To read of Charlotte Brontes fatal struggle with a pregnancy

Question

To read of  Charlotte Bronte’s fatal struggle with a pregnancy condition known as hyperemesis is to remember with gratitude the incredible advances of modern medicine.

a) To read of
b) To be one who has read of
c) Once one reads of
d) Having read about
e) Reading about

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hirendhanak · Answer

vertical view will not work much here for split, so by reading the sentence we realise that the sentence is composed of two different sentences

part 1 before "is" and part 2 after "is" and both must be parallel

so A is the clear choice

Mackieman · Answer

the parallell here is about "to read" and "to remember"

Hence, "to" is required in the passage.

A -> B because of wordiness and B empathizes "one" which is not logical.

saxenashobhit · Answer

Is "to read of" required? I wonder if of is correct?

BKimball · Answer

saxenashobhit,

Great question! Consider the difference and why the "of" is necessary:

"To read of the sinking of the Titanic is to feel fear and loss."
"To read the sinking of the Titanic is to feel fear and loss."

In the first example, we aren't reading any specific document. In the second example, we're saying that "the sinking of the Titanic" is some manuscript - in which case it would need to be capitalized:

"To read Romeo And Juliet is to relive a sorrowful tragedy."

Make sense?

Brett

saxenashobhit · Answer

Thanks it makes sense . I guess in conversational language we say " reading about sinking of titanic...."

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