Even though the original AEC Routemaster has been retired, still this

D! A/B/C modifier issue and E is wordy

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I'd go for D as well. It's concise and to the point.

C doesn't have a verb.

As the subject in the subordinate clause is "the original AEC Routemaster", the subject in the main clause should be the same, i.e, "this familiar red double-decker bus". Eliminate B and E.

A is wordy.

I choose B.
C D and E changes meaning .
Between A and B .
In A has been - I there is no guarantee that it will not end in future. - So I preferred B over A.

Hence, I choose B.
Whats OA.

Even though the original AEC Routemaster has been retired, still this red double-decker bus is familiar, and it has been an icon of culture in Britain.

(A) still this red double-decker bus is familiar, and it has been an icon of culture in Britain

(B) the familiarity of this red double-decker bus still remains, as does its role as a British cultural icon

(C) this familiar red double-decker bus remaining a cultural icon in Britain

(D) this familiar red double-decker bus remains a British cultural icon

(E) the British are familiar with this red double-decker bus and still consider it to be one of their cultural icons


I would go with D !

IMO D

Even though the original AEC Routemaster has been retired, still this red double-decker bus is familiar, and it has been an icon of culture in Britain.
(A) still this red double-decker bus is familiar, and it has been an icon of culture in Britain

(B) the familiarity of this red double-decker bus still remains, as does its role as a British cultural icon

(C) this familiar red double-decker bus remaining a cultural icon in Britain

(D) this familiar red double-decker bus remains a British cultural icon

(E) the British are familiar with this red double-decker bus and still consider it to be one of their cultural icons

Even though the original AEC Routemaster has been retired, still this red double-decker bus is familiar, and it has been an icon of culture in Britain.

(A) still this red double-decker bus is familiar, and it has been an icon of culture in Britain...... use of still

(B) the familiarity of this red double-decker bus still remains, as does its role as a British cultural icon.....[color=#005e20]Meaning issues

(C) this familiar red double-decker bus remaining a cultural icon in Britain...Use of remaining disrupts the meaning balance of the construction

(D) this familiar red double-decker bus remains a British cultural icon.........Concise and accurate

(E) the British are familiar with this red double-decker bus and still consider it to be one of their cultural icons[/color]....too wordy...meaning ambiguity

D it is

Even though the original AEC Routemaster has been retired, still this red double-decker bus is familiar, and it has been an icon of culture in Britain.

(A) still this red double-decker bus is familiar, and it has been an icon of culture in Britain - awkward and redundant

(B) the familiarity of this red double-decker bus still remains, as does its role as a British cultural icon - still remains is redundant ; wordy

(C) this familiar red double-decker bus remaining a cultural icon in Britain - remaining is not a verb

(D) this familiar red double-decker bus remains a British cultural icon - Answer D is much better and concise

(E) the British are familiar with this red double-decker bus and still consider it to be one of their cultural icons - unidiomatic consider to be ; changes meaning
Answer D

In my opinion, answer should be D.

Waiting for OA.

I think the question is using AC Routemaster as a comparison reference to red double-decker bus.

Ans: Option D

Explanation:

1. Correct comparison between AC Routemaster and double-decker bus. Noun v/s Noun
2. Statement is short and sweet.
3. Convey complete message.

Explanation:

Even though the original AEC Routemaster has been retired, still this red double-decker bus is familiar, and it has been an icon of culture in Britain.

Underlined portion was really bumpy - it was not clear till I read it a couple of times

(A) still this red double-decker bus is familiar, and it has been an icon of culture in Britain - awkward: 'still'..'and' --don't understand why we need to break this sentence

(B) the familiarity of this red double-decker bus still remains, as does its role as a British cultural icon More clear, but the meaning is distorted: if the familiarity remains, does the bus? If there is no bus, how is it an icon?

(C) this familiar red double-decker bus remaining a cultural icon in Britain continuous tense not correct - it somehow conveys that the bus was a remaining cultural icon (which is not true)

(D) this familiar red double-decker bus remains a British cultural icon Correct - clear and precise

(E) the British are familiar with this red double-decker bus and still consider it to be one of their cultural icons It somehow indicates that they weren't earlier / or it was difficult to be familiar with and somehow it still is('the British are familiar and still consider') -- I'm sure this is not the intent of the sentence

Hello Madhavi1990 There are some flaws in your explanation, please let me highlight those so that it provides more clarity on the elimination.

Option C - The main reason why C is incorrect is missing "verb"

Option D - There is an IDIOM issue “consider X to be” also it is awkward and wordy.

Hope this helps to clarify further.

Hello experts! AjiteshArun sayantanc2k EducationAisle VeritasKarishma

in option D, familiar red double-decker bus, I interpreted it as if it said the red is familiar and the color of the bus is the familiar red, That was the reason, I picked A over this one. We wanted to say the familiar bus, but it came out as a familiar color. Where did I go wrong?
How do we read such adjectives?

Recently I came across a question which said, possible problem.... and it was wrong because possible is not a type of a problem.
Can someone please help me with this?