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Topic: Beethoven
PostTue Nov 03, 2009 10:59 am Reply with quote
Despite Beethoven's traditional status as the first great Romantic composer, he is considered by some musicologists to be the last great composer of the Classical era.

Despite Beethoven's traditional status as the first great Romantic composer, he is considered by some musicologists to be the last great composer of the Classical era.

Despite Beethoven's traditional status as the first great Romantic composer, he is considered the last great composer of the Classical era by some musicologists.

Although his status is traditionally as the first great Romantic composer, Beethoven is considered as being the last great composer of the Classical era by some musicologists.

Despite his traditional status as the first great Romantic composer, Beethoven is considered the last great composer of the Classical era by some musicologists.

Although he is traditionally considered to be the first great Romantic composer, some musicologists consider Beethoven as the last great composer of the Classical era.


OA D. I read OE many times and I can't understand why B is less clear or accurate than D.
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PostTue Nov 03, 2009 11:26 am Reply with quote
Hey there!
You can notice a modifier mistake in B.
"Beethoven's status is considered ..." but the sentence meant that Beethoven is considered.... That is why it is wrong.
Hope it helped.
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PostTue Nov 03, 2009 1:08 pm Reply with quote
A and B are wrong because of "possessive pronoun" problems. <despite B's traditional status....., he....> is wrong. Who does <he> refer to? We only know B's traditional status, not Beethoven himself>. One more thing, "Consider to be" is wrong.
C and E are wrong because of wrong idiom.
Consider as being
Consider to be
Consider as

All are wrong

Consider doesn't need anything.

Therefore D is the answer.
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PostTue Nov 03, 2009 11:30 pm Reply with quote
B is wrong because a subject pronoun can't refer back to a possesive noun....he can't refer back to Beethoven's
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