favors" and "has" both are singular verbs matching the singular subject, (2) Comparison - completeness is achieved here because of "those" and the sentence conveys intended meaning. Correct.
Therefore, option E is the correct answer.
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