Sentence Correction

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.


OA later

OA: E

neither ...nor construction..

A,B, & E

In both A and B: having been is incorrect construction.

E: is in the active form...when he was won over...

no, OA is C not E

check grammar

check the words following neither and nor to see that the words are not paralel. A, E is out

check meaning

in B, having been refer to guitar, not logic, VERY HARD to realize this

in the mid-20 is placed wrongly in d

Neither X nor Y .. X and Y should be parallel..A, B and E are out..

remaining is C and D... in D, "was it performed " .. it can refer to either guitar or prestige .. not clear here ..

Answer is C

I would go for C as well.

Using neither - nor rule, A, D and E are out.

Out of B and C: In B, having been tries to modify the century.
I would have loved to see more clear verbs in C to show action sequence, but that's fine.

IMO: C

I choose C.

In A) "having been won over" should modify segovia, not century.
B) Same as A)
D) Passive, prefer active construction
E) Not parallel