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Re: SC-MONK [#permalink]
A is wrong for "both rooted".
B and E are wrong for not having parallel structure after "both".
C is wrong as there is no verb in the first part of the sentence.
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Re: SC-MONK [#permalink]
shkusira wrote:
I think a better reason to kick out B is that..
rooted both is not followed by two parallels:

rooted both in the stride piano tradition of x and y
Stride piano tradition and Y are not parallel.

It could have improved it it were:
rooted both in the stride piano tradition of x and something something of y


yeah..you are right..good explanation!
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scthakur wrote:
A is wrong for "both rooted".
B and E are wrong for not having parallel structure after "both".
C is wrong as there is no verb in the first part of the sentence.


on C, why do you say we need a verb in the first clause of the sentence?
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With C, the first clause does not have any main verb.
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scthakur wrote:
With C, the first clause does not have any main verb.


ok..i see that we would need some verb in the context of the whole sentence, I thought you meant that generally speaking all clauses needed a verb

its late here!
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Re: SC-MONK [#permalink]
D is correct because it does not offer an unparallel structure like B: rooted both in Noun of X and Y, but a more simple but correct structure: rooted in X and E

If B were correct, it would include in that of or in the stride-piano tradition of before Duke Elington to make a parrale structure both in Noun of X and that of Y
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(A) incorrect because of both rooted --> there's just only one Noun standing before both so both here is not suitable
(C) incorrect because the main clause is ungrammatical: 2 subject Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk and he. Besides, yet is not suitable because it should not be included in a main clause but in a 2nd clause
(E) same error as B
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Re: SC-MONK [#permalink]
In the stride-piano tradition of Willie Smith and duke...is a single phrase...Both cant be used while referring to it...So B is wrong



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