Patrice, whom according to the classical musician community is a virtu

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Patrice,  whom according to the classical musician community is a virtuoso, plays in a unique style which is all her own but which also embodies  a warmth prevalent during the golden age of violin playing.

A. whom according to the classical musician community is a virtuoso, plays in a unique style which is all her own but which also embodies

B. considered a virtuoso by the community of classical musicians, plays in a style all her own which at the same time embodies

C. regarded by classical musicians as being a virtuoso, plays in a unique style all her own yet embodies

D. regarded by classical musicians as a virtuoso, who plays in a style all her own which at the same time embodies

E. whom the community of classical musicians would consider to be a virtuoso, plays in a unique style while at the same time embodying

Nikhil · Answer

Patrice, whom according to the classical musician community is a virtuoso, plays in a unique style which is all her own but which also embodies a warmth prevalent during the golden age of violin playing.

A.  whom  according to the classical musician community is a virtuoso, plays in a unique style which is all her own but which also embodies
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B. considered a virtuoso by the community of classical musicians, plays in a style all her own which at the same time embodies
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C. regarded by classical musicians as  being  a virtuoso, plays in a unique style all her own yet embodies
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D. regarded by classical musicians as a virtuoso,  who  plays in a style all her own which at the same time embodies

Missing verb for the subject Patrice.  INCORRECT 
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E.  whom  the community of classical musicians  would  consider to be a virtuoso, plays in a unique style while at the same time embodying

Meaning error. The presence of "would" modifies the meaning by saying he is not yet considered a virtuoso.  INCORRECT 
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Hence option B

sudarshan22 · Answer

+1 for   B  .

A. whom according to the classical musician community is a virtuoso, plays in a  unique style which is all her own  but which also embodies

B.  considered  a virtuoso by the community of classical musicians,  plays  in a style all her own which at the same time embodies -->   Correct , rectifies modifier error

C. regarded by classical musicians  as being  a virtuoso, plays in a unique style all her own yet embodies

D. regarded by classical musicians as a virtuoso,  who plays in a style all her own which at the same time embodies  -->  Run on

E. whom the community of classical musicians would  consider to be  a virtuoso, plays in a unique style while at the same time embodying

Hence,   B  .

Akash720 · Answer

+1 for B

A.  whom  according to the classical musician community is a virtuoso, plays in a  unique style  which is  all her own  but which also embodies - Incorrect. Unique and style all her own are redundant

B. considered a virtuoso by the community of classical musicians, plays in a style all her own which at the same time embodies -  Correct Verb-ed modifier correctly modifies Patrice. Unique redundancy is corrected

C. regarded by classical musicians as  being  a virtuoso, plays in a unique style all her own yet embodies -  Incorrect

D. regarded by classical musicians as a virtuoso,  who  plays in a style all her own which at the same time embodies -  Incorrect

E. whom the community of classical musicians would consider to be a virtuoso, plays in a unique style  while  at the same time embodying -  Incorrect  Changes the intended meaning by using While

shrikant1512 · Answer

+1 for B
A:- whom is used to refer subject (Patrice) , which is wrong.
As well as there is no contrast so but is not required. 
C:- as being is wrong idiom
D:-no verb for Patrice. Also it is not clear that who is referring to Patrice or virtuoso
E:-whom is wrong.

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ekluo · Answer

For answer choice B, why does "which" not need to be preceded by a comma?

Is there a general exception rule for this sort of usage?

poojasingavi · Answer

daagh   VeritasKarishma   Bunuel   generis

Dear Experts,
Could you please help us understand why C is wrong? Mr.  Bunuel ,could you also help with the OE please?
Thank you.

armandohm10 · Answer

Hi bunuel, I have a doubt. In the Option B I do not understand well the phrase “play in a style all her own”. In this phrase, with the “all her own” part I understand that she plays the style with all her body or with all her self. Because of this I thing it was better the option A which says that “plays in a style which is all her own”

Can you help please to understand Better this issue?

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aarushie · Answer

egmat ,  mikemcgarry  @carolyn- Could you explain what does which modify in the option B please?
, which modifies the preceeding noun. Here it is usage without "," . How does that differ from ,which and what does it modify?

Patriarch · Answer

I eliminated be considering the word 'which' present there. Can someone explain how and where 'which' without a preceding comma is used?

Thanks in advance

Masterclass_Space · Answer

Patrice, whom according to the classical musician community is a virtuoso, plays in a unique style which is all her own but which also embodies a warmth prevalent during the golden age of violin playing.
A. whom according to the classical musician community is a virtuoso, plays in a unique style which is all her own but which also embodies (Incorrect: modifier error)
Pronoun Which should be followed by a comma.

B. considered a virtuoso by the community of classical musicians, plays in a style all her own which at the same time embodies (The best option)
Concise clear and based on formal writing grammar

C. regarded by classical musicians as being a virtuoso, plays in a unique style all her own yet embodies (Incorrect: Idiomatic error)
Regard x as y: regarded musician as virtuoso is the correct expression. Being should not be used here

D. regarded by classical musicians as a virtuoso, who plays in a style all her own which at the same time embodies (Incorrect: Modifier error)
This option does not have any main verb hence whole passage becomes a modifier

E. whom the community of classical musicians would consider to be a virtuoso, plays in a unique style while at the same time embodying (Incorrect: incorrect Idiom)
Correct idiom is considered X Y thus using to be is incorrect

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