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15 May 2020, 00:18
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Dean Acheson had great difficulty learning to conceal his sense of intellectual and social superiority and therefore made enemies on personal and political grounds both.
A) made enemies on personal and political grounds both
B) made enemies on personal as well as political grounds
C) enemies were made on personal and political grounds as well
D) enemies were made not only on personal but also on political grounds
E) on both personal and political grounds enemies were made
15 May 2020, 00:21
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
THE PROMPT
THE OPTIONS
-- Correct: Acheson could not conceal his arrogance and therefore made enemies on both personal and political grounds.
-- The sentence above contains the familiar idiom Both X and Y
-- both can be used as an adverb Used "before the first of two alternatives to emphasize that the statement being made applies to each (the other alternative being introduced by 'and')." Oxford Online dictionary, here
-- this sentence certainly sounds odd, but unless I were absolutely certain of the rule quoted above, I would
KEEP A but look for a better answer
-- Myth: as well as is never correct on the GMAT.
-- this sentence is much less clumsy than option A. Eliminate option A.
KEEP B
• passive voice is neither necessary nor as effective as active voice in this case
• as well is not used idiomatically
Option B is better than (C).
ELIMINATE C
Be careful not to dismiss an option simply because it is written in passive voice.
Active voice is correct between 15 and 25 percent of the time.
Active voice is usually better than passive voice in situations in which we both know and care about the agency of the doer.
ELIMINATE D
Option B is better than this one.
ELIMINATE E
The answer is B.
COMMENTS
I am very glad to see that the "as well as" phobia seems to be dissipating.
A few months ago an incorrect rumor went viral; that rumor incorrectly stated that as well as was never correct if it meant "and."
These answers range from very good to excellent. Nicely done.
Project SC Butler: Sentence Correction (SC1)
THE PROMPT
Quote:
THE OPTIONS
Quote:
• Both is in the wrong place, and this placement is purely idiomatic.
-- Correct: Acheson could not conceal his arrogance and therefore made enemies on both personal and political grounds.
-- The sentence above contains the familiar idiom Both X and Y
-- both can be used as an adverb Used "before the first of two alternatives to emphasize that the statement being made applies to each (the other alternative being introduced by 'and')." Oxford Online dictionary, here
-- this sentence certainly sounds odd, but unless I were absolutely certain of the rule quoted above, I would
KEEP A but look for a better answer
Quote:
-- I see nothing wrong in this sentence.
-- Myth: as well as is never correct on the GMAT.
-- this sentence is much less clumsy than option A. Eliminate option A.
KEEP B
Quote:
• now we start using better/worse because we have kept option B
• passive voice is neither necessary nor as effective as active voice in this case
• as well is not used idiomatically
Option B is better than (C).
ELIMINATE C
Quote:
• this sentence is grammatical and uses an idiom correctly, but option B is better because it is in active voice.
Be careful not to dismiss an option simply because it is written in passive voice.
Active voice is correct between 15 and 25 percent of the time.
Active voice is usually better than passive voice in situations in which we both know and care about the agency of the doer.
ELIMINATE D
Quote:
• wow, this passive voice construction is horrible. We do not speak like Yoda.
Option B is better than this one.
ELIMINATE E
The answer is B.
COMMENTS
I am very glad to see that the "as well as" phobia seems to be dissipating.
A few months ago an incorrect rumor went viral; that rumor incorrectly stated that as well as was never correct if it meant "and."
These answers range from very good to excellent. Nicely done.
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15 May 2020, 00:35
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IMO B
A) made enemies on personal and political grounds both : "and" and "both" are redundant
B) made enemies on personal as well as political grounds Correct
C) enemies were made on personal and political grounds as well We don't need to use passive voice here
D) enemies were made not only on personal but also on political grounds Same as C
E) on both personal and political grounds enemies were made Again, passive voice changes the context
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In case you have any doubts, please reply and I will explain further. Thank you.
A) made enemies on personal and political grounds both : "and" and "both" are redundant
B) made enemies on personal as well as political grounds Correct
C) enemies were made on personal and political grounds as well We don't need to use passive voice here
D) enemies were made not only on personal but also on political grounds Same as C
E) on both personal and political grounds enemies were made Again, passive voice changes the context
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In case you have any doubts, please reply and I will explain further. Thank you.
