Rather than taking intentions into account, Piaget and other researche

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Rather than taking intentions into account, Piaget and other researchers have shown that young children focus on the consequences of behavior .

A) Rather than taking intentions into account, Piaget and other researchers have shown that young children focus on the consequences of behavior

B) Rather than take intentions into account, Piaget and other researchers have shown that young children focus on the consequences of behavior

C) Piaget and other researchers have shown that, rather than take intentions into account, young children focus on the consequences of behavior

D) Young children focus on the consequences of behavior rather than taking intentions into account, Piaget and other researchers have shown

E) Focusing on the consequences of behavior rather than taking intentions into account is what young children do, Piaget and other researchers have shown

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Rather than taking intentions into account, Piaget and other researchers have shown that young children focus on the consequences of behavior.

"Rather than taking intentions into account" should be modifying young children since they are the ones being researched by Piaget et al. So, A and B can straight-away be eliminated.

A) Rather than taking intentions into account, Piaget and other researchers have shown that young children focus on the consequences of behavior  -- modifier error mentioned above

B) Rather than take intentions into account, Piaget and other researchers have shown that young children focus on the consequences of behavior  -- same as A

C) Piaget and other researchers have shown that, rather than take intentions into account, young children focus on the consequences of behavior  -- CORRECT usage of relative clause and modifier

D) Young children  focus  on the consequences of behavior rather than taking intentions into account, Piaget and other researchers  have shown -- Comma splice with two ICs

E) Focusing on the consequences of behavior rather than taking intentions into account is what young children do, Piaget and other researchers have shown  -- Wordy and awkward

So, answer is  C , IMO

Abhishekrao12 · Answer

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Rather than taking intentions into account, Piaget and other researchers have shown that young children focus on the consequences of behavior .

The intended meaning of the sentence is that young children focus on the consequences of the behavior rather than taking intentions into account.

A) Rather than taking intentions into account, Piaget and other researchers have shown that young children focus on the consequences of behavior
Here rather than.... is associated with the Piaget and other researchers. This is not the intended meaning. Eliminate.

B) Rather than take intentions into account, Piaget and other researchers have shown that young children focus on the consequences of behavior
Here rather than.... is associated with the Piaget and other researchers. This is not the intended meaning. Eliminate.

C) Piaget and other researchers have shown that, rather than take intentions into account, young children focus on the consequences of behavior
Best option

D) Young children focus on the consequences of behavior rather than taking intentions into account, Piaget and other researchers have shown
Run on sentence. Two IC seperated by a comma. Eliminate

E) Focusing on the consequences of behavior rather than taking intentions into account is what young children do, Piaget and other researchers have shown
Run on sentence. Two IC seperated by a comma. Eliminate.

Praveenksinha · Answer

Rather than taking intentions into account, Piaget and other researchers have shown that young children focus on the consequences of behavior.

A) Rather than taking intentions into account, Piaget and other researchers have shown that young children focus on the consequences of behavior :-  "Misplaced modifier, " Rather than taking intentions into account" must modify children and not researcher.

B) Rather than take intentions into account, Piaget and other researchers have shown that young children focus on the consequences of behavior :-  Same as A, misplaced modifier

C) Piaget and other researchers have shown that, rather than take intentions into account, young children focus on the consequences of behavior :- Correct

D) Young children focus on the consequences of behavior rather than taking intentions into account, Piaget and other researchers have shown :-  Two Independent clauses can not be joined by "comma"

E) Focusing on the consequences of behavior rather than taking intentions into account is what young children do, Piaget and other researchers have shown :- construction is unnecessary long

KumarSri · Answer

IMO C,

A) Rather than taking intentions into account, Piaget and other researchers have shown that young children focus on the consequences of behavior
 Modifier error - the first sentence is incorrectly modifying the Piaget and other researchers. Hence eliminate.

B) Rather than take intentions into account, Piaget and other researchers have shown that young children focus on the consequences of behavior
 Same error as A

C) Piaget and other researchers have shown that, rather than take intentions into account, young children focus on the consequences of behavior
 Correct answer

D) Young children focus on the consequences of behavior rather than taking intentions into account, Piaget and other researchers have shown
 Construction Error - Two Independent clauses are split by comma. Hence eliminate

E) Focusing on the consequences of behavior rather than taking intentions into account is what young children do, Piaget and other researchers have shown
 Construction Error- This is awkward construction and wordy. Not preferred over C.

thenikhilseth · Answer

My choice is  C option.

Area tested- Modifiers
A,B is eliminated due to wrong modifier
D and E options are fragment. Both the options are incomplete in itself.

A) Rather than taking intentions into account, Piaget and other researchers have shown that young children focus on the consequences of behavior

B) Rather than take intentions into account, Piaget and other researchers have shown that young children focus on the consequences of behavior

C) Piaget and other researchers have shown that, rather than take intentions into account, young children focus on the consequences of behavior-  Champ

D) Young children focus on the consequences of behavior rather than taking intentions into account, Piaget and other researchers have shown

E) Focusing on the consequences of behavior rather than taking intentions into account is what young children do, Piaget and other researchers have shown

suryakantraycha · Answer

Rather than taking intentions into account, Piaget and other researchers have shown that young children focus on the consequences of behavior.

Meaning Analysis: Piaget & other show that, young children focus on consequence rather than intentions.
Error in OS: Modifier Placement Error; Here Rather than taking intentions into account is modifying Piaget & Others.

A) Rather than taking intentions into account, Piaget and other researchers have shown that young children focus on the consequences of behavior - Explained\
B) Rather than take intentions into account, Piaget and other researchers have shown that young children focus on the consequences of behavior - Same as above.
C) Piaget and other researchers have shown that, rather than take intentions into account, young children focus on the consequences of behavior - Best option, though I feel 'take' should be 'taking'.
D) Young children focus on the consequences of behavior rather than taking intentions into account, Piaget and other researchers have shown - Piaget & others have shown wht? Meaning error.
E) Focusing on the consequences of behavior rather than taking intentions into account is what young children do, Piaget and other researchers have shown - Here Verb-ing Modifier Focusing.. is modifying Piaget & Others.

C
Few Things to Remember in SC:

1)Start with identifying the clauses & SV Pairs. Check each verb has a subject & vice versa.
2)Look for Pronouns & find antecedent. Make sure they match in number. Also check for Possessive/Non Possessive Pronoun error.
3)Look for unidiomatic expressions, remember "considered as" is incorrect.

4)Look for Modifiers; Mostly you will find Verb-ing. Check for wording & placement.
5)Look for Tense, Parallelism errors.
6)Most important of all, look for meaning,but this will be required in > 700 Level Qs(Mostly).
7)Always read the non underlined portion ; Read complete sentence with your option before marking.
8)Stuck between two options, then check again, you have missed one of above.

4)Look for Modifiers; Mostly you will find Verb-ing. Check for wording & placement. 5)Look for Tense, Parallelism errors. 6)Most important of all, look for meaning,but this will be required in > 700 Level Qs(Mostly). 7)Always read the non underlined portion ; Read complete sentence with your option before marking. 8)Stuck between two options, then check again, you have missed one of above.

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