BREAKING: Target Test Prep releases Brand New 2026 On Demand GMAT prep course

Redeem

In her later poems, Phyllis Wheatley's blending of solar

This topic has expert replies
Post new topic Locked
Previous Topic Next Topic
Legendary Member
Posts: 1574
Joined: Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:52 am
Thanked: 88 times
Followed by:13 members

In her later poems, Phyllis Wheatley's blending of solar

by aspirant2011 » Fri Jul 01, 2011 6:55 am
In her later poems, Phyllis Wheatley's blending of solar imagery, Judeo-Christian thought and figures, and the images she borrowed from ancient classicism suggesting her range and depth of influences, not the least of which is her African heritage.

(A) the images she borrowed from ancient classicism suggesting
(B) borrowing images from ancient classicism, suggests
(C) she borrowed images from ancient classicism, which suggests
(D) images borrowed from ancient classicism suggests
(E) images that she borrowed from ancient classicism, suggesting

[spoiler]OA: Will be posted later. Please discuss each answer choice in detail[/spoiler]
Top
Source: — Sentence Correction |
Legendary Member
Posts: 1448
Joined: Tue May 17, 2011 9:55 am
Location: India
Thanked: 375 times
Followed by:53 members

by Frankenstein » Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:11 am
Hi,
In her later poems, Phyllis Wheatley's blending of solar imagery, Judeo-Christian thought and figures, and the images she borrowed from ancient classicism suggesting her range and depth of influences, not the least of which is her African heritage.
(A) the images she borrowed from ancient classicism suggesting
(B) borrowing images from ancient classicism, suggests
(C) she borrowed images from ancient classicism, which suggests
(D) images borrowed from ancient classicism suggests
(E) images that she borrowed from ancient classicism, suggesting
The poet blended the following items
1)solar imagery
2)Judeo-Christian thought and figures
3)images borrowed from ancient classicism
This blending suggests her range and depth of influences.
So, I think it is D.
Cheers!

Things are not what they appear to be... nor are they otherwise
Top
Legendary Member
Posts: 544
Joined: Mon Dec 27, 2010 8:10 am
Thanked: 45 times
Followed by:2 members

by sameerballani » Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:14 am
aspirant2011 wrote:In her later poems, Phyllis Wheatley's blending of solar imagery, Judeo-Christian thought and figures, and the images she borrowed from ancient classicism suggesting her range and depth of influences, not the least of which is her African heritage.

(A) the images she borrowed from ancient classicism suggesting
(B) borrowing images from ancient classicism, suggests
(C) she borrowed images from ancient classicism, which suggests
(D) images borrowed from ancient classicism suggests
(E) images that she borrowed from ancient classicism, suggesting

[spoiler]OA: Will be posted later. Please discuss each answer choice in detail[/spoiler]
imo D
structure: Phyllis Wheatley's blending of X,Y,and Z SUGGESTS ....
Top
Legendary Member
Posts: 1574
Joined: Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:52 am
Thanked: 88 times
Followed by:13 members

by aspirant2011 » Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:29 am
Frankenstein wrote:Hi,
In her later poems, Phyllis Wheatley's blending of solar imagery, Judeo-Christian thought and figures, and the images she borrowed from ancient classicism suggesting her range and depth of influences, not the least of which is her African heritage.
(A) the images she borrowed from ancient classicism suggesting
(B) borrowing images from ancient classicism, suggests
(C) she borrowed images from ancient classicism, which suggests
(D) images borrowed from ancient classicism suggests
(E) images that she borrowed from ancient classicism, suggesting
The poet blended the following items
1)solar imagery
2)Judeo-Christian thought and figures
3)images borrowed from ancient classicism
This blending suggests her range and depth of influences.
So, I think it is D.
I am confused on one part i.e to which is this "In her later poems" modifying??????
Top
Legendary Member
Posts: 1448
Joined: Tue May 17, 2011 9:55 am
Location: India
Thanked: 375 times
Followed by:53 members

by Frankenstein » Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:36 am
aspirant2011 wrote: I am confused on one part i.e to which is this "In her later poems" modifying??????
Hi,
I am unable to understand your question. Can you be more specific?
Cheers!

