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by GMAT Hacker » Sat Aug 28, 2010 10:40 pm
Often billed as "The Genius," American pianist, singer, composer, and band leader
Ray Charles is credited with soul music's early development, a genre based on
melding gospel, rhythm and blues, and jazz.

(A) Charles is credited with soul music's early development, a genre based on melding

(B) Charles is credited with the early development of soul music, being a genre based on melding

(C) Charles is credited with the early development of soul music, a genre based on a melding of

(D) Charles, credited with soul music's early development, a genre that was based on a melding of

(E) Charles, who is credited with the early development of soul music, a genre based on melding

QA Later.

Experts, please advice what is the difference btw "melding of gospel" and "melding gospel".
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by this_time_i_will » Sat Aug 28, 2010 10:50 pm
C is the best.
A: the modifier " a genre..." modifies early development
B: awakward construction using 'being'.
D:same as A.
E:lacks main verb.
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by ankurmit » Sat Aug 28, 2010 11:06 pm
I will go with C

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by hi.itz.mani » Sun Aug 29, 2010 12:16 am
Based on my undertstanding that possesiveness using ( 's) , should be used only with living beings. A & D can be striked out.

Now we are left with B , C and E ...... B has being and we all know, we should only go for the option having " being" if no other option is correct.
so lets check out C and E

C .... looks perfect

E .... SENTENCE fragment ... missing main verb.

Between I will be keenly following this thread to get the diffrence between "a melding of ..........." and "melding.........."
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