I know this question has been posted in the forum before, but I did not see the doubts I had being addresses in any of them and therefore asking them here. Thanks !
Unlike the conviction held by many of her colleagues that genes were relatively simple and static, Barbara McClintock adhered to her own more complicated ideas about how genes might operate, and in 1983, at the age of 81, was awarded a Nobel Prize for her discovery that the genes in corn are capable of moving from one chromosomal site to another.
A. ...
B. ...
C. Contrary to many of her colleagues being convinced that genes were relatively simple and static
D. Even though many of her colleagues were convinced that genes were relatively simple and static
E. Even with many of her colleagues convinced of genes being relatively simple and static
C, E are wrong answers and the explanation for them in the OG says that they are wordy, awkward, indirect.
However it seems to me there are more issues than just that. For C, I would wonder if it is ever ok to use "Contrary" to compare people. I have seen it being used for beliefs and non-tangible ideas. Is it ?
E. choice has "Even with". To me it seems that "Even with" is used to indicate whether some thing was sufficient. For eg. "Even with X I was not able do well in exam". Is "Even with" ok to compare contrasting things ?
Unlike the conviction held by many of her colleagues that genes were relatively simple and static, Barbara McClintock adhered to her own more complicated ideas about how genes might operate, and in 1983, at the age of 81, was awarded a Nobel Prize for her discovery that the genes in corn are capable of moving from one chromosomal site to another.
A. ...
B. ...
C. Contrary to many of her colleagues being convinced that genes were relatively simple and static
D. Even though many of her colleagues were convinced that genes were relatively simple and static
E. Even with many of her colleagues convinced of genes being relatively simple and static
C, E are wrong answers and the explanation for them in the OG says that they are wordy, awkward, indirect.
However it seems to me there are more issues than just that. For C, I would wonder if it is ever ok to use "Contrary" to compare people. I have seen it being used for beliefs and non-tangible ideas. Is it ?
E. choice has "Even with". To me it seems that "Even with" is used to indicate whether some thing was sufficient. For eg. "Even with X I was not able do well in exam". Is "Even with" ok to compare contrasting things ?
