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Ralph Eilison and Amiri Baraka

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by singhag » Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:28 am
Ralph Eilison and Amiri Baraka both argued that music was perhaps the ultimate expression of Afro-American culture, that it was the one vector of African culture that there was no possibility to eradicate.(A) that it was the one vector of African culture that there was no possibility to eradicate
(B) the one vector of African culture that could not be eradicated
(C) for it was the one vector of African culture, and that it was impossible to eradicate
(D) a vector of African culture that there was no possibility to eradicate
(E) as being the one vector that could not be eradicated from African culture

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Re: Ralph Eilison and Amiri Baraka

by bharathh » Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:30 am
(A) that it was the one vector of African culture that there was no possibility to eradicate

Out - Awkward construction

(B) the one vector of African culture that could not be eradicated

Correct answer - modifies the word music properly.

(C) for it was the one vector of African culture, and that it was impossible to eradicate

Out - Awkward, wordy...

(D) a vector of African culture that there was no possibility to eradicate

Out - again awkward. B is a better choice

(E) as being the one vector that could not be eradicated from African culture

Out - toss out any choice with the word being in it (at least for the GMAT SC questions)
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by yash_agg2001 » Tue Oct 06, 2009 7:47 pm
Shouldn't "the one vector of African culture that could not be eradicated" be placed next to music, as this is modifying a 'noun', i.e. music.
Please correct me if I m getting it wrong
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by crackgmat007 » Tue Oct 06, 2009 8:51 pm
yash_agg2001 wrote:Shouldn't "the one vector of African culture that could not be eradicated" be placed next to music, as this is modifying a 'noun', i.e. music.
Please correct me if I m getting it wrong
this phrase is an absolute phrase (noun + noun modifier) that can be placed freely in the sentence.

B for me too
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by riteshbindal » Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:28 pm
I think it to be C. What's the OA?
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by yash_agg2001 » Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:34 pm
OA: B
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