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The state religion of ancient China, which came into existence at least as far back as the Han Dynasty (206 B.C. to A.D. 220) and perhaps as early as the Western Zhou Dynasty (1050 B.C. to 771 B.C.), allowed only emperors performing the ritual worship of heaven, perceiving them as special links between the earthly and celestial realms.
A. only emperors performing the ritual worship of heaven, perceiving them as
B. only emperors to perform the ritual worship of heaven, with the perception of them being
C. the ritual worship of heaven to be performed only by emperors, who were perceived as
D. the ritual worship of heaven, performed by emperors only, with the perception of them as
E. the ritual worship of heaven as performed by emperors only, who were perceived to be
This is my analysis.
Option A:
The state religion of ancient China allowed only emperors performing the ritual worship of heaven, perceiving them as special links between the earthly and celestial realms.
This is a nonsensical in meaning.
The Intending meaning is "The state religion of ancient China allowed the ritual worship of heaven"
This is not the intended meaning - "The state religion of ancient China allowed only emperors performing the ritual worship of heaven"
The Later suggest that emperors performing ritual worship were allowed to do anything and this is not the intended meaning.
This sort of modifier should actually satisfy 2 requirements:
1) It should apply most nearly to the subject of the preceding clause; and, even more importantly,
2) It should have one of the following RELATIONSHIPS to that clause:
Immediate consequence
Simultaneous, but lower-priority, action
Here, this modifier doesn't have either of these 2 relationships to the main clause, so it's used inappropriately.
Option B - again is very indirect as discussed above. Usage of with is wrong here. with(A preposition) when used after comma modifies the entire clause.
Option D -
The state religion of ancient China allowed the ritual worship of heaven[, performed by emperors only,] with the perception of them as
Anything between two commas ",.........," is always an additional information (may or may not be fluff).
I have enveloped the additional information in "[, performed by emperors only,]"
Now what does "with"modifies w/o comma - Heaven.
Was heaven was of an perception?
Option E -
The state religion of ancient China allowed the ritual worship of heaven as performed by emperors only, who were perceived to be
"as performed by emperors only" This is not correct and this is also missing the "to be"
C is far the best answer.
Relying blindly on idiom is never going to be pay you in exam. I never seek assistance of Idioms anymore while solving SC questions.
N.B. This is a GMAT Exam Pack 1 Question.
A. only emperors performing the ritual worship of heaven, perceiving them as
B. only emperors to perform the ritual worship of heaven, with the perception of them being
C. the ritual worship of heaven to be performed only by emperors, who were perceived as
D. the ritual worship of heaven, performed by emperors only, with the perception of them as
E. the ritual worship of heaven as performed by emperors only, who were perceived to be
This is my analysis.
Option A:
The state religion of ancient China allowed only emperors performing the ritual worship of heaven, perceiving them as special links between the earthly and celestial realms.
This is a nonsensical in meaning.
The Intending meaning is "The state religion of ancient China allowed the ritual worship of heaven"
This is not the intended meaning - "The state religion of ancient China allowed only emperors performing the ritual worship of heaven"
The Later suggest that emperors performing ritual worship were allowed to do anything and this is not the intended meaning.
This sort of modifier should actually satisfy 2 requirements:
1) It should apply most nearly to the subject of the preceding clause; and, even more importantly,
2) It should have one of the following RELATIONSHIPS to that clause:
Immediate consequence
Simultaneous, but lower-priority, action
Here, this modifier doesn't have either of these 2 relationships to the main clause, so it's used inappropriately.
Option B - again is very indirect as discussed above. Usage of with is wrong here. with(A preposition) when used after comma modifies the entire clause.
Option D -
The state religion of ancient China allowed the ritual worship of heaven[, performed by emperors only,] with the perception of them as
Anything between two commas ",.........," is always an additional information (may or may not be fluff).
I have enveloped the additional information in "[, performed by emperors only,]"
Now what does "with"modifies w/o comma - Heaven.
Was heaven was of an perception?
Option E -
The state religion of ancient China allowed the ritual worship of heaven as performed by emperors only, who were perceived to be
"as performed by emperors only" This is not correct and this is also missing the "to be"
C is far the best answer.
Relying blindly on idiom is never going to be pay you in exam. I never seek assistance of Idioms anymore while solving SC questions.
N.B. This is a GMAT Exam Pack 1 Question.
