Sentence Correction

GMATGuruNY wrote:

GmatKiss wrote:The duality between how Raccine lived in the theatre and his life of faith and devotion should be seen not only as an internal division but also as a possible reason that Raccine, in an age of optimism, selected tragedy as the preferred form.

1) between how Raccine lived in the theatre and his life of faith and devotion should be seen not only as an internal division

2) between Raccine's life of the theatre and his life of faith and devotion should be seen as not only an internal division

3) between theatrical life of Raccine and his faithful and devotional life should be seen not only as an internal division

4) between Raccine's life in the theatre and his life of faith and devotion should be seen not only as an internal division

5) between Raccine's life of the theatre and his faithful and devotional life should be seen as not only an internal division

IMO:[spoiler]D What is your pick![/spoiler]

In B and E, AS not only...but also AS is not parallel. Eliminate B and E.

In A, between how Raccine lived...and his life lacks parallelism. Also, how Raccine lived in the theatre could imply that the theatre was literally Racccine's place of residence. The intended meaning of the sentence is that Raccine WORKED in the theatre. Eliminate A.

C needs to say between THE theatrical life of Raccine. Also, theatrical life could imply that Raccine's life was exaggerated and especially dramatic, one definition of theatrical. The intended meaning of the sentence is that Raccine WORKED in the theatre. Eliminate C.

The correct answer is D.

GMATGuruNY wrote:

GmatKiss wrote:The duality between how Raccine lived in the theatre and his life of faith and devotion should be seen not only as an internal division but also as a possible reason that Raccine, in an age of optimism, selected tragedy as the preferred form.

1) between how Raccine lived in the theatre and his life of faith and devotion should be seen not only as an internal division

2) between Raccine's life of the theatre and his life of faith and devotion should be seen as not only an internal division

3) between theatrical life of Raccine and his faithful and devotional life should be seen not only as an internal division

4) between Raccine's life in the theatre and his life of faith and devotion should be seen not only as an internal division

5) between Raccine's life of the theatre and his faithful and devotional life should be seen as not only an internal division

IMO:[spoiler]D What is your pick![/spoiler]

In B and E, AS not only...but also AS is not parallel. Eliminate B and E.

In A, between how Raccine lived...and his life lacks parallelism. Also, how Raccine lived in the theatre could imply that the theatre was literally Racccine's place of residence. The intended meaning of the sentence is that Raccine WORKED in the theatre. Eliminate A.

C needs to say between THE theatrical life of Raccine. Also, theatrical life could imply that Raccine's life was exaggerated and especially dramatic, one definition of theatrical. The intended meaning of the sentence is that Raccine WORKED in the theatre. Eliminate C.

The correct answer is D.

prashant.mishra wrote:

GMATGuruNY wrote:

GmatKiss wrote:The duality between how Raccine lived in the theatre and his life of faith and devotion should be seen not only as an internal division but also as a possible reason that Raccine, in an age of optimism, selected tragedy as the preferred form.

1) between how Raccine lived in the theatre and his life of faith and devotion should be seen not only as an internal division

2) between Raccine's life of the theatre and his life of faith and devotion should be seen as not only an internal division

3) between theatrical life of Raccine and his faithful and devotional life should be seen not only as an internal division

4) between Raccine's life in the theatre and his life of faith and devotion should be seen not only as an internal division

5) between Raccine's life of the theatre and his faithful and devotional life should be seen as not only an internal division

IMO:[spoiler]D What is your pick![/spoiler]

In B and E, AS not only...but also AS is not parallel. Eliminate B and E.

In A, between how Raccine lived...and his life lacks parallelism. Also, how Raccine lived in the theatre could imply that the theatre was literally Racccine's place of residence. The intended meaning of the sentence is that Raccine WORKED in the theatre. Eliminate A.

C needs to say between THE theatrical life of Raccine. Also, theatrical life could imply that Raccine's life was exaggerated and especially dramatic, one definition of theatrical. The intended meaning of the sentence is that Raccine WORKED in the theatre. Eliminate C.

The correct answer is D.

But in D, it says "Raccine's" life in the theater....(possessive case).. This leaves the pronoun "his" in the second part without any antecedent. GmatGuruNY, please correct me if i am wrong, but this is what I have understood that the pronoun has to have a clear antecedent and that the possessive case does not imply that the pronoun "his" refers to Raccine.

aspirant2011 wrote:
Hi Mitch,

Thanks a lot for your response. I have one confusion in option D i.e are we testing any parallelism in option D i.e is life in the theatre parallel to life of faith and devotion???? though I agree both parts are using possessive Raccine's and his.........please help