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The Confederate general Stonewall Jackson led a feared army that idolized him; they all mourned his ironic death from “friendly fire.”

A. him; they all mourned his
B. him; they mourned his
C. him; it mourned his
D. him; it mourned their
E. him, it mourned his
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Can someone plz explain why E is incorrect?
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Can someone plz explain why E is incorrect?
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E is incorrect bz 2 independent clause can not be connected by only comma. A FANBOYS is needed.

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Dear Friends,

Here is a detailed explanation to this question-
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The Confederate general Stonewall Jackson led a feared army that idolized him; they all mourned his ironic death from “friendly fire.”

A. him; they all mourned his
B. him; they mourned his
C. him; it mourned his
D. him; it mourned their
E. him, it mourned his
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Concepts tested here: Pronouns + Grammatical Construction + Awkwardness/Redundancy

• Collective nouns (such as “army” in this sentence) are always singular.
• A comma cannot join two independent clauses; such usage leads to the error of comma splice; to correct this error, the comma must be replaced with a semicolon or comma followed by a conjunction such as "and", "but" etc.

A: This answer choice incorrectly refers to the singular noun "army" with the plural pronoun "they"; please remember, collective nouns (such as "army" in this sentence) are always singular. Further, Option A uses the needlessly wordy phrase "they all", leading to awkwardness and redundancy; this phrase is redundant, as "all" can be deleted without a loss of clarity.

B: This answer choice incorrectly refers to the singular noun "army" with the plural pronoun "they"; please remember, collective nouns (such as "army" in this sentence) are always singular.

C: Correct. This answer choice correctly refers to the singular noun "Stonewall Jackson" with the singular pronoun "his". Moreover, Option C correctly refers to the singular collective noun "army" with the singular noun "it". Additionally, Option C correctly uses a semicolon to join the independent clauses "The Confederate general...idolized him" and "it mourned his...“friendly fire." Besides, Option C is free of any awkwardness or redundancy.

D: This answer choice incorrectly refers to the singular noun "Stonewall Jackson" with the plural pronoun "their".

E: This answer choice incorrectly uses a comma to join the independent clauses "The Confederate general...idolized him" and "it mourned his...“friendly fire."; please remember, a comma cannot join two independent clauses; such usage leads to the error of comma splice; to correct this error, the comma must be replaced with a semicolon or comma followed by a conjunction such as "and", "but" etc.

Hence, C is the best answer choice.

To understand the concept of "Comma Splices" and "Run-ons" on GMAT, you may want to watch the following video (~6 minutes):


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The Confederate general Stonewall Jackson led a feared army that idolized him; they all mourned his ironic death from “friendly fire.”

A. him; they all mourned his - Wrong, "they" plural pronoun, refer to "Feared army" is collective noun "singular"
B. him; they mourned his - Wrong, "they" plural pronoun, refer to "Feared army" is collective noun "singular"
C. him; it mourned his - Correct- No Pronoun - noun error and two IC seperated by "semi-column seperated"
D. him; it mourned their - Wrong, "their" plural pronoun, refer to "general Stonewall Jackson" is proper noun "singular"
E. him, it mourned his - Wrong, usage of comma to seperate two IC
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