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Instead of viewing their money as a way to alleviate poverty, microfinance is now seen by some donors as primarily an investment opportunity.
A) Instead of viewing their money as a way to alleviate poverty, microfinance is now seen by some donors as primarily an investment opportunity.
B) Instead of viewing their money as a way to alleviate poverty, microfinance is now currently being seen by some donors as primarily an investment opportunity.
C) Rather than view their money as a way to alleviate poverty, some donors are now primarily seeing microfinance as an investment opportunity in today’s world.
D) Rather than view their money as a way to alleviate poverty, some donors now see microfinance as primarily an investment opportunity.
E) Instead of a view of their money as a way to alleviate poverty, some donors now see microfinance as an investment opportunity in today’s world.
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
THE PROMPT
THE OPTIONS
• Dangling modifier - the introductory phrase should be followed by whoever views their money in a certain way
Does microfinance view money in a particular way? No!
Donors do.
• instead of (though properly followed by a noun phrase) should probably be rather than
→ GMAC heavily prefers rather than to instead of. That preference is not absolute.
→ rather than implies preference (i.e., between two competing views of money), whereas instead of suggests more of a replacement than a preference.
The modifier error is fatal.
ELIMINATE A
• same dangling modifier as that in option A
→ With one exception, introductory phrases modify the subject of the subsequent clause; whatever comes after that comma had better be whatever the intro phrase is describing
→ You can read about how six (seven? can't remember) intro phrases work in a post I wrote that you can find here.
• same problem with instead of as that in option A
• now currently is redundant
• the passive construction (is being seen by) is truly bad. See whether you can rewrite this very sentence in active voice.
Because style is the last part of the analysis, I eliminate this option on the bases outlined in the first 3 bulletpoints.
ELIMINATE B
• are now and in today's world are redundant
• the use of passive voice in are now primarily seeing creates awkwardness and wordiness
KEEP, but look for a better answer
• Boom.
No grammatical errors. The intro correctly modifies donors.
Stylistically clean: the sentence is succinct, clear, and forceful.
Unlike option C, this option uses active voice and avoids redundancy.
ELIMINATE C
KEEP D
• now and in today's world are redundant
ELIMINATE E
The answer is D.
Notes
jessiemjx , about option D, you wrote
Rather than can be a preposition (followed by a noun phrase).
Rather than can also be a subordinating conjunction (followed by a full clause).
This rule is obscure.
I have seen it tested only a few times.
When rather than compares two actions (in this case, viewing one way and viewing another way), rather than should be followed by the bare infinitive and not by the gerund (verbING).
You can find more information about "rather than" in my post, HERE.
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Project SC Butler: Sentence Correction (SC2)
THE PROMPT
Quote:
Instead of viewing their money as a way to alleviate poverty, microfinance is now seen by some donors as primarily an investment opportunity.
THE OPTIONS
Quote:
A) Instead of viewing their money as a way to alleviate poverty, microfinance is now seen by some donors as primarily an investment opportunity.
• Dangling modifier - the introductory phrase should be followed by whoever views their money in a certain way
Does microfinance view money in a particular way? No!
Donors do.
• instead of (though properly followed by a noun phrase) should probably be rather than
→ GMAC heavily prefers rather than to instead of. That preference is not absolute.
→ rather than implies preference (i.e., between two competing views of money), whereas instead of suggests more of a replacement than a preference.
The modifier error is fatal.
ELIMINATE A
Quote:
B) Instead of viewing their money as a way to alleviate poverty, microfinance is now currently being seen by some donors as primarily an investment opportunity.
• same dangling modifier as that in option A
→ With one exception, introductory phrases modify the subject of the subsequent clause; whatever comes after that comma had better be whatever the intro phrase is describing
→ You can read about how six (seven? can't remember) intro phrases work in a post I wrote that you can find here.
• same problem with instead of as that in option A
• now currently is redundant
• the passive construction (is being seen by) is truly bad. See whether you can rewrite this very sentence in active voice.
Because style is the last part of the analysis, I eliminate this option on the bases outlined in the first 3 bulletpoints.
ELIMINATE B
Quote:
C) Rather than view their money as a way to alleviate poverty, some donors are now primarily seeing microfinance as an investment opportunity in today’s world.
• are now and in today's world are redundant
• the use of passive voice in are now primarily seeing creates awkwardness and wordiness
KEEP, but look for a better answer
Quote:
D) Rather than view their money as a way to alleviate poverty, some donors now see microfinance as primarily an investment opportunity.
• Boom.
No grammatical errors. The intro correctly modifies donors.
Stylistically clean: the sentence is succinct, clear, and forceful.
Unlike option C, this option uses active voice and avoids redundancy.
ELIMINATE C
KEEP D
Quote:
E) Instead of a view of their money as a way to alleviate poverty, some donors now see microfinance as an investment opportunity in today’s world.
• instead of creates the same issues as those in options A and B• now and in today's world are redundant
ELIMINATE E
The answer is D.
Notes
jessiemjx , about option D, you wrote
Quote:
however, may I ask if "viewing" be used after "rather than".
Not in this case. Rather than can be a preposition (followed by a noun phrase).
Rather than can also be a subordinating conjunction (followed by a full clause).
This rule is obscure.
I have seen it tested only a few times.
When rather than compares two actions (in this case, viewing one way and viewing another way), rather than should be followed by the bare infinitive and not by the gerund (verbING).
You can find more information about "rather than" in my post, HERE.
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Instead of viewing their money as a way to alleviate poverty, microfinance is now seen by some donors as primarily an investment opportunity.
A) Instead of viewing their money as a way to alleviate poverty, microfinance is now seen by some donors as primarily an investment opportunity. - incorrect modifier use
B) Instead of viewing their money as a way to alleviate poverty, microfinance is now currently being seen by some donors as primarily an investment opportunity. - incorrect modifier use
C) Rather than view their money as a way to alleviate poverty, some donors are now primarily seeing microfinance as an investment opportunity in today’s world. - use of redundant words, incorrect
D) Rather than view their money as a way to alleviate poverty, some donors now see microfinance as primarily an investment opportunity. - Correct modifier usage
E) Instead of a view of their money as a way to alleviate poverty, some donors now see microfinance as an investment opportunity in today’s world. use of redundant words, incorrect
IMO D
A) Instead of viewing their money as a way to alleviate poverty, microfinance is now seen by some donors as primarily an investment opportunity. - incorrect modifier use
B) Instead of viewing their money as a way to alleviate poverty, microfinance is now currently being seen by some donors as primarily an investment opportunity. - incorrect modifier use
C) Rather than view their money as a way to alleviate poverty, some donors are now primarily seeing microfinance as an investment opportunity in today’s world. - use of redundant words, incorrect
D) Rather than view their money as a way to alleviate poverty, some donors now see microfinance as primarily an investment opportunity. - Correct modifier usage
E) Instead of a view of their money as a way to alleviate poverty, some donors now see microfinance as an investment opportunity in today’s world. use of redundant words, incorrect
IMO D
