Pack 14 Q4: Martin Luther King Jr., a leader in both the Civil...

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Pack 14, Question 4 of 5:

Martin Luther King Jr., a leader in both the Civil Rights Movement, the movement to bring racial equality to the United States,  and the Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative to address economic injustices, was a proponent of  civil disobedience and nonviolence.
 
A. and the Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative to address economic injustices, was a proponent of
B. also the Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative that addressed economic injustices, was a proponent for
C. in the Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative that addressed economic injustices, was a great proponent for
D. the Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative to address economic injustices, was a proponent of
E. in the Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative to address economic injustices, was a great proponent of

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HoneyLemon · Answer

A ,  IMO 
 Martin Luther King Jr. ,  -------Clause 1--- 
.... a leader in  both   the Civil Rights Movement ,
 the movement to bring racial equality to the United States, 
.......  and   the Poor People’s Campaign ,
 an initiative to address economic injustices, 
 -------Clause 1---  was  a proponent of civil disobedience and nonviolence.

Analysis:  
The sentence says that 
Martin Luther King Jr.,was a proponent of civil disobedience and nonviolence.
 He was a leader in both the Civil Rights Movement, and the Poor People’s Campaign .

Idiom both X and Y is correctly used , in which x and y are parallel . 
Overall Choice A seems to be correct

A. and the Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative to address economic injustices, was a proponent of
 -- Correct  
B. also the Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative that addressed economic injustices, was a proponent for
 -- Parallelism violated .. Both X also Y .. Incorrect .. Out

C. in the Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative that addressed economic injustices, was a great proponent for
 -- Parallelism violated .. Both X in Y .. Incorrect .. Out

D. the Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative to address economic injustices, was a proponent of
 -- Parallelism violated in the absence of 'and' .. .. Incorrect .. Out

E. in the Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative to address economic injustices, was a great proponent of
 -- Parallelism violated .. Both X in Y .. Incorrect .. Out

Hence A is my answer .

globaldesi · Answer

Answer should be A
Parallelism both A and B.
And usage of "and" with both

jaisonsunny77 · Answer

Martin Luther King Jr., a leader in both the Civil Rights Movement, the movement to bring racial equality to the United States, and the Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative to address economic injustices, was a proponent of civil disobedience and nonviolence.

The right idiom structure for ''proponent'' is "..Proponent of..". 
 
Since (B) and (C) uses 'proponent for' structure, we can   eliminate (B) and (C).  
 
To get to the right answer from here, we need to pay attention to the overall structure of the passage. So, let us analyze the overall structure:

Martin Luther King Jr., a leader in  both ......... and the Poor People’s Campaign,...... was a proponent of  civil disobedience and nonviolence.
 
as you can see here, the usage of ''both'' necessitates the need for ''and'' somewhere along the sentence. Only (A) has ''and''.

A. and the Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative to address economic injustices, was a proponent of

Therefore,   (A) is the right answer to this question

thenikhilseth · Answer

A  is the choice.

Area tested- Idiom
Here Idiom - Both X and Y
A leader Both in  The Civil Movement ....... and   The Poor People's Campaign

Eliminate b,c,d and e.

A. and the Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative to address economic injustices, was a proponent of-  Correct 
B. also the Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative  that  addressed economic injustices, was a proponent  for 
C. in the Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative  that  addressed economic injustices, was a great proponent  for 
D. the Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative to address economic injustices, was a proponent of
E. in the Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative to address economic injustices, was a great proponent of

EMPOWERgmatVerbal · Answer

Official Explanation

Martin Luther King Jr., a leader in both the Civil Rights Movement, the movement to bring racial equality to the United States,  and the Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative to address economic injustices, was a proponent of  civil disobedience and nonviolence.
 
