The nonfiction masterpiece In Cold Blood, for which Truman Capote

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The nonfiction masterpiece In Cold  Blood, for which Truman Capote spent six years writing it,  remains one of the bestselling and most influential true crime books in the history of literature.

A. Blood, for which Truman Capote spent six years writing it,

B. Blood, which Truman Capote spent six years writing,

C. Blood, written by Truman Capote for six years, which

D. Blood that Truman Capote spent six years writing

E. Blood that Truman Capote wrote for six years

Soumya200011 · Answer

A. Blood, for which Truman Capote spent six years writing it,- Usage of both "for" and"it" is redundant

B. Blood, which Truman Capote spent six years writing,- Correct
C. Blood, written by Truman Capote for six years, which-"which" is not required

D. Blood that Truman Capote spent six years writing-"that" is used to refer to the entire preceding clause. When the sentence intends to refer to a particular entity (noun) use "which"

E. Blood that Truman Capote wrote for six years- Same as in E.

abhik1502 · Answer

Will someone pls explain how come option B is correct
Any why others are wrong especially grammatical error in A, D & E

JustAboutDone · Answer

Hi, I am no expert, but let me share my two cents on how I went ahead with the question. I quickly scanned the answer choices and identified "which" vs "That" split. "Truman Capote spent six years writing" is an appositive noun phrase/an additional information which doesn't change the meaning of the sentence when removed. "which" is generally used to introduce an additional information whereas "that" is used for an essential information. Hence, you can eliminate D and E. C uses two consecutive modifiers, both modifying the same noun phrase. Eliminate. I found a meaning error in A. The usage of "for which" and "it" is redundant here. When "for which" is used, we generally omit the "object" later in the sentence, since it is implied. Here is an example:- I had a meal for (lunch) which my friend paid. (The object was just eliminated but it implies) I hope this helps. Cheers!

aashish778 · Answer

Dear Team, In Option B, though which can be used to present additional information, replacing which with the noun it refers to "In Cold Blood" does not make sense .

, In Cold Blood Truman Capote spent six years writing ,

Can you please help to advise if usage is correct ?

The nonfiction masterpiece In Cold Blood, for which Truman Capote

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