Jack Nicklaus, who solidified his legendary status with an improbable

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Jack Nicklaus, who solidified his legendary status with an improbable victory at the famed Augusta National Golf
Club in 1986, and Tiger Woods are widely regarded as two of the best

A. Jack Nicklaus, who solidified his legendary status with an improbable victory at the famed Augusta National Golf Club in 1986, and Tiger Woods are widely regarded as two of the best

B. Jack Nicklaus, who solidified his legendary status with an improbable victory at the famed Augusta National Golf Club in 1986, and Tiger Woods are widely regarded to be two of the better

C. Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus, who solidified his legendary status with an improbable victory at the famed Augusta National Golf Club in 1986, are widely regarded to be two of the best

D. Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus, who solidified his legendary status with an improbable victory at the famed Augusta National Golf Club in 1986, are widely regarded as being two of the better

E. Solidifying his legendary status with an improbable victory at the famed Augusta National Golf Club in 1986, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are widely regarded as two of the best

shikhar · Answer

In My opinion The answer should be C ....
Regarded as is wrong as far as i know.

Experts please share your thoughts...

kraizada84 · Answer

Jack Nicklaus, who solidified his legendary status with an improbable victory at the famed Augusta National Golf
Club in 1986, and Tiger Woods are widely regarded as two of the best golfers in the history of the sport.

• Jack Nicklaus, who solidified his legendary status with an improbable victory at the famed Augusta National Golf
Club in 1986, and Tiger Woods are widely regarded as two of the best
• Jack Nicklaus, who solidified his legendary status with an improbable victory at the famed Augusta National Golf
Club in 1986, and Tiger Woods are widely regarded to be two of the  better 
•  Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus, who  solidified his legendary status with an improbable victory at the famed
Augusta National Golf Club in 1986, are widely regarded to be two of the best
•  Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus, who  solidified his legendary status with an improbable victory at the famed
Augusta National Golf Club in 1986, are widely regarded as being two of the better
• Solidifying  his  legendary status with an improbable victory at the famed Augusta National Golf Club in 1986,  Jack
Nicklaus and Tiger Woods  are widely regarded as two of the best

no need for idiomatic construction

BDSunDevil · Answer

Jack Nicklaus, who solidified his legendary status with an improbable victory at the famed Augusta National Golf
Club in 1986, and Tiger Woods are widely regarded as two of the best  golfers in the history of the sport.

• Jack Nicklaus, who solidified his legendary status with an improbable victory at the famed Augusta National Golf
Club in 1986, and Tiger Woods are widely regarded as two of the best: Correct
• Jack Nicklaus, who solidified his legendary status with an improbable victory at the famed Augusta National Golf
Club in 1986, and Tiger Woods are widely regarded to be two of the better:   regarded as  is the correct idiom 
• Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus, who solidified  his  legendary status with an improbable victory at the famed
Augusta National Golf Club in 1986, are widely regarded to be two of the best:  Singular pronoun reference 
• Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus, who solidified  his  legendary status with an improbable victory at the famed
Augusta National Golf Club in 1986, are widely regarded as being two of the better:  Singular pronoun reference 
• Solidifying  his  legendary status with an improbable victory at the famed Augusta National Golf Club in 1986, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are widely regarded as two of the best :  Singular pronoun reference

siddheart22 · Answer

Jack Nicklaus, who solidified his legendary status with an improbable victory at the famed Augusta National Golf
Club in 1986, and Tiger Woods are widely regarded as two of the best  golfers in the history of the sport.

