Early 16th Century moralist philosophers, particularly in France and

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Early 16th Century moralist philosophers, particularly in France and England, regarded Machiavelli’s The Prince as a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants, and not until the 17th Century was the view of Machiavelli as a teacher of evil questioned by philosophers.

A. Early 16th Century moralist philosophers, particularly in France and England, regarded Machiavelli’s The Prince as a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants, and not until the 17th Century was the view of Machiavelli as a teacher of evil questioned by philosophers.

B. Machiavelli’s The Prince was regarded as a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants by early 16th Century moralist philosophers, particularly in France and England, and not until the 17th Century did philosophers question the view of him as a teacher of evil.

C. Early 16th Century moralist philosophers, in France and England particularly, considered Machiavelli’s The Prince as a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants, and not until the 17th Century was the view of Machiavelli as a teacher of evil questioned by philosophers.

D. Early 16th Century moralist philosophers, particularly in France and England, regarded Machiavelli’s The Prince to be a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants, and not until the 17th Century philosophers was the view of Machiavelli as a teacher of evil questioned.

E. Machiavelli’s The Prince was regarded as a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants by early 16th Century moralist philosophers, particularly in France and England, and not until the 17th Century was the view of him as a teacher of evil questioned.

egmat · Accepted Answer

Hi,

Early 16th Century moralist philosophers, particularly in France and England, regarded Machiavelli’s The Prince as a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants, and not until the 17th Century was the view of Machiavelli as a teacher of evil questioned by philosophers.

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POE:

A.  Early 16th Century moralist philosophers, particularly in France and England, regarded Machiavelli’s The Prince as a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants, and not until the 17th Century was the view of Machiavelli as a teacher of evil questioned by philosophers.: Correct.
1. This choice used correct idioms “regarded as”.
2. PS: An entity written in active voice can very well be parallel to the entity written in passive voice. The entities must be parallel to the extent that they keeping the logical meaning of the sentence intact and by maintaining the grammar structure to do so. Refer to OG 12#36. 
3. (This is for fluke) For better understanding, let us rewrite the latter half of the sentence as: …, and the view of Machiavelli as a teacher of evil was not questioned by philosophers until the 17th Century. This sentence is grammatically sound. The syntax has been changed a bit in the original sentence for stylistic reason.

B.  Machiavelli’s The Prince was regarded as a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants by early 16th Century moralist philosophers, particularly in France and England, and not until the 17th Century did philosophers question the view of him as a teacher of evil.: Incorrect.
1. Reference of “him” is not correct in this choice. Pronouns can only refer to nouns and other pronouns. In this choice, “him” cannot refer to “Machiavelli’s” because it is neither noun nor a pronoun. Used in possessive form, this word acts like an adjective modifying “The Prince”. It shows that “The Prince” was written by Machiavelli.

C.  Early 16th Century moralist philosophers, in France and England particularly, considered Machiavelli’s The Prince as a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants, and not until the 17th Century was the view of Machiavelli as a teacher of evil questioned by philosophers.: Incorrect.
1. Use of “as” after considered” is unidiomatic.

D.  Early 16th Century moralist philosophers, particularly in France and England, regarded Machiavelli’s The Prince to be a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants, and not until the 17th Century philosophers was the view of Machiavelli as a teacher of evil questioned.: Incorrect.
1. Use of “to be” is unidiomatic after “regarded”.
2. “philosophers was the view of Machiavelli as a teacher of evil” is absolutely ungrammatical.

E.  Machiavelli’s The Prince was regarded as a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants by early 16th Century moralist philosophers, particularly in France and England, and not until the 17th Century was the view of him as a teacher of evil questioned. Incorrect.
1. Same pronoun reference error as in choice B.

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1. Entities in a parallel list must be grammatically parallel to the extent that they maintain the logical meaning of the sentence.
2. We must use idiomatic expressions.
3. Pronouns can only refer to nouns and other pronouns.

The concepts tested in this sentence have been covered in e-gmat concepts:
1. Level 1 – Pronouns (This concept features in ‘Level 1 Preview Concepts’ that is available in Free Trail,. Just register and learn)
2. Level 1– Parallelism – Identify & Correct
3. Level 1 – Parallelism – Helpful Tips

Hope this helps.
Shraddha

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jitbec · Answer

Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Note the idioms ‘regarded as something’ and ‘consider something’. In other words we don’t put ‘to be’ after regard or consider, and neither do we put ‘as’ after consider. This information helps us to eliminate C and D. next we turn our attention to word order. The order in B and E suggests that the ‘precepts’ were by the moralist philosophers. And so we are left with A. Also note that 
the use of ‘him’ in B and E is inappropriate as we haven’t previously mentioned Machiavelli (Machiavelli’s The Prince is not the same as Machiavelli!) Note that the correct answer includes the passive voice ‘was questioned by’, and so, although the active voice is usually better than the passive, there are some cases where passives are found in correct answers.

This was the explanation .. quite strange if I can say so

daagh · Answer

Please ponder whether A is //. The first part is active and the second part is passive. On the contrary, E is better balanced with both the first and second parts being // with passive voices. 
You might note choices A through D are parallelly discordant.

LalaB · Answer

Early 16th Century moralist philosophers, particularly in France and England, regarded Machiavelli’s The Prince as a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants, and not until the 17th Century was the view of Machiavelli as a teacher of evil questioned by philosophers.

