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George Eliot

by rahulakacyrus » Wed Jan 28, 2009 2:12 pm
Before George Eliot became the popular and respected novelist known as George Eliot, she was an anonymous translator and essayist of formidably far-ranging scholarship.

A.
B. Before she had been the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, she was
C. George Eliot has been the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, after such time as she was
D. Before George Eliot became the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, she was
E. George Eliot, before she was the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, had been

OA: A

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by nox104 » Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:35 pm
A is the only choice with no errors.. although it is wordy.

The ideal sentence would have been:
Before she was the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot was ...
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Re: George Eliot

by piyush_nitt » Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:03 am
rahulakacyrus wrote:Before George Eliot became the popular and respected novelist known as George Eliot, she was an anonymous translator and essayist of formidably far-ranging scholarship.

A.
B. Before she had been the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, she was - we don't need past perfect tense here . simple past tense is enough
C. George Eliot has been the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, after such time as she was - wrong tense usage
D. Before George Eliot became the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, she was - wordy
E. George Eliot, before she was the popular and respected novelist, George Eliot, had been - wordy , past perfect tense wrong
OA: A

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