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Despite being called one of the founding members of the Impressionist movement, Edgar Degas’s paintings often depicted interior scenes as opposed to the landscapes depicted by most other Impressionists, and he publicly rejected the label.
A. Edgar Degas’s paintings often depicted interior scenes as opposed to the landscapes depicted by most other Impressionists, and he publicly rejected the label
B. Edgar Degas’s paintings were unlike most other Impressionists in that they often depicted interior scenes as opposed to landscapes, and he publicly rejected the label
C. Edgar Degas publicly rejected the label and often depicted interior scenes in his paintings instead of landscapes, which were unlike most other Impressionists
D. Edgar Degas publicly rejected the label and, unlike most other Impressionists, often depicted interior scenes in his paintings instead of landscapes
E. the interior scenes depicted by Edgar Degas, who rejected the label, were unlike the landscapes depicted by most other Impressionists
A. Edgar Degas’s paintings often depicted interior scenes as opposed to the landscapes depicted by most other Impressionists, and he publicly rejected the label
B. Edgar Degas’s paintings were unlike most other Impressionists in that they often depicted interior scenes as opposed to landscapes, and he publicly rejected the label
C. Edgar Degas publicly rejected the label and often depicted interior scenes in his paintings instead of landscapes, which were unlike most other Impressionists
D. Edgar Degas publicly rejected the label and, unlike most other Impressionists, often depicted interior scenes in his paintings instead of landscapes
E. the interior scenes depicted by Edgar Degas, who rejected the label, were unlike the landscapes depicted by most other Impressionists
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A, B & E out because of modifier issue - 'Edgar Degas' should be subject of the second part
C has misplaced modifier - 'Impressionists' compare with 'landscapes'
best choice D
C has misplaced modifier - 'Impressionists' compare with 'landscapes'
best choice D
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Despite being called one of the founding members of the Impressionist movement, Edgar Degas’s paintings often depicted interior scenes as opposed to the landscapes depicted by most other Impressionists, and he publicly rejected the label.
A. Edgar Degas’s paintings often depicted interior scenes as opposed to the landscapes depicted by most other Impressionists, and he publicly rejected the label
B. Edgar Degas’s paintings were unlike most other Impressionists in that they often depicted interior scenes as opposed to landscapes, and he publicly rejected the label
C. Edgar Degas publicly rejected the label and often depicted interior scenes in his paintings instead of landscapes, which were unlike most other Impressionists
D. Edgar Degas publicly rejected the label and, unlike most other Impressionists, often depicted interior scenes in his paintings instead of landscapes
E. the interior scenes depicted by Edgar Degas, who rejected the label, were unlike the landscapes depicted by most other Impressionists
A. Edgar Degas’s paintings often depicted interior scenes as opposed to the landscapes depicted by most other Impressionists, and he publicly rejected the label
B. Edgar Degas’s paintings were unlike most other Impressionists in that they often depicted interior scenes as opposed to landscapes, and he publicly rejected the label
C. Edgar Degas publicly rejected the label and often depicted interior scenes in his paintings instead of landscapes, which were unlike most other Impressionists
D. Edgar Degas publicly rejected the label and, unlike most other Impressionists, often depicted interior scenes in his paintings instead of landscapes
E. the interior scenes depicted by Edgar Degas, who rejected the label, were unlike the landscapes depicted by most other Impressionists
KAPLAN OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
(D)
Step 1: Read the Original Sentence Carefully, Looking for Errors
The underlined portion begins with the noun “Edgar Degas’s paintings.” However, the modifying phrase at the beginning describes Degas himself. He—not his paintings—was called “one of the founding members of the Impressionist movement.” (When a noun such as “Edgar Degas” is made possessive, it effectively becomes an adjective.) So the noun after the comma should be Degas, not his paintings. The rest of the sentence is grammatically acceptable, if a little wordy.
Step 2: Scan and Group the Answer Choices
(A) and (B) begin with “Edgar Degas’s paintings,” (C) and (D) begin with “Edgar Degas,” and (E) begins with “the interior scenes.”
Step 3: Eliminate Choices Until Only One Remains
(A) can be eliminated for the modification error, as can (B), which fails to change the subject to Edgar Degas. Further, (B) illogically compares Degas’s paintings to “other Impressionists.” A logical comparison would compare his paintings to other artists’ paintings, not to the other artists themselves. (E) can be eliminated, as it also provides an improper noun; the noun at the beginning should be Degas, not “the interior scenes.”
The remaining choices properly change the subject to Degas. However, (C) ends with “which were unlike most Impressionists.” This clause refers to the term immediately before it, which is “landscapes.” That comparison is not logical, since it’s supposed to be Degas, and not landscapes, who differs from other Impressionists. That eliminates (C), leaving (D) as the correct answer. This choice fixes the modification error and simplifies the language by creating a compound action (Degas rejected and depicted). To confirm, read the choice back into the original sentence:
Despite being called one of the founding members of the Impressionist movement, Edgar Degas publicly rejected the label and, unlike most other Impressionists, often depicted interior scenes in his paintings instead of landscapes.
