Classical guitar was not prestigious

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Classical guitar was not prestigious

by maihuna » Sat Jan 17, 2009 9:36 am
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.

keyword; fix the nor issue, fix modifier to Andres SegoviaC
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by raunekk » Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:01 am
imo:E

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. -modifier problem

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. - modifier problem

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. -not parallel

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.
idiom - neither nor..
when specifies the perfect time.

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by maihuna » Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:24 am
nops

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by raunekk » Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:54 am
well.. i found an error with E... '
its not parallel...

it leaves me with just one option C

apart from "after" i dont see any problem...

D has many errors..

An instrument cant be performed...

imo:C

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Re: Classical guitar was not prestigious

by piyush_nitt » Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:52 am
maihuna wrote: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.

keyword; fix the nor issue, fix modifier to Andres SegoviaC
Correct Idiom neither X nor Y

where X and Y should be ||

A,B, E OUT not ||

was it performed often in concert halls until its revival - Wrong - D out

IMO C

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by miguelgav20 » Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:35 am
IMO E

C has a problem: 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. The sound of what?

The last part of the sentence should read "after he was won over by its sound"

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by James_83 » Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:48 am
IMO C.

@miguelgav20 - C is the best among all. It may be possible that answer may contain an error but the error should not be a grammatical mistake. So, in all the other cases, there is one or other error which cannot be compromised.

So, keeping this point in mind,we can choose C.

Please correct me if i am wrong.

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