Oxfordians maintain that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, had writ

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Oxfordians maintain that  Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, had written the plays and poems attributed to William Shakespeare traditionally.

(A) Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, had written the plays and poems attributed to William Shakespeare traditionally
(B) Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, wrote the plays and poems attributed to William Shakespeare traditionally
(C) Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, wrote the plays and poems traditionally attributed to William Shakespeare
(D) Edward de Vere, as 17th Earl of Oxford, had written the plays and poems traditionally attributed to William Shakespeare
(E) Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, wrote the plays and poems having been traditionally attributed to William Shakespeare

sharmasneha · Answer

I agree with the OA, but have a query.

If we had these options:

Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, wrote the plays and poems traditionally attributed to William Shakespeare
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, wrote the plays and poems attributed traditionally to William Shakespeare

Which one of these should be the correct choice?

TehMoUsE · Answer

Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, wrote the plays and poems traditionally attributed to William Shakespeare
 traditionally attributed = the plays and poems are according to tradition attributed to William Shakespeare 
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, wrote the plays and poems attributed traditionally to William Shakespeare
 attributed traditionally = as if there is a traditional way of actually attributing things

traditionally attributed would be the correct choice

Hope this helps!

aditya8062 · Answer

there is no such distinction !! the fact is that "traditionally" is an adverb and it must QUALIFY the verb and hence must come before the verb "attributed"

pradeepss · Answer

Whenever i see that (pronoun) i look for antecedent. In this case its maintains (singular and past perfect tense) so we have to keep this tense based on context. A illogically changes the tense which is incorrect.

A. Incorrect due to above.
B. poems attributed is illogical.
C. Correct.
D. illogical tense.
E. illogical tense

Answer: C

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