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12 Nov 2021, 06:00
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52% (01:49) correct
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As many aspiring writers will agree, however many revisions the synopsis of your novel undergoes, rarely can they capture the profundity and scope of the complete work.
A. however many revisions the synopsis of your novel undergoes, rarely can they capture the profundity and scope of the complete work
B. it doesn't matter how often you revise your synopsis; they will rarely capture the profundity and scope of the complete novel
C. however often a novel is revised, the synopsis can rarely capture the profundity and scope of the complete work
D. however many times a synopsis is revised, rarely can it capture the profundity and scope of the complete novel
E. without many revisions to the synopsis, the profundity and scope of the complete work cannot be captured
A. however many revisions the synopsis of your novel undergoes, rarely can they capture the profundity and scope of the complete work
B. it doesn't matter how often you revise your synopsis; they will rarely capture the profundity and scope of the complete novel
C. however often a novel is revised, the synopsis can rarely capture the profundity and scope of the complete work
D. however many times a synopsis is revised, rarely can it capture the profundity and scope of the complete novel
E. without many revisions to the synopsis, the profundity and scope of the complete work cannot be captured
12 Nov 2021, 06:17
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A. however many revisions the synopsis of your novel undergoes, rarely can they capture the profundity and scope of the complete work
--> incorrect referent "they". The pronoun should refer back to synopsis and not revisions
B. it doesn't matter how often you revise your synopsis; they will rarely capture the profundity and scope of the complete novel
--> incorrect referent "they". The pronoun should refer back to synopsis and not revisions
C. however often a novel is revised, the synopsis can rarely capture the profundity and scope of the complete work
--> changed meaning. The novel is revised here and that is not the intention of the statement.
D. however many times a synopsis is revised, rarely can it capture the profundity and scope of the complete novel
--> Looks okay. The pronoun "it" refers back to the synopsis correctly.
E. without many revisions to the synopsis, the profundity and scope of the complete work cannot be captured
--> changed meaning, from "no matter what" to "cannot be done without"
--> incorrect referent "they". The pronoun should refer back to synopsis and not revisions
B. it doesn't matter how often you revise your synopsis; they will rarely capture the profundity and scope of the complete novel
--> incorrect referent "they". The pronoun should refer back to synopsis and not revisions
C. however often a novel is revised, the synopsis can rarely capture the profundity and scope of the complete work
--> changed meaning. The novel is revised here and that is not the intention of the statement.
D. however many times a synopsis is revised, rarely can it capture the profundity and scope of the complete novel
--> Looks okay. The pronoun "it" refers back to the synopsis correctly.
E. without many revisions to the synopsis, the profundity and scope of the complete work cannot be captured
--> changed meaning, from "no matter what" to "cannot be done without"
21 Nov 2021, 05:30
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
As many aspiring writers will agree, however many revisions the synopsis of your novel undergoes, rarely can they capture the profundity and scope of the complete work.
A. however many revisions the synopsis of your novel undergoes, rarely can they capture the profundity and scope of the complete work
Incorrect.
This answer choice is stylistically flawed. The pronoun they is ambiguous because it agrees with more than one noun. It is unclear to what they refers - to many aspiring writers or to the revisions. You also need to ask whether this is logical: What is supposed to capture the profundity of the complete work? Neither of those words makes sense.
Furthermore, the use of the 2nd person pronoun your to refer to the writers (described in 3rd person) is awkward.
It is true that stylistic mistakes are not always corrected. However, since there is an answer choice that is stylistically superior, it is preferable to this one.
What helps us identify this question as a pronoun question as well as identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign:
- Every pronoun in the underlined part of the sentence or after it
B. it doesn't matter how often you revise your synopsis; they will rarely capture the profundity and scope of the complete novel
Incorrect.
This answer choice is stylistically flawed. The use of the 2nd person pronoun you to refer to the writers (described in 3rd person) is awkward.
It is true that stylistic mistakes are not always corrected. However, since there is an answer choice that is stylistically superior, it is preferable to this one.
C. however often a novel is revised, the synopsis can rarely capture the profundity and scope of the complete work
Incorrect.
This answer choice changes the intended meaning. and logic of the sentence. While there may not be a pronoun ambiguity mistake, pay attention to what has changed. The intended meaning of what should capture the profundity of the complete work is fine now but is revised now refers to novel rather than synopsis. This is a fairly serious change of meaning and is on par with grammatical errors.
D. however many times a synopsis is revised, rarely can it capture the profundity and scope of the complete novel
This answer choice corrects the original stylistic flaws and avoids further ambiguity by placing the noun novel at the end of the underlined section. The pronoun it can refer only to the synopsis.
What helps us identify this question as a pronoun question as well as identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign:
- Every pronoun in the underlined part of the sentence or after it
E. without many revisions to the synopsis, the profundity and scope of the complete work cannot be captured
Incorrect.
This answer choice changes the meaning of the original sentence.
The original sentence states that even if the synopsis is revised many times, it will not adequately reflect the complete work. However, this sentence implies is the opposite: that with many revisions the profundity and scope of the novel can be captured.