• Jack Nicklaus, who solidified his legendary status with an improbable victory at the famed Augusta National Golf
Club in 1986, and Tiger Woods are widely regarded as two of the best
 Correct - Propor idiom usage and correct pronoun-antecedent agreement  . 
• Jack Nicklaus, who solidified his legendary status with an improbable victory at the famed Augusta National Golf
Club in 1986, and Tiger Woods are widely  regarded to be  two of the better
 Incorrect Idiom 
• Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus, who solidified his legendary status with an improbable victory at the famed
Augusta National Golf Club in 1986, are widely  regarded to be  two of the best
 Incorrect Idiom 
• Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus, who solidified  his  legendary status with an improbable victory at the famed Augusta National Golf Club in 1986, are widely regarded as being two of the better
 ambiguous antecedent for pronoun 'his' 
• Solidifying  his  legendary status with an improbable victory at the famed Augusta National Golf Club in 1986, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are widely regarded as two of the best
 ambiguous antecedent for pronoun 'his'

anairamitch1804 · Answer

In the original sentence, “Jack Nicklaus” is clearly modified by “who solidified…in 1986.” Also, the
correct form of the idiom “regarded as” is used. Finally, the superlative “best” is correctly used to
compare more than two golfers: Jack Nicklaus and Tiger woods are “regarded as two of the best”
golfers among all the golfers in the history of the sport.

(A) CORRECT. This choice is correct as it repeats the original sentence.

(B) The idiom “regarded to be” is incorrect. The correct form of the idiom is “regarded as.” Further,
the comparative “better” is incorrectly used to compare more than two golfers. The superlative “best”
is needed to compare more than two golfers: Jack Nicklaus and Tiger woods are regarded as two of
the best golfers among all the golfers in the history of the sport.

(C) The modifying phrase “who solidified his legendary status…in 1986” incorrectly modifies the plural
subject “Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus.” Noun modifiers beginning with “who” always refer to the
directly preceding noun. In this case, the directly preceding noun is the plural “Tiger Woods and Jack
Nicklaus.” Consequently, the singular pronoun “his” in the modifying phrase incorrectly refers to the
plural “Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus.” Further, the idiom “regarded to be” is incorrect. The correct
form of the idiom is “regarded as.”

(D) The modifying phrase “who solidified his legendary status…in 1986” incorrectly modifies the plural
subject “Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus.” Noun modifiers beginning with “who” always refer to the
directly preceding noun. In this case, the directly preceding noun is the plural “Tiger Woods and Jack
Nicklaus.” Consequently, the singular pronoun “his” in the modifying phrase incorrectly refers to the
plural “Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus.” Further, the idiom “regarded as being” is incorrect. The
correct form of the idiom is “regarded as.” Finally, the comparative “better” is incorrectly used to
compare more than two golfers. The superlative “best” is needed to compare more than two golfers:
Jack Nicklaus and Tiger woods are regarded as two of the best golfers among all the golfers in the
history of the sport.

(E) The singular pronoun “his” in the modifying phrase “Solidifying his legendary status…in 1986” does
not agree with the adjacent plural subject “Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.”

devanshu92 · Answer

Jack Nicklaus, who solidified his legendary status with an improbable victory at the famed Augusta National Golf
Club in 1986, and Tiger Woods are widely regarded as two of the best golfers in the history of the sport.

• Jack Nicklaus, who solidified his legendary status with an improbable victory at the famed Augusta National Golf
Club in 1986, and Tiger Woods are widely regarded as two of the best - Seems perfectly fine.
• Jack Nicklaus, who solidified his legendary status with an improbable victory at the famed Augusta National Golf
Club in 1986, and Tiger Woods are widely regarded  to be two of the better  - improper use of comparative degree. Best is more suitable.
•  Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus, who  solidified his legendary status with an improbable victory at the famed
Augusta National Golf Club in 1986, are widely regarded to be two of the best - incorrect placement of modifier
•  Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus, who  solidified his legendary status with an improbable victory at the famed
Augusta National Golf Club in 1986, are widely regarded as being two of the better - same as C
•  Solidifying his legendary status  with an improbable victory at the famed Augusta National Golf Club in 1986,  Jack
Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are  widely regarded as two of the best - Incorrect construction. His refers to both Jack and Tiger which is wrong.

V97 · Answer

1. Hi, But does "who" not refer to the Noun just before the comma, i.e it must imply that the description applies to Jack Nicklaus.

2. Also, In option D, does the description in the beginning followed by a comma not refer to "Jack Nicklaus" alone

kaladin123 · Answer

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