Contemporary accounts of the life of Charlemagne, crowned emperor by the pope in 800, show that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature and the arts was himself an illiterate driven by his desire for a civilized state to reform education in his kingdom.
a. that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature and the arts was himself an illiterate driven by his desire
b. that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature as well as in the arts was himself an illiterate and also driven by his desire
c. that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature and the arts was himself an illiterate and that he was driven by his desire
d. that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature as well as in the arts was himself an illiterate and that he was driven by his desire
e. that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature and the arts was himself an illiterate and that his desire drove him
This one is a bit tricky !!
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adi_800 wrote:Contemporary accounts of the life of Charlemagne, crowned emperor by the pope in 800, show that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature and the arts was himself an illiterate driven by his desire for a civilized state to reform education in his kingdom.
a. that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature and the arts was himself an illiterate driven by his desire - [spoiler]CORRECT (IMO)[/spoiler]b. that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature as well as in the arts was himself an illiterate and also driven by his desire
c. that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature and the arts was himself an illiterate and that he was driven by his desire - WORDY
d. that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature as well as in the arts was himself an illiterate and that he was driven by his desire
e. that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature and the arts was himself an illiterate and that his desire drove him
Between A and C, IMO: A
This one is a bit tricky !!
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adi_800 wrote:Contemporary accounts of the life of Charlemagne, crowned emperor by the pope in 800, show that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature and the arts was himself an illiterate driven by his desire for a civilized state to reform education in his kingdom.
a. that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature and the arts was himself an illiterate driven by his desire - Nothing wrong here.
b. that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature as well as in the arts was himself an illiterate and also driven by his desire - Need a verb in the 2nd independent clause
c. that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature and the arts was himself an illiterate and that he was driven by his desire - Distorts the meaning.The second part conveys that the life of Charlemagne was driven by desire
d. that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature as well as in the arts was himself an illiterate and that he was driven by his desire- Same as C above.
e. that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature and the arts was himself an illiterate and that his desire drove him - The second part after and should be in passive voice as is the first independent clause.Wrong.
This one is a bit tricky !!
IMO the answer is A.
Please post the OA.
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Tough one but I would have gone with C in order to have parallelism i.e that x & that y......whats the OA?
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A - driven by...modifies illiterate. This means He was illiterate driven by his desire..adi_800 wrote:Contemporary accounts of the life of Charlemagne, crowned emperor by the pope in 800, show that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature and the arts was himself an illiterate driven by his desire for a civilized state to reform education in his kingdom.
a. that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature and the arts was himself an illiterate driven by his desire
b. that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature as well as in the arts was himself an illiterate and also driven by his desire
c. that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature and the arts was himself an illiterate and that he was driven by his desire
d. that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature as well as in the arts was himself an illiterate and that he was driven by his desire
e. that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature and the arts was himself an illiterate and that his desire drove him
This one is a bit tricky !!
B - AND ALSO
E - prep phrase 'for a civilized..'modifies verb "driven". But from the original sentence it appears the prep ph is a noun modifier ie modifying desire. It changes the intended meaning
Btn C & D - D dropped as it uses 'as well as' when AND can be used
IMO C
All options maintains that X...and that Y.. ||llelism
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Contemporary accounts of the life of Charlemagne, crowned emperor by the pope in 800, show that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature and the arts was himself an illiterate driven by his desire for a civilized state to reform education in his kingdom.
a. that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature and the arts was himself an illiterate driven by his desire -- Seems Fine. Will Keep.
b. that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature as well as in the arts was himself an illiterate and also driven by his desire -- Weird Construct. Eliminate
c. that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature and the arts was himself an illiterate and that he was driven by his desire -- Not parallel. Eliminate
d. that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature as well as in the arts was himself an illiterate and that he was driven by his desire -- Wrong usage of "as well as". Eliminate
e. that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature and the arts was himself an illiterate and that his desire drove him. --Not Parallel Eliminate.
A seems to be the best choice
a. that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature and the arts was himself an illiterate driven by his desire -- Seems Fine. Will Keep.
b. that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature as well as in the arts was himself an illiterate and also driven by his desire -- Weird Construct. Eliminate
c. that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature and the arts was himself an illiterate and that he was driven by his desire -- Not parallel. Eliminate
d. that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature as well as in the arts was himself an illiterate and that he was driven by his desire -- Wrong usage of "as well as". Eliminate
e. that the founder of the Carolingian renaissance in literature and the arts was himself an illiterate and that his desire drove him. --Not Parallel Eliminate.
A seems to be the best choice
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two questions
1)why is "as well as" used incorrectly in D?[if it is indeed wrong]
2) why is "in literature and the arts" correct in A?
Would be great if some expert can shed some light
1)why is "as well as" used incorrectly in D?[if it is indeed wrong]
2) why is "in literature and the arts" correct in A?
Would be great if some expert can shed some light
