Though Frank Lloyd Wright is best remembered today because of bold des

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Though Frank Lloyd Wright is best remembered today  because of bold designs like the Guggenheim Museum  in New York City, most of his buildings were intended to blend into their surroundings.

A. because of bold designs like the Guggenheim Museum
B. for bold designs such as the one for the Guggenheim Museum
C. because of bold designs such as the Guggenheim Museum
D. because of bold designs such as that for the Guggenheim Museum
E. for bold designs like the Guggenheim Museum's

MahmoudFawzy · Accepted Answer

split (1): "like" vs "such as":
"like" is used to compare, while "such as" is used to give an example.
in our case, the author intended to mention "Guggenheim Museum" as an example of Lloyd's designs, not comparing it with his designs.
"Such as" must be used --> eliminate A and E

A. because of bold designs  like  the Guggenheim Museum
-->  like  is wrongly used. 
E. for bold designs  like  the Guggenheim Museum 's 
-->  like  is wrongly used
--> apostrophe can't be used if the noun is followed by modifier ('in New York City' modifies 'Museum')

split (2): Guggenheim Museum is a design or a building?
the intended meaning is that the design of "Guggenheim Museum" is an example of the bold designs of Lloyd
B and D clearly maintain this link --> C is eliminated

C. because of bold designs such as the  Guggenheim Museum 
--> the museum's design is an example for the bold designs, not the museum itself.

Split (3): "the one" vs "that":
"the one" acts an indefinite pronoun.
"that" is a relative pronoun, so it must be in agreement with the noun it is referring to. "Designs" are plural, and need "those".

Split (4): "Remembered for" vs "remembered because of"
'Remembered for' is more common, but 'remembered because of' is correct a well

B.  for  bold designs such as  the one  for the Guggenheim Museum
D.  because of  bold designs such as   that   for the Guggenheim Museum

B   is the one.

GMATMBA5 · Answer

I highly doubt if the OA is D. As per my understanding, the OA should be B.

The design of Guggenheim Mueseum is an example of Frank Lloyd Wright's bold designs, so usage of LIKE is incorrect. Options A and E are ruled out.

Option C is comparing the 'bold design' with Guggenheim Museum, this is incorrect. The designs should be compared.

Between option B and D, option B seems more idiomatic.

Option B should be correct.

duanlian1989 · Answer

This is one of practice SC questions and I clearly remember that the correct answer is B. here is the explanation on why D is not correct

• (D) This choice does not correct "because of." Moreover, the relative
pronoun “that” lacks a clear antecedent. It would be correct to say "The
design for the house, like that for the factory, is beautiful," for example.
But such a parallel structure does not exist in this sentence. However, the
use of "such as" in place of "like" is correct.

GiuPao94 · Answer

As the others did, I restricted my options to B and D.
I hurried and chose D, but I think that there is an interesting shade of meaning here.
You are remembered "for" something that you did, not "because of something"
In this case, the FL is remembered  for  the designs that he did in life, and not "because" of them.

I do not know if it is clear; I'm reading it again now and it looks so clear that I'm feeling like an idiot.

NinetyFour · Answer

I have a few questions here:

For B) is  one  not considered a pronoun? If so, doesn't it need a logical antecedent? What would be the antecedent in this case?

In C) is the use of such as to give an example of a bold design incorrect? Is the Guggenheim not an example of a bold design?

GiuPao94 · Answer

I can answer only to the second one.
In C such as is used to present and examples of designs. The GM is a Museum, so this exemplifies the museum itself, not its design; for this reason the correct construction is B
"for bold designs such as the  design  for the GM"
You can substitute one with design and it still makes sense, even it is repetitive

shahidomer77 · Answer

WHY E IS WRONG? CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN CLEARLY

generis · Answer

shahidomer77  option E uses  like  to introduce the example "Guggenheim Museum's  .

We use  such as  to introduce examples.

Hope that helps.

generis · Answer

duanlian1989  , are you  quoting  Manhattan GMAT? I assume so. I'm just making sure.

And is it Manhattan GMAT, or Manhattan Review?

MahmoudFawzy · Answer

I think not.
it is a noun. there is 'the' before 'one' which clears it is a noun.

generis · Answer

One is a pronoun. It indicates a single, indefinite part of a set such as "bold designs by F.L. Wright."

Think of one as an indefinite copy.

After Blake saw how much his friends enjoyed their electric cars, he wanted one.

MahmoudFawzy · Answer

I am not convinced with your example.

in your example, before 'that', there are 2 nouns 'design' and 'house'. so it may be not clear.
but in our case in 'D', before 'that', there is only one noun which is 'designs'.

I chose B. But I am trying to discuss the concepts behind our choices.

MahmoudFawzy · Answer

does this mean that it should be the 'ones' ?

generis · Answer

Please see my post.

No. There is only a single example -- one example -- of Wright's bold designs at the singular Guggenheim Museum.

One  stands for a single, indefinite copy of a larger collection.

Correct: I see that you received a box of chocolates. May I have one?

Correct: I don't like xenophobic statements, such as the one in which a politician called people from Mexico "criminals."

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GMATMBA5 · Answer

Anyone who is confused in options B and D, in the context of pronouns should note that 'that' in option D is a definite pronoun, it refers to designs and therefore a plural form is expected. On the other hand, 'one' in option B is an indefinite pronoun. Indefinite pronouns don't refer to a person or a thing.

Skyline393 · Answer

OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

The original sentence contains several errors. First, the phrase “remembered.” Second, "like" is incorrect because the Guggenheim is a specific example and the use of "such as" would be more appropriate to introduce examples. Third, the sentence incorrectly suggests that "the Guggenheim Museum" is a "design." More properly, the sentence should discuss the design "for" the museum.
(A) This choice is incorrect as it repeats the original sentence.
 (B) CORRECT.  "Because of" is replaced by "for." "Like" is replaced by "such as." And the use of "the one for" makes clear that the design is for the museum and is not the museum itself.
(C) This choice does not correct "because of." Moreover, it incorrectly implies that the museum itself is a design. However, the use of "such as" in place of "like" is correct. However, the use of "such as" in place of "like" is correct.
(E) This choice does not correct "like." Moreover, the possessive construction "Guggenheim Museum's" is awkward and unidiomatic. However, the use of "for" rather than "because of" is correct.

thangvietnam · Answer

I think "like" in choice e is correct 
but because "designS", PLURAL, happen before possessive, the meaning is Museum has many designs. this is nonsensical

PSP92 · Answer

Can someone please confirm whether I can eliminate D because it uses 'that' and not 'those'? My understanding is that in comparisons a new copy should have the same number. Therefore, the option should have either used 'those' or should have repeated the word 'design'.
Any kind of help is appreciated.

nivivacious · Answer

Because of is the wrong idiom to use in this sentence, so eliminate options with Because of
 A. because of bold designs like the Guggenheim Museum 
C. because of bold designs such as the Guggenheim Museum
D. because of bold designs such as that for the Guggenheim Museum

E has wrong usage of Like so eliminate E
 E. for bold designs like the Guggenheim Museum's

Even though it may not 'sound right' B is the best option here that is grammatically correct
B. for bold designs such as the one for the Guggenheim Museum

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