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Media experts have attributed the long lasting intrigue of Marilyn Munroe to everything from having a charismatic beauty, which was always admired, to her association with the rich and powerful families in America.
A. having a charismatic beauty, which was always admired
B. having a charismatic beauty, which has always been admired
C. her charismatic beauty, for which there has always been an admiration
D. her charismatic beauty, which has always been admired
E. having a charismatic beauty, for which there has always been an admired
A. having a charismatic beauty, which was always admired
B. having a charismatic beauty, which has always been admired
C. her charismatic beauty, for which there has always been an admiration
D. her charismatic beauty, which has always been admired
E. having a charismatic beauty, for which there has always been an admired
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Official Solution:
Media experts have attributed the long lasting intrigue of Marilyn Munroe to everything from having a charismatic beauty, which was always admired, to her association with the rich and powerful families in America.
A. having a charismatic beauty, which was always admired
B. having a charismatic beauty, which has always been admired
C. her charismatic beauty, for which there has always been an admiration
D. her charismatic beauty, which has always been admired
E. having a charismatic beauty, for which there has always been an admired
A. The expression "from X to Y" requires X and Y to be in parallel form, but "having a charismatic beauty" and "her association with the rich and powerful families in America" are not parallel. The first is a verb construction while the second is a noun construction. Since the second construction is not underlined, the first construction must be altered. The simple past construction "which was never explained”though not grammatically incorrect, is less preferred than the present perfect. B. The parallelism error is not corrected here: "from having a charismatic beauty" is the same as in the original sentence.
C. The parallelism error is corrected, However, "for which there has never been an explanation" is wordy.
D. Correct. Here, "her charismatic beauty" is parallel with "her association with the rich and powerful families of Europe." Moreover, "which has always been admired" is concise and properly in the present perfect tense.
E. The parallelism error is not corrected here: "having a charismatic beauty" is the same as in the original sentence. Moreover, "for which there has never been an explanation" is wordy.
Answer: D
Media experts have attributed the long lasting intrigue of Marilyn Munroe to everything from having a charismatic beauty, which was always admired, to her association with the rich and powerful families in America.
A. having a charismatic beauty, which was always admired
B. having a charismatic beauty, which has always been admired
C. her charismatic beauty, for which there has always been an admiration
D. her charismatic beauty, which has always been admired
E. having a charismatic beauty, for which there has always been an admired
A. The expression "from X to Y" requires X and Y to be in parallel form, but "having a charismatic beauty" and "her association with the rich and powerful families in America" are not parallel. The first is a verb construction while the second is a noun construction. Since the second construction is not underlined, the first construction must be altered. The simple past construction "which was never explained”though not grammatically incorrect, is less preferred than the present perfect. B. The parallelism error is not corrected here: "from having a charismatic beauty" is the same as in the original sentence.
C. The parallelism error is corrected, However, "for which there has never been an explanation" is wordy.
D. Correct. Here, "her charismatic beauty" is parallel with "her association with the rich and powerful families of Europe." Moreover, "which has always been admired" is concise and properly in the present perfect tense.
E. The parallelism error is not corrected here: "having a charismatic beauty" is the same as in the original sentence. Moreover, "for which there has never been an explanation" is wordy.
Answer: D
08 Nov 2015, 10:55
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I think this is a poor-quality question and I don't agree with the explanation. The answer explanations don't follow the answer choices in the questions - especially for C and E.
