Published during the late eighteenth century, Diderot’s factual Encycl

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Published during the late eighteenth century,  Diderot’s factual  Encyclopedia  and his friend Voltaire’s fictional  Candide  were the cause of such a sensational scandal, and  both men prudently chose to embark on extended vacations in nearby Austria.

(A) Diderot’s factual  Encyclopedia  and his friend Voltaire’s fictional  Candide  were the cause of such a sensational scandal, and
(B) Diderot and his friend Voltaire’s caused such a sensational scandal with their factual  Encyclopedia  and fictional  Candide , respectively, that
(C) Diderot’s factual  Encyclopedia  and his friend Voltaire’s fictional  Candide  were the cause of a scandal so sensational that
(D) the scandal caused by Diderot’s factual  Encyclopedia  and his friend Voltaire’s fictional  Candide  was so sensational
(E) a factual  Encyclopedia  by Diderot and the fictional  Candide , by his friend Voltaire, caused a sensational scandal, which

lifeforhuskar · Answer

It's a easy one

(A) Diderot’s factual Encyclopedia and his friend Voltaire’s fictional Candide were the cause of such a sensational scandal , and 
,and is not connecting the two phrases correctly

(B)  Diderot  and his friend Voltaire’s caused such a sensational scandal with their factual Encyclopedia and fictional Candide, respectively, that
Diderot cannot be published

(C) Diderot’s factual Encyclopedia and his friend Voltaire’s fictional Candide were the cause of a scandal so sensational that
Correct one, seems all good

(D) the  scandal  caused by Diderot’s factual Encyclopedia and his friend Voltaire’s fictional Candide was so sensational
scandal was not published

(E) a factual Encyclopedia by Diderot and the fictional Candide, by his friend Voltaire, caused a sensational scandal,  which  
does not connect with the rest of the sentence correctly

IMO C

Sourav700 · Answer

Published during the late eighteenth century, Diderot’s factual Encyclopedia and his friend Voltaire’s fictional Candide were the cause of such a sensational scandal, and both men prudently chose to embark on extended vacations in nearby Austria.

(A) Diderot’s factual Encyclopedia and his friend Voltaire’s fictional Candide were the cause of such a sensational scandal, and ----- the later part o the underlined portion seems to be off; and distorts the meaning

(B) Diderot and his friend Voltaire’s caused such a sensational scandal with their factual Encyclopedia and fictional Candide, respectively, that ---- modifier error

(C) Diderot’s factual Encyclopedia and his friend Voltaire’s fictional Candide were the cause of a scandal so sensational that
---- gives the reason why the two dudes embarked on that journey.

(D) the scandal caused by Diderot’s factual Encyclopedia and his friend Voltaire’s fictional Candide was so sensational-- ---- modifier error

(E) a factual Encyclopedia by Diderot and the fictional Candide, by his friend Voltaire, caused a sensational scandal, which
--- which in the end of the underlined portion causes the problem in this sentence.

IMO C

mtm2353 · Answer

E vs C? Because of the placement of "factual"?

Karmesh · Answer

Hi  Bunuel  
How come the OA is E?
E). a factual Encyclopedia by Diderot and the fictional Candide, by his friend Voltaire, caused a sensational scandal, which

Here, which refers to the scandal and the following statement "  which  both men prudently chose to embark on extended vacations in nearby Austria" makes zero sense!

Either the word "led" is missing between 'which' and 'both' or this is possibly wrong.

Please clarify.
Thanks

AjiteshArun · Answer

I see "C" on clicking "OA". Maybe the OA was updated?

Karmesh · Answer

Yes, it was

Gruzin · Answer

Shouldn't the asnwer be E? In C "his" has no referant. So doesn't "both men" make any sense. Plus "his friend Voltaire’s" isn't a hot mess?

09173140521 · Answer

(E) a factual Encyclopedia by Diderot and the fictional Candide , by his friend Voltaire,  caused a sensational scandal, which.

although I choose C, in E we do not see problem!!!! "maybe that part incorrect"

GMATNinja · Answer

This question popped up on our Ask Me Anything About SC thread . Reposting here in case it helps somebody: I'm not 100% sure that this question is really from an official source -- the "1000 Series" questions are pretty dodgy. But for whatever it's worth: in (C), we have "Diderot’s factual Encyclopedia and his friend Voltaire’s fictional Candide ..." I'm assuming that your doubt is about the pronoun "his"? There's no problem there at all: "his" clearly refers back to "Diderot's", so that gives us "Diderot's factual Encyclopedia and Diderot's friend Voltaire’s fictional Candide ..." Granted, that's a mouthful since there are two possessive nouns in the same phrase, but there's nothing wrong with it: Diderot had a friend named Voltaire, and that guy wrote a work of fiction called Candide . (I think somebody made me read Candide in high school. I have absolutely zero memory of it.

) So there's nothing to worry about, but let me know if I'm misinterpreting your question. I hope this helps!

gmatdordie · Answer

Published during the late eighteenth century, Diderot’s factual Encyclopedia and his friend Voltaire’s fictional Candide were the cause of such a sensational scandal, and both men prudently chose to embark on extended vacations in nearby Austria.

(A) Diderot’s factual Encyclopedia and his friend Voltaire’s fictional Candide were the cause of such a sensational scandal, and, use of and is incorrect, ditsorting the intended meaning
(B) Diderot and his friend Voltaire’s caused such a sensational scandal with their factual Encyclopedia and fictional Candide, respectively, that -illogical comparison
(C) Diderot’s factual Encyclopedia and his friend Voltaire’s fictional Candide were the cause of a scandal so sensational that -correct
(D) the scandal caused by Diderot’s factual Encyclopedia and his friend Voltaire’s fictional Candide was so sensational modifier error
(E) a factual Encyclopedia by Diderot and the fictional Candide, by his friend Voltaire, caused a sensational scandal, which
Spoiler: modifier error

prashant0099 · Answer

such a sensational scandal

Diderot or scandal were not published. Hence, B and D are out

a possessive pronoun can refer to a possessive noun . So, 'his' refers to "Diderot's in C is alright

DrHuber · Answer

Option C is the correct answer: "Diderot’s factual Encyclopedia and his friend Voltaire’s fictional Candide were the cause of a scandal so sensational that..." This option maintains the original structure of the sentence while effectively conveying the intended meaning.

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