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I received a PM asking me to comment.Written in the early eleventh century by Lady Murasaki Shikibu as a fictionalized account of political and romantic intrigue in the Japanese imperial court, literary historians consider The Tale of Genji to be the world's first novel.
A. Shikibu as a fictionalized account of political and romantic intrigue in the Japanese imperial court, literary historians consider The Tale of Genji to be
B. Shikibu in the manner of a fictionalized account of political and romantic intrigue in the Japanese imperial court, literary historians consider The Tale of Genji as
C. Shikibu, a fictionalized accounting for political and romantic intrigue in the Japanese imperial court, literary historians consider The Tale of Genji
D. Shikibu as a fictionalized account of political and romantic intrigue in the Japanese imperial court, The Tale of Genji is considered by literary historians to be
E. Shikibu, The Tale of Genji is a fictionalized account of political and romantic intrigue in the Japanese imperial court which literary historians consider to be
Hi GMAT Guru NYGMATGuruNY wrote:I received a PM asking me to comment.Written in the early eleventh century by Lady Murasaki Shikibu as a fictionalized account of political and romantic intrigue in the Japanese imperial court, literary historians consider The Tale of Genji to be the world's first novel.
A. Shikibu as a fictionalized account of political and romantic intrigue in the Japanese imperial court, literary historians consider The Tale of Genji to be
B. Shikibu in the manner of a fictionalized account of political and romantic intrigue in the Japanese imperial court, literary historians consider The Tale of Genji as
C. Shikibu, a fictionalized accounting for political and romantic intrigue in the Japanese imperial court, literary historians consider The Tale of Genji
D. Shikibu as a fictionalized account of political and romantic intrigue in the Japanese imperial court, The Tale of Genji is considered by literary historians to be
E. Shikibu, The Tale of Genji is a fictionalized account of political and romantic intrigue in the Japanese imperial court which literary historians consider to be
In A, B and C, written incorrectly modifies Lady Murasaki Shibiku. Eliminate A, B and C.
In E, which has no clear antecedent. Eliminate E.
The correct answer is D.
Look for errors that cannot be debated. In the SC posted above, A,B,C and E each have a clear error. Thus, D is the best answer choice.
The idiom considered by X can create confusion when to be is omitted:
Mary is considered by many critics better than John.
In the sentence above, it is unclear whether better than John is modifying critics or Mary. Adding to be clears the confusion:
Mary is considered by many critics to be better than John.
I would be skeptical of an answer choice that includes considered to be X, but I wouldn't immediately eliminate it. Look for errors that cannot be debated.
You submitted your post as I was editing mine: in A, B and C, written incorrectly modifies not Lady Shibiku but historians. In D, written correctly modifies The Tale of Genji.aspirant2011 wrote:Hi GMAT Guru NYGMATGuruNY wrote:I received a PM asking me to comment.Written in the early eleventh century by Lady Murasaki Shikibu as a fictionalized account of political and romantic intrigue in the Japanese imperial court, literary historians consider The Tale of Genji to be the world's first novel.
A. Shikibu as a fictionalized account of political and romantic intrigue in the Japanese imperial court, literary historians consider The Tale of Genji to be
B. Shikibu in the manner of a fictionalized account of political and romantic intrigue in the Japanese imperial court, literary historians consider The Tale of Genji as
C. Shikibu, a fictionalized accounting for political and romantic intrigue in the Japanese imperial court, literary historians consider The Tale of Genji
D. Shikibu as a fictionalized account of political and romantic intrigue in the Japanese imperial court, The Tale of Genji is considered by literary historians to be
E. Shikibu, The Tale of Genji is a fictionalized account of political and romantic intrigue in the Japanese imperial court which literary historians consider to be
In A, B and C, written incorrectly modifies Lady Murasaki Shibiku. Eliminate A, B and C.
In E, which has no clear antecedent. Eliminate E.
The correct answer is D.
Look for errors that cannot be debated. In the SC posted above, A,B,C and E each have a clear error. Thus, D is the best answer choice.
The idiom considered by X can create confusion when to be is omitted:
Mary is considered by many critics better than John.
In the sentence above, it is unclear whether better than John is modifying critics or Mary. Adding to be clears the confusion:
Mary is considered by many critics to be better than John.
I would be skeptical of an answer choice that includes considered to be X, but I wouldn't immediately eliminate it. Look for errors that cannot be debated.
In your above post you have mentioned that written incorrectly modifies lady xxx but hw is the same valid for option D??????[/b]
