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3. The book contends that Othello is not a better play but more carefully constructed than King Lear.
a.
b. Othello is not a better play but more carefully constructed
c. not that Othello is better but a more carefully constructed play
d. that Othello is not a better play but a more carefully constructed one
e. not that Othello is better, but it is more carefully constructed


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Please explain the OA. According to me there is no difference between A and the Oa.



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3. The book contends that Othello is not a better play but more carefully constructed than King Lear.
a.
b. Othello is not a better play but more carefully constructed
c. not that Othello is better but a more carefully constructed play
d. that Othello is not a better play but a more carefully constructed one
e. not that Othello is better, but it is more carefully constructed


OA is
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Please explain the OA. According to me there is no difference between A and the Oa.
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the answer is "d'" since the play is on the singular "a" and this one builds a parallel singular comparison. hope this helps. sorry i dont have the real grammer related reason on this one.
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A compares Othello's play to King Lear
you can't compare a play to a person

D properly compares Othello's play to itself
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The question looks very picky about A and D.
In reality there is no difference between A and D, since King Lear is a play also.
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IMO the answer should be A. Here is my take on the question:

The book contends that Othello is not a better play but more carefully constructed than King Lear.

a.
b. Othello is not a better play but more carefully constructed
c. not that Othello is better but a more carefully constructed play
d. that Othello is not a better play but a more carefully constructed one
e. not that Othello is better, but it is more carefully constructed

The very first thing i observed was the idiom 'more than'.
All options except A have got this wrong.

Also, A correctly compares 'Othello' with 'King Lear' --> 'Othello' is more than 'King Lear' is....get that?

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IMO the answer should be A. Here is my take on the question:

The book contends that Othello is not a better play but more carefully constructed than King Lear.

a.
b. Othello is not a better play but more carefully constructed
c. not that Othello is better but a more carefully constructed play
d. that Othello is not a better play but a more carefully constructed one
e. not that Othello is better, but it is more carefully constructed

The very first thing i observed was the idiom 'more than'.
All options except A have got this wrong.

Also, A correctly compares 'Othello' with 'King Lear' --> 'Othello' is more than 'King Lear' is....get that?

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THE OA IS D, GET THAT :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Yes, I do. :)

But i feel the OA is perhaps incorrect.

We are comparing 2 plays. Therefore, when we say
"A is not a better play but a more carefully constructed one" more than what?
Where is the comparison?

More than itself...Nah doesn't sound right

What is the source Plz?

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Yes, I do. :)

But i feel the OA is perhaps incorrect.

We are comparing 2 plays. Therefore, when we say
"A is not a better play but a more carefully constructed one" more than what?
Where is the comparison?

More than itself...Nah doesn't sound right

What is the source Plz?

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the fact that you think the author of the thread is wrong is hilarious to me :dontcare
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thx all ...but i got it from some Q series...
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3. The book contends that Othello is not a better play but more carefully constructed than King Lear.
a.
b. Othello is not a better play but more carefully constructed
c. not that Othello is better but a more carefully constructed play
d. that Othello is not a better play but a more carefully constructed one
e. not that Othello is better, but it is more carefully constructed

Hii Frnds,

I can see a lot of heated debate over OA... :roll:

Well, let me try to explain. P.S that the correct option uses not____ but ____. Its an idiomatic usage.
The care we need to take is that whatever follows not____, must be of similar nature to but ____.

Its a modified version of Not Only X, But also Y.

If you observe closely, non option satisfies the correct idiom. I hope this brings some peace... :-D
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i totally missed that....hmmmm........i didn't know actually that "not only, but also" can be modified this way...

Perhaps it can be but never thought abt that...

So praveenism what is your take on the comparison used in the stem "more than"?

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But option D completely drops King Lear from it? Where then is the comparison? "It's not a better play but a more carefully constructed one" as a sentence is fine...but the original question talks about a comparison with King Lear and that's the reason I chose A.

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3. The book contends that Othello is not a better play but more carefully constructed than King Lear.
a.
b. Othello is not a better play but more carefully constructed
c. not that Othello is better but a more carefully constructed play
d. that Othello is not a better play but a more carefully constructed one
e. not that Othello is better, but it is more carefully constructed

Hii Frnds,

I can see a lot of heated debate over OA... :roll:

Well, let me try to explain. P.S that the correct option uses not____ but ____. Its an idiomatic usage.
The care we need to take is that whatever follows not____, must be of similar nature to but ____.

Its a modified version of Not Only X, But also Y.

If you observe closely, non option satisfies the correct idiom. I hope this brings some peace... :-D
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King Lear is not the name of the person here. "Othello" and "King Lear" are the plays of Shakespeare. D is the answer!
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D for correct idiom.

not X but Y.

Othello is NOT A better play BUT A more carefully constructed one.
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Hey just in case if people are wondering why A is wrong, then I believe it is due to incorrect comparison.
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The Comparison should be between Othello and King Lear. In Option A, this is not the case.
It reads that: "more carefully constructed than King Lear" when it should actually read "Othello is more carefully constructed than King Lear"
Since OptionA, compares King Lear with just about nothing, it is wrong.
Do correct me if I am wrong or if you think otherwise.

Now why C is right is very well explained above.
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+1 D

"contends" requires "that"
"contends not that" is awkward.
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comparison in D is clear and concise.
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"D" must be the answer as due to parallel construction!!
a better...a more carefully constructed!!



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