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In 1913, the largely self-taught Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan mailed 120 of his theorems to three different British mathematicians; only one, G. H. Hardy, recognized the brilliance of these theorems, but thanks to Hardy's recognition, Ramanujan was eventually elected to the Royal Society of London.
(A) only one, G. H. Hardy, recognized the brilliance of these theorems, but
(B) they were brilliant, G. H. Hardy alone recognized, but
(C) these theorems were brilliant, but only one, G. H. Hardy recognized;
(D) but, only one G. H. Hardy, recognizing their brilliance,
(E) only one G. H. Hardy recognized, but these theorems were brilliant
(A) only one, G. H. Hardy, recognized the brilliance of these theorems, but
(B) they were brilliant, G. H. Hardy alone recognized, but
(C) these theorems were brilliant, but only one, G. H. Hardy recognized;
(D) but, only one G. H. Hardy, recognizing their brilliance,
(E) only one G. H. Hardy recognized, but these theorems were brilliant
Srinivasa Ramanujan
First glance
The underline begins just after a semi-colon, so one possible path is to check that the second portion is a complete sentence.
Issues
1) Pronoun: they
Answer (B) begins with the pronoun they.
It’s not clear who was brilliant: the British mathematicians or Ramanujan’s theorems? Either one is logically possible. Eliminate choice (B) for pronoun ambiguity.
2) Sentence Structure / Meaning
The remaining choices don’t use the pronoun, so check the structure to make sure you have complete sentences after the semi-colon.
Answer (C) uses a second semi-colon. While it is possible on rare occasions to use more than one semi-colon in a single sentence (e.g., to delineate a list of clauses), it is not appropriate in this case. Further, the structure of the middle “sentence” is faulty, leading to an unclear meaning. Did G.H. Hardy recognize only one theorem? Or was G.H. Hardy the only mathematician to recognize that the theorems were brilliant?
Answer (D) is a sentence fragment. Either only one or G.H. Hardy is a subject, but no main verb exists to go with the subject.
Answer (E) also has a faulty sentence structure leading to ambiguous meaning. First, G.H. Hardy did not merely “recognize” a theorem; rather, he recognized that the theorems were brilliant. In addition, this choice says that the theorems were brilliant thanks to Hardy’s recognition. The theorems are objectively brilliant (or not) on their own; they are not brilliant because Hardy recognized them as such.
Eliminate choices (C), (D), and (E) for faulty sentence structure and unclear or illogical meaning.
The Correct Answer
Correct answer (A) clearly conveys that only one of the three mathematicians recognized the brilliance of Ramanujan’s theorems.
(A) CORRECT
(B) Pronoun (they)
(C) Sentence Structure / Meaning
(D) Sentence Structure
(E) Sentence Structure / Meaning
(B) Pronoun (they)
(C) Sentence Structure / Meaning
(D) Sentence Structure
(E) Sentence Structure / Meaning
First glance
The underline begins just after a semi-colon, so one possible path is to check that the second portion is a complete sentence.
Issues
1) Pronoun: they
Answer (B) begins with the pronoun they.
It’s not clear who was brilliant: the British mathematicians or Ramanujan’s theorems? Either one is logically possible. Eliminate choice (B) for pronoun ambiguity.
2) Sentence Structure / Meaning
The remaining choices don’t use the pronoun, so check the structure to make sure you have complete sentences after the semi-colon.
Answer (C) uses a second semi-colon. While it is possible on rare occasions to use more than one semi-colon in a single sentence (e.g., to delineate a list of clauses), it is not appropriate in this case. Further, the structure of the middle “sentence” is faulty, leading to an unclear meaning. Did G.H. Hardy recognize only one theorem? Or was G.H. Hardy the only mathematician to recognize that the theorems were brilliant?
Answer (D) is a sentence fragment. Either only one or G.H. Hardy is a subject, but no main verb exists to go with the subject.
Answer (E) also has a faulty sentence structure leading to ambiguous meaning. First, G.H. Hardy did not merely “recognize” a theorem; rather, he recognized that the theorems were brilliant. In addition, this choice says that the theorems were brilliant thanks to Hardy’s recognition. The theorems are objectively brilliant (or not) on their own; they are not brilliant because Hardy recognized them as such.
Eliminate choices (C), (D), and (E) for faulty sentence structure and unclear or illogical meaning.
The Correct Answer
Correct answer (A) clearly conveys that only one of the three mathematicians recognized the brilliance of Ramanujan’s theorems.
25 Jul 2018, 15:02
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Hello Everyone!
Let's take a look at this question, one problem at a time, and narrow it down to the correct answer! To get started, here is the original question:
In 1913, the largely self-taught Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan mailed 120 of his theorems to three different British mathematicians; only one, G. H. Hardy, recognized the brilliance of these theorems, but thanks to Hardy's recognition, Ramanujan was eventually elected to the Royal Society of London.
(A) only one, G. H. Hardy, recognized the brilliance of these theorems, but
(B) they were brilliant, G. H. Hardy alone recognized, but
(C) these theorems were brilliant, but only one, G. H. Hardy recognized;
(D) but, only one G. H. Hardy, recognizing their brilliance,
(E) only one G. H. Hardy recognized, but these theorems were brilliant
After a quick glance over the options, it's clear that each one is written very differently from the next, so this could be a trick one to answer. The major difference I noticed right away was the word "brilliant/brilliance." What is brilliant in this sentence? The theorems that Ramanujan wrote. So let's check to make sure each sentence is using the adjective "brilliant/brilliance" to refer to the theorems:
(A) only one, G. H. Hardy, recognized the brilliance of these theorems, but --> OK
(B) they were brilliant, G. H. Hardy alone recognized, but --> WRONG
(By putting "they" directly after the word "mathematicians," it changes the meaning! This is saying that Hardy thinks the mathematicians are brilliant, not the theorems! So this is wrong.)
