Came down to between D and E.I used the approach that only D fits best for the subject Elizabeth... and "she" seems redundant in E.
Good responses above though. Learnt through them.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Reading through the responses above I think I got luck with D. Came down to between D and E.
I used the approach that only D fits best for the subject Elizabeth... and "she" seems redundant in E.
Good responses above though. Learnt through them.
Came down to between D and E.I used the approach that only D fits best for the subject Elizabeth... and "she" seems redundant in E.
Good responses above though. Learnt through them.
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A & B out - 'as she was' is unnecessary for a noun modifier.
C - 'in being' wordy ; 'had scandalized' - past tense is sufficient.
D - correct
E - 'she' redundant ; 'in suggesting' must be 'by suggesting'.
Moreover, in a subjunctive mood 'suggesting' must be followed by 'that+be verb', which makes D correct.
C - 'in being' wordy ; 'had scandalized' - past tense is sufficient.
D - correct
E - 'she' redundant ; 'in suggesting' must be 'by suggesting'.
Moreover, in a subjunctive mood 'suggesting' must be followed by 'that+be verb', which makes D correct.
In B and C: "her suggestion of drunkenness being..." and "with the suggestion of drunkenness being..." - awkward - GMAT doesn't like this kind of structure
A: "in her suggestion" is grammatically wrong - at least it should be "by her suggestion"
E: "she scandalized many of her" - "she" is redundant
Choose D
A: "in her suggestion" is grammatically wrong - at least it should be "by her suggestion"
E: "she scandalized many of her" - "she" is redundant
Choose D
What isGMATGuruNY wrote:In A and E, suggestion/suggesting that drunkenness SHOULD be made is redundant. To SUGGEST something -- all on its own -- implies that it SHOULD be done. Eliminate A and E.shovan85 wrote:During her presidency of the short-lived Woman's State Temperance Society (1852-1853), Elizabeth Cady Stanton, as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be made sufficient cause for divorce.
A. as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be
B. as she was a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by her suggestion of drunkenness being
C. in being a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, had scandalized many of her most ardent supporters with the suggestion of drunkenness being
D. a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by suggesting that drunkenness be
E. a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, she scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in suggesting that drunkenness should be
OA D
In B and C, suggestion of drunkenness implies that DRUNKENNESS is what Elizabeth Cady Stanton was SUGGESTING. What Elizabeth Cady Stanton suggested was that drunkenness be made sufficient cause for divorce. Quite a different meaning. Eliminate B and C.
The correct answer is D.
What is wrong with "as" in answer choices (A) and (B)?GMATGuruNY wrote:In A and E, suggestion/suggesting that drunkenness SHOULD be made is redundant. To SUGGEST something -- all on its own -- implies that it SHOULD be done. Eliminate A and E.shovan85 wrote:During her presidency of the short-lived Woman's State Temperance Society (1852-1853), Elizabeth Cady Stanton, as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be made sufficient cause for divorce.
A. as she was a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in her suggestion that drunkenness should be
B. as she was a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by her suggestion of drunkenness being
C. in being a staunch advocate for liberalized divorce laws, had scandalized many of her most ardent supporters with the suggestion of drunkenness being
D. a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, scandalized many of her most ardent supporters by suggesting that drunkenness be
E. a staunch advocate of liberalized divorce laws, she scandalized many of her most ardent supporters in suggesting that drunkenness should be
OA D
In B and C, suggestion of drunkenness implies that DRUNKENNESS is what Elizabeth Cady Stanton was SUGGESTING. What Elizabeth Cady Stanton suggested was that drunkenness be made sufficient cause for divorce. Quite a different meaning. Eliminate B and C.
The correct answer is D.
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in the pattern
main clause+by doing
the subject of the main clause perform action presented by "by doing". we do not use "possessive+action noun" such as "her sugestion" for this pattern. so, choice A, B and C are gone.
main clause+by doing
the subject of the main clause perform action presented by "by doing". we do not use "possessive+action noun" such as "her sugestion" for this pattern. so, choice A, B and C are gone.
