vishal_2804 wrote:Although he is as gifted as, if not more gifted than, many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and his poetry is unpublished.
(A) Although he is as gifted as, if not more gifted than, many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and his poetry is unpublished.-- as ... as correct usage; is extremely modest ...his poetry --not parallel. POE.
(B) Although he is as gifted, if not more gifted, than many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and with his poetry remaining unpublished. -- as .. as missing idiom. POE.
(C) Although he is as gifted as, if not more gifted than, many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and will not publish his poetry. -- as .. as correct. he is.. will parallel usage. Hold.

(D) Despite his being gifted, if not more gifted than his colleagues 'are', he is extremely modest and will not publish his poetry. -- missing verb referent. POE.
(E) Being a gifted as, or more gifted than, many of his colleagues, he is extremely modest and his poetry is unpublished. -- being a gifted -- wrong usage. POE.

Solution is C

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