Monastries

[komal]

Early medieval monasteries, while clearly less accessible to outsiders, often served as repositories for texts, like modem libraries.
(A) while clearly less accessible to outsiders, often served as repositories for texts, like modern libraries
(B) like modern libraries, often served as text repositories, though they were clearly less accessible to outsiders
(C) while clearly less accessible to outsiders, often served as repositories for texts as does the modern library
(D) like modern libraries, while clearly less accessible to outsiders, often served as repositories for texts
(E) while clearly less accessible to outsiders, acted like modern libraries act by serving as repositories for texts

OA A

[money9111]

IMO A

[reply2spg]

What is wrong with D?

Early medieval monasteries, while clearly less accessible to outsiders, often served as repositories for texts, like modem libraries.
(A) while clearly less accessible to outsiders, often served as repositories for texts, like modern libraries
(B) like modern libraries, often served as text repositories, though they were clearly less accessible to outsiders
(C) while clearly less accessible to outsiders, often served as repositories for texts as does the modern library
(D) like modern libraries, while clearly less accessible to outsiders, often served as repositories for texts
(E) while clearly less accessible to outsiders, acted like modern libraries act by serving as repositories for texts

OA A

[komal]

What is wrong with D?
OA A

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I'll post the Official Explanation after a few discussions.

[reply2spg]

In A comparison clause (Like clause) is not close to monasteries. however, in D it is close then what is the issue? Is 'while clearly less accessible to outsiders, often served as repositories for texts' modifies to 'modern libraries'?

What is wrong with D?

Early medieval monasteries, while clearly less accessible to outsiders, often served as repositories for texts, like modem libraries.
(A) while clearly less accessible to outsiders, often served as repositories for texts, like modern libraries
(B) like modern libraries, often served as text repositories, though they were clearly less accessible to outsiders
(C) while clearly less accessible to outsiders, often served as repositories for texts as does the modern library
(D) like modern libraries, while clearly less accessible to outsiders, often served as repositories for texts
(E) while clearly less accessible to outsiders, acted like modern libraries act by serving as repositories for texts

OA A

[bigmonkey31]

what's the source?

I thought 'like modern libraries' needs to be as close to possible to monasteries. Maybe it'd be okay if it were "acting like libraries"

[reply2spg]

I am sure it must be Kaplan.....

what's the source?

I thought 'like modern libraries' needs to be as close to possible to monasteries. Maybe it'd be okay if it were "acting like libraries"

[gauravgundal]

Early medieval monasteries, while clearly less accessible to outsiders, often served as repositories for texts, like modem libraries.
(A) while clearly less accessible to outsiders, often served as repositories for texts, like modern libraries
(B) like modern libraries, often served as text repositories, though they were clearly less accessible to outsiders
(C) while clearly less accessible to outsiders, often served as repositories for texts as does the modern library
(D) like modern libraries, while clearly less accessible to outsiders, often served as repositories for texts
(E) while clearly less accessible to outsiders, acted like modern libraries act by serving as repositories for texts

IMO A.

Reason
Just have a look at the sentence carefully .
The modifier "while clearly less accessible to outsiders" talks above the Early medieval monasteries . This may not be applicable to modern libraries.
So the modifier "while clearly less accessible to outsiders" must be close to "Early medieval monasteries"
So B and D are out .

Now we know when to use like and as ,Like is use for comparing nouns.
so C is out and also the "modern library" is singular in C answer choice as against the "Early medieval monasteries"
Left with A and E
E : Awkward and also the use of like is not applicable here,as we are trying to compare 'act' of two things using like .. not possible.

so finally we are left with correct answer A

[komal]

I am sure it must be Kaplan.....

what's the source?

I thought 'like modern libraries' needs to be as close to possible to monasteries. Maybe it'd be okay if it were "acting like libraries"

Yes the source is kaplan 800

[bhumika.k.shah]

At first, i opted for D. But thanks a lot for your excellent explanation gaurav. I'd go for A too now



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Early medieval monasteries, while clearly less accessible to outsiders, often served as repositories for texts, like modem libraries.
(A) while clearly less accessible to outsiders, often served as repositories for texts, like modern libraries
(B) like modern libraries, often served as text repositories, though they were clearly less accessible to outsiders
(C) while clearly less accessible to outsiders, often served as repositories for texts as does the modern library
(D) like modern libraries, while clearly less accessible to outsiders, often served as repositories for texts
(E) while clearly less accessible to outsiders, acted like modern libraries act by serving as repositories for texts

IMO A.

Reason
Just have a look at the sentence carefully .
The modifier "while clearly less accessible to outsiders" talks above the Early medieval monasteries . This may not be applicable to modern libraries.
So the modifier "while clearly less accessible to outsiders" must be close to "Early medieval monasteries"
So B and D are out .

Now we know when to use like and as ,Like is use for comparing nouns.
so C is out and also the "modern library" is singular in C answer choice as against the "Early medieval monasteries"
Left with A and E
E : Awkward and also the use of like is not applicable here,as we are trying to compare 'act' of two things using like .. not possible.

so finally we are left with correct answer A

[shashank.ism]

Early medieval monasteries, while clearly less accessible to outsiders, often served as repositories for texts, like modem libraries.
(A) while clearly less accessible to outsiders, often served as repositories for texts, like modern libraries
(B) like modern libraries, often served as text repositories, though they were clearly less accessible to outsiders
(C) while clearly less accessible to outsiders, often served as repositories for texts as does the modern library
(D) like modern libraries, while clearly less accessible to outsiders, often served as repositories for texts
(E) while clearly less accessible to outsiders, acted like modern libraries act by serving as repositories for texts

OA A

A is very correct

See here the first comma with "while clearly less accessible to outsiders" is used to describe medieval monasteries
and

an comparison is given by , like modem libraries.

so it has to be A ....

[Rajat Khandelwal]

Why not C?

In A : it seems that texts are compared with modern libraries..aint it?

[bhumika.k.shah]

we are comparing monasteries - plural . hence , it should be modern libraries

but in C it uses a single monastery.

Hence C is wrong.

Hope this helps

Why not C?

In A : it seems that texts are compared with modern libraries..aint it?

[Rajat Khandelwal]

@ bhumika...

But it should not b problem....In option C we are not comparing the nouns.....rather we are comparing two clauses....As we are using "As"..

......as does the modern library : it means that " AS THE MODERN LIBRARY SERVES" Aint it?

[shashank.ism]

we are comparing monasteries - plural . hence , it should be modern libraries

but in C it uses a single monastery.

Hence C is wrong.

Hope this helps

Why not C?

In A : it seems that texts are compared with modern libraries..aint it?

yeah bhumika you are correct here monasteries is being compared with modern libraries...