Samuel Sewall viewed marriage, as other seventeenth-century colonists, like a property arrangement rather than an emotional bond based on romantic love.
(A) Samuel Sewall viewed marriage, as other seventeenth-century colonists, like a property arrangement rather than
(B) As did other seventeenth-century colonists, Samuel Sewall viewed marriage to be a property arrangement rather than viewing it as
(C) Samuel Sewall viewed marriage to be a property arrangement, like other seventeenth-century colonists, rather than viewing it as
(D) Marriage to Samuel Sewall, like other seventeenth-century colonists, was viewed as a property arrangement rather than
(E) Samuel Sewall, like other seventeenth-century colonists, viewed marriage as a property arrangement rather than
Hi
sambit140,
Let’s first understand what is the intended meaning of the sentence.
The original sentence starts with “Samuel Sewall viewed marriage…”. That means, the sentence is trying to convey thoughts of Samuel Sewall on the topic of “marriage”…
Now, even though the original sentence has some other errors as explained by many members in this forum, let’s look at option D.
The option D starts with “Marriage to Samuel Sewall,….”. In my opinion, this is skewed and does not convey the original meaning. Option D, perhaps, could also be interpreted as “ The act of getting married to Sewall” is viewed as ……
The original sentence is talking about Sewall’s views on marriage, and not about Sewall getting married.
i hope this explains why D is not a good option.
Thanks,
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