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by [email protected] » Wed May 16, 2012 3:48 am
Unlike Mozart, whose funeral was sparsely attended being buried in an unmarked common grave, Beethoven's was attended by more than thirty-thousand mourners and his final resting place lies in a famous Vienna cemetery near the graves of Schubert and Brahms.

A] being buried in an unmarked common grave, Beethoven's was attended by about thirty-thousand mourners and his final resting place lies in a famous Vienna cemetery near the graves of Schubert and Brahms.

B] being buried in an unmarked common grave, Beethoven's funeral was attended by about thirty-thousand mourners and his final resting place was near the graves of Schubert and Brahms in a famous Vienna cemetery.

C] and he was buried in an unmarked common grave, Beethoven was given a funeral attended by more than thirty thousand mourners and his final resting place lies near the graves of Schubert and Brahms in a famous Vienna cemetery.

D] and who was buried in an unmarked common grave, Beethoven's funeral was attended by more than thirty thousand mourners and his final resting place lies in a famous Vienna cemetery near the graves of Schubert and Brahms.

E] and who was buried in an unmarked common grave, Beethoven was given a funeral attended by more than thirty thousand mourners and lies buried near the graves of Schubert and Brahms in a famous Vienna cemetery.



[spoiler]The OA is E>[/spoiler]

What is the difference between 'whose' and 'an apostrophe' being used.

That is why got confused between the options D and E.
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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Wed May 16, 2012 5:51 am
Both can be used to indicate possession, but the issue here is that the sentence starts with "unlike Mozart." This means that we need to make a valid comparison, which A, B, and D do not. They compare Mozart to Beethoven's funeral.
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by [email protected] » Wed May 16, 2012 8:33 am
Thanks Bill@Veritasprep... I got your point...
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