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by ashish2104 » Sun Jul 04, 2010 5:39 am
Although the author himself declared them unpublishable,the first appearance in print of 40 poems by T.S. Eliot is a significant event, since the provide fascinating evidence about the creative processes that were engaged in by this great modernist.

A)since the provide fascinating evidence about the creative processes that were engaged in by this great modernist
B)since it provides fascinating evidence about the creative processes that were engaged in by this great modernist
C)because this great modernist provides fascinating evidence about the creative processes they were engaged in
D)because they provide fascinating evidence about the creative processes that were engaged in by this great modernist
E)since they provide fascinating evidence about the creative processes in which this great modernist engaged

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by 786 » Sun Jul 04, 2010 6:02 am
A)since the provide fascinating evidence about the creative processes that were engaged in by this great modernist
B)since it provides fascinating evidence about the creative processes that were engaged in by this great modernist
C)because this great modernist provides fascinating evidence about the creative processes they were engaged in
D)because they provide fascinating evidence about the creative processes that were engaged in by this great modernist
E)since they provide fascinating evidence about the creative processes in which this great modernist engaged

D and E are correct .
I will choose E , since D is passive .
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by viju9162 » Sun Jul 04, 2010 6:29 am
In the first phrase, the sentence has "them" - plural and the author is talking about it.

Hence, rule out B.

In A, B, D - the sentence has "in by" . I believe this is wrong.

In C, no clear reference to "they". E seems to be the right answer
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by loveusonu » Sun Jul 04, 2010 8:27 pm
786 explained all of them very well.

The major problem with C is:

C)because this great modernist provides fascinating evidence about the creative processes they were engaged in -->Here this can't point to 40 poems, which is the intended meaning of the sentence.
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