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Cosimo de’ Medici, a great patron of the arts, sponsoring two of Donatello's most famous works, statues of David and Judith, while supporting Brunelleschi to complete the dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, which is known to be "Duomo."
(A) Cosimo de’ Medici, a great patron of the arts, sponsoring two of Donatello's most famous works, statues of David and Judith, while supporting Brunelleschi to complete the dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, which is known to be
(B) Cosimo de’ Medici was a great patron of the arts, sponsoring two of Donatello's most famous works, statues of David and Judith, and supporting Brunelleschi in completing the dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, known as
(C) Cosimo de’ Medici, a great patron of the arts, sponsored both of Donatello's most famous works, a statue of David and a statue of Judith, and supporting Brunelleschi when he completed the dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, that is known as
(D) Cosimo de’ Medici, a great patron of the arts, sponsoring the most famous two Donatello works, statues of David and Judith, he supported Brunelleschi in completing the dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, known by
(E) Cosimo de’ Medici was a great patron of the arts, sponsored both of Donatello most famous works, statues of David and Judith, and he supported Brunelleschi when he completed the dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, known as
The GMAT loves Nested Grammatical Structures --- that is one structure packed inside another. These produce very long sentences, and long SC questions, such as the one above. For a discussion of these structures, as well as the OE for this particular question, see:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2014/nested-gr ... orrection/
Mike
(A) Cosimo de’ Medici, a great patron of the arts, sponsoring two of Donatello's most famous works, statues of David and Judith, while supporting Brunelleschi to complete the dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, which is known to be
(B) Cosimo de’ Medici was a great patron of the arts, sponsoring two of Donatello's most famous works, statues of David and Judith, and supporting Brunelleschi in completing the dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, known as
(C) Cosimo de’ Medici, a great patron of the arts, sponsored both of Donatello's most famous works, a statue of David and a statue of Judith, and supporting Brunelleschi when he completed the dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, that is known as
(D) Cosimo de’ Medici, a great patron of the arts, sponsoring the most famous two Donatello works, statues of David and Judith, he supported Brunelleschi in completing the dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, known by
(E) Cosimo de’ Medici was a great patron of the arts, sponsored both of Donatello most famous works, statues of David and Judith, and he supported Brunelleschi when he completed the dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, known as
The GMAT loves Nested Grammatical Structures --- that is one structure packed inside another. These produce very long sentences, and long SC questions, such as the one above. For a discussion of these structures, as well as the OE for this particular question, see:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2014/nested-gr ... orrection/
Mike
05 Mar 2015, 15:45
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Cosimo de’ Medici, a great patron of the arts, sponsoring two of Donatello’s most famous works, statues of David and Judith, while supporting Brunelleschi to complete the dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, which is known to be “Duomo.”
(A) Cosimo de’ Medici, a great patron of the arts, sponsoring two of Donatello’s most famous works, statues of David and Judith, while supporting Brunelleschi to complete the dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, which is known to be
(B) Cosimo de’ Medici was a great patron of the arts, sponsoring two of Donatello’s most famous works, statues of David and Judith, and supporting Brunelleschi in completing the dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, known as
(C) Cosimo de’ Medici, a great patron of the arts, sponsored both of Donatello’s most famous works, a statue of David and a statue of Judith, and supporting Brunelleschi when he completed the dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, that is known as
(D) Cosimo de’ Medici, a great patron of the arts, sponsoring the most famous two Donatello works, statues of David and Judith, he supported Brunelleschi in completing the dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, known by
(E) Cosimo de’ Medici was a great patron of the arts, sponsored both of Donatello’s most famous works, statues of David and Judith, and he supported Brunelleschi when he completed the dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, known as
