HOT Competition: Mysore Vasudevachar, who was a violinist and composer

Question

Mysore Vasudevachar, who was a violinist and composer, produced a body of work both rooted  in the classical tradition of Tyagraja and Muthuswami Dikshitar, yet in many ways he stood apart from the mainstream carnatic repertory.

A. Mysore Vasudevachar, who was a violinist and composer, produced a body of work both rooted

B. Mysore Vasudevachar, the violinist and composer, produced a body of work that was rooted both

C. Violinist and composer Mysore Vasudevachar, who produced a body of work rooted

D. Violinist and composer Mysore Vasudevachar produced a body of work that was rooted

E. Violinist and composer Mysore Vasudevachar produced a body of work rooted both

Bunuel · Accepted Answer

Crack Verbal Explanation

A. "both X and Y" - X and Y must be perfectly parallel in this construction.

B. Same as A. "both X and Y" - X and Y must be perfectly parallel.

C. This is a sentence fragment as it does not have an active verb, it looks as work rooted.

D. Correct Answer.  Removed the word 'both'.

E. Lack of parallelism. "both X and Y" - X and Y must be perfectly parallel.

NiftyNiffler · Answer

Mysore Vasudevachar, who was a violinist and composer, produced a body of work both rooted  in the classical tradition of Tyagraja and Muthuswami Dikshitar, yet in many ways he stood apart from the mainstream carnatic repertory.

A. Mysore Vasudevachar, who was a violinist and composer, produced a body of work  both rooted  -- "both X and Y" parallelism is not maintained

B. Mysore Vasudevachar, the violinist and composer, produced a body of work that was  rooted both  -- not idiomatically correct either

C. Violinist and composer Mysore Vasudevachar,  who produced  a body of work rooted -- sentence fragment

D. Violinist and composer Mysore Vasudevachar produced a body of work that was rooted  -- CORRECT "Violinist and composer" directly modifies Mysore and concise

E. Violinist and composer Mysore Vasudevachar produced a body of work  rooted both  -- same as B

The answer should be D, IMO.

NandishSS · Answer

Mysore Vasudevachar, who was a violinist and composer, produced a body of work both rooted  in the classical tradition of Tyagraja and Muthuswami Dikshitar, yet in many ways he stood apart from the mainstream carnatic repertory.

A. Mysore Vasudevachar, who was a violinist and composer, produced a body of work both rooted

The word “both” and the word “and” must be followed by two parallel elements. here rooted and Muthuswami Dikshitar are not parallel

B. Mysore Vasudevachar, the violinist and composer, produced a body of work that was rooted both

Parallelism - "both in the classical tradition and Muthuswami Dikshitar are not Parallel

C. Violinist and composer Mysore Vasudevachar, who produced a body of work rooted

Not a complete sentence missing verb

D. Violinist and composer Mysore Vasudevachar produced a body of work that was rooted

Looks Good

E. Violinist and composer Mysore Vasudevachar produced a body of work rooted both

Parallelism - "both in the classical tradition and Muthuswami Dikshitar are not Parallel

matiasvale · Answer

Any answer with "both" needs a parallel structure, and there isnt one.
Choice C is not a sentence
Choice D fixes both of these errors.

GmatDisciple · Answer

For sentence meaning: "both... and..." cannot attach independent clauses.
Else "both... and..." should have encompassed the artists Tyagraja and Muthuswami Dikshitar, but since that is not part of the underline we cannot use that structure.

A. Incorrect usage of both... and
B. Incorrect usage of both... and
C. Sentence fragment
D.   Correct  
E. Incorrect usage of both... and

jhavyom · Answer

A. "Both" and "and" should be parallel.
''rooted'' is not parallel to "Muthuswami Dikshitkar".
So, choice A can be eliminated.

B. Similar to A.
"Both" and "and" should be parallel.
''...in the classical...'' is not parallel to "Muthuswami Dikshitkar".
So, choice E can be eliminated.

C. C does not have a main verb.

D. Unlike C, D has a main verb. D is OK.

E. Similar to A.
"Both" and "and" should be parallel.
''...in the classical...'' is not parallel to "Muthuswami Dikshitkar".
So, choice B can be eliminated.

JonShukhrat · Answer

A.  Mysore Vasudevachar, who was a violinist and composer, produced a body of work  both rooted in the classical tradition of Tyagraja and Muthuswami Dikshitar , yet in many ways he stood apart from the mainstream carnatic repertory.

The idiom “both A and B” demands that A and B be parallel, for example: both noun and noun. 
“both rooted in the classical tradition of Tyagraja and Muthuswami Dikshitar” – here we have “both modifier and noun”, so A and B are non-parallel.

B.  Mysore Vasudevachar, the violinist and composer, produced a body of work that was rooted  both in the classical tradition of Tyagraja and Muthuswami Dikshitar , yet in many ways he stood apart from the mainstream carnatic repertory.

The idiom “both A and B” demands that A and B be parallel, for example: both noun and noun. 
“both in the classical tradition of Tyagraja and Muthuswami Dikshitar” – here we have “both modifier and noun”, so A and B are non-parallel.

C.   Violinist and composer Mysore Vasudevachar, who produced a body of work rooted in the classical tradition of Tyagraja and Muthuswami Dikshitar,  yet in many ways he stood apart from the mainstream carnatic repertory.

