ssandeepan wrote:
The Official Guide for GMAT Verbal Review 2017Practice QuestionQuestion No.: SC 274
Page: 268
Bluegrass musician Bill Monroe, whose repertory, views on musical collaboration, and vocal style
were influential on generations of bluegrass artists, was also an inspiration to many musicians, that included Elvis Presley and Jerry Garcia, whose music differed significantly from his own.
(A) were
influential on generations of bluegrass artists, was also an inspiration to many musicians
, that included Elvis Presley and Jerry Garcia, whose music differed significantly from
(B) influenced generations of bluegrass artists, also inspired many musicians
, including Elvis Presley and Jerry Garcia, whose music differed significantly from
(C)
was influential to generations of bluegrass artists, was also inspirational to many musicians
, that included Elvis Presley and Jerry Garcia, whose music was
different significantly in comparison to
(D)
was influential to generations of bluegrass artists, also inspired many musicians, who included Elvis Presley and Jerry Garcia,
the music of whom differed significantly when compared to(E) were an
influence on generations of bluegrass artists, was also an inspiration to many musicians, including Elvis Presley and Jerry Garcia, whose music was significantly different from
that ofFrom Ron (Manhattan)
A:
- "
Influential on" is bad idiomatic usage.
- "
That included" can't follow a comma, and, even if you remove the comma, the meaning is absurd (the implication would be that Elvis and Jerry composed part of the anatomy of many different musicians).
C:
- "
Was influential to" is at best awkward.
- See A for discussion of "
that included."
- "Significantly" should come before "different."
- "In comparison to" is redundant because the sentence already says "different."
D:
- See above for "
influential to."
- The wording of this choice implies that bluegrass artists aren't musicians (skeleton sentence: "BM, whose stuff influenced lots of bluegrass artists, also inspired many musicians.")
- "
The music of whom" is wordy ("whose music" is better).
- "
Differed when compared to" is redundant - and it's an incorrect interpretation (literally, it means that the music was only 'different' when someone was actively comparing it to some other music).
E:
- "
That of his own" is redundant (and incorrect, because it literally means "Bill Monroe's music's music").
(
remember, '
comma + including' is a modifier THAT EXISTS SPECIFICALLY TO CONVEY the idea of 'I'm naming some, but not all, members of a group'. if that's the intended meaning, then use it!)