Evidence suggests that Isaac Newton, although he published his work on

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Evidence suggests that Isaac Newton, although he published his work on fluxional calculus in the 1680s,  the same decade as Gottfried Leibniz's work on differential and integral calculus were published , had made his discoveries a decade earlier than Leibniz had.

the same decade as Gottfried Leibniz's work on differential and integral calculus were published
the same decade as Gottfried Leibniz's work on differential and integral calculus was published
the same decade that Gottfried Leibniz published his work on differential and integral calculus
the same decade that Gottfried Leibniz had published his work on differential and integral calculus
the same decade as Gottried Leibniz's published work on differential and integral calculus

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pr3mkrishna · Answer

Hi,

Can anyone please explain.

321kumarsushant · Answer

Evidence suggests that Isaac Newton, although he published his work on fluxional calculus in the 1680s,  the same decade as Gottfried Leibniz's work on differential and integral calculus were published , had made his discoveries a decade earlier than Leibniz had.

Although is a parallel marker. the Correct form is Although X, Y {X &Y needs to be parallel}.

here X is "he published his work on fluxional calculus in the 1680s". Past tense & Active Voice. Y should also follow the same pattern.

Now lets check the option:

1.the same decade as Gottfried Leibniz's work on differential and integral calculus were published - were is wrong { work is singular} & Passive Voice{not parallel with X}-Wrong
2.the same decade as Gottfried Leibniz's work on differential and integral calculus was published -Passive Voice-Wrong
3.the same decade that Gottfried Leibniz published his work on differential and integral calculus - Active voice and parallel with X, i will keep this.
4.the same decade that Gottfried Leibniz had published his work on differential and integral calculus - HAD published is wrong. no need to use double past. - Wrong
5.the same decade as Gottried Leibniz's published work on differential and integral calculus - AS distort the intended meaning of showing contrast- Wrong.

Correct Ans C

TARGET730 · Answer

"the same decade that Gottfried Leibniz published his work on differential and integral calculus" is a "noun + noun modifier" modifying 1680s

Udai · Answer

small doubt if we choose C over B then we will be replacing Gottfried Leibniz's with Gottfried Leibniz . Doesn't this give ambiguity to the pronoun he in the original sentence … B is out just because of Passive Construction but can this give pronoun ambiguity also ..what do u think ?

rajarshee · Answer

Slash and burn this. "Newton published his work  the same decade that Leibniz published his work " perfectly parallel and so option C

321kumarsushant · Answer

in Original sentence "He" refers to Newton. there is no pronoun ambiguity if we choose C.

in option B, AS role is not clear. on this basis also, Option B can be eliminated.

Sai22 · Answer

egmat

Option C is changing meaning right?.
In the question it is given that work is published but option c implies that gordon published the work

Regards,
Sai

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