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52. Credited as one of the founders of Western Philosophy, the author is an enigmatic figure
known chiefly through the accounts of later classical writers and the plays of his
contemporaries.
A. Credited as one of the founders of Western Philosophy, the author is an
enigmatic figure known chiefly through the accounts of later classical writers
B. Credited with being one of the founders of Western Philosophy, the author's
enigmatic figure is known chiefly through the accounts of later classical
writers
C. Credited to be one of the founders of Western Philosophy, the author is an
enigmatic figure known chiefly through the account of later classical writers
D. Credited with being one of the founders of Western Philosophy, the
author is an enigmatic figure known chiefly through the accounts of
later classical writers
E. Credited as one of the founders of Western Philosophy, the author is an
enigmatic figure known chiefly from the account of later classical writers
[spoiler]OA D
OE for A - The correct idiom is credited "—with' and not "—as'.[/spoiler]
Updated OA and OE for why not A.
Although, the suspicious part of the sentence can be determined by comparing the question with option A, I understand its difficult to outline the same. Apologies for doing so. [Idiomatically correct]
known chiefly through the accounts of later classical writers and the plays of his
contemporaries.
A. Credited as one of the founders of Western Philosophy, the author is an
enigmatic figure known chiefly through the accounts of later classical writers
B. Credited with being one of the founders of Western Philosophy, the author's
enigmatic figure is known chiefly through the accounts of later classical
writers
C. Credited to be one of the founders of Western Philosophy, the author is an
enigmatic figure known chiefly through the account of later classical writers
D. Credited with being one of the founders of Western Philosophy, the
author is an enigmatic figure known chiefly through the accounts of
later classical writers
E. Credited as one of the founders of Western Philosophy, the author is an
enigmatic figure known chiefly from the account of later classical writers
[spoiler]OA D
OE for A - The correct idiom is credited "—with' and not "—as'.[/spoiler]
Updated OA and OE for why not A.
Although, the suspicious part of the sentence can be determined by comparing the question with option A, I understand its difficult to outline the same. Apologies for doing so. [Idiomatically correct]
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