In his photographic motion studies, Thomas Eakins used a single negati

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In his photographic motion studies, Thomas Eakins used a single negative for several exposures,  an approach which favorably contrasted with that of his contemporary Eadweard Muybridge, but did not earn  him as much acclaim in his lifetime, though opinions of his work have shifted dramatically since then.

(A) an approach which favorably contrasted with that of his contemporary Eadweard Muybridge, but did not earn 
(B) an approach that favorably contrasted with his contemporary Eadweard Muybridge, but that did not earn 
(C) an approach that favorably contrasted with that of his contemporary Eadweard Muybridge, but did not earn 
(D) an approach which favorably contrasted with that of his contemporary Eadweard Muybridge's, but did not earn 
(E) an approach which favorably contrasted to that of his contemporary Eadweard Muybridge, but did not earn for

Bunuel · Accepted Answer

OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

C

The first difference to focus on is that between "that" and "which". As a general rule, "which" follows a comma, and since there are no commas, that leaves us with (B) and (C). (More specifically, "that" is restrictive. Since "that" specifies the sort of "approach" we're referring to, it is correct.) The first difference between the remaining choices is "with his" versus "with that of his". The comparison is between Eakins's approach and Muybridge's approach, so "with that of his" is correct, as the "that of" stands in for "the approach of". Choice (C) is correct.

vineethk929 · Answer

A VS C ..n all are comparing approach to person...imo C

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arun6765 · Answer

IMO C

(A) an approach  which  favorably contrasted with that of his contemporary Eadweard Muybridge, but did not earn 
(B) an approach that favorably contrasted with  his contemporary Eadweard Muybridge , but that did not earn 
(C) an approach that favorably contrasted with that of his contemporary Eadweard Muybridge, but did not earn 
(D) an approach which favorably contrasted with that of his contemporary  Eadweard Muybridge's,  but did not earn 
(E) an approach which favorably  contrasted to  that of his contemporary Eadweard Muybridge,  but did not earn for

A & C only logically compare approach with the approach.

an approach requires an essential modifier "that" instead of "which".

Correct me if I am wrong.

I have hardly seen any official question been tested on this criteria. Pls enlighten me if same is not true.

Mankodim · Answer

Wait doesn't D accurately compare X's approach to Y's? I don't see an error with D in this stem. Can someone shed some light?

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arvind910619 · Answer

How did you eliminate A ? 
Please share your thoughts on A.

arvind910619 · Answer

Hi D can not be correct.
Please see D again. It has redundancy. 
contrasted with that of his contemporary Eadweard Muybridge's.
End word is in possessive so it can not act as object.

souvonik2k · Answer

In his photographic motion studies, Thomas Eakins used a single negative for several exposures,  an approach which favorably contrasted with that of his contemporary Eadweard Muybridge, but did not earn  him as much acclaim in his lifetime, though opinions of his work have shifted dramatically since then.

(A) an approach which favorably contrasted with that of his contemporary Eadweard Muybridge, but did not earn 
(B) an approach that favorably contrasted  with his contemporary Eadweard Muybridge , but that did not earn 
(C) an approach that favorably contrasted  with that of his contemporary Eadweard Muybridge , but did not earn 
(D) an approach which favorably contrasted with that of his contemporary Eadweard Muybridge's, but did not earn 
(E) an approach which favorably contrasted to that of his contemporary Eadweard Muybridge, but did not earn for

which is an non-essential modifier, so a comma is required before which.
Eliminate A,D,E.
Between B and C, 'approach contrasted with the approach of his contemporary...' Hence C, correctly compares both the approaches.
Answer C.

sumit411 · Answer

which  always introduces a non essential modifier set off between comma
( of course exception being   in which, from which etc )

Eg: I hate dogs that bark
( this means you hate only those dogs that bark.)

I hate dogs, which bark.
( you hate all dogs in general. One of the quality of these dogs is they bark)

Hope this helps.

Thank you = Kudos

Dh4035 · Answer

Aside from C, all options compare a person to a method.
C is right

Rashed12 · Answer

Why E is not correct ? Would anyone explain it elaborately ?

jrk23 · Answer

can anyone please explain why " use of which " is wrong in option A?

generis · Answer

Rashed12  , there are two glaring errors and one small error.
  • WHICH vs. THAT

WHICH is coupled with non-essential information and is  always set off by a preceding comma. 
If the which-clause comes in the middle of the sentence, the entire clause is  set off by commas.

Correct : The debate trophy, which was engraved, got lost. ( commas surround the which-clause )

Wrong  : The debate trophy which was engraved got lost. (which as a relative pronoun that heads a modifying clause must have commas around its clause)

Correct : The trophy  that  was engraved got lost.

If the information is essential, the essential information is always introduced with THAT ( not  which) and is never set off by commas.

British English  makes no distinction between  which  and  that .
People who speak, or were trained in, British English should be careful; memorize the fact that  which  must have commas and  that  almost never has commas
when the words are used to head relative clauses.

The writers of the GMAT  and North American English  do  make a distinction between  which  and  that .

You can read a post here  that discusses the distinction between which and that.
See also  dave13  ,  here, in this post.  Scroll down past the first subject until you see    WHICH VS. THAT .

• "earn for" him is unidiomatic  
 Correct : Hard work earned her a promotion.
 Wrong : Hard work earned  for  her a promotion. (Ouch. That hurts my ears.)

Correct : Honorable conduct earned her a glowing reputation.
 Wrong : Honorable conduct earned  for  her a glowing reputation.

The preposition  for  does not belong with  earn  in this context.
We can earn X for Y.
We can earn money for a good cause.

But we cannot "earn for."
"Earn for" is not a phrasal verb.
In this case the construction of  earn  followed by  for  is correct,
but (1) "that salary" is correctly the direct object of earn, and
(2) the coupling of "earn" with "for" is a complete accident and not a phrasal verb. 
Correct:  Will you earn that salary for a year or two? 
In that case, though, the preposition FOR has to do with the time period, not with the verb, earn.

Earn is a transitive verb that requires a direct object if not immediately following,
then as soon as possible thereafter.

I can earn money.
I can earn trust. I can earn respect.
But I have to earn something.  Earn  must be followed by a direct object, not the preposition FOR. 
I cannot earn FOR something.

• Idiomatic construction of "contrast to" 
X can  passively  stand in contract  to  Y.
X must  actively  contrast  with .

But X cannot actively  contrast to  as is the case in option E.
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Please, do not spend much time on this question.

SC questions are really hard to write, so I have sympathy for its author.

Still—the question is not official and it's not a very good question.

Hope that helps.

generis · Answer

Hi  jrk23

Please see the answer I wrote  in this post, HERE .

British English does not distinguish between WHICH and THAT.

North American English  does  distinguish between WHICH and THAT. 
So does the GMAT, as of now.

In that post to which I linked you will find analysis and citations to two resources that will help you to understand that
the use of "which" in option A is incorrect.

Hope that helps.

generis · Answer

Dh4035  , I do not understand your assertion.

Options A, C, D, and E all use THAT of.

What is the reasoning behind your statement that "all options compare a person to a method"?

AjiteshArun · Answer

I don't expect the GMAT to force a test taker into having to take a decision on the basis of  just  a  that / which  split, so this question may not be very representative of what the GMAT tests these days.

That said, you should make sure that you know the difference between  that  and  which .

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