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[TSonam]

Thelonious Monk, who was a jazz pianist and composer, produced a body of work both rooted in the stride-piano tradition of Willie Smith and Duke Ellington, yet in many ways he stood apart from the mainstream jazz repertory.

a) same
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

[bmlaud]

IMO D

Correct usage both X and Y, use of both ..and .. is wrong here

[quocbao]

I will choose D because of the same reason above.

But are we missing commas in the choices ?

Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk produced a body of work that was rooted

Jazz pianist and composer, Thelonious Monk, produced a body of work that was rooted

[karmayogi]

I will choose D because of the same reason above.

But are we missing commas in the choices ?

Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk produced a body of work that was rooted

Jazz pianist and composer, Thelonious Monk, produced a body of work that was rooted

I also feel that we are missing commas. However, is it a typo error? If not then the question is from GMATPrep, and it has to be correct, at least in GMAT arena.

[apple100]

I will choose D because of the same reason above.

But are we missing commas in the choices ?

Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk produced a body of work that was rooted

Jazz pianist and composer, Thelonious Monk, produced a body of work that was rooted

I also feel that we are missing commas. However, is it a typo error? If not then the question is from GMATPrep, and it has to be correct, at least in GMAT arena.

Is it possible to write this sentence "Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk produced a body of work that was rooted".. without "that" to "Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk produced a body of work rooted"? When is "that" needed and when is it not?

[gmat740]

That is used whenever you need to put forward an essential clause.

Whenever you are confused, try using this.

Please read the book that lies on the table.

Remove that from the sentence and see does the sentence makes sense?
Please read the book. But which book, so you need to be specific enough about which book you are talking.
Hence we need that in this case.

[Mayur Sand]

Can anybody explain what is the problem with (E),

that was rooted(D) - "that" giving essential information about work
work rooted both(E) -"rooted" modifying "work"

so why not use E as answer, Please explain if aim missing something

[gmat740]

E is missing THAT.

As I explained in my previous post, we need that for essential clause, and in this case
produced a body of work is an essential clause.

Hope this helps

[Mayur Sand]

how do we decide what is essential information, if you read the sentence with out "that" in (E) it looks good to me . Please clear my confusion about essential information

[thetrystero]

Thelonious Monk, who was a jazz pianist and composer, produced a body of work both rooted in the stride-piano tradition of Willie Smith and Duke Ellington, yet in many ways he stood apart from the mainstream jazz repertory.

a) same
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

my choice: D

his work was rooted in
1. stride-piano tradition of Willie Smith
2. stride-piano tradition of Duke Ellington

using "both" makes it sound like his work was rooted in
1. stride-piano tradition of Willie Smith
2. Duke Ellington

[Vemuri]

What is the OA?

[tanviet]

"both X and Y"

"both in X and in Y"

they are correct.