This choice lacks the main clause. It’s a fragment. A subordinate conjunction “comma + yet” starts a subordinate clause, so everything after “yet” is a subordinate clause. Meanwhile, everything before “yet” is a big modifier, not a clause. Hence, this choice lacks its main clause.

D.  Violinist and composer Mysore Vasudevachar produced a body of work that was rooted in the classical tradition of Tyagraja and Muthuswami Dikshitar, yet in many ways he stood apart from the mainstream carnatic repertory.

The correct answer. Rectifies all the fools of the preceding choices and gets rid of “both A and B” altogether, avoiding idiom based issues.

E.  Violinist and composer Mysore Vasudevachar produced a body of work rooted  both in the classical tradition of Tyagraja and Muthuswami Dikshitar , yet in many ways he stood apart from the mainstream carnatic repertory.

“both in the classical tradition of Tyagraja and Muthuswami Dikshitar” - here we have “both modifier and noun”, so A and B are non-parallel.

Hence   D

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MayankSingh · Answer

IMO D

Concept Checked : Parallelism & IDIOM

Mysore Vasudevachar, who was a violinist and composer, produced a body of work  both  rooted  in the classical tradition of Tyagraja  and  Muthuswami Dikshitar, yet in many ways he stood apart from the mainstream carnatic repertory.

Both X & Y- Elements X & Y should be parallel.
A sentence must have atleast one independent clause

A. Mysore Vasudevachar, who was a violinist and composer, produced a body of work  both rooted  -    Incorrect    -   Parallelism error  - "both  rooted … and  Muthuswami Dikshitar …- Here “ rooted ” is an adjective in this situation, and "Muthuswami Dikshitar" is Noun.

B. Mysore Vasudevachar, the violinist and composer, produced a body of work that was rooted  both  -    Incorrect    -  Parallelism error  - "both  in the classical … and  Muthuswami Dikshitar …- Here “ in the classical ” is a prepositional phrase, and  "Muthuswami Dikshitar"  is Noun.

C. Violinist and composer Mysore Vasudevachar,  who produced a body of work rooted  -    Incorrect    -   Clause  : This sentence has no " main verb"  so this is not an independent clause. portion after , "Who... " is a modifier.

D. Violinist and composer Mysore Vasudevachar produced a body of work  that  was rooted    Correct    -  This option has a main verb, and parallelism issue is no longer there. "that" acts as a restrictive modifier modifying Work.
 
E. Violinist and composer Mysore Vasudevachar produced a body of work rooted  both  -    Incorrect    -  Parallelism error  - "both  in the classical … and  Muthuswami Dikshitar …- Here “ in the classical ” is a prepositional phrase, and  "Muthuswami Dikshitar"  is Noun.

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GKomoku · Answer

Mysore Vasudevachar, who was a violinist and composer, produced a body of work both rooted in the classical tradition of Tyagraja and Muthuswami Dikshitar, yet in many ways he stood apart from the mainstream carnatic repertory.

Meaning analysis:
1. Mysore Vasudevachar was a violinist and composer
2. He produced a body of work
3. This work rooted in the classical tradition of Tyagraja and Muthuswami Dikshitar
4. He stood apart from the mainstream carnatic repertory

Error analysis:
Modifier and //ism issues.

classic "both X and Y" trap - entities that are followed after "both" and "and" must exactly the same

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POE:

(A), (B), (E) can be eliminated strigh away.

~~A. Mysore Vasudevachar, who was a violinist and composer, produced a body of work both rooted~~

~~B. Mysore Vasudevachar, the violinist and composer, produced a body of work that was rooted both~~

C. Violinist and composer Mysore Vasudevachar, who produced a body of work rooted

D. Violinist and composer Mysore Vasudevachar produced a body of work that was rooted

~~E. Violinist and composer Mysore Vasudevachar produced a body of work rooted [s]both~~[/s]

Between (C) and (D)

C. Violinist and composer Mysore Vasudevachar, who produced a body of work rooted
D. Violinist and composer Mysore Vasudevachar produced a body of work that was rooted

(C) has not verb the subject, make sure you've collected all you SV pairs.

(D) is the answer.

LIBERTYRodP · Answer

Mysore Vasudevachar, who was a violinist and composer, produced a body of work both rooted in the classical tradition of Tyagraja and Muthuswami Dikshitar, yet in many ways he stood apart from the mainstream carnatic repertory.

A. Mysore Vasudevachar, who was a violinist and composer, produced a body of work both rooted  ---- "Both X and Y" structure is not parallel.

B. Mysore Vasudevachar, the violinist and composer, produced a body of work that was rooted both  ----- "Both X and Y" structure is not parallel.

C. Violinist and composer Mysore Vasudevachar, who produced a body of work rooted  -------- No main verb.

D. Violinist and composer Mysore Vasudevachar produced a body of work that was rooted   ------ CORRECT

E. Violinist and composer Mysore Vasudevachar produced a body of work rooted both  ----- "Both X and Y" structure is not parallel.

Sthk94 · Answer

EMPOWERgmatVerbal  can you please here.

In options C, D & E - It seems like Violinist and composer Mysore Vasudevachar are two different people? Please correct me if I'm wrong.

EMPOWERgmatVerbal · Answer

Thanks for the question Sthk94 ! In those options, "Violinist and composer" are both titles we can apply to Mysore Vasudevachar, so they are grammatically correct in that respect. It would be the same if you were to describe a person who holds two jobs.

We hope that helps clear that up! Make sure to tag us at EMPOWERgmatVerbal if you have any other questions!

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