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Historians of film have traced the first appearance of the “pie in the face” gag to a 1913 short called A Noise From The Deep; famed comedian Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle is credited with bringing the routine to the screen.
A. have traced the first appearance of the “pie in the face” gag to a 1913 short called A Noise From The Deep
B. have traced to a short called A Noise From The Deep in 1913 the first appearance of the “pie in the face” gag
C. has traced the first appearance of the “pie in the face” gag to A Noise From The Deep, a short from 1913
D. has traced the “pie in the face” gag’s first appearance to a short in 1913, A Noise From The Deep
E. have traced the “pie in the face” gag to its first appearance in a 1913 short, A Noise From The Deep
A. have traced the first appearance of the “pie in the face” gag to a 1913 short called A Noise From The Deep
B. have traced to a short called A Noise From The Deep in 1913 the first appearance of the “pie in the face” gag
C. has traced the first appearance of the “pie in the face” gag to A Noise From The Deep, a short from 1913
D. has traced the “pie in the face” gag’s first appearance to a short in 1913, A Noise From The Deep
E. have traced the “pie in the face” gag to its first appearance in a 1913 short, A Noise From The Deep
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Answer: A.
The sentence as written is correct. The subject of the sentence is “historians,” so the verb must be plural. That eliminates choices C and D. Choice B has an unclear use of modifiers—the historians have traced “the appearance,” not “to a short.” Choice E also has an unclear modifier when it says “traced…to its first appearance in a 1913 short,” which makes it sound as if the gag appeared in other shorts in 1913.
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Historians have traced the first appearance of xyz to a 1913 short called abc; @#$ is credited with something. This seems pretty good. Conveys the logical meaning. Two related independent claused are separated by a semi colon. No error. Correct.
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Misplaced modifier error. Placement of to a short called abc should be placed after the first appearance of xyz. You trace X to Y. You do not trace to Y X. This construction is wrong. Unidiomatic. Incorrect.
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We have a Plural noun Historians, the usage of "has" makes it wrong. Incorrect.
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Same error as above. Incorrect.
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Whenever I see an "its" it's a call to check for pronoun ambiguity, and one of the easiest methods, as prescribed by GMATNinja is to place the noun "its" is seemingly trying to refer to in the place of "its" and check if the sentence still makes sense.
Historians of film have traced the “pie in the face” gag to "pie in the face's" first appearance in a 1913 short xyz... This is illogical. They have traced the X to X's first appearance. This neither makes sense nor is the intended meaning. Incorrect.
Notes:
1. Usage of Semi-colons: (source: niu.edu)
You can use a semicolon to 1) join two related independent clauses in place of a comma and a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet). 2) Semicolons should not be used between a dependent clause and an independent clause.
Correct: Donald finished all his work, but Hillary did not finish hers.
Correct: Donald finished all his homework; Hillary did not finish hers.
Incorrect: Although Joe is a kind student; that new guy is not.
Correct: Although Joe is a kind student, that new guy is not.
2. Usage of Word Credit: (Source: SC notes gmatclub): Although GMAT won't check on the basis of this question alone.
The word ‘credit’ can be used as a noun and a verb (mostly).
Credit with/ Credit to - Credit with or Credit to is used when we credit someone with accomplishments. In most of the sentences I have seen, it is used as 'verb'. In my opinion Credit with is more commonly used between the two. But still, both are correct. The overall sentence would help you ascertain the correct answer choice. This is a good example of it: https://gmatclub.com/forum/nina-simone-whose-distinctive-technique-is-credited-as-to-her-early-349457.html#p2730343
Credit for - Credit for is used when 'credit' is not used as a verb instead of a noun.
For example:
1. Newton is credited with the discovery of gravity. AS VERB.
2. Newton has been given credit for the discovery of gravity. AS NOUN.
One gives credit to someone for something. In this sentence, ‘credit’ is used as a noun, as it is the object of the verb ‘gives’.
3. Sam gave all the credit for the arrangements to Melissa. (in this sentence, ‘credit’ means praise for or acknowledgment of an action).
