The plot of The Bostonians centers on the rivalry between Olive Chancellor, an active feminist, with her charming and cynical cousin, Basil Ransom, when they find themselves drawn to the same radiant young woman whose talent for public speaking has won her an ardent following.
(A) rivalry between Olive Chancellor, an active feminist, with her charming and cynical cousin, Basil Ransom
(B) rivals Olive Chancellor, an activist feminist, against her charming and cynical cousin, Basil Ransom
(C) rivalry that develops between Olive Chancellor, an active feminist, and Basil Ransom, her charming and cynical cousin
(D) developing rivalry between Olive Chancellor, an active feminist, with Basil Ransom, her charming and cynical cousin
(E) active feminist, Olive Chancellor, and the rivalry with her charming and cynical cousin Basil Ransom
The plot of The Bostonians
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The correct answer must correctly use the idiom "rivalry between x and y" where x and y are parallel. The answer is C. I go through the question in detail in the full solution below (taken from the GMATFix App).
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Hi kobel51,
You're going to find that the GMAT tests Parallelism rules in variety of ways. Here, we're dealing with "2-Part" Parallelism, which requires that the 2 parts be similar (and be presented in the same way). The parallelism might also use a "2-Part" phrase (such as either...or, neither...nor, between...and).
The way that the original prompt is written certainly hints that they phrase "between...and" will appear in the correct answer, but we won't know for sure until we run through the answers and consider the parallelism.
1) Between...and: Eliminate A (no "and"), and D (no "and")
2) The Parallelism: Eliminate B (should be "on the rivals....Olive Chancellor AND....Basil Random) and E (should be "Olive Chancellor AND...Basil Ransom")
Final Answer: C
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
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You're going to find that the GMAT tests Parallelism rules in variety of ways. Here, we're dealing with "2-Part" Parallelism, which requires that the 2 parts be similar (and be presented in the same way). The parallelism might also use a "2-Part" phrase (such as either...or, neither...nor, between...and).
The way that the original prompt is written certainly hints that they phrase "between...and" will appear in the correct answer, but we won't know for sure until we run through the answers and consider the parallelism.
1) Between...and: Eliminate A (no "and"), and D (no "and")
2) The Parallelism: Eliminate B (should be "on the rivals....Olive Chancellor AND....Basil Random) and E (should be "Olive Chancellor AND...Basil Ransom")
Final Answer: C
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich