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HI all,
I have a question on a SC I found in Manhattan gmat; I actually do not even understand the sentence itself and especially the construction "the most timid and shy of women". Hopefully the question in not on that part as it would have been even worse. Could you tell me if this previous construction is frequent ? I would have say t"this mot timid and shy woman". Is it the same ?
After this answer, I would have been interested in having a discussion concerning the answer of this problem !
Thank you in advance
regards

The recently discovered notes of the writer suddenly revealed that this most timid and shy of women was an intellectual giant guided in both emotional and spiritual activities by a sharp sense of moral courage.
(A)
that this most timid and shy of women was an intellectual giant guided in both emotional and
(B)
that this most timid and shy of women was an intellectual giant also guided both in emotional as well as
(C)
this most timid and shy of women was an intellectual giant and that she was guided in both emotional and
(D)
this most timid and shy of women was an intellectual giant and that she was guided in both emotional as well as
(E)
this most timid and shy of women to have been an intellectual giant and that she guided herself in both emotional as well as

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PiyushK · Answer

Hi Lapetiteflo, Timid and shy are adjectives pointing to one particular woman out of women. Such construction is not very common, but one of the best way to convey the idea.

I do not see any problem in the option A.

The recently discovered notes of the writer suddenly revealed that this most timid and shy of women was an intellectual giant guided in both emotional and spiritual activities by a sharp sense of moral courage.
(A)
that this most timid and shy of women was an intellectual giant guided in both emotional and
(B)
that this most timid and shy of women was an intellectual giant also guided  both  in emotional  as well as 
(C)
this most timid and shy of women  was  an intellectual giant and that she was guided in both emotional and (That is required here)
(D)
this most timid and shy of women  was  an intellectual giant and that she was guided in  both  emotional  as well as  (That is required here)
(E)
this most timid and shy of women to have been an intellectual giant and that she guided herself in  both   emotional  as well as

Carcass · Answer

First of all let me say a couple of things:

- the sentence is NOT underlined

- the title of the question is inappropriate

The rules for posting are mandatory rules-for-posting-in-verbal-gmat-forum-134642.html , in particular # 2 and #3

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Bunuel · Answer

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