iMyself wrote:It seems from the non-underlined part that Europe, China and X (unknown) is not the list of 3 things because there is no COMMA before the final AND.
This is SC79 in the OG13.
In my edition of the OG13, a comma appears after
China, as follows:
Ryonosuke Akutagawa's knowledge of the literatures of Europe, China, and that of Japan were instrumental in his development as a writer, informing his literary style as much as the content of his fiction.
A) that of Japan were instrumental in his
development as a writer, informing his literary
style as much as
(B) that of Japan was instrumental in his
development as a writer, and it informed both
his literary style as well as
(C) Japan was instrumental in his development as a
writer, informing both his literary style and
(D) Japan was instrumental in his development as a
writer, as it informed his literary style as much as
(E) Japan were instrumental in his development as
a writer, informing both his literary style in
addition to
In A and E,
were (plural) does not agree with
knowledge (singular).
as well as is a PREPOSITION.
It cannot serve as a substitute for
and, which is a CONJUNCTION.
B:
both his literary style as well as the content
Here,
as well as incorrectly serves as a substitute for
and.
Incorrect:
both X as well as Y
Correct:
both X and Y
Eliminate B.
D:
Ryonosuke Akutagawa's knowledge...was instrumental in his development, as it informed his literary style
Here, it is not crystal clear whether
it serves to refer to
knowledge or to
development.
Since
C avoids this issue and is free of errors, eliminate D and choose
C.
The correct answer is
C.
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