 A.  and  the Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative  to address  economic injustices, was a proponent  of  
 B.  also  the Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative  that addressed  economic injustices, was a proponent  for 
C.  in  the Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative  that addressed  economic injustices, was a great proponent  for 
D.  the  Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative  to address  economic injustices, was a proponent  of 
E.  in  the Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative  to address  economic injustices, was a great proponent  of  
 
After a quick glance over the options, we have a few things we can focus on to narrow down our choices:
 
 1. and/also/in/and the (Modifiers & Meaning)
2. to address / that addressed (Parallelism)
3. proponent of / proponent for (Idioms) 
 
 Let’s address #2 on our list first because it’s an either/or split we should be able to handle quickly.  If we look at the original sentence as a whole, we can see that Martin Luther King, Jr. was a member of 2 different groups, and that each group has a short explanation:
 
Martin Luther King Jr., a leader in both  the Civil Rights Movement ,  the movement to bring racial equality to the United States , and  the Poor People’s Campaign ,  an initiative to address economic injustices , was a proponent of civil disobedience and nonviolence.
 
The verbs in each explanation (shown in purple text) need to be parallel so that this has a consistent flow to it. Let’s eliminate any options that don’t use parallel verbs with the non-underlined portion:
 
A. and the Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative  to address  economic injustices, was a proponent of
B. also the Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative  that addressed  economic injustices, was a proponent for
C. in the Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative  that addressed  economic injustices, was a great proponent for
D. the Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative  to address  economic injustices, was a proponent of
E. in the Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative  to address  economic injustices, was a great proponent of
 
 We can eliminate options B & C because “that addressed” isn’t parallel to the earlier “to bring.” We can see that all of the remaining options use the correct idiom “proponent of,” so let’s skip #3 on our list because we don’t have to deal with it! 
 
 Now that we have it narrowed down, let’s go back to #1 on our list.  We need to make sure that it’s clear to readers we’re talking about two distinct groups that Martin Luther King, Jr. was part of. To make problems easier to spot, let’s add back in the non-underlined portion.
 
A. Martin Luther King Jr.,  a leader in both  the Civil Rights Movement, the movement to bring racial equality to the United States,   and  the Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative to address economic injustices, was a proponent of  civil disobedience and nonviolence.
 
This is  CORRECT ! This sentence is organized clearly to show that we’re talking about two different groups, and each group has its own modifier to explain more about it.
 
D. Martin Luther King Jr.,  a leader in both  the Civil Rights Movement, the movement to bring racial equality to the United States,   the  Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative to address economic injustices, was a proponent of  civil disobedience and nonviolence.
 
This is  INCORRECT  because there is no “and” to finish out the “both X and Y” idiom structure. By removing the “and,” it’s unclear to readers what the modifier “the Poor People’s Campaign” is modifying. If we look at it logically, it’s modifying “the United States,” which doesn’t make sense. Let’s eliminate this one.
 
E. Martin Luther King Jr.,  a leader in both  the Civil Rights Movement, the movement to bring racial equality to the United States,   in  the Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative to address economic injustices, was a great proponent of  civil disobedience and nonviolence.
 
This is also  INCORRECT  because there is no “and” to distinguish the two groups or finish out the “both X and Y” idiom structure.
 
 There you have it – option A was the correct choice all along! 
 
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EMPOWERgmatVerbal · Answer

Well done,  DasAshishAshutosh ! You cracked the code on another one! Kudos to you!

EMPOWERgmatVerbal · Answer

Well done globaldesi ! You cracked the code on this one! To participate in the contest, make sure to show what is correct/incorrect about each option - that way, other students can see your thought process. It helps to see how each of you tackle the questions because you don't all use the same methods.

EMPOWERgmatVerbal · Answer

Well done,  jaisonsunny77 ! You cracked the code on this one! This is a great example of a different approach to answering this question from what we posted! Kudos to you!

EMPOWERgmatVerbal · Answer

Another great explanation, thenikhilseth ! Kudos to you!

100mitra · Answer

Correct answer : Option A

Check point for correct answer :
1. Modifier
2. Parallelsim
3. Idiom - Both X and Y

Martin Luther King Jr., -

a leader in both

<the Civil Rights Movement, the movement to bring racial equality to the United States>

, and

<the Poor People’s Campaign, an initiative to address economic injustices>,

- was a proponent of civil disobedience and nonviolence.

Main Structure : Martin Luther King Jr. was a proponent of civil disobedience and nonviolence.
Modifier : Starts from "a leader in both " till "was a ...."
Parallelism : the civil right movement || the poor people campaign
idiom : Both X and Y

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