pankajattri wrote:
Unlike that of earlier works on slavery, Blassingame’s innovative study relies not on the records of White slave owners but on the records of the salves themselves, especially the 70 or so autobiographies and memoirs that have been preserved.
(A) that of earlier works on slavery, Blassingame’s
(B) that of earlier works on slavery, Blassingame in his
(C) earlier works on slavery, Blassingame in his
(D) earlier works on slavery, Blassingame’s
(E) the earlier works on slavery, Blassingame in his
This question is based on Comparison.
The sentence begins with the conjunction
“Unlike”, which implies a comparison. Since the phrase “innovative study” is not underlined, it is non-negotiable.
So, whatever comes after the conjunction ‘unlike’ has to be comparable to “innovative study”. In Option A, the demonstrative pronoun ‘that’ refers to “the study”.
The comparison is thus between the study of earlier works on slavery and Blassingame’s study. However, since Blassingame’s study itself is a work on slavery,
the comparison should be between earlier works on slavery and Blassingame’s study on slavery. So,
Option A can be eliminated.
In Option B,
the comparison is between the study of earlier works on slavery and Blassingame. Since this comparison is illogical,
Option B can also be eliminated.
In Option C,
the comparison is between earlier works on slavery and Blassingame. Since this comparison is also illogical,
Option C can be ruled out.
In Option D,
the comparison is between earlier works on slavery and Blassingame’s innovative study.
This is a logical comparison, so D is the best of all options.In Option E,
the comparison is again between earlier works on slavery and Blassingame. Furthermore, Options B, C, and E contain the awkward phrase “Blassingame in his innovative study”. This phrase makes the comparison more illogical. So,
Option E can also be ruled out.
Therefore, D is the most appropriate option.Jayanthi Kumar.
_________________
Crackverbal Prep Team
www.crackverbal.com