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A) During the Renaissance, glass products made on the Island of Murano could only be crafted according to traditional techniques, and local artisans were forbidden to leave and sell their creations elsewhere

KEEP: No mistakes yet... let's see if there is a better option as the last sentence has a potentially strange meaning due to the 'and' (i.e. artisans were forbidden to leave their creations)

B) Glass products, which were made on the island of Murano, could only be crafted during the Renaissance according to traditional techniques, and it was forbidden that local artisans leave and sell their creations elsewhere

INCORRECT: Putting "which...Murano" as a modifier clause changes the meaning of the original sentence, resulting in a generalisation to all glass products in existence.

C) The crafting of glass products could only be done according to traditional techniques during the Renaissance on the Island of Murano, and local artisans were forbidden to leave and sell their creations elsewhere

INCORRECT: Like C, is a change of meaning. It illogically suggests that glass can only be made in Murano.

D) Local artisans, forbidden to leave the island of Murano, could not sell their creations elsewhere during the Renaissance, glass products only being crafted according to techniques of tradition

INCORRECT: Awkward construction.

E) Only traditional techniques could be used during the Renaissance that crafted glass products on the island of Murano, so local artisans were forbidden to leave and sell their creations elsewhere

INCORRECT: Change in meaning. Suggests that there is only glass-crafting technique in the Renaissance era.

CONCLUSION:
No better answer than option A, so let's pick that one.

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IMO the correct answer is A

This question i have solved entirely based on the meaning call :-D
I was so puzzled while reading the answers choices that the marked answer could be wrong :cry:

During the Renaissance, glass products made on the Island of Murano could only be crafted according to traditional techniques, and local artisans were forbidden to leave and sell their creations elsewhere.


A) During the Renaissance, glass products made on the Island of Murano could only be crafted according to traditional techniques, and local artisans were forbidden to leave and sell their creations elsewhere - Correct - No such meaning error spotted

B) Glass products, which were made on the island of Murano, could only be crafted during the Renaissance according to traditional techniques, and it was forbidden that local artisans leave and sell their creations elsewhere - use of non-restrictive clause is incorrect - " if we ignore the non-restrice clause & state the sentence again "Glass products could only be crafted during the Renaissance........." - meaning call - Incorrect.

C) The crafting of glass products could only be done according to traditional techniques during the Renaissance on the Island of Murano, and local artisans were forbidden to leave and sell their creations elsewhere - "The crafting of glass products could only be done according to traditional techniques during the Renaissance" - Meaning is incorrect.

D) Local artisans, forbidden to leave the island of Murano, could not sell their creations elsewhere during the Renaissance, glass products only being crafted according to techniques of tradition - :roll: really a tough sentence to read on. again meaning error - Incorrect

E) Only traditional techniques could be used during the Renaissance that crafted glass products on the island of Murano, so local artisans were forbidden to leave and sell their creations elsewhere - Big error - Spotted & discarded - Incorrect
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Project SC Butler: Day 158: Sentence Correction (SC2)


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During the Renaissance, glass products made on the Island of Murano could only be crafted according to traditional techniques, and local artisans were forbidden to leave and sell their creations elsewhere.


A) During the Renaissance, glass products made on the Island of Murano could only be crafted according to traditional techniques, and local artisans were forbidden to leave and sell their creations elsewhere

B) Glass products, which were made on the island of Murano, could only be crafted during the Renaissance according to traditional techniques, and it was forbidden that local artisans leave and sell their creations elsewhere

C) The crafting of glass products could only be done according to traditional techniques during the Renaissance on the Island of Murano, and local artisans were forbidden to leave and sell their creations elsewhere

D) Local artisans, forbidden to leave the island of Murano, could not sell their creations elsewhere during the Renaissance, glass products only being crafted according to techniques of tradition

E) Only traditional techniques could be used during the Renaissance that crafted glass products on the island of Murano, so local artisans were forbidden to leave and sell their creations elsewhere

I have started to dislike the questions where the stem is fully underlined but I guess 1. They are inevitable 2. I will hopefully learn enough to tackle them.
There is nothing wrong in the sentence that is very obvious so let's try to eliminate the other choices.

