Sentence Correction

Modern critics are amused by early scholars' categorizing Tacitus's Germania as an ethnographic treatise.

(A) scholars' categorizing Tacitus's Germania as
(B) scholars' categorizing Tacitus's Germania as if
(C) scholars, categorizing of Tacitus's Germania as
(D) scholars who categorize Tacitus's Germania as
(E) scholars who categorize Tacitus's Germania if

Whats wrong with C............

Between A and D....

I would go with D..

I feel Critics were more amused by scholars than their categorizing..moreover apostrophe changes the meaning...

In C "Categorizing" is wrongly used as a modifier...

IMO A.

(A) scholars' categorizing Tacitus's Germania as
(B) scholars' categorizing Tacitus's Germania as if
(C) scholars, categorizing of Tacitus's Germania as
(D) scholars who categorize Tacitus's Germania as
(E) scholars who categorize Tacitus's Germania if

Here critics are not amused by scholar but their work of categorizing . So eliminate D , E.

B uses "as if " which changes the meaning , eliminate.

C uses "categorizing" after comma , meaning not properly conveyed .

+1 for A

B/E goes in the first strike because of 'if'
Next out going contender is D... old fellow's WORK has amused modern critics
C is out member from past cannot amuse modern era critics

aspirant2011 wrote:Modern critics are amused by early scholars' categorizing Tacitus's Germania as an ethnographic treatise.

(A) scholars' categorizing Tacitus's Germania as
(B) scholars' categorizing Tacitus's Germania as if
(C) scholars, categorizing of Tacitus's Germania as
(D) scholars who categorize Tacitus's Germania as
(E) scholars who categorize Tacitus's Germania if

Whats wrong with C............

I didn't like this question...and i don't think its from an official source..is it from an official source??? This question makes me feel like someone tried hard to make a confusing structure (a psycho who thought a confusing structure makes a real good question ) though may be its possible that its grammatically correct...

Op A if u chop of Possessives as they act as modifiers only..then it become

Modern critics are amused by early categorizing Germania as an ethnographic treatise.

Now look at the above structure and please someone answer my question...the two words in RED...what are they...??? Both of them are NOUNS???? if yes then don't u feel atleast a preposition is needed b/w categorizing and Germania

well if u didn't chop the possessive yes it make me feel they both are nouns...
scholars' categorizing
Tacitus's Germania

But after chopping of possessives it seems both of them are not NOUNS..seems like "early" is acting as adv, "categorizing" as an adj and "Germania" a noun...

I believe the correct structure should be

The categorization of Germania

Please correct me if m wrong..

Final note:- This is the first time i used such language (in the initial) for the question, because once i read Brian's post that why GMAT put this Sentence Correction section in GMAT and what kind of learning they expect from us. But this crazy question with awkward structure gives me no learning and moreover irritated me. I think m getting emotional for English language

atulmangal wrote:

aspirant2011 wrote:Modern critics are amused by early scholars' categorizing Tacitus's Germania as an ethnographic treatise.

(A) scholars' categorizing Tacitus's Germania as
(B) scholars' categorizing Tacitus's Germania as if
(C) scholars, categorizing of Tacitus's Germania as
(D) scholars who categorize Tacitus's Germania as
(E) scholars who categorize Tacitus's Germania if

Whats wrong with C............

I didn't like this question...and i don't think its from an official source..is it from an official source??? This question makes me feel like someone tried hard to make a confusing structure (a psycho who thought a confusing structure makes a real good question ) though may be its possible that its grammatically correct...

Op A if u chop of Possessives as they act as modifiers only..then it become

Modern critics are amused by early categorizing Germania as an ethnographic treatise.

Now look at the above structure and please someone answer my question...the two words in RED...what are they...??? Both of them are NOUNS???? if yes then don't u feel atleast a preposition is needed b/w categorizing and Germania

well if u didn't chop the possessive yes it make me feel they both are nouns...
scholars' categorizing
Tacitus's Germania

But after chopping of possessives it seems both of them are not NOUNS..seems like "early" is acting as adv, "categorizing" as an adj and "Germania" a noun...

I believe the correct structure should be

The categorization of Germania

Please correct me if m wrong..

Valid point.
Google says source is 1000 SC

Hi Atul,

yup the source is 1000 SC......

AIM GMAT:

if option C would have been like "scholars categorizing of Tacitus's Germania as" then out of A and C which one you would have gone for???????

aspirant2011 wrote:Hi Atul,

yup the source is 1000 SC......

AIM GMAT:

if option C would have been like "scholars categorizing of Tacitus's Germania as" then out of A and C which one you would have gone for???????

Again it would be A . As mentioned earlier the critics are amused about the work that scholar did and not the scholars .

Let's stick to GMAT questions guys... SC 1000 would make you change concepts in your mind...

The valid sources to study GMAT are:

1. Official Guides
2. GMATPREP
3. Powerprep.

And it is also good to practice questions from the following sources because these sources make questions on the basis of the concepts tested in GMAT.

1. BTG practice questions.
2. ManhattanGMAT
3. VeritusPrep.
4. kaplan

This is my personal view. Experts may suggest us on this issue.

Thanks.

Hi Catseye,

Can you please guide from where I can get the questions from

1. BTG practice questions.
2. ManhattanGMAT
3. VeritusPrep.
4. kaplan

Can you send me the download link or do I need to purchase the questions?????