Although Moliere's satirical play Tartuffe was condemned by his condem

Although Moliere's satirical play Tartuffe was condemned by his contemporaries, he is now considered the writer of one of the most famous French plays of all time.

A. was condemned by his contemporaries, he is now considered the writer of
antecedents of 'he' not clear, it can be a,b,c anyone.. it cannot refer back to a possesive noun

B. was condemned by his contemporaries, it is now considered
this removes the pronoun error.. CORRECT

C. resulted in condemnation by contemporaries, he is now considered to be the writer of
same as A.. considered to be is wrong idiom,.. reulted in is awkward construction

D. resulted in condemnation of him by contemporaries, it is now considered to be
same as C

E. condemned him by his contemporaries, it is now considered
the first is awkward in construction

Although Moliere's satirical play Tartuffe was condemned by his contemporaries, he is now considered the writer of one of the most famous French plays of all time.

Errors in the original sentence: "he" does not have a logical antecedent. Moliere's is in possessive form and thus can not be the antecedent of "he".

A. was condemned by his contemporaries, he is now considered the writer of

Incorrect. As described above.

B. was condemned by his contemporaries, it is now considered

Correct.

C. resulted in condemnation by contemporaries, he is now considered to be the writer of

Incorrect. Meaning error here with "he is now considered". Moliere can not be regarded as " one of the most famous French plays of all time", the phrase should refer to Tartuffe. The phrase "resulted in condemnation" is wordy. "Considered to be" is unidiomatic. "Considered" is not followed by "to be" or "as" in GMAT SC.

D. resulted in condemnation of him by contemporaries, it is now considered to be

Incorrect. The phrase "resulted in condemnation of him by contemporaries" is wordy. "Considered to be" is unidiomatic. "Considered" is not followed by "to be" or "as" in GMAT SC.

E. condemned him by his contemporaries, it is now considered
Incorrect. "Condemned him by his contemporaries" is illogical. 'him' doesnt have an antecedent. Illogical meaning as it was not Moliere who was condemned but it was his play Tartuffe.

pronoun 'his' doesn't have any antecedent, isn't that an error?

The antecedent of "his" is "Moliere's". A possessive pronoun may have a possessive noun as an antecedent.

sayantanc2k
If you can solve this doubt

Considered To Be is wrong idiom. Concrete Rule?
Considered As is correct idiom right?

Thank you

Both are wrong. The correct idiom is consider X Y ( no "as" or "to be"). e.g.,
I consider you my friend... correct
I consider you to be my friend... incorrect
I consider you as my friend... incorrect

(However if I recollect correctly, there is at least one old official question, in which "consider to be" was used in the correct option. I shall revert to you if I find that question.)

Although Moliere's satirical play Tartuffe was condemned by his contemporaries, he is now considered the writer of one of the most famous French plays of all time.

A. was condemned by his contemporaries, he is now considered the writer of
The subject is play not Moliere, he is dangling pronoun.

B. was condemned by his contemporaries, it is now considered
Correct annswer with correct intented meaning with correct grammer.

C. resulted in condemnation by contemporaries, he is now considered to be the writer of
The subject is play not Moliere, he is dangling pronoun.

D. resulted in condemnation of him by contemporaries, it is now considered to be
The play was condemed not the writer

E. condemned him by his contemporaries, it is now considered
the paly was condemed and not the writer.

OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

The subject of the initial clause is the "play," which must therefore be the subject of the main part of the sentence (after the comma). The correct pronoun to use to refer to an inanimate thing is "it" rather than "he."

(A) This answer is incorrect as it repeats the original sentence.

(B) CORRECT. This choice correctly uses the pronoun "it" to refer to the inanimate thing "play."

(C) This choice incorrectly uses the pronoun "he" to refer to the inanimate thing "play." In addition, the correct idiom is "considered X" rather than "considered to be X." Finally, the phrase "resulted in condemnation by contemporaries" is awkward compared with the original sentence, and does not make clear exactly what or who (is it the play or the person?) is being condemned.

(D) This choice correctly uses the pronoun "it" to refer to the inanimate thing "play" but introduces the object pronoun "him" which cannot refer to a possessive noun. Logically, the pronoun "him" should refer to Moliere but Moliere is not in the sentence; only "Moliere's satirical play" is in the sentence. In addition, the correct idiom is "considered X" rather than "considered to be X." Finally, the phrase "resulted in condemnation of him by contemporaries" is awkward and wordy compared with the original sentence, and also changes its meaning by asserting that the person, rather than the play, was condemned.

(E) This choice correctly uses the pronoun "it" to refer to the inanimate thing "play" but introduces the object pronoun "him" which cannot refer to a possessive noun. Logically, the pronoun "him" should refer to Moliere but Moliere is not in the sentence; only "Moliere's satirical play" is in the sentence. Finally, the sentence seems to suggest that the play did the actual condemning.

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