A poem by Mallarm, which was begun in 1865, the final version of which

Explanation:

IMO-B

A)1865, the final version of which appeared; Incorrect

B)1865 and appeared in final version; Correct

C)1865 and it appeared in final version; Incorrect

D)1865, whose final version had appeared; Incorrect

E)1865, its final version making its appearance; Incorrect

A poem by Mallarm, which was begun in 1865, the final version of which appeared in 1876, was the inspiration for Debussy s “Afternoon of a Faun.”

A poem by Mallarm (Subject),........................., Was ( Verb)

Let's look inside the two commas:

,which was begun in 1865, the final version of which appeared in 1876,


It is not parallel:

Correct Version Should be: which was begun and which was appeared
OR
which was begun and appeared

Not Was begun and Was appeared is correct because this sentence is in Passive voice
If in Active Voice: it would be: which begun and appeared




A)1865, the final version of which appeared Incorrect Answer Explain Above

B)1865 and appeared in final version Correct Parallelism

C)1865 and it appeared in final version Which was begun and it appeared: Incorrect Parallelism and 'it' pronoun refer to poem or mallarm...Incorrect Answer

D)1865, whose final version had appeared Which begun and Whose had appeared..... Incorrect parallelism and usage of past perfect is wrong. We use past perfect for the sequence of events in past.

E)1865, its final version making its appearance First there is no parallelism, second its pronoun is use for poem or mallarm,and third its pronoun is a possessive pronoun and it is used for possessive noun and here there is no possessive noun. Hence Incorrect Choice

A)1865, the final version of which appeared
"which" referring back to ??1865?? incorrect

B)1865 and appeared in final version
correct

C)1865 and it appeared in final version
"it" referring back to?? same as A,incorrect

D)1865, whose final version had appeared
use of "had" is wrong as it's an action happened later.incorrect

E)1865, its final version making its appearance
"its" ?? same error as A

IMO B

A)1865, the final version of which appeared
This is like matrix - which within a which clause. It is not clear what the second "which" refers to. Sentence is also awkwardly consutructed. Incorrect.

B)1865 and appeared in final version
Correct.

C)1865 and it appeared in final version
"it" changes the structure of the sentence. Incorrect.

D)1865, whose final version had appeared
whose is incorrect. We are referring to a poem, not a person.

E)1865, its final version making its appearance
"its" changes the sentence structure.

I think it is A.
A poem.., which was begun in 1865, <modifier>, was the inspiration for.............

In B, are the verbs parallel?

A)1865, the final version of which appeared

B)1865 and appeared in final version

C)1865 and it appeared in final version

D)1865, whose final version had appeared

E)1865, its final version making its appearance

Answer = B

A poem by Mallarm, which was begun in 1865, the final version of which appeared in 1876, was the inspiration for Debussy s “Afternoon of a Faun.”

A)1865, the final version of which appeared Incorrect

modifier error - 'the final version of which appeared in 1876' wrongly modifies previous clause

B)1865 and appeared in final version Correct

correct parallelism - ....begun......and appeared ......

C)1865 and it appeared in final version Incorrect

',' required before 'and' for independent clause after 'and'; parallelism error - ..., which.....and it....

D)1865, whose final version had appeared Incorrect

tense error - uses had wrong, final version cant be appeared before it was begun

E)1865, its final version making its appearance Incorrect

awkward construction

Hi,
It is the only option where verbs are parallel and meaning is right.


we already know the main sentence.
A poem by Mallarm was the inspiration for D's "Afternoon of a Faun".
Which was begun in 1865 and the final version of which appeared should modify A poem by Mallarm.

option A,
the final version is trying to modify 1865- wrong
option A has bunch of modifiers following one another, but they should be connected and modify the same thing.


Option B,
A poem by mallarm, which was begun in 1865 and appeared in final version in 1876.
Parallel verbs Was begun || was appeared
this sentence can be broken down to

A poem by Mallaram was begun in 1865
AND

A poem by Mallaram appeared in final version in 1876.

And now this makes sense too.
A poem by M , <modifier>, was the inspiration for Debussy s “Afternoon of a Faun.”