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Toynbee was a scholar of Greece and Rome, with a preference for the former, and a close student of Byzantium and of the modern Balkans are apparent on every page of his last look.

(A) Toynbee was a scholar of Greece and Rome, with a preference for the former, and a close student of Byzantium and of the modern Balkans are
(B) Toynbee being a scholar of Greece and Rome, with a preference for the former, and a close student of Byzantium and of the modern Balkans are
(C) That Toynbee was a scholar of Greece and Rome, with a preference for the former, and a close student of Byzantium and of the modern Balkans are
(D) That Toynbee was a scholar of Greece and Rome, with a preference for the former, and a close student of Byzantium and of the modern Balkans is
(E) Toynbee, a scholar of Greece and Rome with a preference for the former, and close student of Byzantium and of the modern Balkans, which is



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Toynbee was a scholar of Greece and Rome, with a preference 31 Jul 2006, 20:19
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D here makes the most sense... the fact the Tony was a scholar is apparent from his books

E comes close, but "which" has problem referring to Balkans
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Toynbee was a scholar of Greece and Rome, with a preference 31 Jul 2006, 20:26
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D.
'is' apparent is the correct usage.
B/W D and E, D is correct.
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Toynbee was a scholar of Greece and Rome, with a preference 31 Jul 2006, 20:33
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D

A,B and E are not even proper sentences.

C is using "are" for Tonybee
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Toynbee was a scholar of Greece and Rome, with a preference 31 Jul 2006, 21:28
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D is the best choice here.
Maintains S-V agreement and gives a clear meaning.
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Toynbee was a scholar of Greece and Rome, with a preference 31 Jul 2006, 23:02
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D is the one here. E has problem with usage of article as well.
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Toynbee was a scholar of Greece and Rome, with a preference 01 Aug 2006, 11:41
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seems its too easy for you.

its D. however i guess there is a comma missing.

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That Toynbee was a scholar of Greece and Rome, with a preference for the former, and a close student of Byzantium, and of the modern Balkans is apparent on every page of his last look.
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Toynbee was a scholar of Greece and Rome, with a preference 01 Aug 2006, 15:23
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I had to read it a bunch of times but I'll go with D. Only C & D are possibilities, and 'is' is the correct tense for the verb.
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seems its too easy for you.

its D. however i guess there is a comma missing.

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That Toynbee was a scholar of Greece and Rome, with a preference for the former, and a close student of Byzantium, and of the modern Balkans is apparent on every page of his last look.
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IMO, Punctuation is not tested on the GMAT

Besides - "of Byzantium and of the modern Balkans" is a compound and shouldn't be separated by comma... of the modern Balkans is not a "by-the-way" information to warrant being put aside by commas IMO.

That Toynbee was a scholar of Greece and Rome, with a preference for the former, and a close student of Byzantium and of the modern Balkans is apparent on every page of his last look.



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