A. Early 16th Century moralist philosophers, particularly in France and England, regarded Machiavelli’s The Prince as a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants, and not until the 17th Century was the view of Machiavelli as a teacher of evil questioned by philosophers.  CORRECT! 
B. Machiavelli’s The Prince was regarded as a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants by early 16th Century moralist philosophers, particularly in France and England, and not until the 17th Century did philosophers question the view of  him  as a teacher of evil. 
C. Early 16th Century moralist philosophers, in France and England  particularly , considered Machiavelli’s The Prince as a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants, and not until the 17th Century was the view of Machiavelli as a teacher of evil questioned by philosophers. 
D. Early 16th Century moralist philosophers, particularly in France and England,  regarded  Machiavelli’s The Prince  to be  a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants, and not until the 17th Century  philosophers  was the view of Machiavelli as a teacher of evil questioned. 
E. Machiavelli’s The Prince was regarded as a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants by early 16th Century moralist philosophers, particularly in France and England, and not until the 17th Century was the view  of him  as a teacher of evil questioned.

jeprince112 · Answer

Early 16th Century moralist philosophers, particularly in France and England, regarded Machiavelli’s The Prince as a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants, and not until the 17th Century was the view of Machiavelli as a teacher of evil questioned by philosophers.

A. Early 16th Century moralist philosophers, particularly in France and England,  regarded  Machiavelli’s The Prince  as  a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants, and not until the 17th Century was the view of  Machiavelli  as a teacher of evil questioned by philosophers. 
 ACTIVE VOICE philosophers regarded... opposed to regarded by philosophers
IDIOMATIC regarded as
Machiavelli, referenced for first time, is teacher of evil 
B. Machiavelli’s The Prince was regarded as a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants by early 16th Century moralist philosophers, particularly in France and England, and not until the 17th Century did philosophers question the view of  him  as a teacher of evil. 
 HIM has no noun... 'possessive poision'. 'Machiavelli's' cannot be the noun referenced by HIM.  
C. Early 16th Century moralist philosophers, in France and England particularly,  considered  Machiavelli’s The Prince  as  a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants, and not until the 17th Century was the view of Machiavelli as a teacher of evil questioned by philosophers. 
 CONSIDERED TO BE is correct idiom 
D. Early 16th Century moralist philosophers, particularly in France and England,  regarded  Machiavelli’s The Prince  to be  a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants, and not until the 17th Century philosophers was the view of Machiavelli as a teacher of evil questioned. 
 REGARDED AS is correct idiom 
E. Machiavelli’s The Prince was regarded as a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants by early 16th Century moralist philosophers, particularly in France and England, and not until the 17th Century was the view of  him  as a teacher of evil questioned.
 HIM has no noun... 'possessive poision'. 'Machiavelli's' cannot be the noun referenced by HIM.

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arps · Answer

A. Early 16th Century moralist philosophers, particularly in France and England, regarded Machiavelli’s The Prince as a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants, and not until the 17th Century was the view of Machiavelli as a teacher of evil questioned by philosophers.
B. Machiavelli’s The Prince was regarded as a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants by early 16th Century moralist philosophers, particularly in France and England, and not until the 17th Century did philosophers question the view  of him  as a teacher of evil.
C. Early 16th Century moralist philosophers,  in France and England particularly , considered Machiavelli’s The Prince as a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants, and not until the 17th Century was the view of Machiavelli as a teacher of evil questioned by philosophers.
D. Early 16th Century moralist philosophers, particularly in France and England, regarded Machiavelli’s The Prince  to be  a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants, and not until the 17th Century philosophers was the view of Machiavelli as a teacher of evil questioned.
E. Machiavelli’s The Prince was regarded as a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants by early 16th Century moralist philosophers, particularly in France and England, and not until the 17th Century was the view  of him  as a teacher of evil questioned.

Alterego · Answer

Early 16th Century moralist philosophers, particularly in France and England, regarded Machiavelli’s The Prince as a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants, and not until the 17th Century was the view of Machiavelli as a teacher of evil questioned by philosophers.
The sentence is trying to say early philosophers regarded someone's writing as a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants and later view that someone as a teacher of evil. We should keep the active voice. With that in mind, B and E are out.

C. Early 16th Century moralist philosophers,  in France and England particularly , considered Machiavelli’s The Prince as a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants, and not until the 17th Century was the view of Machiavelli as a teacher of evil questioned by philosophers. (seems awkward and should be switch to particularly in.....)

D. Early 16th Century moralist philosophers, particularly in France and England,  regarded  Machiavelli’s The Prince  to be  a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants, and not until the 17th Century philosophers was the view of Machiavelli as a teacher of evil questioned. (Regarded...to be... is idiomatically incorrect)

A. Early 16th Century moralist philosophers, particularly in France and England, regarded Machiavelli’s The Prince as a collection of cynical precepts for tyrants, and not until the 17th Century was the view of Machiavelli as a teacher of evil questioned by philosophers. (Sentence is clear in its meaning and has the correct idiom, regarded...as...)

Alchemist14 · Answer

1.Pronouns CANNOT refer to possessive's. Pro+Noun can only refer to a noun. Eliminate B&E
2. Idiom Usage:
Consider X- Correct
Consider X as Y- Incorrect
Consider X to be Y- Incorrect

Regarded as X- Correct
Regard X to be Y- Incorrect

View X as Y-Correct ( This sentence does not mess with this idiom ).

Eliminate C&D

Thus correct answer is A.

Al

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