B) Glass products, which were made on the island of Murano, could only be crafted during the Renaissance according to traditional techniques, and it was forbidden that local artisans leave and sell their creations elsewhere ----- That is not right. They could be crafted only according to traditional techniques and not the fact that they can be crafted only during the Renaissance.

C) The crafting of glass products could only be done according to traditional techniques during the Renaissance on the Island of Murano, and local artisans were forbidden to leave and sell their creations elsewhere ----- I don't think there is anything wrong in this option. More on this later.

D) Local artisans, forbidden to leave the island of Murano, could not sell their creations elsewhere during the Renaissance, glass products only being crafted according to techniques of tradition ------- Same reasoning as in B. This time, we are just changing meaning for something else.

E) Only traditional techniques could be used during the Renaissance that crafted glass products on the island of Murano, so local artisans were forbidden to leave and sell their creations elsewhere ------ Same meaning Error. Realise by how placing the modifiers at different places the whole sentence is going for a toss.

I have marked the answer as C. I guess I did not compare A and C enough to realise that A is a better structured. Though I feel there is nothing horribly wrong in C apart from the passive construction may be?

IMO A.

P.S: Well, I can be happy at least I was able to eliminate three incorrect choices :)

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During the Renaissance, glass products made on the Island of Murano could only be crafted according to traditional techniques, and local artisans were forbidden to leave and sell their creations elsewhere.

Meaning analysis --> During a period, glass products made on an island --> Crafted according to a traditional technique --> A
and people who made it could not sell it elsewhere-->B

The sentence describes a period and the two IC are connected with ' ,and ' .
The subject verb --> local artisans were forbidden --> agree in number
All the connections are correct and the sentence renders logical meaning.

All other choices introduce fatal errors.

IMHO A
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During the Renaissance, glass products made on the Island of Murano could only be crafted according to traditional techniques, and local artisans were forbidden to leave and sell their creations elsewhere.


A) During the Renaissance, glass products made on the Island of Murano could only be crafted according to traditional techniques, and local artisans were forbidden to leave and sell their creations elsewhere

B) Glass products, which were made on the island of Murano, could only be crafted during the Renaissance according to traditional techniques, and it was forbidden that local artisans leave and sell their creations elsewhere:- Subtle problem. When we modify something with which, it doesnt restrict the noun. THe sentence, as it is, is trying to say something for all glass products. Not just the ones made on the island. We must qualify glass products here. Eliminate.

C) The crafting of glass products could only be done according to traditional techniques during the Renaissance on the Island of Murano, and local artisans were forbidden to leave and sell their creations elsewhere- Renaissance was on the island of murano. PAssive voice isnt justified.

D) Local artisans, forbidden to leave the island of Murano, could not sell their creations elsewhere during the Renaissance, glass products only being crafted according to techniques of tradition- being acts as a modifier. Eliminate. BEsides, the 2nd part of the sentence is incomplete and doesnt modify anything. Techniques of tradition and traditional techniques are different.

E) Only traditional techniques could be used during the Renaissance that crafted glass products on the island of Murano, so local artisans were forbidden to leave and sell their creations elsewhere - renaissance crafted galss products. Eliminate

Hence A
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generis Hello Sir, Sorry for the tag but did you forget to post the OE on this one? :)
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generis Hello Sir, Sorry for the tag but did you forget to post the OE on this one? :)
TheNightKing , OMG :lol: :lol:

I completely forgot.

Thank you for letting me know! +1 (Tagging me is perfect.)

I will post the OE within the next 4-16 hours.

I'll post notice as I usually do.

Please forgive my oversight. Thanks again.

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Quote:
Please forgive my oversight. Thanks again.
I don't like to tag anyone unless absolutely needed. You are already tagged on the forum more than required I believe.
Please don't ask for our forgiveness. :lol: We are already truly grateful for what you do. Thank you!
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Should we assume that you do not want to provide OE for this question? :lol:

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I have posted the official explanation HERE
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I have posted the official explanation HERE

And finally we have it. Thank you for understanding the fact that I was just being funny.
You are very senior to me and I would not want to disrespect you in any possible way.

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