(C) these theorems were brilliant, but only one, G. H. Hardy recognized; --> OK
(D) but, only one G. H. Hardy, recognizing their brilliance, --> WRONG
(It's not clear if the pronoun "their" is referring to the theorems or mathematicians. In fact, this option doesn't even mention the theorems, which is a problem!)
(E) only one G. H. Hardy recognized, but these theorems were brilliant --> OK
We can eliminate options B and D because they use misplaced or vague pronouns. Now that we've narrowed it down to 3 options, let's look at each one more closely to identify other problems:
(A) only one, G. H. Hardy, recognized the brilliance of these theorems, but
This option is CORRECT! It's clear that G.H. Hardy is the only one of the 3 mathematicians that thought Ramanujan's work was brilliant, and it's also clear that the word "brilliance" is referring to the theorems.
(C) these theorems were brilliant, but only one, G. H. Hardy recognized;
This option is INCORRECT for a couple reasons. First, it changes the original meaning when it "but only one, G.H. Hardy recognized." This option is saying that Hardy only thought one of the theorems was brilliant, instead of the intended meaning of saying that only one of the mathematicians thought all of Ramanujan's work was good. Second, the semicolon on the end isn't necessary. We already have a semicolon before the word "these," so the second one is just unneeded.
(E) only one G. H. Hardy recognized, but these theorems were brilliant
This option is INCORRECT because the phrase "only one G.H. Hardy recognized" is vague. It's not clear if Hardy only recognized one of the mathematicians (which doesn't make logical sense), or if he only recognized one of the theorems, which also doesn't make sense. He is the only mathematician that recognized ALL of Ramanujan's work as brilliant.
There you have it - option A is the correct answer!
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Let's take a look at this question, one problem at a time, and narrow it down to the correct answer! To get started, here is the original question:
In 1913, the largely self-taught Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan mailed 120 of his theorems to three different British mathematicians; only one, G. H. Hardy, recognized the brilliance of these theorems, but thanks to Hardy's recognition, Ramanujan was eventually elected to the Royal Society of London.
(A) only one, G. H. Hardy, recognized the brilliance of these theorems, but
(B) they were brilliant, G. H. Hardy alone recognized, but
(C) these theorems were brilliant, but only one, G. H. Hardy recognized;
(D) but, only one G. H. Hardy, recognizing their brilliance,
(E) only one G. H. Hardy recognized, but these theorems were brilliant
After a quick glance over the options, it's clear that each one is written very differently from the next, so this could be a trick one to answer. The major difference I noticed right away was the word "brilliant/brilliance." What is brilliant in this sentence? The theorems that Ramanujan wrote. So let's check to make sure each sentence is using the adjective "brilliant/brilliance" to refer to the theorems:
(A) only one, G. H. Hardy, recognized the brilliance of these theorems, but --> OK
(B) they were brilliant, G. H. Hardy alone recognized, but --> WRONG
(By putting "they" directly after the word "mathematicians," it changes the meaning! This is saying that Hardy thinks the mathematicians are brilliant, not the theorems! So this is wrong.)
(C) these theorems were brilliant, but only one, G. H. Hardy recognized; --> OK
(D) but, only one G. H. Hardy, recognizing their brilliance, --> WRONG
(It's not clear if the pronoun "their" is referring to the theorems or mathematicians. In fact, this option doesn't even mention the theorems, which is a problem!)
(E) only one G. H. Hardy recognized, but these theorems were brilliant --> OK
We can eliminate options B and D because they use misplaced or vague pronouns. Now that we've narrowed it down to 3 options, let's look at each one more closely to identify other problems:
(A) only one, G. H. Hardy, recognized the brilliance of these theorems, but
This option is CORRECT! It's clear that G.H. Hardy is the only one of the 3 mathematicians that thought Ramanujan's work was brilliant, and it's also clear that the word "brilliance" is referring to the theorems.
(C) these theorems were brilliant, but only one, G. H. Hardy recognized;
This option is INCORRECT for a couple reasons. First, it changes the original meaning when it "but only one, G.H. Hardy recognized." This option is saying that Hardy only thought one of the theorems was brilliant, instead of the intended meaning of saying that only one of the mathematicians thought all of Ramanujan's work was good. Second, the semicolon on the end isn't necessary. We already have a semicolon before the word "these," so the second one is just unneeded.
(E) only one G. H. Hardy recognized, but these theorems were brilliant
This option is INCORRECT because the phrase "only one G.H. Hardy recognized" is vague. It's not clear if Hardy only recognized one of the mathematicians (which doesn't make logical sense), or if he only recognized one of the theorems, which also doesn't make sense. He is the only mathematician that recognized ALL of Ramanujan's work as brilliant.
There you have it - option A is the correct answer!
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29 May 2017, 21:50
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(A) Correctonly one, G. H. Hardy, recognized the brilliance of these theorems, but
only one is correctly modifying G.H Hardy. What are recognized is correctly expressed
(B) Incorrect they were brilliant, G. H. Hardy alone recognized, but
'They' is ambigious G.H hardy recognized what?
(C) Incorrect these theorems were brilliant, but only one, G. H. Hardy recognized;
G.H Hardy recognized what? only one not correctly modifying G.H Hardy.
(D) Incorrect but, only one G. H. Hardy, recognizing their brilliance,
No verb for the subjec G.H Hardy
(E) Incorrect only one G. H. Hardy recognized, but these theorems were brilliant
G.H Hardy himself was recognized?
