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3. A mixture of reggae and jazz, the music of the artist was more innovative than most of his contemporaries were.
(A) the music of the artist was more innovative than most of his contemporaries were
(B) the artist was more innovative in his music than most of his contemporaries
(C) the artist’s music was more innovative than that of most of his contemporaries
(D) the music of the artist being more innovative in comparison to the music of most of his contemporaries
(E) the artist, in his music, was more innovative than most of his contemporaries were


Explanation:

Concepts tested: Modifier, Comparison

As the sentence begins with a modifier phrase which is in non-underlined part too, it is important to check the start of part after the comma.

A) Illogical comparison between “music of the artist” and “his contemporaries”. “Music of the artist” should be compared with music of his contemporaries. Wrong.
B) As the sentence is starting with the modifier phrase “A mixture of reggae and jazz”, the part after comma should start with “music” and not “artist”. Wrong.
C) Correct. “A mixture of reggae and jazz” is modifying “the artist’s music” correctly. Comparison between music of the artist and music of his contemporaries is correctly structured.
D) The sentence is unnecessarily verbose and awkwardly structured. Use of “being” is imprecise. Wrong.
E) As the sentence is starting with the modifier phrase “A mixture of reggae and jazz”, the part after comma should start with “music” and not “artist”. Wrong.

Correct Answer is C.
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4. It took the museum decades of creative and persistent effort and it acquired the outstanding Rembrandt collection.

(A) and it acquired the outstanding Rembrandt collection
(B) before their outstanding Rembrandt collection had been acquired
(C) and finally it had an outstanding Rembrandt collection there
(D) but finally an outstanding Rembrandt collection was acquired at last
(E) to acquire its outstanding Rembrandt collection


Explanation:

Concepts tested: Grammatical construction, Meaning, Redundancy

As the sentence starts with “it took decades of effort”, underlined part needs to start with infinitive mode “to + verb”. Only option E meets the criterion.

A) “And” is used incorrectly. Parts before “and” and after “and” are not correlated and the sentence does not convey the result of decades of effort. Wrong.
B) The sentence sounds like someone acquired Rembrandt collection. “Their” has no antecedent. Wrong.
C) “And” is used incorrectly. Parts before “and” and after “and” are not correlated and the sentence does not convey the result of decades of effort. Wrong.
D) Inappropriate use of “but”. “Finally” + “at last” --> redundant. It is not clear who acquired Rembrandt collection. Wrong.
E) Correct. The sentence is grammatically correct and conveys meaning properly.

Correct Answer is E.
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5. An artist who explored Spanish cultural themes, Julio Gonzalez was world renowned for his art.

(A) An artist who explored Spanish cultural themes, Julio Gonzalez was world renowned for his art
(B) Julio Gonzalez is an artist whose art explores world renowned Spanish cultural themes
(C) Artist Julio Gonzalez has explored Spanish cultural themes, the art of whom is world renowned
(D) An artist who has explored Spanish cultural themes, Julio Gonzalez’ art is world renowned.
(E) Julio Gonzalez is a world-renowned artist whose art explored Spanish cultural themes


Explanation:

Concepts tested: Modifier, Meaning

A) Correct. The modifier phrase at the beginning correctly modifies “Julio Gonzalez”.
B) Meaning change: Here “Spanish cultural themes” are described as “world renowned”. Wrong.
C) Meaning change: The sentence seems to convey “art of Spanish cultural themes is world renowned”. Wrong.
D) As the sentence starts with “an artist”, part after comma needs to start with “Julio Gonzalez”. Here “an artist” is incorrectly modifying “Julio Gonzalez’ art”. Wrong.
E) Meaning change: Instead of saying “Julio Gonzalez explored Spanish cultural themes”, the sentence is conveying that “art explored Spanish cultural themes”. Wrong.

Correct Answer is A.
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Re: Verbal Challenge 1.1: SC Questions [#permalink]
Explanation for each question is posted and kudos given to each correct explanation. Thanks to Zarrolou, Narenn, fameatop, and ankurgupta03 for participating in the challenge.

It seems questions were too easy this time and, perhaps, I need to put a few harder questions for the next challenge! :)
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Here I would like to point out something in general.
One option should not be rejected just because it is in passive voice. Many correct GMAC OA have passive voice. Distinction between active and passive voice should be considered only when no other difference (e.g., adherence to grammatical rules, meaning change) can be found between two options.
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Explanation for each question is posted and kudos given to each correct explanation. Thanks to Zarrolou, Narenn, fameatop, and ankurgupta03 for participating in the challenge.

It seems questions were too easy this time and, perhaps, I need to put a few harder questions for the next challenge! :)


Hahaha :P
Waiting for new challenges :)
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doe007 wrote:
Explanation for each question is posted and kudos given to each correct explanation. Thanks to Zarrolou, Narenn, fameatop, and ankurgupta03 for participating in the challenge.

It seems questions were too easy this time and, perhaps, I need to put a few harder questions for the next challenge! :)


Hahaha :P
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Sure! You get the new set in 2 days.
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