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by saswata4s » Mon Jul 24, 2017 8:57 pm

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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was making the case for women's equality long before the cause had a name: Born in the mid-seventeenth century in San Miguel Nepantla, Mexico, the convent was the perfect environment for Sor Juana to pursue intellectual pursuits, achieving renown as a mathematician, poet, philosopher, and playwright.

A. the convent was the perfect environment for Sor Juana to pursue intellectual pursuits, achieving
B. Sor Juana found that the convent provided the perfect environment for intellectual pursuits, and she went on to achieve
C. the convent provided the perfect environment for intellectual pursuits for Sor Juana; going on to achieve
D. Sor Juana found that the convent provided the perfect environment for intellectual pursuits; achieving
E. the convent was, Sor Juana found, the perfect environment for intellectual pursuits, and she went on to achieve

OA: B
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by GMATGuruNY » Tue Jul 25, 2017 6:08 am
saswata4s wrote:Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was making the case for women's equality long before the cause had a name: Born in the mid-seventeenth century in San Miguel Nepantla, Mexico, the convent was the perfect environment for Sor Juana to pursue intellectual pursuits, achieving renown as a mathematician, poet, philosopher, and playwright.

A. the convent was the perfect environment for Sor Juana to pursue intellectual pursuits, achieving
B. Sor Juana found that the convent provided the perfect environment for intellectual pursuits, and she went on to achieve
C. the convent provided the perfect environment for intellectual pursuits for Sor Juana; going on to achieve
D. Sor Juana found that the convent provided the perfect environment for intellectual pursuits; achieving
E. the convent was, Sor Juana found, the perfect environment for intellectual pursuits, and she went on to achieve
A, C and E: Born in the mid-seventeenth century, the convent
In these options, born seems to refer to the convent, implying that THE CONVENT was BORN.
The intended meaning is that SOR JUANA was born.
Eliminate A, C and E.

A semi-colon must serve to connect TWO COMPLETE CLAUSES, each with its own subject and verb.
D: Sor Juana found that the convent provided the perfect environment for intellectual pursuits; achieving renown as a mathematician, poet, philosopher, and playwright.
Here, the red portion does not include a subject and verb.
Eliminate D.

The correct answer is B.
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