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Some may argue that the classical masterpieces Beethoven composed towards the end of his life, when he was deaf and could only feel the vibrations of the piano's pedals, were greater than his earlier years.
(A) were greater than his earlier years
(B) which are greater than those of earlier years
(C) are greater than earlier years
(D) are greater than those of his earlier years
(E) had to be greater than in those earlier years
(A) were greater than his earlier years
(B) which are greater than those of earlier years
(C) are greater than earlier years
(D) are greater than those of his earlier years
(E) had to be greater than in those earlier years
27 Apr 2023, 21:16
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I would choose option (D) for the most accurate and grammatically correct statement:
(D) are greater than those of his earlier years.
Option (D) maintains the correct verb tense and structure, comparing the classical masterpieces Beethoven composed towards the end of his life with those of his earlier years. It properly conveys the idea that the later works are considered greater in comparison to his earlier works.
(D) are greater than those of his earlier years.
Option (D) maintains the correct verb tense and structure, comparing the classical masterpieces Beethoven composed towards the end of his life with those of his earlier years. It properly conveys the idea that the later works are considered greater in comparison to his earlier works.
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Some may argue that the classical masterpieces Beethoven composed towards the end of his life, when he was deaf and could only feel the vibrations of the piano's pedals, were greater than his earlier years.
(A) were greater than his earlier years
(B) which are greater than those of earlier years
(C) are greater than earlier years
(D) are greater than those of his earlier years
(E) had to be greater than in those earlier years
(A) were greater than his earlier years
(B) which are greater than those of earlier years
(C) are greater than earlier years
(D) are greater than those of his earlier years
(E) had to be greater than in those earlier years
Official Explanation :
The parallelism error in this sentence is the lack of a reference to masterpieces in the underlined phrase were greater than his earlier years.
Eliminate (A) and (C) because they do not have any reference to the masterpieces.
Choice (B) introduces an unnecessary relative pronoun which, so it can be eliminated.
Choice (D) correctly changes the tense of were to are and introduces those to refer back to the masterpieces earlier in the sentence.
Choice (E) changes the verb were to had to be and introduces an incorrect prepositional phrase in those earlier years, so (E) can be eliminated. The correct answer is (D).
