Spanish poet Juan Ramon Jimenez, who won the Nobel Prize for Literatur

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Spanish poet Juan Ramon Jimenez, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1956, so embarrassed in his later years by what he considered the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections, he destroyed every copy he could find.

Spanish poet Juan Ramon Jimenez,modifier, was(verb) so.....that,he destroyed every copy he could find.

D

(A) so embarrassed in his later years by what he considered the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections, he destroyed

(B) and was so embarrassed in his later years by what he considered as the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections that he destroyed

(C) in his later year he was so embarrassed by what he considered as the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections, destroying

(D) was so embarrassed in his later years by what he considered the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections that he destroyed

(E) because he was so embarrassed in his later years by what he considered as the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections, destroying

icandy · Answer

So that usage

A C E out

Also consider X as Y is wrong. B C E out

Left with D and the correct one

alpha_plus_gamma · Answer

so..that 
+
the original sentence needs "was"

D should be the correct answer.

vicksikand · Answer

Spanish poet Juan Ramon Jimenez, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1956, so embarrassed in his later years by what he considered the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections, he destroyed every copy he could find.

Spanish poet Juan Ramon Jimenez,modifier, was(verb) so.....that,he destroyed every copy he could find.

D

Spanish poet Juan Ramon Jimenez,modifier, was(verb) so.....that,he destroyed every copy he could find.

D

scheol79 · Answer

D.

D. was so embarrassed in his later years by what he considered the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections that he destroyed

So............ that..............

PTK · Answer

Simply D.

Spanish poet Juan Ramon Jimenez      was  - verb is reauired after the subject.

amma4u · Answer

D is the only seems to fit.

was so.......that.....

mailnavin1 · Answer

Stright D for the reason mentioned by Pkit

LogicGuru1 · Answer

Two very easy decision points to get a correct answer.
First is to add an auxiliary verb to the original sentence and second is the usage of idiom consider X as Y
D) is the correct answer as it adds the correct auxiliary verb "was" and the correct idiom "considered the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections"

Chemerical71 · Answer

Spanish poet Juan Ramón Jiménez, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1956,  so embarrassed in his later years by what he considered the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections, he destroyed  every copy he could find.

A. so embarrassed in his later years by what he considered the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections, he destroyed
B. and was so embarrassed in his later years by what he considered as the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections that he destroyed
C. in his later years he was so embarrassed by what he considered as the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections, destroying
D. was so embarrassed in his later years by what he considered the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections that he destroyed
E. because he was so embarrassed in his later years by what he considered as the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections, destroying

kivalo · Answer

Let me try.
Spanish poet Juan Ramón Jiménez, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1956,  so embarrassed in his later years by what he considered the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections, he destroyed  every copy he could find.

Original sentence lacks verb and therefore is a run-on sentence. (Subject is Spanish poet Juan Ramón Jiménez)
So embarrassed should be followed by that (So embarrassed that...)

A. so embarrassed in his later years by what he considered the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections, he destroyed
B. and was so embarrassed in his later years by what he considered as the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections that he destroyed
first part is not an independent clause so and cannot go here
C. in his later years he was so embarrassed by what he considered as the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections, destroying
he unnecessarily repeats the subject. 
D. was so embarrassed in his later years by what he considered the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections that he destroyed
FINE
E. because he was so embarrassed in his later years by what he considered as the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections, destroying
Sentence lacks main clause. Destroying is used incorrectly.

Skywalker18 · Answer

Spanish poet Juan Ramon Jimenez, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1956, so embarrassed in his later years by what he considered the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections, he destroyed every copy he could find.

Spanish poet Juan Ramon Jimenez,modifier, was(verb) so.....that,he destroyed every copy he could find.

D

A. so embarrassed in his later years by what he considered the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections, he destroyed - Run-on sentence 
B. and was so embarrassed in his later years by what he considered as the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections that he destroyed - First part does not have a verb
C. in his later year he was so embarrassed by what he considered as the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections, destroying - 2 subjects 
D. was so embarrassed in his later years by what he considered the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections that he destroyed - Correct
E. because he was so embarrassed in his later years by what he considered as the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections, destroying - fragment - JRJ .. , because he was so embarrassed

Answer D

zaira11 · Answer

Great explanation! All clear - thank you!

deepakbarchha1 · Answer

Tried filtering 700 level questions and bumped up to this question. Can any one tell me the source of this question please?

Thanks in advance...

Bunuel · Answer

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I think the source is GMAT Pill.

deepakbarchha1 · Answer

Thanks Bunuel for your quick response. Appreciate it...

100mitra · Answer

Correct Option D

Sentence exam on :  
1. Idiom :  So X that Y 
2.  Parallelism  : Embarrassed || Considered || Destroyed
3. "Considered" word stands alone.
4. SV Agreement with word "was" to be in sequence with tense.

(A) so  embarrassed  in his later years by what 
he  considered  the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections,
he  destroyed 
  Flaw   : 
- Idiom Error - So X that Y
- SV Agreement error "was" missing.

(B) and was so  embarrassed  in his later years by what 
he  considered   as  the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections that 
he  destroyed 
  Flaw   :
- and Conjunction error
- "considered" word stands alone, with "as" is grammatical incorrect.

(C) in his later year he was so  embarrassed  by what 
he  considered  as the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections, 
 destroying 
  Flaw   : 
- Idiom Error - So X that Y
- "considered" word stands alone, with "as" is grammatical incorrect.
- "in his later year" phrase is unwanted, makes it wordy
- Parallelism flaw
- Pronoun "He" and "His" ambiguity

(D) was so  embarrassed  in his later years by what 
he  considered  the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections that 
he  destroyed 
  Correct  
- correct idiom
- Parallelism maintained
- verb "was" present
- considered stand alone

(E) because he was so  embarrassed  in his later years by what 
he  considered  as the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections, 
 destroying 
  Flaw   : 
- Idiom error 
- Parallelism not maintained
- "Considered" word stand alone, with "as" it's a flaw.

Reevesbaby · Answer

why no one thinks that (d)"that" is so wired

ExpertsGlobal5 · Answer

Hello  Reevesbaby ,

We hope this finds you well.

Having gone through the question and your query, we believe we can help resolve your doubt.

Here, the use of "that" is part of the idiomatic construction "so A that B", wherein A is a cause and B is its effect. Here, the cause is that the poet was "embarrassed in his later years by what he considered the excessive sentiment in the poems in his first two collections" and the cause is "he destroyed every copy he could find"; because the poet was embarrassed by something in the poems of his first two collections, he destroyed every copy of them that he could find.

We hope this helps.
All the best!
Experts' Global Team

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