During her presidency of the short-lived Woman’s State Temperance Society (1852-1853), Elizabeth Cady Stanton, as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be made sufficient cause for divorce.

(A) as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be - That must be used as "Suggest" is command subjunctive form. Also should can never be used in subjunctive form hence incorrect

(B) as she was a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by her suggestion of drunkenness being - Usage of being is incorrect here

(C) in being a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, had scandalized many of her most ardent supporters with the suggestion of drunkenness being - Usage of being is incorrect here

(D) a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by suggesting that drunkenness be - CORRECT as suggest is subjunctive form so that will be used and be is used aptly here

(E) a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, she scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in suggesting that drunkenness should be - Incorrect as she is redundant and should be and suggesting both cannot be used together

hazelnut sir Please suggest whether my reasoning is correct and POE

E- everything seems perfect there? Correct pronoun usage and diction.

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[modifier], Elizabeth Cady Stanton, [modifier], [modifier].

During her presidency of the short-lived Woman’s State Temperance Society (1852-1853), Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by suggesting that drunkenness be made sufficient cause for divorce.

Answer : D
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In (E), "she" is redundant. "Scandalized in" unidiomatic, and also "should" is redundant with"suggesting".
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in option (A) and (B) what is wrong with "as"? VeritasKarishma

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Also, keep in mind that identifying the suspect usage of -suggest- would have enabled you to eliminate answer choices B and C.

Idiomatic usages of suggest are:

- SUGGEST THAT ... IS/WILL BE
- SUGGEST THAT ... BE (Subjunctive)
- SUGGESTS

Suspect usages of suggest are:

- IS SUGGESTIVE OF.

B and C fall under the suspect usage of suggest and can therefore be eliminated.

A. That must be used as "Suggest" is command subjunctive form. Also should can never be used in subjunctive form hence incorrect
B. Usage of being is incorrect here
C. Usage of being is incorrect here
D. CORRECT as suggest is subjunctive form so that will be used and be is used aptly here. Hence, D is the answer.
E. Incorrect as she is redundant and should be and suggesting both cannot be used together.

The sentence is wrong as it starts with the present participle During. The noun just before the comma should be modified and a staunch advocate should refer to Elizabeth. Using this, options A,B,C are eliminated.

A staunch advocate modifies the noun Elizabeth so the pronoun she after the comma is unnecessary as “a staunch advocate….laws” is a non essential modifier. E is eliminated too.

The correct option is D.

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E. Incorrect.
Two independent clause must be separated by semicolon(;)

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by+doing
though+action noun
are used to show how the main action is perform. in the first, the doing is done by subject.

so, "by+suggesting" is idiomatic inhere.

GMATNinja, MikeScarn, GMATNinjaTwo, generis, hazelnut

Hi - Is this "as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws" incorrect usage in option A and B?

Thanks.

I like D.

(A) as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be
meaning makes sense but I think D is a better worded version. Don't love the "as she was"

(B) as she was a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by her suggestion of drunkenness being
I read this as one long fragment

(C) in being a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, had scandalized many of her most ardent supporters with the suggestion of drunkenness being
in being makes the sentence clunky, also "with the suggestion of drunkenness being" make no sense

(D) a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by suggesting that drunkenness be
Proper grammar and meaning

(E) a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, she scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in suggesting that drunkenness should be
She scandalized makes a double subject. Eliminated for that fact

egmat

Rule: Verb-ed modifier modifies the immediate preceding noun.
In this context can you please explain how D is right. Is "scandalized" Verb-ed modifier? What is the noun it is modifying?

IbrahimB "Scandalized" isn't a modifier at all--it's the main verb of the sentence! The basic core of the sentence (cutting out modifiers) is just "Elizabeth Cady Stanton scandalized many of her supporters."
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DmitryFarber
Thanks for the explanation

hazelnut
If you think that the red part is modifier, you're going to make the correct choice (D) as sentence fragment! The red part is not modifier, actually.
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The question is an interesting mixture of modifier usage and the subjunctive mood.

The first point of elimination is the use of the modifier immediately after “Elizabeth Cady Stanton”. The first part of the underlined portion modifies or describes Stanton. By using the conjunction ‘as’ at the beginning of the modifier, the meaning is changed. Her being a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws was not the reason for her scandalizing many of her most ardent supporters, but the use of the conjunction ‘as’ makes it sound as if it were the reason. So, Options A and B can be eliminated.
Option C is not vastly different. The use of the prepositional phrase “in being a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws” also conveys the same meaning as in Options A and B.

The choice comes down to D and E.

Option E has two errors. One is the unnecessary pronoun ‘she’. The subject of the verb ‘scandalized’ is “Elizabeth Cady Stanton”, so there is no need for another subject.

The other error is not so much an error as it is a redundancy. In subjunctive usage, the helping verb ‘should’ does not have to be mentioned. It is understood.

The use of the present subjunctive:
After verbs such as ‘mandate’, recommend’, ‘decide’, ‘determine’, ‘suggest’ etc, there is a specific construction that is used.

The construction is as follows:
Verb + clause beginning with the relative pronoun ‘that’

There is also a specific construction for the clause:
Verb + that + noun + verb in the base form (play, sing, eat etc.)
The doctor suggested that the patient walk for an hour everyday.

I’m giving below another example:
E.g.: The manager recommended that the employee take leave as he was ill.

In such constructions, there is no need for a helping verb in the clause beginning with the relative pronoun. So, verbs such as ‘must’ and ‘should’ are redundant.

Therefore, D is the most appropriate option in this question.

Jayanthi Kumar.
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From MANHATTAN SC GUIDE


SUGGEST RIGHT:

A study SUGGESTS THAT more work IS needed (or WILL BE) needed.

We SUGGEST THAT he BE promoted. (subjunctive)

This artwork SUGGESTS great talent.

SUSPECT:

This artwork IS SUGGESTIVE OF great talent.

During her presidency of the short-lived Woman’s State Temperance Society (1852-1853), Elizabeth Cady Stanton, as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be made sufficient cause for divorce.

(A) as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be

(B) as she was a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by her suggestion of drunkenness being

(C) in being a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, had scandalized many of her most ardent supporters with the suggestion of drunkenness being

(D) a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by suggesting that drunkenness be

(E) a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, she scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in suggesting that drunkenness should be

A) there are two issues in this choice.first is meaning issue and second is use of modal verb in subjunctive. she was a staunch supporter was not the reason for she scandalized....use of as suggests that meaning.use of should is prohibited with subjunctive constructions.Leave
B)Same issue as in A.Leave
C) Use of past perfect without any past event is strict no.Leave
D)Correct.uses base verb with subjunctive.
E) Two subjects with one verb.Leave

D is correct
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