Things are not what they appear to be... nor are they otherwise
Top
Legendary Member
Posts: 1574
Joined: Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:52 am
Thanked: 88 times
Followed by:13 members

by aspirant2011 » Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:23 am
Frankenstein wrote:
aspirant2011 wrote: I am confused on one part i.e to which is this "In her later poems" modifying??????
Hi,
I am unable to understand your question. Can you be more specific?
my question is to what is her refering to in "In her later poems"????
Top
Legendary Member
Posts: 1448
Joined: Tue May 17, 2011 9:55 am
Location: India
Thanked: 375 times
Followed by:53 members

by Frankenstein » Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:35 am
Hi,
'her' refers to Phyllis Wheatley's
Last edited by Frankenstein on Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:26 am, edited 2 times in total.
Cheers!

Things are not what they appear to be... nor are they otherwise
Top
Legendary Member
Posts: 1574
Joined: Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:52 am
Thanked: 88 times
Followed by:13 members

by aspirant2011 » Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:40 am
Frankenstein wrote:Hi,
'her' refers to Phyllis Wheatley's
thats what my doubt is i.e can we refer an objective pronoun to possesive thing??????? ideally if it would have been Phyllis Wheatley then I wont have had a second doubt.......
Top
Legendary Member
Posts: 1448
Joined: Tue May 17, 2011 9:55 am
Location: India
Thanked: 375 times
Followed by:53 members

by Frankenstein » Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:47 am
Okay.. If that is your doubt, I have seen few Ron's posts in which he stated that this rule is never actually required to solve official questions and that this would be removed from next editions of MGMAT guides.
Cheers!

Things are not what they appear to be... nor are they otherwise
Top
Legendary Member
Posts: 1574
Joined: Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:52 am
Thanked: 88 times
Followed by:13 members

by aspirant2011 » Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:58 am
Frankenstein wrote:Okay.. If that is your doubt, I have seen few Ron's posts in which he stated that this rule is never actually required to solve official questions and that this would be removed from next editions of MGMAT guides.
OK.....now can u explain me in above sentence context why is the doubt I am asking is not correct related to this sentence......
Top
Legendary Member
Posts: 1448
Joined: Tue May 17, 2011 9:55 am
Location: India
Thanked: 375 times
Followed by:53 members

by Frankenstein » Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:31 am
Hi,
'her' is a possessive adjective here. There is nothing incorrect in its usage in this sentence.
Cheers!

Things are not what they appear to be... nor are they otherwise
Top
Legendary Member
Posts: 1574
Joined: Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:52 am
Thanked: 88 times
Followed by:13 members

by aspirant2011 » Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:33 am
Frankenstein wrote:Hi,
'her' is a possessive adjective here. There is nothing incorrect in its usage in this sentence.
ok....thanks a lot :-)
Top
Legendary Member
Posts: 544
Joined: Mon Dec 27, 2010 8:10 am
Thanked: 45 times
Followed by:2 members

by sameerballani » Fri Jul 01, 2011 2:56 pm
I hope this give better clarity.
The reason i bold and increased the size was to show its possessive, as you correctly noted.

But as discussed, I eliminated option A and option C because they use SHE, which is trying to refer to BOLDED+ENLARGED POSSESSIVE NOUN , and this is wrong.

The possessive bolded part can opnly be referred using a possessive pronoun such as HER.

Advice: Whenever you see Possessive Noun, DO CHECK for its pronoun. I have seen few questions(probably high difficulty level) in which they refer a Possessive noun using a non-possessive pronoun, and that's wrong.

Thanks
aspirant2011 wrote:
Frankenstein wrote:Hi,
'her' is a possessive adjective here. There is nothing incorrect in its usage in this sentence.
ok....thanks a lot :-)
Top
Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts
Posts: 3
Joined: Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:58 am

by BillW » Fri Jul 01, 2011 3:50 pm
IMO D
Top
Legendary Member
Posts: 1574
Joined: Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:52 am
Thanked: 88 times
Followed by:13 members

by aspirant2011 » Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:25 am
sameerballani wrote:I hope this give better clarity.
The reason i bold and increased the size was to show its possessive, as you correctly noted.

But as discussed, I eliminated option A and option C because they use SHE, which is trying to refer to BOLDED+ENLARGED POSSESSIVE NOUN , and this is wrong.

The possessive bolded part can opnly be referred using a possessive pronoun such as HER.

Advice: Whenever you see Possessive Noun, DO CHECK for its pronoun. I have seen few questions(probably high difficulty level) in which they refer a Possessive noun using a non-possessive pronoun, and that's wrong.

Thanks
aspirant2011 wrote:
Frankenstein wrote:Hi,
'her' is a possessive adjective here. There is nothing incorrect in its usage in this sentence.
ok....thanks a lot :-)
thanks sameer for your valuable input :-)
Top
Post new topic Locked