og235

[stubbornp]

235. Spanning more than fifty years, Friedrich Miiller began his career in an unpromising apprenticeship as a
Sanskrit scholar and culminated in virtually every honor that European governments and learned societies
could bestow.
(A) Miiller began his career in an unpromising apprenticeship as
(B) Miiller's career began in an unpromising apprenticeship as
(C) Miiller's career began with the unpromising apprenticeship of being
(D) Miiller had begun his career with the unpromising apprenticeship of being
(E) the career of Miiller has begun with an unpromising apprenticeship of

[amitansu]

'B' is the best ans here.

Amit

[stop@800]

we need Miiller's career / the career of Miiller in the start
and
apprenticeship of / being is wrong

so Ans B

[stubbornp]

we need Miiller's career / the career of Miiller in the start
and
apprenticeship of / being is wrong

so Ans B

But Dont you think.....Miller is a sanskrit scholar, not his carrer...Totally confused :

[scoobydooby]

the sentence means: millers career of 50 years began in an apprenticeship (as a sanskrit scholar: modifies what kind of apprenticeship he did)

[Bidisha800]

"Spanning more than fifty years," ca not modify a person.

Person didn't span 50 years; it's his career which did.

[HarvardDreamin]

'B' is the best ans here.

Amit

i'll go with B although C was tempting. isnt the idiom began with not began in? Please post the OA

[stubbornp]

OA B