Some GMAT SC sentences are like Russian dolls---one grammatical form is neatly packed inside another: perhaps an infinitive phrase plays a modifying role within a participial phrase, or subordinate clause modifies one of the nouns within a gerund phrase. The combinations are endless. I call this phenomenal Nested Grammatical Structures. For a discussion of such structures, as well as the OE for this particular question, see:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2014/nested-gr ... orrection/
Mike
(A) Cosimo de’ Medici, a great patron of the arts, sponsoring two of Donatello’s most famous works, statues of David and Judith, while supporting Brunelleschi to complete the dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, which is known to be
(B) Cosimo de’ Medici was a great patron of the arts, sponsoring two of Donatello’s most famous works, statues of David and Judith, and supporting Brunelleschi in completing the dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, known as
(C) Cosimo de’ Medici, a great patron of the arts, sponsored both of Donatello’s most famous works, a statue of David and a statue of Judith, and supporting Brunelleschi when he completed the dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, that is known as
(D) Cosimo de’ Medici, a great patron of the arts, sponsoring the most famous two Donatello works, statues of David and Judith, he supported Brunelleschi in completing the dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, known by
(E) Cosimo de’ Medici was a great patron of the arts, sponsored both of Donatello’s most famous works, statues of David and Judith, and he supported Brunelleschi when he completed the dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, known as
Some GMAT SC sentences are like Russian dolls---one grammatical form is neatly packed inside another: perhaps an infinitive phrase plays a modifying role within a participial phrase, or subordinate clause modifies one of the nouns within a gerund phrase. The combinations are endless. I call this phenomenal Nested Grammatical Structures. For a discussion of such structures, as well as the OE for this particular question, see:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2014/nested-gr ... orrection/
Mike
30 Jan 2017, 15:52
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Nice post Mike.
mikemcgarry , i have a question:
if we replace ing modifier with ed- modifier in B...
Cosimo de’ Medici was a great patron of the arts, sponsored two of Donatello's most famous works, statues of David and Judith, and supported Brunelleschi in completing the dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, known as
Is this sentence correct...?
I think this sentence is correct grammatically..but it is kind of false llism ...making every sentence parallel but in main sentence emphasis is more given on "Cosimo de' Medici was a great patron of the arts"..then extending to his all support and works....
Is my understanding correct.?
Dear sobby, mikemcgarry , i have a question:
if we replace ing modifier with ed- modifier in B...
Cosimo de’ Medici was a great patron of the arts, sponsored two of Donatello's most famous works, statues of David and Judith, and supported Brunelleschi in completing the dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, known as
Is this sentence correct...?
I think this sentence is correct grammatically..but it is kind of false llism ...making every sentence parallel but in main sentence emphasis is more given on "Cosimo de' Medici was a great patron of the arts"..then extending to his all support and works....
Is my understanding correct.?
I'm happy to respond.
First of all, my friend, I would strongly recommend learning the correct names of the modifiers. There is a side of grammar that is very precise, and part of understanding that precision includes using the precise names.
1) What you call the -ing modifier is the present participle.
2) What you call the -ed modifier is the past participle.
You can read about these in this blog about participles.
The answer to your question is no. The sentence would be 100% incorrect with the change you suggest. You see, the present participle is an active participle, while the past participle is a passive participle.
3) The man cooking the stew said XYZ.
In #3, the present participle "cooking" modifies "man," and the man is the person performing the action of cooking.
4) The stew, cooked in a crock pot for eight hours, tastes delicious.
In #4, the past participle "cooked" modifies "stew," and the stew is the passive recipient of the action of cooking.
In (B), the two active participles, "sponsoring" and "supporting," apply to the subject. The passive participles "sponsored" and "supported" would apply, not to the subject & actor Cosimo de' Medici, but to the recipients of the action. Using the passive participles would require a complete reorganization of the sentence.
Rather than using the past tense forms as participles, we could insert a pronoun subject and change them to past tense verbs. This would produce a new clause, so to avoid a run-on sentence, we would have to use a colon or semicolon.
Cosimo de’ Medici was a great patron of the arts: he sponsored two of Donatello's most famous works, statues of David and Judith, and he supported Brunelleschi in completing the dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, known as "Duomo."
That version is perfectly correct.
Does all this make sense?
Mike
