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Based on accounts of his contemporaries, academicians have reconstructed a rough timeline of the life and career of William Shakespeare, who left behind virtually no firsthand accounts of his childhood in Stratford-upon-Avon or career in London.
(A) Based on accounts of his contemporaries
Academicians weren't based on accounts ...
(B) Basing it on his contemporaries’ accounts
Awkward usage of basing. We also don't know what it refers to here
(C) With accounts of his contemporaries used for a basis
Slight meaning with the usage of with. The phrase is also not rhetorically constructed
(D) Using accounts of his contemporaries
Correct
(E) By the account of his contemporaries they used
Not a rhetorical construction
(A) Based on accounts of his contemporaries
Academicians weren't based on accounts ...
(B) Basing it on his contemporaries’ accounts
Awkward usage of basing. We also don't know what it refers to here
(C) With accounts of his contemporaries used for a basis
Slight meaning with the usage of with. The phrase is also not rhetorically constructed
(D) Using accounts of his contemporaries
Correct
(E) By the account of his contemporaries they used
Not a rhetorical construction
26 Jul 2023, 07:53
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"Accounts of his contemporaries" should be used instead of "contemporaries' accounts"
(A) Based on accounts of his contemporaries
Correctly uses "Accounts of his contemporaries" to convey the intended meaning of the sentence. Keep This.
(B) Basing it on his contemporaries’ accounts
"Accounts of his contemporaries" should be used instead of "contemporaries' accounts". Eliminate this.
(C) With accounts of his contemporaries used for a basis.
Unnecessary wordy. Option A is better. Eliminate this.
(D) Using accounts of his contemporaries
The meaning of the sentence is changed because of the use of "Using".
(E) By the account of his contemporaries they used.
Unnecessary use of passive voice. Option A is better.
The correct answer is option A.
26 Jul 2023, 08:13
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This question revolves around meaning issue. Whatever sentence is before the comma is modifying "academicians", so we need to check which option makes sense in such modifications.
(A) Here the meaning conveyed is:- "academicians" are based on accounts of his contemporaries, which is illogical, hence this option is wrong
(B) Again same meaning issue as in sentence (A) also what "it" refers to is not clear, hence wrong option.
(C) Meaning conveyed is:- academicians with accounts of his contemporaries...., which is illogical, hence wrong option
(D) Here the meaning conveyed is clear. Academicians used the accounts of his contemporaries. This is the correct option.
(E) Here also meaning is not clear as to what academicians did. Academicians were by the account of his contemporaries is a illogical statement, hence wrong option.
(A) Here the meaning conveyed is:- "academicians" are based on accounts of his contemporaries, which is illogical, hence this option is wrong
(B) Again same meaning issue as in sentence (A) also what "it" refers to is not clear, hence wrong option.
(C) Meaning conveyed is:- academicians with accounts of his contemporaries...., which is illogical, hence wrong option
(D) Here the meaning conveyed is clear. Academicians used the accounts of his contemporaries. This is the correct option.
(E) Here also meaning is not clear as to what academicians did. Academicians were by the account of his contemporaries is a illogical statement, hence wrong option.
