Published in 1922, Claude McKay became familiar to poetry readers thro

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Published in 1922, Claude McKay became familiar to poetry readers through Harlem Shadows, a book that helped  to spur a literary movement known as the Harlem Renaissance.

(A) Published in 1922, Claude McKay became familiar to poetry readers through Harlem Shadows, a book that helped 
(B) Published in 1922, Harlem Shadows was the book by which Claude McKay became familiar to readers of poetry, helping 
(C) Published in 1922, Harlem Shadows was the book by which Claude McKay became familiar to poetry readers and helped 
(D) Claude McKay became familiar to readers of poetry through the publication in 1922 of Harlem Shadows, a book that helped
(E) Harlem Shadows was published in 1922 and was the book by which Claude McKay became familiar to poetry readers, helping

Archit3110 · Answer

IMO D ; Claude McKay became familiar to readers of poetry through the publication in 1922 of Harlem Shadows, a book that helped
correct construction of the sentence and modifier construction makes sentence valid

vaibhav1446 · Answer

Please help with the OE or the POE.

GMATNinja  please help

kamrulhasan26043 · Answer

POE

(A) Published in 1922,   Claude McKay   became familiar to poetry readers through Harlem Shadows, a book that helped

(B) Published in 1922, Harlem Shadows was the book by   which   Claude McKay became familiar to readers of poetry, helping

(C) Published in 1922, Harlem Shadows was the book by   which   Claude McKay became familiar to poetry readers and helped

(D) Claude McKay became familiar to readers of poetry through the publication in 1922 of Harlem Shadows, a book that helped

(E) Harlem Shadows was published in 1922 and was the book by   which   Claude McKay became familiar to poetry readers, helping

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vaibhav1446 · Answer

Any explanation on why did you eliminate the options with 'which'?

kamrulhasan26043 · Answer

Sure,

Which can be used in three scenarios,

1. It will be followed by a comma (,) and it will be referred back to a relative pronoun.
 For Example,  You should help her at this crucial time, which is really tough for her.

2. both of which
 For Example,  I love to visit Canada and Russia, both of which are massive country by area.

3. In the placement of Noun
 For example,  Which of the things you like are very expensive.

{I am still learning. I will be very happy if you kindly help me by finding out the errors}

Ritesh92gmat · Answer

Why' by which' is wrong? Option d looks wrong because of phrase "publication in 1922 of xyz". Got famous because of publication or because of book. 
Please explain!!!

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Supreet20 · Answer

This question checks the   understanding of the meaning

Published in 1922, Claude McKay became familiar to poetry readers through Harlem Shadows, a book that helped  to spur a literary movement known as the Harlem Renaissance.

(A) Published in 1922, Claude McKay became familiar to poetry readers through Harlem Shadows, a book that helped -  modifier issue , looks like Claude Mckay was published in 1922 - completely WRONG 
(B) Published in 1922, Harlem Shadows was the book by which Claude McKay became familiar to readers of poetry, helping -  Modifier issue , so through this sentence it looks like Claude Mckay helped to spur a literary movement , instead the"Harlem Shdaows" spurred it so WRONG 
(C) Published in 1922, Harlem Shadows was the book by which Claude McKay became familiar to poetry readers and helped -  Same issue as B - WRONG 
(D) Claude McKay became familiar to readers of poetry through the publication in 1922 of Harlem Shadows, a book that helped -  Correctly conveys the intended meaning - CORRECT 
(E) Harlem Shadows was published in 1922 and was the book by which Claude McKay became familiar to poetry readers, helping -  Wrong tense , it should be simple past tense as there is particular time reference - WRONG

I hope this helps.

750Barrier · Answer

(A) Published in 1922, Claude McKay became familiar to poetry readers through Harlem Shadows, a book that helped

(B) Published in 1922, Harlem Shadows was the book by which Claude McKay became familiar to readers of poetry, helping

(C) Published in 1922, Harlem Shadows was the book by which Claude McKay became familiar to poetry readers and helped

(D) Claude McKay became familiar to readers of poetry through the publication in 1922 of Harlem Shadows, a book that helped

(E) Harlem Shadows was published in 1922 and was the book by which Claude McKay became familiar to poetry readers, helping

PyjamaScientist · Answer

Caution  :
  
Although no other choice than (D) looks correct, (D) in itself seems to be suffering from the meaning issue.

As per the original stimulus and the rest of the choices, Claude McKay became famous through  Harlem Shadows  not through the " publication   of Harlem Shadows". Per (D), the  act of "publication" of Harlem Shadows  made Claude McKay "familiar" to the readers of the poetry,  not the book  "Harlem Shadows" itself.

So, that's some disparity an official question might avoid.

jim441 · Answer

Can you share the usage of "by which" on GMAT?
I choose option C!

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