Jazz Pianist

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Jazz Pianist

by Anshu Nadir » Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:44 am
Thelonious Monk, who was a jazz pianist and composer, produced a body of work both
rooted
in the stride-piano tradition of Willie (The Lion) Smith and Duke Ellington, yet in
many ways he stood apart from the mainstream jazz repertory.

A. Thelonious Monk, who was a jazz pianist and composer, produced a body of work both rooted
B. Thelonious Monk, the jazz pianist and composer, produced a body of work that was rooted both
C. Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk, who produced a body of work rooted
D. Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk produced a body of work that was rooted
E. Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk produced a body of work rooted both
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by GmatKiss » Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:56 am
Anshu Nadir wrote:Thelonious Monk, who was a jazz pianist and composer, produced a body of work both
rooted
in the stride-piano tradition of Willie (The Lion) Smith and Duke Ellington, yet in
many ways he stood apart from the mainstream jazz repertory.

A. Thelonious Monk, who was a jazz pianist and composer, produced a body of work both rooted
B. Thelonious Monk, the jazz pianist and composer, produced a body of work that was rooted both
C. Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk, who produced a body of work rooted
D. Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk produced a body of work that was rooted
E. Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk produced a body of work rooted both
IMO: D

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by Anshu Nadir » Wed Feb 15, 2012 7:15 am
Hey, thanks for the response.

Can you please exlain what is the problem with "rooted both" ?

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by sam2304 » Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:40 am
Anshu Nadir wrote:Hey, thanks for the response.

Can you please exlain what is the problem with "rooted both" ?
rooted both in X and in Y is the right idiom. We don't have a Y in this case, there is only one noun stride piano tradition

By the way i agree with GK's explanation and IMO D is the right choice.
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