Bauhaus architects like Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe and Walter

Question

Bauhaus architects like Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe and Walter Gropius are examples of the type of artistic pioneer who is misunderstood at first, but  sells for a great profit and comes to stand as a monument to modernism .

(A) sells for a great profit and comes to stand as a monument to modernism
(B) who sells for a great profit and becomes a modernism monument
(C) whose work sells for a great profit and comes to stand as a monument to modernism
(D) who sells his work for a great profit to stand as a monument to modernism
(E) then whose work sold for a great profit and became a monument to modernism

jansam123 · Answer

I go with Option C, as Voice, Parallelism and verbs comply with the non underlined part.

I am Yet not convinced about the word "correct" at the end of Option C.
Any suggestions?

paresh124 · Answer

(A) sells for a great profit and comes to stand as a monument to modernism  wrong--artist is selling and artist cannot be a monument 
(B) who sells for a great profit and becomes a modernism monument your answer wrong -same meaning error as above 
(C) whose work sells for a great profit and comes to stand as a monument to modernism right --clearly establishes that the works are sold at great profit and the works become monument to modernism 
(D) who sells his work for a great profit to stand as a monument to modernism wrong -wordy and awkward 
(E) then whose work sold for a great profit and became a monument to modernism wrong -idiomatic error but then

mrblack · Answer

C - you need the possessive "whose" to indicate Bauhaus architects' work.

daagh · Answer

I have a very different issue with this topic. If this were to appear in the GMAT, will it mean tht GMAT has started accepting the use of ‘ like ’ for marking examples?

sagarbuss · Answer

How to differentiate between C and E. How can we say that the artists are from present or from past. Does "are" in "are examples of the type of artistic pioneer" specify that the artists present now?

Swaroopdev · Answer

sagarbuss , As per my understanding, the difference between option C and E is that in the latter the words 'sold' and 'became' act as modifiers for the noun 'work' not as verbs. This is corrected in the option C. Also 'But then' is bit awkward to use in this sentence.

Hope it helps.

thesouthpaw · Answer

Not able to understand what is wrong in D.

Kelzie01 · Answer

It makes it seem that the work is standing as a monument to modernism, not the artist.

daagh · Answer

Bauhaus architects like Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe and Walter Gropius are examples of the type of artistic pioneer who is misunderstood at first, but  sells for a great profit and comes to stand as a monument to modernism.

Monument to modernism is a kind of a structure that defines the features of the modernist architecture. It can never be a human being

(A) sells for a great profit and comes to stand as a monument to modernism --- wrong because a person cannot be a monument.  
(B) who sells for a great profit and becomes a modernism monument --- same as in A.  
(C) whose work sells for a great profit and comes to stand as a monument to modernism--- the best under the circumstances.  
(D) who sells his work for a great profit to stand as a monument to modernism -- s elling a work for a great profit in order to stand a monument is illogical.  
(E) then whose work sold for a great profit and became a monument to modernism --  The change 'is misunderstood first' but then whose work 'sold' and 'became' is a blatant shift of tense. It may be noted the past tense events are happening after the present tense event  
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Rumikido3 · Answer

Bauhaus architects like Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe and Walter Gropius are examples of the type of artistic pioneer who is misunderstood at first, but  sells for a great profit and comes to stand as a monument to modernism.

My analysis is below:
  Intended meaning  
3  contrasting  facts are stated regarding 3 Bauhaus architects: they are examples of the artist who is misunderstood at first,  but  whose work sells for a great profit and this work comes to stand as a monument to modernism.

Error analysis  
Meaning: the type of artistic pioneer cannot sell himself, so it is referring to his work. Whose work  sells  ...and ( whose work )  comes  is correct parallelism.

POV  
(A) sells  for a great profit and comes to stand as a monument to modernism.   Incorrect. Meaning.  
(B)  who sells  for a great profit and  becomes  a modernism monument your answer.   Incorrect. Meaning.  
(C)  whose work sells  for a great profit and  comes  to stand as a monument to modernism.   Correct meaning and parallelism: ...whose work sells... and comes to..  
(D) who sells his work for a great profit  to stand  as a monument to modernism.  Incorrect. This option has a different meaning error because just 2 facts are stated and also a purpose is added to the second fact. This option means that he sells his work for a profit in order to stand as a monument..   
(E)  then  whose work  sold  for a great profit and  became  a monument to modernism.   Incorrect. Tense error. all facts should be stated in present tense.

Hope the explanation helps!

Rumi

Tracy95 · Answer

I didn’t choose C because “work comes to stand as a monument” sounds unfamiliar to me. I thought it would be more common to figuratively say an artist is a monument to modernism. 
According to Cambridge Dictionary, the idiom “be a monument to sth” means “be an important and permanent result of an action or a characteristic”.
For ex: 
Protesters have called the building a monument to corporate greed. 
The annual arts festival is a monument to her vision and hard work.

So it seems to say “an artist comes to stand as a monument” is not correct. It should be the work that comes to stand as a monument to modernism. Thus (C) is correct.

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razorhell · Answer

daagh

I also have this issue, could you elaborate whether this usage of "like" is allowed?

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