Janybek

..and thank you for pointing this out. I have changed the OA to C .

Why is "Fusion that is of" is incorrect ? Though I agree that "A" is the best option, i am not convinced that "Fusion that is of" is incorrect.

"fusion that is of both " is wordy. fusion and both seems redundant.
And I thought it refers to music in B and C.

well I'll try and explain my approach.
1.) This SC tests modifiers.
2.) We need to ask a question to ourselves that what has helped music transcend generational barriers and attract people of all ages?....it is the fusion that has helped.

Option E ,in a very concise manner modifies the preceding clause.


AS for other options ...

A.) 'with the fusing of" is wordy... "fusion" is a better option as in E
B.) ambiguous "It"
C.) ambiguous "It"
D.) ambiguous "They"

Experts please comment if my reasoning is correct!!

NIce post tejal777...1+ kudos to you

This Q checks for diction and idiom 'fusion of'


The jazz band's music transcends generational barriers by attracting people of all ages, with the fusing of both modern funk and Dixieland styles
a. with the fusing of both modern funk and Dixieland styles - 'fusing' is verb and fusing of is wrong

b. in that it fuses both modern funk and Dixieland styles - phrase is expected not a clause

c. for it fuses both modern funk and Dixieland styles - phrase is expected not a clause

d. when they fuse both modern funk and Dixieland styles -'they' wrong mofier and phrase is expected.
e. by the fusion that is of both modern funk and Dixieland styles - Correct. This is a phrase and has 'fusion that is of' which is correct.

Are you sure about the idiom? From what I know, "that of" is the correct idiom.

I think E is also unnecessary wordy : by the fusion that is of both modern funk and Dixieland styles
You can safely omit that is
What is the source of this question?
A & E are closer but neither of them is looking OK !!!

Why you guys are considering "by the fusion" ...i am not getting that how can "by" be used while u are referring to non human entities. Please consider that Jazz has got created with fusing different types of music...not by some person.

So "by the fusion" cannot be right by any means...

answer should be "A"

What is OA ?

totally agree with this explanation..

"it" is not ambiguous.. it refers to the music..
and why "fusion" is a better option as in E?
please revert..

[quote="atomy]
"it" is not ambiguous.. it refers to the music..
and why "fusion" is a better option as in E?
please revert..[/quote]

Well by ambiguos "it" i mean that we are not clear as to who is the doer of the action "fusion"...

Music by itself cannot "fuse"... some one has to do the fusion....it is a case of dangling modifier.

Thats the reason i feel the "it" in option B and option C is incorrect.

Experts plzz comment

what difficulty would you say this question is? 600? 650? 700?

agree with you. A would have been correct had it used 'with the fusion of both modern ..'

The source of this question is The Princeton Review. OA is "C". However, I am not convinced that it is right as well as other options.

From the book "In this question, you must first isolate the correct conjunction in order to properly join the two thoughts. In choice (A) using with as a conjunction creates an awkward sentence construction and results in an incomplete thought. Choice (B) uses the overly formal "in that". Choice (C), however, uses "for it", which is less formal. It also accurately indicates that the second part of the sentence is explaining the reason for the statement in the first part. You can thus eliminate choice (B). Choice (D) uses the ambiguous pronoun they, and creates an incomplete sentence by using "when" . Choice (E) is excessively awkward and somewhat garbled."

Could anyone explain why choice (C) is right?

Halo Janybek,

Let me try to help.

In this sentence the word for is used in place of because. You would probably recollect that "for" and "because" are in most cases interchangeable. Let us consider option C replacing for with because:

The jazz band's music transcends generational barriers by attracting people of all ages, because it fuses both modern funk and Dixieland styles.

You would now realize that the sentence contains a main clause first and then a subordinate clause starting with because ( or rather, in the original sentence, with for)
Does the above explanation answers your query?

sayantanc2k, thanks for a very simple and concise explanation! This is exactly what I needed.

Hi Janybek,

thank you...feel free to post your queries. If you want to tag me, please add @ before my username (or from the menu above your typing pane select Mention this user tab) , rather than just typing my username. I would then get a notification and would try to help.

sayantanc2k, my bad, I am getting used to commenting here. Thanks a lot for the tip!

sayantanc2k
Can you please explain the usage of "in that"
I thought "in that" also means 'because' . is it not?
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