[u]The author Herman Melville and the poet Walt Whitman are icons[/u] of American literature, greatly beloved by generations past and present.
A. The author Herman Melville and the poet Walt Whitman are icons
B. Herman Melville the author and Walt Whitman the poet are icons
C. The author named Herman Melville and the poet named Walt
Whitman are great icons
D. The author, Herman Melville, and the poet, Walt Whitman, are icons
E. Herman Melville, the author, and Walt Whitman, the poet, had been
icons
Melville and Whitman
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C & E are out...C is too wordy, E changes the tense of the sentence.
IMO:B because we talk about people, so the subject should be the names of author and poet.
IMO:B because we talk about people, so the subject should be the names of author and poet.
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I accept Rahul's explanations of C and E. But I choose A rather B.
B might be like "Herman Melville, the author, and Walt Whitman, the poet, are icons"
D - Name should the primary info here. It shouldn't go as a secondary.
B might be like "Herman Melville, the author, and Walt Whitman, the poet, are icons"
D - Name should the primary info here. It shouldn't go as a secondary.
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OA: A
The original sentence is correct. The modifiers “Herman Melville” and “Walt Whitman” are restrictive – they are necessary to restrict the scope of the words “author” and “poet” respectively – and hence the use of comma pairs to set off the modifiers is not appropriate here. In addition, the context of the sentence implies that the men continue to be icons of American literature since they are beloved by generations both past and present; hence the use of the present tense “are” is appropriate.
The original sentence is correct. The modifiers “Herman Melville” and “Walt Whitman” are restrictive – they are necessary to restrict the scope of the words “author” and “poet” respectively – and hence the use of comma pairs to set off the modifiers is not appropriate here. In addition, the context of the sentence implies that the men continue to be icons of American literature since they are beloved by generations both past and present; hence the use of the present tense “are” is appropriate.
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I think I get it.
Consider:
Christopher the poet is considered as....is wrong
The Poet Christopher is considered as...is right.
What do you say guys..is the logic here correct?
Consider:
Christopher the poet is considered as....is wrong
The Poet Christopher is considered as...is right.
What do you say guys..is the logic here correct?
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What' wrong with B.DiverJ wrote:OA: A
The original sentence is correct. The modifiers “Herman Melville” and “Walt Whitman” are restrictive – they are necessary to restrict the scope of the words “author” and “poet” respectively – and hence the use of comma pairs to set off the modifiers is not appropriate here. In addition, the context of the sentence implies that the men continue to be icons of American literature since they are beloved by generations both past and present; hence the use of the present tense “are” is appropriate.
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As DiverJ said,
"The Poet X" or "X, the poet," is the correct usage.
That is why B is wrong.
"The Poet X" or "X, the poet," is the correct usage.
That is why B is wrong.
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