DmitryFarber wrote:
nkhl.goyal This is a somewhat clumsy rewrite of an official question:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/to-josephine ... 64758.htmlNotice that in the original, there is a clear contrast between whether she *thinks* it is her home (wrong answer) or actually lives there (right answer). Whoever did this copied question decided to muddy the waters of meaning a bit, making A less wrong than it was in the original. However, A in the Steiner problem is still not as clear as D, because we don't see until much later that his family left the country, and we may be left confused as to whether Steiner still lived in Europe or not. I would also argue that it is simply idiomatic to say "To X, this is X's." We do sometimes use "To X" to introduce someone's opinion, but it is not very formal, and there is often a better and clearer way to express the same idea, as we see here.
Hi, 2 thoughts are running in my mind and I dont know how to decide.
1. In D, it is written that he thought of Europe as his home. So IMO, here his thinking is deciding whether Europe was his home. I dont know if this is a good way to present.
2. In A "and he returned to the continent as an adult to lecture at several major universities." this "and" is emphasizing on Europe and not George Steiner. So thought A is also wrong.
But construction wise I thought D is not presenting the right meaning. But as you said above I am more confused now.