Although various eighteenth and nineteenth-century American poets had professed an interest in Native American poetry and had pretended to imitate Native American forms in their own works, until almost 1900,scholars and critics did not begin seriously to study traditional Native American poetry in native languages.
(A) until almost 1900,scholars and critics did not begin seriously to study
(B) until almost 1900 scholars and critics had not begun seriously studying
(C) not until almost 1900 were scholars and critics to begin seriously to study
(D) it was not almost until 1900 when scholars and critics began to seriously study
(E) it was not until almost 1900 that scholars and critics seriously began studying
OA E
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Although various eighteenth and nineteenth-century American
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A - The sentence intends to say that it was not until almost 1900 that the scholars began to study. So, using "until almost 1900" is awkward. So, A is out.
B - The past-perfect tense has been used in the first half of the sentence. So, the next half should use the past tense of the verb.
hence, B is out.
C- The sentence construction is awkward. It says that scholars were to begin to study and not that they had begun to study. So, C is out.
D - almost should be present adjacent to 1900. So, D is out.
E - It removes all the errors present above. So, E is the correct answer.
B - The past-perfect tense has been used in the first half of the sentence. So, the next half should use the past tense of the verb.
hence, B is out.
C- The sentence construction is awkward. It says that scholars were to begin to study and not that they had begun to study. So, C is out.
D - almost should be present adjacent to 1900. So, D is out.
E - It removes all the errors present above. So, E is the correct answer.
