Bluegrass musician Bill Monroe, whose repertory,
views on musical collaboration, and vocal style were
infl uential on generations of bluegrass artists, was
also an inspiration to many musicians, that included
Elvis Presley and Jerry Garcia, whose music differed
signifi cantly from his own.
(A) were infl uential on generations of bluegrass
artists, was also an inspiration to many
musicians, that included Elvis Presley and Jerry
Garcia, whose music differed signifi cantly from
(B) infl uenced generations of bluegrass artists, also
inspired many musicians, including Elvis Presley
and Jerry Garcia, whose music differed
signifi cantly from
(C) was infl uential to generations of bluegrass
artists, was also inspirational to many musicians,
that included Elvis Presley and Jerry Garcia,
whose music was different signifi cantly in
comparison to
(D) was infl uential to generations of bluegrass
artists, also inspired many musicians, who
included Elvis Presley and Jerry Garcia, the
music of whom differed signifi cantly when
compared to
(E) were an infl uence on generations of bluegrass
artists, was also an inspiration to many
musicians, including Elvis Presley and Jerry
Garcia, whose music was signifi cantly different
from that of
I am confused among A, B and E. Please explain. OA is B
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manishkd wrote:Bluegrass musician Bill Monroe, whose repertory,views on musical collaboration, and vocal style were influential on generations of bluegrass artists, was also an inspiration to many musicians, that included Elvis Presley and Jerry Garcia, whose music differed significantly from his own.
(A) were influential on generations of bluegrass artists, was also an inspiration to many musicians, that included Elvis Presley and Jerry Garcia, whose music differed significantly from
(B) influenced generations of bluegrass artists, also inspired many musicians, including Elvis Presley and Jerry Garcia, whose music differed significantly from
(C) was influential to generations of bluegrass artists, was also inspirational to many musicians, that included Elvis Presley and Jerry Garcia,whose music was different significantly in comparison to
(D) was influential to generations of bluegrass artists, also inspired many musicians, who included Elvis Presley and Jerry Garcia, the music of whom differed significantly when compared to
(E) were an influence on generations of bluegrass artists, was also an inspiration to many musicians, including Elvis Presley and Jerry Garcia, whose music was significantly different from that of
I am confused among A, B and E. Please explain. OA is B
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Sorry forum for the double post, cleaned the question prompt.
According to me "Bill Monroe was influential to many including Elvis Presley and Jerry Garcia,and their music was different from his own"
A B E
A that is singular while musicians is plural, also comma before that is usually incorrect.
So B and E.
What is the source?
According to me "Bill Monroe was influential to many including Elvis Presley and Jerry Garcia,and their music was different from his own"
A B E
A that is singular while musicians is plural, also comma before that is usually incorrect.
So B and E.
What is the source?
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Hi All,
To properly answer this SC, you need to focus on parallelism and AVOID redundancy.
Also, as a general rule, assuming the grammar is correct, the shorter answer tends to be the better answer.
For example, if you have a choice between:
"influenced generations"
or
"were an influence on generations"
Then choose "influenced generations".
This SC tells us about something that happened in the past (each of the answers confirms THAT). We also learn about 2 things that occurred, so these phrases need to be parallel.
In B, we have "influenced generations" and "also inspired many musicians" - this is parallel and short.
In A, we have "were influential on generations" and "was also an inspiration to many musicians" - notice the "wordiness" of this and the redundant word "was"? This has some style problems.
In E, we have "were an influence on generations" and "was also an inspiration to many musicians" - This answer has the same general problems as A.
This is enough for me to choose B
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To properly answer this SC, you need to focus on parallelism and AVOID redundancy.
Also, as a general rule, assuming the grammar is correct, the shorter answer tends to be the better answer.
For example, if you have a choice between:
"influenced generations"
or
"were an influence on generations"
Then choose "influenced generations".
This SC tells us about something that happened in the past (each of the answers confirms THAT). We also learn about 2 things that occurred, so these phrases need to be parallel.
In B, we have "influenced generations" and "also inspired many musicians" - this is parallel and short.
In A, we have "were influential on generations" and "was also an inspiration to many musicians" - notice the "wordiness" of this and the redundant word "was"? This has some style problems.
In E, we have "were an influence on generations" and "was also an inspiration to many musicians" - This answer has the same general problems as A.
This is enough for me to choose B
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
