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The development of increasingly accurate representations of the visual appearances of objects has a long history: in Europe, Upper Paleolithic art achieved remarkably lifelike depictions of animals, and Ancient Egyptian art developed conventions involving both stylization and idealization that nevertheless allowed effective depictions being produced widely and consistently.
A) and idealization that nevertheless allowed effective depictions being produced
B) and idealization that nevertheless allowing effective depictions to be produced
C) and idealization that nevertheless allowed the effective production of depictions
D) and idealization that nevertheless allowed effective depictions to be produced
E) and idealization which had nevertheless allowed the production of effective depictions
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
THE PROMPT
The development of increasingly accurate artistic depictions of reality has a long history.
European Upper Paleolithic artists drew very lifelike animals.
Ancient Egyptians used conventions that both (1) deliberately styled and idealized their subjects (approaches that tend to distort reality), and (2) nevertheless widely and consistently allowed realistic portrayals of objects.
Our focus is on the last part of the sentence, which may be a bit confusing.
Ancient Egyptian art developed conventions (ways in which art was done) that, on one hand, involved stylization (distinctive ways of representing the objects) and idealization (representing something as perfect)—but on the other hand, also helped create more accurate representations of reality.
• Issues tested?
→ working verbs
→ verb tense
→ meaning
→ modifiers
→ that-clauses
THE OPTIONS in a shortened sentence
→ the verb allowed should be followed by the infinitive to be rather than by the gerund being
→ how verbs behave is often idiomatic, as is the case in this instance. (If you read 20 minutes a day, you will have an easy time eliminating being.)
If you are not sure, KEEP but look for a better answer.
ELIMINATE A
• a that-clause is a clause. Clauses must contain a subject and a working verb. (A verb that would work in a standalone sentence.)
ELIMINATE B
→ in this context, is there any difference between the effective production of depictions and effective depictions? NO.
→ option C is redundant
→ option C is not concise; we do not need five words if we can use two.
• adverb placement?
→ in options A and B, the adverbs widely and consistently clearly modified produced.
Adverbs do not have to be placed right next to whatever they modify, but the placement of widely and consistently seems a little strange.
→ Now widely and consistently seems to modify "allowed the effective production."
→ That modification sounds strained.
• On the first pass, I do not ever eliminate on the basis of style and diction.
• Some people may think that option C changes the meaning of option A.
It is perfectly okay to change the meaning of option A.
There is nothing special about option A.
KEEP C, but uneasily. This sentence is weird.
• allowed is properly coupled with to be
• stylistically, (D) is concise, and achieves what (C) means with fewer words than does (C). Eliminate (C).
• Option D (allowed . . . to be) is also better than B (allowed . . . being). (I've eliminated B. You may not have done so yet.)
→ ELIMINATE C (and maybe B, too)
KEEP
Answer: No good reason exists. We use the past perfect had allowed to refer to an action that came before yet another action in the past.
The development of and effects from the conventions are simultaneous.
• the words which and that are not interchangeable on the GMAT.
→ which introduces nonessential material and is preceded by a comma
→ that introduces essential material and is almost never preceded by a comma
→ in British English, these two words are interchangeable. Not so on the GMAT.
→ finally, this distinction is hotly contested and GMAC may change its stance (I doubt so).
If other options all contain clear error, and the remaining answer is grammatical except for the that/which distinction, choose that remaining answer.
(That situation is not the case in this instance. Option E has other problems.)
ELIMINATE E
The correct answer is D.
Notes
I would never eliminate option C in isolation.
Option C creates an inelegant sentence, no doubt.
But odd phrases aren't wrong. And adverb placement is much more flexible than that of other modifiers.
Adverbs can and often do modify fairly faraway verbs.
Takeaway: remember to compare options.
COMMENTS
deeppan , welcome to SC Butler.
This question is hard in the sense that both C and D should seem correct to you.
(Apparently not.
Option C got the unceremonious boot.)
In SC, especially when you face official questions, at 650 level and above, you will frequently find two options that seem correct.
We know what to do.
We will ask which answer is better and which is worse.
Almost always, comparing options makes SC a lot easier.
You can work a lot more quickly and confidently if you get more comfortable with feeling uncertain.
That is, try to become comfortable with saying to yourself,
"I can't decide. I'll keep this option. If any other options remain, at the end I will compare this answer to that one. If none remain, then this is the answer."
These answers are varied and thoughtful. Best of all, everyone tried to explain. Well done. Kudos to all.
Project SC Butler: Sentence Correction (SC1)
THE PROMPT
Quote:
• Meaning?
The development of increasingly accurate artistic depictions of reality has a long history.
European Upper Paleolithic artists drew very lifelike animals.
Ancient Egyptians used conventions that both (1) deliberately styled and idealized their subjects (approaches that tend to distort reality), and (2) nevertheless widely and consistently allowed realistic portrayals of objects.
Our focus is on the last part of the sentence, which may be a bit confusing.
Ancient Egyptian art developed conventions (ways in which art was done) that, on one hand, involved stylization (distinctive ways of representing the objects) and idealization (representing something as perfect)—but on the other hand, also helped create more accurate representations of reality.
• Issues tested?
