Peter O'Toole was nominated for his first Oscar in 1962, and his eight

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Peter O'Toole was nominated for his first Oscar in 1962, and  his eighth in 2006, but he never actually won the  award.

A his eighth in 2006, but he never actually won the
B for his eighth Oscar in 2006, but actually he never won the
C for his eighth in 2006, but he never won the actual
D nominated for his eighth in 2006, but actually he never won the
E he was nominated for his eighth Oscar in 2006, but he never won the actual

pushpitkc · Accepted Answer

A for his eighth in 2006, but he never actually won the  Most precise choice! 
B for his eighth Oscar in 2006, but actually he never won the  Incorrect parallelism 
C for his eighth in 2006, but he never won the actual  Changes meaning by saying actual award 
D nominated for his eighth in 2006, but actually he never won the  Incorrect parallelism 
E he was nominated for his eighth Oscar in 2006, but he never won the actual  Changes meaning by saying actual award

fighterboy · Answer

is A more precise over B because "for" used in the original sentence is also applicable for the "his eighth in 2006" ??

Temurkhon · Answer

My point is comma before "and". I think it requires clause after it, so only E fits

aragonn · Answer

MAGOOSH OE:

Split #1: placement of "actually"/"actual". Both the phrase "he never actually won" and "actually he never won" are correct: the difference in implication is so slight that it doesn't matter. BUT, the phrase "he never won the actual award" is strange. This implies that he won something else (an imaginary award?), but not the actual award. This is a problem with choices (C) & (E).

Split #2: common words in parallel. We don't need to repeat a host of common words "  was nominated for … Oscar". We don't need the noun/pronoun, the verb, or even the preposition "for". We can drop all of that, and the meaning is still perfectly clear. Therefore, (A) is the most concise version, and it is grammatically and logically correct.

The only possible answer is (A).

naturalimproviser · Answer

A: his eighth in 2006, but he never actually won the -  Concise and parallel. 
B: for his eighth Oscar in 2006, but actually he never won the -  the words 'for' and 'oscar' are redundant. 
C: for his eighth in 2006, but he never won the actual -  'for' is redundant and the phrase 'he never won the actual award' changes the intent. 
D: nominated for his eighth in 2006, but actually he never won the -  incorrect parallelism, and the word 'actually' is placed incorrectly. 
E: he was nominated for his eighth Oscar in 2006, but he never won the actual -  the phrase 'he never won the actual award' changes the intent.

KUDOS are welcomed!

lary301254M7 · Answer

", and" is different from "and"

I like cats and dogs. (O)
I like cats, and dogs. (X)
I like cats, and I like dogs. (O)
Come on now, how can A be the correct answer. Fix it please.
, and his eighth in 2006, but he never actually won the award. <--- This is not an independent clause.

Should just stick to OG questions, other test questions always have problems.

gvij2017 · Answer

Peter O'Toole was nominated for his first Oscar in 1962, and eighth in 2006, but he never actually won the award.

Is this also correct as I took out common his (Pronoun) and Oscar (Noun) from "for his eighth Oscar in 2006".

Your help will clear this doubt.

NonPlus · Answer

Can degree of conciseness be the only difference between the 2 choices (one being the correct and another incorrect)? If no, Is it wise to practice such type of questions?

parijit · Answer

Hi Daagh,

Could you explain the OA?
Thanks
Arijit

daagh · Answer

Just as Mike pointed out, we must first remove choices C and E, for distorting the original intent. 
The second point is that the word' actually' is an adverb. Therefore, it would be more apt for it to modify a verb ' won' than a pronoun 'he.' Hence, B and D are inferior. A prevails.

800Dreamer · Answer

Hi  daagh , I have the same doubt. Can you please throw some light here?

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