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Updated on: 06 Mar 2019, 02:01
Originally posted by souvik101990 on 16 Apr 2014, 09:02.
Last edited by Bunuel on 06 Mar 2019, 02:01, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by Bunuel on 06 Mar 2019, 02:01, edited 1 time in total.
Renamed the topic, edited the question and added the OA.
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Extending more than forty years, Ravi Shankar began his musical career in an unpromising group as a dancer and climaxed into virtually every honor that world could bestow.
(A) Shankar began his musical career in an unpromising group as
(B) Shankar’s musical career began in an unpromising group as
(C) Shankar’s musical career began with the unpromising group of being
(D) Shankar had begun his musical career with the unpromising group of being
(E) the career of Shankar has begun with an unpromising group of
(A) Shankar began his musical career in an unpromising group as
(B) Shankar’s musical career began in an unpromising group as
(C) Shankar’s musical career began with the unpromising group of being
(D) Shankar had begun his musical career with the unpromising group of being
(E) the career of Shankar has begun with an unpromising group of
16 Apr 2014, 09:18
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B seems best : Shankar’s musical career began in an unpromising group as
we need "Shankar’s musical career" --->for it is the career that extended for 40 years ---eliminate A and D
E is awkward --->"ravi the career of Shankar"
also parallelism is perfect in B
we need "Shankar’s musical career" --->for it is the career that extended for 40 years ---eliminate A and D
E is awkward --->"ravi the career of Shankar"
also parallelism is perfect in B
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The sentence opens up with a modifier, followed by "Ravi". We know that Ravi himself doesn't extend more than forty years -- that's nonsensical. For this reason, we can eliminate answers A and D.
Answer E probably doesn't need an explanation but I'll give one anyway. "Ravi the career of Shankar" is nonsensical as well.
Now we are down to B and C. The opening modifier in both of these answer choices correctly refer to Ravi's CAREER instead of Ravi himself. Answer choice C uses the phrase "group of being" which is incorrect -- Preposition + NOUN + VERB(ing) is wrong 99% of the time. The only time when Preposition + NOUN + VERB(ing) is correct is when the preposition refers directly to the noun. To any native speakers here, this entire sentence just doesn't sound right to the ear either
Now that we've eliminated A, C, D, and E, we have our answer: B
though my take is B for the obvious reasons 
