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by AIM GMAT » Tue Feb 22, 2011 2:59 am
A history of the humanities in the 20th century could be chronicled in "•isms"– -
formalism, Freudianism, structuralism, post-colonialism - grand intellectual
cathedrals which assorted interpretations of literature, politics and culture spread
from.



A. grand intellectual cathedrals which assorted interpretations of literature,
politics and culture spread from.
B. grand intellectual cathedrals from which assorted interpretations of literature,
politics and culture spread.
C. grand intellectual cathedrals from which assorted interpretations of literature,
politics and culture spreads.
D. which are grand intellectual cathedrals from which assorted interpretations for
literature, politics and culture is spreading.
E. grand intellectual cathedrals from which assorted interpretations of literature,
politics and culture has spread.


OA B
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by garuhape » Tue Feb 22, 2011 4:04 am
IMO it's B. It's the only solution without any mistake. I marked them in red.


A. grand intellectual cathedrals which assorted interpretations of literature,
politics and culture spread from.
B. grand intellectual cathedrals from which assorted interpretations of literature,
politics and culture spread.
C. grand intellectual cathedrals from which assorted interpretations of literature,
politics and culture spreads.
D. [could be chronicled in] which are grand intellectual cathedrals from which assorted interpretations for literature, politics and culture is spreading.
E. grand intellectual cathedrals from which assorted interpretations of literature,
politics and culture has spread.
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by aspirant2011 » Tue Feb 22, 2011 4:19 am
i was confused between B and E but would have gone for B option because of the use of simple past tense...............wats the OA?
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by AIM GMAT » Tue Feb 22, 2011 4:24 am
Good going guys , you are correct OA is indeed B .


Thanks garuhape for the explanation , its pretty clear and also aspirant2011 for higligting the use of simple past tense.
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by ram2 » Tue Feb 22, 2011 6:49 am
I go with B here
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by immaculatesahai » Mon Nov 07, 2011 12:58 am
Ok.. B wins here. E has a subject verb error.

Others are pretty obvious to eliminate.
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by bpdulog » Mon Nov 07, 2011 4:37 am
Killled E since it changes meaning.

Killed D because it sounds awkward if you take out the phrase within the dashes.

Killed C because of plural issues.

Killed A because "spread from" sounds awkward.
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