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akhp77
 Post subject: Though formerly
 Post Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 5:02 am 
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Source: MGMAT Q Bank

Though formerly considered ill-formed and primitive, Henri Rousseau has become an iconic figure of Post-Impressionism for his dream-like canvases painted like he was naive.

A: Henri Rousseau has become an iconic figure of Post-Impressionism for his dream-like canvases painted like he was naive.
B: Henri Rousseau's canvases, painted in a naive, dream-like style, later established the artist as an icon of Post-Impressionism.
C: Henri Rousseau painted canvases in a naive, dream-like style that has become an icon of Post-Impressionism.
D: Henri Rousseau's canvases were painted in a naive, dream-like style that was later iconic of Post-Impressionism.
E: the canvases of Henri Rousseau are icons of Post-Impressionism due to being painted in a naive, dream-like style.

OA: B
I have eliminated A and C because of modifier issue. What about others?
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tim
 Post subject: Re: Though formerly
 Post Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 2:18 am 
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In D, the paintings were not later iconic of Post-Impressionism; they were iconic of that period when they were painted, even if it was only recognized as such at a later date..

In E, you would not talk of something being an icon "due to being" anything. The "being" in this case conveys a sense of present tense that we don't want. We should instead have something like "due to their having been"..

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contactshobhit
 Post subject: Re: Though formerly
 Post Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:42 am 
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In correct choice B, how do we break the sentence into S-V

Henri Rousseau's canvases, painted in a naive, dream-like style, later established the artist as an icon of Post-Impressionism

So main sentence is
Henri Rousseau's canvases later established the artist as an icon of Post-Impressionism

and "painted in a naive, dream-like style" is modifier.

Shouldn't we have "and" in list ...naive and dream-like ?
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contactshobhit
 Post subject: Re: Though formerly
 Post Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 11:30 pm 
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Any expert comment or comments from fellow gmatters
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jnelson0612
 Post subject: Re: Though formerly
 Post Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 11:50 pm 
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contactshobhit wrote:
In correct choice B, how do we break the sentence into S-V

Henri Rousseau's canvases, painted in a naive, dream-like style, later established the artist as an icon of Post-Impressionism

So main sentence is
Henri Rousseau's canvases later established the artist as an icon of Post-Impressionism

and "painted in a naive, dream-like style" is modifier.

Shouldn't we have "and" in list ...naive and dream-like ?


The "canvases" are the subject and "established" is the verb.

We do not need an "and" between "naive, dream-like". Two adjectives with a comma between them followed by a noun are acceptable.

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