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The nineteenth-century chemist Humpry Davy presented the results of his early experiments in his "Essay on Heat and Light", a critique of all chemistry since Robert Boyle as well as a vision of a new chemistry that Davy hoped to find.

A) a critique of all chemistry since Robert Boyle as well as a vision of a
B) a critique of all chemistry following Robert Boyle and also his envisioning of a
C) a critique of all chemistry after Robert Boyle and envisioning as well
D) critiquing all chemistry from Robert Boyle forward and also a vision of
E) critiquing all the chemistry done since Robert Boyle as well as his own envisioning of

Explain your answer please.



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The nineteenth-century chemist Humpry Davy presented the 16 Mar 2005, 23:26
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The nineteenth-century chemist Humpry Davy presented the results of his early experiments in his "Essay on Heat and Light", a critique of all chemistry since Robert Boyle as well as a vision of a new chemistry that Davy hoped to find.

A) a critique of all chemistry since Robert Boyle as well as a vision of a
B) a critique of all chemistry following Robert Boyle and also his envisioning of a
C) a critique of all chemistry after Robert Boyle and envisioning as well
D) critiquing all chemistry from Robert Boyle forward and also a vision of
E) critiquing all the chemistry done since Robert Boyle as well as his own envisioning of

Explain your answer please.
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I go with A.

a critique is the appositive of "Essay on Heat and Light".

A) a critique of all chemistry ... as well as a vision of a new chemistry....
is parallel.
B) 'and also his envisioning...' is awkward.
C) 'after' is improper
(D)(E) are not parallel.
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The nineteenth-century chemist Humpry Davy presented the 16 Mar 2005, 23:54
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Another familiar question.

https://www.gmatclub.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=9416
https://www.gmatclub.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=8993

I think the OA was wrong too.
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The nineteenth-century chemist Humpry Davy presented the 18 Mar 2005, 12:49
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A it is :)
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(A) as well

Examining each option:

... his "Essay on Heat and Light",

(b) - a critique of all chemistry following Robert Boyle and also his envisioning of - this seems to suggest that the essay was also critiquing his own vision of chemistry, which is wrong.

(c) a critique of all chemistry after Robert Boyle and envisioning as well - all Chemistry after Robert Boyle - doesn't sound appropriate; suggests that "Chemistry" were scientists who followed Boyle

(d) critiquing all chemistry from Robert Boyle forward and also a vision of - same problem as (c)

(e) critiquing all the chemistry done since Robert Boyle as well as his own envisioning of - same problem as (b)



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