shovan85 wrote:The option (OA) is correct as it implies the proper meaning.
If u para phrase it the sentence will make sense "historians inevitably reflect the preoccupations of their own time in writing about it "
Historians can reflect... how will they reflect... in writings... what will they reflect... the preoccupation of their own time.
Other options implicate a meaning those do not say where the historians are reflecting the preoccupation of their own time. Of course in writing.
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Hope I m correct

alivapriyada wrote:The record of the past is always incomplete, and the historian who writes about it inevitably reflects the preoccupations of their own time.

(A) the historian who writes about it inevitably reflects
(B) the historian writing about it will inevitably reflect
(C) a historian writing about it inevitably reflects
(D) writing about it, it is inevitable for historians to reflect
(E) historians in writing about it inevitably reflect

OA E plz explain!!

krazy800 wrote:

alivapriyada wrote:The record of the past is always incomplete, and the historian who writes about it inevitably reflects the preoccupations of their own time.

(A) the historian who writes about it inevitably reflects
(B) the historian writing about it will inevitably reflect
(C) a historian writing about it inevitably reflects
(D) writing about it, it is inevitable for historians to reflect
(E) historians in writing about it inevitably reflect

OA E plz explain!!

The issue of S-V agreement exists in this sentence. Look at the non-underline portion of the sentence. Bolded portion "their"

so we nee plural subject - historians is required. so only D and E remain.


D is wordy and akward.


Choose E

krazy800 wrote:

alivapriyada wrote:The record of the past is always incomplete, and the historian who writes about it inevitably reflects the preoccupations of their own time.

(A) the historian who writes about it inevitably reflects
(B) the historian writing about it will inevitably reflect
(C) a historian writing about it inevitably reflects
(D) writing about it, it is inevitable for historians to reflect
(E) historians in writing about it inevitably reflect

OA E plz explain!!

The issue of S-V agreement exists in this sentence. Look at the non-underline portion of the sentence. Bolded portion "their"

so we nee plural subject - historians is required. so only D and E remain.


D is wordy and akward.


Choose E[/quote

Hey crazy 800 brilliant explaination. I think this is the way we would be able to think when we are giving the exams. Going deeplu into meaning of each & every sentence will probaly exhaust us before the end of the exam.

alivapriyada wrote:The record of the past is always incomplete, and the historian who writes about it inevitably reflects the preoccupations of their own time.

(A) the historian who writes about it inevitably reflects
(B) the historian writing about it will inevitably reflect
(C) a historian writing about it inevitably reflects
(D) writing about it, it is inevitable for historians to reflect
(E) historians in writing about it inevitably reflect

OA E plz explain!!