→ working verbs
→ verb tense
→ meaning
→ modifiers
→ that-clauses
THE OPTIONS in a shortened sentence
Quote:
• allowed . . . being produced is ungrammatical and unidiomatic
→ the verb allowed should be followed by the infinitive to be rather than by the gerund being
→ how verbs behave is often idiomatic, as is the case in this instance. (If you read 20 minutes a day, you will have an easy time eliminating being.)
If you are not sure, KEEP but look for a better answer.
ELIMINATE A
Quote:
• allowing is not a working verb
• a that-clause is a clause. Clauses must contain a subject and a working verb. (A verb that would work in a standalone sentence.)
ELIMINATE B
Quote:
• this issue is difficult to catch: what, exactly, is an "effective production"? We know from context that an "effective depiction" is one that is realistic (that represents reality accurately).
→ in this context, is there any difference between the effective production of depictions and effective depictions? NO.
→ option C is redundant
→ option C is not concise; we do not need five words if we can use two.
• adverb placement?
→ in options A and B, the adverbs widely and consistently clearly modified produced.
Adverbs do not have to be placed right next to whatever they modify, but the placement of widely and consistently seems a little strange.
→ Now widely and consistently seems to modify "allowed the effective production."
→ That modification sounds strained.
• On the first pass, I do not ever eliminate on the basis of style and diction.
• Some people may think that option C changes the meaning of option A.
It is perfectly okay to change the meaning of option A.
There is nothing special about option A.
KEEP C, but uneasily. This sentence is weird.
Quote:
• No errors
• allowed is properly coupled with to be
• stylistically, (D) is concise, and achieves what (C) means with fewer words than does (C). Eliminate (C).
• Option D (allowed . . . to be) is also better than B (allowed . . . being). (I've eliminated B. You may not have done so yet.)
→ ELIMINATE C (and maybe B, too)
KEEP
Quote:
• wrong verb tense: why does this sentence change from simple past (achieved, developed) to past perfect (had allowed)?
Answer: No good reason exists. We use the past perfect had allowed to refer to an action that came before yet another action in the past.
The development of and effects from the conventions are simultaneous.
• the words which and that are not interchangeable on the GMAT.
→ which introduces nonessential material and is preceded by a comma
→ that introduces essential material and is almost never preceded by a comma
→ in British English, these two words are interchangeable. Not so on the GMAT.
→ finally, this distinction is hotly contested and GMAC may change its stance (I doubt so).
If other options all contain clear error, and the remaining answer is grammatical except for the that/which distinction, choose that remaining answer.
(That situation is not the case in this instance. Option E has other problems.)
ELIMINATE E
The correct answer is D.
Notes
I would never eliminate option C in isolation.
Option C creates an inelegant sentence, no doubt.
But odd phrases aren't wrong. And adverb placement is much more flexible than that of other modifiers.
Adverbs can and often do modify fairly faraway verbs.
Takeaway: remember to compare options.
COMMENTS
deeppan , welcome to SC Butler.
This question is hard in the sense that both C and D should seem correct to you.
(Apparently not.
Option C got the unceremonious boot.)In SC, especially when you face official questions, at 650 level and above, you will frequently find two options that seem correct.
We know what to do.
We will ask which answer is better and which is worse.
Almost always, comparing options makes SC a lot easier.
You can work a lot more quickly and confidently if you get more comfortable with feeling uncertain.
That is, try to become comfortable with saying to yourself,
"I can't decide. I'll keep this option. If any other options remain, at the end I will compare this answer to that one. If none remain, then this is the answer."
These answers are varied and thoughtful. Best of all, everyone tried to explain. Well done. Kudos to all.
My choice is (D). It took me almost two minutes. I have to choose between (C) and (D) carefully.
(A) I usually frown upon the use of "being + past participle" when "past participle" alone is adequate / equivalent. Here, either that, or "allow something being -ed" is not idiomatic. I feel confident to eliminate (A).
(B) That ... is a fragment. B can be eliminated immediately.
(C) A tough one for me. In "that nevertheless allowed the effective production of depictions widely and consistently", "widely and consistently" can only modify "allowed". After weighing against (D), I end up choosing (D).
(D) "that nevertheless allowed effective depictions to be produced widely and consistently". I like (D) because "widely and consistently" can appropriately modify "be produced". I hesitate to choose (D) because of the passive voice. Well, I chose (D) at the end.
(E) "which" should be "that". Tense "had nevertheless allowed" should be "nevertheless allowed". (E) can be eliminated rather easily.
(A) I usually frown upon the use of "being + past participle" when "past participle" alone is adequate / equivalent. Here, either that, or "allow something being -ed" is not idiomatic. I feel confident to eliminate (A).
(B) That ... is a fragment. B can be eliminated immediately.
(C) A tough one for me. In "that nevertheless allowed the effective production of depictions widely and consistently", "widely and consistently" can only modify "allowed". After weighing against (D), I end up choosing (D).
(D) "that nevertheless allowed effective depictions to be produced widely and consistently". I like (D) because "widely and consistently" can appropriately modify "be produced". I hesitate to choose (D) because of the passive voice. Well, I chose (D) at the end.
(E) "which" should be "that". Tense "had nevertheless allowed" should be "nevertheless allowed". (E) can be eliminated rather easily.
