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The strength of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Chronicles of a Death Foretold lies not in its intricate plot but in its depiction of traditional notions of family honor and masculinity with an earnest realism that elevates the maturity of the narrative.


A. depiction of traditional notions of family honor and masculinity with an earnest realism that
B.fact that it depicts traditional notions of family honor and masculinity as having an earnest realism that
C. depiction of traditional notions of family honor and masculinity, whose earnest realism
D. depiction of traditional notions of family honor and masculinity, which have an earnest realism and thus
E. fact that it depicts traditional notions of family honor and masculinity, whose earnest realism
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The strength of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Chronicles of a Death Foretol Updated on: 16 Feb 2022, 06:20
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Whose/Which present after the comma in options C and D modify the word right before the comma or the noun phrase before the comma i.e "depiction of traditional notions...masculinity"?
I always get confused about such things, can someone please help?

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Whose/Which present after the comma in options C and D modify the word right before the comma or the noun phrase before the comma i.e "depiction of traditional notions...masculinity"?
I always get confused about such things, can someone please help?

Normally the modifier touch rule applies, i.e. a modifier must touch the noun it modifies. However there are some exceptions to the touch rule. One such exception is when another vital modifier, typically a prepositional phrase starting with "of", falls between the modifier and the modified noun.

Example:
His way of solving problem, which is often found to be effective, is not considered a conventional way by the experts.

In the above sentence the modifier "which is often..." modifies the noun "way" - you would notice that another modifier, the vital modifier "of solving problem", comes betwen the modifier "which is often..." and the modified noun "way".

I would leave it to you to draw the parrallel between the example above and the options C and D.
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Whose/Which present after the comma in options C and D modify the word right before the comma or the noun phrase before the comma i.e "depiction of traditional notions...masculinity"?
I always get confused about such things, can someone please help?

Normally the modifier touch rule applies, i.e. a modifier must touch the noun it modifies. However there are some exceptions to the touch rule. One such exception is when another vital modifier, typically a prepositional phrase starting with "of", falls between the modifier and the modified noun.

Example:
His way of solving problem, which is often found to be effective, is not considered a conventional way by the experts.

In the above sentence the modifier "which is often..." modifies the noun "way" - you would notice that another modifier, the vital modifier "of solving problem", comes betwen the modifier "which is often..." and the modified noun "way".

I would leave it to you to draw the parrallel between the example above and the options C and D.

Sorry i am still finding it difficult to comprehend.
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Gmat Ninja can you please explain why A is the answer
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I am not sure what is wrong with either A/C/D . In case of A, I think "with an earnest..." modifies "masculinity"? In case of C : I feel there are 3 options for "whose": 1. "depiction"... 2. "traditional notions"...., 3, "family honor and masculinity"..., and in either case the sentence still make sense to me. And in case of D, we have one option for "which" : 1. "traditional notions"." What am i getting wrong here?
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Whose/Which present after the comma in options C and D modify the word right before the comma or the noun phrase before the comma i.e "depiction of traditional notions...masculinity"?
I always get confused about such things, can someone please help?

Normally the modifier touch rule applies, i.e. a modifier must touch the noun it modifies. However there are some exceptions to the touch rule. One such exception is when another vital modifier, typically a prepositional phrase starting with "of", falls between the modifier and the modified noun.

Example:
His way of solving problem, which is often found to be effective, is not considered a conventional way by the experts.

In the above sentence the modifier "which is often..." modifies the noun "way" - you would notice that another modifier, the vital modifier "of solving problem", comes betwen the modifier "which is often..." and the modified noun "way".

I would leave it to you to draw the parrallel between the example above and the options C and D.

Sorry i am still finding it difficult to comprehend.

Ok, so I would extend the explanation to the options C and D as below:

Modified noun = "depiction".
Modifier = "whose...." / "which...".

Ideally, according to the touch rule, the modifier "whose..." / "which..." should touch the modified noun "depiction". So, ideal placement is:
.....Modified noun, modifier....

So are the options C and D wrong because of this touch rule issue? The answer is no.

There is an exception to the touch rule that allows inclusion of a vital "of" phrase between the modified noun and the modifier. Here,

vital "of" phrase = "of traditional notions of family honor and masculinity".

Therefore although the modifier "whose...." / "which..." does not touch the modified noun "depiction", the modifier placement is alright because a vital phrase "of traditional notions of family honor and masculinity" is inserted in between. So, accepted placement is:
Modified noun + vital "of" phrase, modifier

So option C and D are wrong not because of the above mentioned modifier issue, but because of some other issue, which is not in the scope of your query, I understand.

If the explanation is still not clear, please feel free to post again.
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