Another good SC...

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Classical guitar was neither prestigious nor was often played in concert halls until it was revived by Andres Segovia in the mid-twentieth century, having been won over by the instrument's sound despite its relative obscurity.

A] Classical guitar was neither prestigious nor was often played in concert halls until it was revived by Andres Segovia in the mid-twentieth century, having been won over by the instrument's sound despite its relative obscurity.

B] Classical guitar was neither prestigious nor played often in concert halls until it was revived by Andres Segovia in the mid-twentieth century, having been won over by the instrument's sound despite its relative obscurity.

C] Classical guitar was not prestigious and was not often played in concert halls until Andres Segovia revived it in the mid-twentieth century, after he was won over by the sound despite the instrument's relative obscurity.

D] Classical guitar did not have prestige nor was it performed often in concert halls until its revival by Andres Segovia, who in the mid-twentieth century was won over by the instrument's sound despite its relative obscurity.

E] Classical guitar was neither prestigious nor was often played in concert halls until Andres Segovia revived it in the mid-twentieth century, when he was won over by the sound of the relatively obscure instrument.


The OA is C

Initially it felt to me that the correct answer has to be in the 'neither....nor' form, but that is not the case.

let me explain you all the options in detail but before looking here, kindly solve the question on your own...



[spoiler]Option A: The having been in the sentence is a modifier and wrongly modifies Classical Guitar.

Option B: Same as A:

Option D: 'Did not have prestige and was performed' these two things are not parallel. Hence the D option is out.

Option E: Changes the meaning of the sentence. The original sentence says that the sound of the instrument was obscure and E says the the instrument was obscure. Moreover there should be contrast presented in the sentence as obscurity is a negative word. Also usage of 'when' is wrong as Andres Segovia was won over by the sound much prior to his revival of the classical guitar...
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Hope the above explanation is correct...