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08 May 2022, 00:02
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62% (01:27) correct
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When Genji returned to the capital after his long exile, he built a luxurious mansion and married the Emperor’s daughter, whom he had known as a child; at this point, his future seemed assured, but fate held more trials for him.
A) returned to the capital after his long exile, he built a luxurious mansion and married the Emperor’s daughter, whom he had known as a child
B) had returned to the capital after his long exile, he built a luxurious mansion and married the Emperor’s daughter, whom he had known as a child
C) had returned to the capital after his long exile, he built a luxurious mansion and married the Emperor’s daughter, who he had known as a child
D) returned to the capital after his long exile, he built a luxurious mansion and married the Emperor’s daughter, who he knew as a child
E) returned to the capital after his long exile, he built a luxurious mansion and married the Emperor’s daughter, whom he knew to be a child
08 May 2022, 00:09
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08 May 2022, 00:49
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My answer is (A). It took me 39 seconds.
(A) reads ok. Took notice that "whom he had known as a child" is underlined, so there should be a split that fails to use "whom".
Eliminate (CD) because "who" is used. In everyday writing, "who" is totally fine. Does GMAT also tolerate the use of "who" when "whom" is the most appropriate (because the relative pronoun is used as object of the verb "know")? This is an example that we hope that GMAT is strict.
Actually, (CD) contain other errors.
(B) past perfect tense "had returned" is inappropriate. Granted, "return" happened before mansion and marriage, but
(1) "when" is sufficient to show the time sequence.
(2) there is no clear indicator such as "by..." that calls for the perfect tense.
(E) "whom he knew to be a child" indicates that Genji married a child bride. Without particular historical knowledge to assess such claim, I regard such marriage as highly implausible.
(A) reads ok. Took notice that "whom he had known as a child" is underlined, so there should be a split that fails to use "whom".
Eliminate (CD) because "who" is used. In everyday writing, "who" is totally fine. Does GMAT also tolerate the use of "who" when "whom" is the most appropriate (because the relative pronoun is used as object of the verb "know")? This is an example that we hope that GMAT is strict.
Actually, (CD) contain other errors.
(B) past perfect tense "had returned" is inappropriate. Granted, "return" happened before mansion and marriage, but
(1) "when" is sufficient to show the time sequence.
(2) there is no clear indicator such as "by..." that calls for the perfect tense.
(E) "whom he knew to be a child" indicates that Genji married a child bride. Without particular historical knowledge to assess such claim, I regard such marriage as highly implausible.
