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In the panopticon, a unique type of prison designed by English philosopher Jeremy Bentham in 1785, cells were arranged around a central observatory, where the occupier could not be seen by the incarcerated prisoners.
A. where the occupier could not be seen by the incarcerated prisoners
B. whose occupier could not be seen by the incarcerated
C. the occupier of which was not able to be seen by the incarcerated
D. having no ability for the occupier to see the prisoners
E. with no possibility of the occupier being seen by the prisoners
A. where the occupier could not be seen by the incarcerated prisoners
B. whose occupier could not be seen by the incarcerated
C. the occupier of which was not able to be seen by the incarcerated
D. having no ability for the occupier to see the prisoners
E. with no possibility of the occupier being seen by the prisoners
13 Jun 2021, 02:15
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
In the panopticon, a unique type of prison designed by English philosopher Jeremy Bentham in 1785, cells were arranged around a central observatory, where the occupier could not be seen by the incarcerated prisoners.
A. where the occupier could not be seen by the incarcerated prisoners
Incorrect.
This answer choice is stylistically flawed. The phrase where the occupier is ambiguous, since it is not clear who the occupier is - the occupier of a cell or the occupier of the central observatory?
In addition, the use of the phrase incarcerated prisoners is redundant, as prisoners repeats the meaning of the incarcerated.
B. whose occupier could not be seen by the incarcerated
This answer choice corrects the original ambiguity by changing where the occupier to whose occupier. Using the possessive relative pronoun whose makes it clear that the occupier is the occupier of the observatory, and not the occupier of one of the cells.
Furthermore, this answer choice corrects the original redundancy by replacing the redundant phrase incarcerated prisoners with the more concise the incarcerated.
C. the occupier of which was not able to be seen by the incarcerated
Incorrect.
While this answer choice corrects the original ambiguity and redundancy, it creates a new stylistic flaw. The phrases the occupier of which and was not able to be seen are both wordy and redundant.
Look for an answer choice that is more concise.
D. having no ability for the occupier to see the prisoners
Incorrect.
While this answer choice corrects the original redundancy, it is illogical. The phrase having no ability for the occupier to see cannot refer to anything in the sentence, because nothing previously mentioned in the main clause can logically have the ability to see or not to see (the panopticon, cells, observatory).
Furthermore, this answer choices reverses the original meaning of the sentence, by noting the occupier cannot see the prisoners, whereas in the original sentence the prisoners are the ones who cannot see the occupier.
E. with no possibility of the occupier being seen by the prisoners
Incorrect.
While this answer choice corrects the original redundancy, it repeats the original ambiguity: it is not clear who the occupier is - the occupier of a cell or the occupier of the central observatory?
Furthermore, this answer choice creates another stylistic flaw. The use of the preposition with is awkward and confusing, since it is not clear who or what with refers to.
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11 Jun 2021, 02:53
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Though this question does not 'sound' official, since it tests vocabulary in parts, let me give it a shot:
A. where the occupier could not be seen by the incarcerated prisoners - redundancy; both words mean the same.
B. whose occupier could not be seen by the incarcerated - well, this sounds ok!
Also, 'whose' is correctly referring to the central observatory.C. the occupier of which was not able to be seen by the incarcerated - verbose; can be replace by just one word - 'could' ; also, whose occupier are we talking about in this option?
D. having no ability for the occupier to see the prisoners - Is it? This conveys the opposite meaning.
E. with no possibility of the occupier being seen by the prisoners - They are all dead ! And 'being seen' anyway is not making sense here.
