Hearing Kenneth Branagh deliver the “St. Crispin’s Day” speech in

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Hearing Kenneth Branagh deliver the “St. Crispin’s Day” speech in Henry V is to be mesmerized by a great performer, with seemingly  boundless emotional energy.

A.Hearing Kenneth Branagh deliver the “St. Crispin’s Day” speech in Henry V is to be mesmerized by a great performer, with seemingly
B. Hearing Kenneth Branagh deliver the “St. Crispin’s Day” speech in Henry V is to be mesmerized by a great performer, one with seeming
C. Hearing Kenneth Branagh deliver the “St. Crispin’s Day” speech in Henry V is being mesmerized by a great performer, one with seeming
D. To hear Kenneth Branagh deliver the “St. Crispin’s Day” speech in Henry V is being mesmerized by a great performer, with seemingly
E. To hear Kenneth Branagh deliver the “St. Crispin’s Day” speech in Henry V is to be mesmerized by a great performer, one with seemingly

abhimahna · Answer

Simple usage.

To do X is to do Y, where X and Y must be ||.

Only option that maintains this usage is E. Hence, correct.

To hear KB deliver is to be mesmerized.

SI777 · Answer

Can someone please explain why do we have to use Seemingly here instead of seeming ? There is no verb that seemingly can modify !!

abhimahna · Answer

Hi sumanainampudi , Here is a very good explanation given by our legend. https://gmatclub.com/forum/seeming-vs-s ... tml#p72570 To summarize: seemingly is used to jump over the adjective and modify emotional energy while seeming cannot do so. Does that make sense?

gaurav2m · Answer

according to me seemingly(adverb) modify boundless(adjactive) and boundless modify emotional energy(Noun)

prateekchugh · Answer

KAPLAN OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

Step 1: Read the Original Sentence Carefully, Looking for Errors 
Elements in a comparison or analogy, like items in a list, must exhibit parallel structure. Here, the
original sentence is incorrect because the analogy states that “Hearing . . . is to be mesmerized . . .” The
two ideas compared should both be either gerunds ending in -ing or infinitives. Because the GMAT
is not particularly fond of gerunds, expect the right answer to change “hearing” to “to hear.”

Step 2: Scan and Group the Answer Choices 
The first three answer choices all begin with “hearing,” while the last two begin with “to hear.”

Step 3: Eliminate Choices Until Only One Remains 
Because the elements in the comparison in the original sentence are not parallel, eliminate (A).
Choice (B) should be eliminated because it contains the same parallel structure error. Choice (D)
also contains a parallel structure error: “To hear . . . is being mesmerized . . .” Choice (C) may seem a
bit more parallel, but it still sounds awkward: “Hearing is being mesmerized . . .” (You should usually
try to avoid answer choices that contain “being” on GMAT Sentence Corrections.) Moreover, (C)
contains an adverb/adjective error: The adjective form “seeming” is incorrect because it modifies the
adjective “boundless,” and thus the correct form is the adverb “seemingly.” Finally, (E) is correct
because it exhibits parallel structure and uses the correct adverbial form, “seemingly.”

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