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Re: Yo-yo Ma, whom according to the classical cellists of the world is per [#permalink] New post   03 Jul 2020, 12:45
Question regarding the past participle modifier, I was under the impression that past participle modifiers are adverbial modifiers with commas and only noun modifiers without commas, but it looks like the answer choice here has the past participle modifier modifying Yo-yo Ma directly. Any insights on this characteristic?

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Yo-yo Ma, considered perhaps the world’s best by the classical cellists of the world, plays in an ever-changing, versatile style, which at the same time employs aspects of genres as varied as Baroque, American bluegrass, and modern minimalism.
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Re: Yo-yo Ma, whom according to the classical cellists of the world is per [#permalink] New post   19 Jul 2020, 10:17
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I would appreciate your help in clearing some doubts:
1. In option B, as per my understanding which refers to "versatile style". If that is true how can " a style" employ difference aspects of genres. Nonetheless use of "which" does create a confusion.
2. If above factor is taken into consideration then, isn't option C pretty clear from meaning perspective? In such a case, the use of "yet" can be overlooked.

Thank you.


A style can be influenced by different aspects of genres. No issues there.

Option (C) says that he is considered the best cellist of the classical world. All other options just say that he is the best cellist. Do we intend to say that he is the best of the classical world? Not sure considering he employed aspects of modern minimalism too. Also, "yet" is a problem. Hence, I wouldn't go with (C).



I have a doubt in B.
"Which" is modifying versatile style and how versatile style can employs by itself. Isn't it wrong to say?

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Re: Yo-yo Ma, whom according to the classical cellists of the world is per [#permalink] New post   07 Dec 2020, 12:04
VeritasKarishma wrote:
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Dear Experts,
VeritasKarishma GMATNinja GMATNinjaTwo MikeScarn mikemcgarry

I would appreciate your help in clearing some doubts:
1. In option B, as per my understanding which refers to "versatile style". If that is true how can " a style" employ difference aspects of genres. Nonetheless use of "which" does create a confusion.
2. If above factor is taken into consideration then, isn't option C pretty clear from meaning perspective? In such a case, the use of "yet" can be overlooked.

Thank you.


A style can be influenced by different aspects of genres. No issues there.

Option (C) says that he is considered the best cellist of the classical world. All other options just say that he is the best cellist. Do we intend to say that he is the best of the classical world? Not sure considering he employed aspects of modern minimalism too. Also, "yet" is a problem. Hence, I wouldn't go with (C).



VeritasKarishma

Hi,

I agree that style can be influenced by different aspects of genres.
But in B, doesn't it sound like style IS influencing different aspects of genes. According to B "versatile style, which at the same time employs..."
How a style can employs?*
It can be influenced by something but it cannot do something itself.

Although there are errors in other options as well, but B also doesn't seem right, if we go by the meaning approach.

Please help in this
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Re: Yo-yo Ma, whom according to the classical cellists of the world is per [#permalink] New post   07 Dec 2020, 20:42
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VeritasKarishma wrote:
aniket16c wrote:
Dear Experts,
VeritasKarishma GMATNinja GMATNinjaTwo MikeScarn mikemcgarry

I would appreciate your help in clearing some doubts:
1. In option B, as per my understanding which refers to "versatile style". If that is true how can " a style" employ difference aspects of genres. Nonetheless use of "which" does create a confusion.
2. If above factor is taken into consideration then, isn't option C pretty clear from meaning perspective? In such a case, the use of "yet" can be overlooked.

Thank you.


Option (C) says that he is considered the best cellist of the classical world. All other options just say that he is the best cellist. Do we intend to say that he is the best of the classical world? Not sure considering he employed aspects of modern minimalism too. Also, "yet" is a problem. Hence, I wouldn't go with (C).



VeritasKarishma

Hi,

I agree that style can be influenced by different aspects of genres.
But in B, doesn't it sound like style IS influencing different aspects of genes. According to B "versatile style, which at the same time employs..."
How a style can employs?*
It can be influenced by something but it cannot do something itself.

Although there are errors in other options as well, but B also doesn't seem right, if we go by the meaning approach.

Please help in this


A style can definitely employ other things. example - This style of dancing employs a mix of Indian, Western and Pop culture. Here employ means to make use of something so it should be completely fine for a style to make use of a few other things. It might not make perfect sense but it is definitely possible.

Hope this helps!
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Re: Yo-yo Ma, whom according to the classical cellists of the world is per [#permalink] New post   07 Dec 2020, 23:21
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VeritasKarishma wrote:
aniket16c wrote:
Dear Experts,
VeritasKarishma GMATNinja GMATNinjaTwo MikeScarn mikemcgarry

I would appreciate your help in clearing some doubts:
1. In option B, as per my understanding which refers to "versatile style". If that is true how can " a style" employ difference aspects of genres. Nonetheless use of "which" does create a confusion.
2. If above factor is taken into consideration then, isn't option C pretty clear from meaning perspective? In such a case, the use of "yet" can be overlooked.

Thank you.


A style can be influenced by different aspects of genres. No issues there.

Option (C) says that he is considered the best cellist of the classical world. All other options just say that he is the best cellist. Do we intend to say that he is the best of the classical world? Not sure considering he employed aspects of modern minimalism too. Also, "yet" is a problem. Hence, I wouldn't go with (C).



VeritasKarishma

Hi,

I agree that style can be influenced by different aspects of genres.
But in B, doesn't it sound like style IS influencing different aspects of genes. According to B "versatile style, which at the same time employs..."
How a style can employs?*
It can be influenced by something but it cannot do something itself.

Although there are errors in other options as well, but B also doesn't seem right, if we go by the meaning approach.

Please help in this


The highlighted is not correct. The style is using aspects of different genres, not influencing the genres.

"style, which employs aspects of different genres" means that he played in a versatile style, a style that used some aspects of different genres.
Note that versatile means variable/changeable. So he played in a versatile style and used aspects from different genres.
A style can be influenced by different genres. We can say that the style uses/employs aspects of different genres.
So (B) is correct.
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Re: Yo-yo Ma, whom according to the classical cellists of the world is per [#permalink] New post   08 Dec 2020, 00:45
VeritasKarishma wrote:

A style can definitely employ other things. example - This style of dancing employs a mix of Indian, Western and Pop culture. Here employ means to make use of something so it should be completely fine for a style to make use of a few other things. It might not make perfect sense but it is definitely possible.

Hope this helps!


Yes, this helps.

Thanks a lot.
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Yo-yo Ma, whom according to the classical cellists of the world is per [#permalink] New post   08 Dec 2020, 01:04
Does anyone else have an issue with the which in B? I saw the flaw with yet in C but had to pick that because of the misuse of which in the prior sentence.

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Edit saw the posts above. Looks like this question is about picking the sentence that's the smallest offender.
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