Narrowed down the answers to B,C and D

B-regain its status not correct. regains and again are redundant.

D- declines and regained not parallel. regains and again are redundant.

Option C is correct.declines and regains are parallel.

OA ?

selango wrote:Narrowed down the answers to B,C and D

B-regain its status not correct. regains and again are redundant.

D- declines and regained not parallel. regains and again are redundant.

Option C is correct.declines and regains are parallel.

OA ?

In Addition :

B is missing parallelism also.

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pradeepkaushal9518 wrote:plz explain why B is wrong?

Joachim Raff and Giacomo Meyerbeer are examples of the kind of composer who receives popular acclaim while living, often goes into decline after death, and never regains popularity again.

(A) often goes into decline after death, and never regains popularity again

(B) whose reputation declines after death and never regains its status again

(C) but whose reputation declines after death and never regains its former status

(D) who declines in reputation after death and who never regained popularity again

(E) then has declined in reputation after death and never regained popularity

Some thoughts:
1. Regain Vs Again:

=> Regain and again should not be used in the same sentence because regain means gain again.
=> A, B, and D are out for using "regain" and "again".

2. Two clauses can be joined by the following ways:

(a) COMMA + FANBOYS

=> I was reading, and my brother was eating.

(b) IC + Semicolon (;) + IC

=> I was reading; my brother was eating.

(c) IC+ Semicolon (;) + Conjunctive Adverb + COMMA + IC

=> I was reading; however, my brother was eating.

(d) IC + Period (.) + IC. (Capital letter in the beginning of the second clause)

=> I was reading. My brother was eating.

List of commonly used conjunctive adverb:

accordingly, furthermore, moreover, similarly,
also, hence, namely, still,
anyway, however, nevertheless, then,
besides, incidentally, next, thereafter,
certainly, indeed, nonetheless, therefore,
consequently,instead, now, thus,
finally, likewise, otherwise, undoubtedly,
further, meanwhile.

In the option E, "COMMA + THEN" is not an acceptable form. It makes run on sentence. So, E is out.

Answer is C.

pradeepkaushal9518 wrote:plz explain why B is wrong?

The reason B is wrong because, 2 clauses cannot be joined by a comma.It is considered as run on
Ex: i have to go to movie,i feel sleepy sleepy is incorrect
i have to go to movie,but i feel sleepy sleepy is correct

gmat perfect really good explanation

aloneontheedge wrote:

pradeepkaushal9518 wrote:plz explain why B is wrong?

The reason B is wrong because, 2 clauses cannot be joined by a comma.It is considered as run on
Ex: i have to go to movie,i feel sleepy sleepy is incorrect
i have to go to movie,but i feel sleepy sleepy is correct

hi,
i am bit confused.... Is B really a run-on....To me it looks like main clause + relative clause... .

For example "Happy the people whose annals are vacant."
I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.....

why do we need FANBOYS ...here..

Am i missing sth.. Please comment..

gmat_perfect wrote:

pradeepkaushal9518 wrote:plz explain why B is wrong?

Joachim Raff and Giacomo Meyerbeer are examples of the kind of composer who receives popular acclaim while living, often goes into decline after death, and never regains popularity again.

(A) often goes into decline after death, and never regains popularity again

(B) whose reputation declines after death and never regains its status again

(C) but whose reputation declines after death and never regains its former status

(D) who declines in reputation after death and who never regained popularity again

(E) then has declined in reputation after death and never regained popularity

Some thoughts:
1. Regain Vs Again:

=> Regain and again should not be used in the same sentence because regain means gain again.
=> A, B, and D are out for using "regain" and "again".

2. Two clauses can be joined by the following ways:

(a) COMMA + FANBOYS

=> I was reading, and my brother was eating.

(b) IC + Semicolon (;) + IC

=> I was reading; my brother was eating.

(c) IC+ Semicolon (;) + Conjunctive Adverb + COMMA + IC

=> I was reading; however, my brother was eating.

(d) IC + Period (.) + IC. (Capital letter in the beginning of the second clause)

=> I was reading. My brother was eating.

List of commonly used conjunctive adverb:

accordingly, furthermore, moreover, similarly,
also, hence, namely, still,
anyway, however, nevertheless, then,
besides, incidentally, next, thereafter,
certainly, indeed, nonetheless, therefore,
consequently,instead, now, thus,
finally, likewise, otherwise, undoubtedly,
further, meanwhile.

In the option E, "COMMA + THEN" is not an acceptable form. It makes run on sentence. So, E is out.

Answer is C.

I got the answer C.

I crossed E based on parallelism. E looks fine from run on sentence point of view. Gmat_perfect can you explain ?