Christopher Columbus

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tgt.harvard: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 8; Joined: Wed Jun 09, 2010 2:15 am; GMAT Score:730

by tgt.harvard » Tue Jul 06, 2010 1:03 pm

Tani Wolff - Kaplan wrote:
The difference between C and D lies in the meaning of "rather than" versus "instead of". "Instead of" implies that Columbus had to make a choice between accepting that the world was flat and sailing. "Rather than" is closer to the meaning that Columbus rejected a flat world and chose to sail.

Thanks Tani .....

Courtesy your reasoning, the option makes a lot of sense now

However, Just one more point that i am still perplexed about:-

In the correct option D,
Doesnt HAVING BEEN SENT make the sentence AWKWARD !!?!!

Could you please shed some light on this too.

Thanks

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by tomada » Tue Jul 06, 2010 1:07 pm

Aside from the subtle difference between "instead of" and "rather than", is there also a split between 'C' and 'D' that is based on the usage of "accepting" vs. "accept", when taken in conjunction with "sailed"?

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by tgt.harvard » Tue Jul 06, 2010 1:16 pm

Aside from the subtle difference between "instead of" and "rather than", is there also a split between 'C' and 'D' that is based on the usage of "accepting" vs. "accept", when taken in conjunction with "sailed"?

Yes,
The parallelism dictates that "sailed" be used with "accept" ...... For "accepting", it should have been "sailing".

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