Science - defined as insistence on naturalistic explanation or an

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Science - defined as insistence on naturalistic explanation or an experiment in preference to tradition -  is usually regarded as having made a way through history by staggers and strides  interrupted by spells as a passenger on carrier's shoulders.
 
A. is usually regarded as having made a way through history by staggers and strides

B. is usually regarded as making way through history by staggers and strides 
 
C. is regarded usually as making a way through history in staggers and strides 
 
D. . is usually regarded as having made way for history in staggers and strides 
 
E. is regarded usually as having made a way through history by staggering strides.

ravigupta2912 · Answer

C & E gone due to incorrect usage of adverb "usually". Adverb needs to come before the adjective / verb it is modifying.

D is incorrect since it changes the meaning completely (science having made for way history. NO! Science is making its way "through" history..).

A is incorrect due to incorrect parallelism. The non-underlined portion compares the role of science with that of "passenger on carrier's shoulders" (a noun phrase). "Having made a way" is not a noun phrase but a verb phrase and the parallel drawn is incorrect.

B is much cleaner. "making way through.." here its the gerund form and hence acts as a noun. Correct answer.

Mona2019 · Answer

Hi,

Could You please help me with this question. I am unable to understand how A is a better option than others.

Thank You.

aash932 · Answer

Abhi077  Please can you explain that why option A is correct as Option B is providing much more clearer meaning !!

CrackverbalGMAT · Answer

Science - defined as insistence on naturalistic explanation or an experiment in preference to tradition -  is usually regarded as having made a way through history by staggers and strides  interrupted by spells as a passenger on carrier's shoulders.

A. is usually regarded as having made a way through history by staggers and strides  Correct answer. There are no errors in this formation.

B. is usually regarded as making way through history by staggers and strides  The sentence talks about what is happening in "history". Therefore, we need to use the past tense or present perfect tense ("having made") rather than present tense ("making way"). Eliminate.

C. is regarded usually as making a way through history in staggers and strides  Change in meaning. "Usually" is applicable to "regarded" and not "making way", since, as per the sentence, it has always made a way through history by staggers and strides. Also, the present tense ("making way") usage is incorrect as in (B). Eliminate.

D. . is usually regarded as having made way for history in staggers and strides  Change in meaning - "made way for history" means moved away and let history take its place, which is not the meaning conveyed by the sentence. eliminate.

E. is regarded usually as having made a way through history by staggering strides.  Incorrect placement of "usually" resulting in change in meaning as in (C). Also, the strides are not "staggering" (an adjective) but staggers is used as a noun. Eliminate.

Hope this helps.

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