Blassingames's innovation

[nervesofsteel]

Unlike that of earlier works on slavery, Blassingame’s innovative study relies not on the records of White slave owners but on the records of the salves themselves, especially the 70 or so autobiographies and memoirs that have been preserved.

A. that of earlier words on slavery, Blassingame’s
B. that of earlier works on slavery, Blassingame in his
C. earlier works on slavery, Blassingame in his
D. earlier works on slavery, Blassingame’s
E. the earlier works on slavery, Blassingame in his

OA A

whats wrong with D

[rahulsaroha]

yeah to me also "d" is good enough..
could not get "a"..
what of earlier works of slavery..
here we are comparing earlier works with blassingame's works...

[aj5105]

IMO, that is needed here.

that = the unreliability

Unlike that of earlier works on slavery, Blassingame’s innovative study relies not on the records of White slave owners but on the records of the salves themselves, especially the 70 or so autobiographies and memoirs that have been preserved.

A. that of earlier words on slavery, Blassingame’s
B. that of earlier works on slavery, Blassingame in his
C. earlier works on slavery, Blassingame in his
D. earlier works on slavery, Blassingame’s
E. the earlier works on slavery, Blassingame in his

OA A

whats wrong with D

[scoobydooby]

refer to Stuarts post

https://www.beatthegmat.com/blassingame- ... 11959.html

[aj5105]

hey SD, thanks for the link. Helpful.

refer to Stuarts post

https://www.beatthegmat.com/blassingame- ... 11959.html

[nervesofsteel]

thanks all...

[lunarpower]

should definitely be (d); if you have (a) then you are using a bad source.

edit: i see that stuart (in the linked thread) has given a very complete explanation already.