The writings of Emily Dickinson, considered by many the greatest poet of the nineteenth century, were attempts to capture the pain of love in a whimsical manner at odds with the stringent religious mores of the day.
AThe writings of Emily Dickinson, considered by many the greatest poet of the nineteenth century, were attempts
B Considered by many to be the greatest poet of the nineteenth century, Emily Dickinson’s writings were attempts
C Emily Dickinson, who is considered by many as the greatest of the nineteenth century poets, attempted in her writings
D Considered by many the greatest poet of the nineteenth century, Emily Dickinson had attempted in her writings
E Emily Dickinson, considered by many the greatest poet of the nineteenth century, attempted in her writings
Hi ,Plz tell me the problem with C
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parallel_chase
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Option C is wordy and awkward. It is also grammatically incorrect.
C Emily Dickinson, who is considered by many as the greatest of the nineteenth century poets, attempted in her writings
Correct
Emily Dickinson, who is considered by many one of the greatest poets of nineteenth century, attempted in her writings.
Option D is incorrect because of incorrect usage of past perfect tense.
Therefore Option E is correct.
C Emily Dickinson, who is considered by many as the greatest of the nineteenth century poets, attempted in her writings
Correct
Emily Dickinson, who is considered by many one of the greatest poets of nineteenth century, attempted in her writings.
Option D is incorrect because of incorrect usage of past perfect tense.
Therefore Option E is correct.
Last edited by parallel_chase on Fri Aug 08, 2008 9:43 am, edited 1 time in total.
Considered here is used to mean the same as 'regarded as'. Fit it in C and see again.
"regarded as.........as" ...........two 'as' is awkward,isnt it.
As a rule 'whenever consider is used to mean regard as, it should directly be followed by the subject"
"regarded as.........as" ...........two 'as' is awkward,isnt it.
As a rule 'whenever consider is used to mean regard as, it should directly be followed by the subject"
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Stockmoose16
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Actually, I think E is wrong, because the modifier is confusing.reachac wrote:Considered here is used to mean the same as 'regarded as'. Fit it in C and see again.
"regarded as.........as" ...........two 'as' is awkward,isnt it.
As a rule 'whenever consider is used to mean regard as, it should directly be followed by the subject"
"Emily Dickinson, considered by many the greatest poet of the nineteenth century, attempted in her writings"
"Many the greatest poet" sounds like other poets considered Emily Dickinson the greatest, when the sentence is trying to say, "most people considered Emily Dickinson the greatest poet."
I think it's C.
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parallel_chase
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C can never be the correct answer because of incorrect idiom usage "considered as"Stockmoose16 wrote:Actually, I think E is wrong, because the modifier is confusing.reachac wrote:Considered here is used to mean the same as 'regarded as'. Fit it in C and see again.
"regarded as.........as" ...........two 'as' is awkward,isnt it.
As a rule 'whenever consider is used to mean regard as, it should directly be followed by the subject"
"Emily Dickinson, considered by many the greatest poet of the nineteenth century, attempted in her writings"
"Many the greatest poet" sounds like other poets considered Emily Dickinson the greatest, when the sentence is trying to say, "most people considered Emily Dickinson the greatest poet."
I think it's C.
Considered -- correct
Considered to be ---incorrect
Considered as---incorrect.
Hence E is the answer.
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Stockmoose16
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Did you read my above post on E? The modifier is wrong.parallel_chase wrote:C can never be the correct answer because of incorrect idiom usage "considered as"Stockmoose16 wrote:Actually, I think E is wrong, because the modifier is confusing.reachac wrote:Considered here is used to mean the same as 'regarded as'. Fit it in C and see again.
"regarded as.........as" ...........two 'as' is awkward,isnt it.
As a rule 'whenever consider is used to mean regard as, it should directly be followed by the subject"
"Emily Dickinson, considered by many the greatest poet of the nineteenth century, attempted in her writings"
"Many the greatest poet" sounds like other poets considered Emily Dickinson the greatest, when the sentence is trying to say, "most people considered Emily Dickinson the greatest poet."
I think it's C.
Considered -- correct
Considered to be ---incorrect
Considered as---incorrect.
Hence E is the answer.
Im sorry but I dont agree with you, After subsituting "regarded as" for "considered", I shall read the sentence like thisStockmoose16 wrote:Actually, I think E is wrong, because the modifier is confusing.reachac wrote:Considered here is used to mean the same as 'regarded as'. Fit it in C and see again.
"regarded as.........as" ...........two 'as' is awkward,isnt it.
As a rule 'whenever consider is used to mean regard as, it should directly be followed by the subject"
"Emily Dickinson, considered by many the greatest poet of the nineteenth century, attempted in her writings"
"Many the greatest poet" sounds like other poets considered Emily Dickinson the greatest, when the sentence is trying to say, "most people considered Emily Dickinson the greatest poet."
I think it's C.
Emily Dickinson, regarded by many as the greatest poet of the nineteenth century, attempted in her writings
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I eliminated option E coz which seems to refer to Susan Huntington Dickinson instead of letters. Looks like 'which' cannot refer to objects of prepositional phrase. Pls clarify. Tx
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swati.sug wrote:
Hi ,Plz tell me the problem with C
The main point of the sentence is that Dickinson's letters to her sister-in-law outnumber her letters to anyone else. To emphasize this point, outnumber should be the main verb, and the description introduced by the passive verb were
written needs to be changed from a main clause to an adjectival phrase.
Problem with (C) is this :
(C) The verbs describing the letter-writing period need to be in parallel form and agree in tense-e.g., beginning and ending or that began and that ended; this is a fragment because it lacks a main verb for letters.
