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Post subject: Though formerly  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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Post subject: Re: Though formerly 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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Post subject: Re: Though formerly 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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Post subject: Re: Though formerly Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 11:30 pm |
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Any expert comment or comments from fellow gmatters
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Post subject: Re: Though formerly 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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Post subject: Re: Though formerly Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 11:15 am |
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B: Henri Rousseau's canvases, painted in a naive, dream-like style, later established the artist as an icon of Post-Impressionism.
Can "artist" refer back to "Henri Rousseau" . I thought when we have possessive like "Henri Rousseau's canvases" it cannot serve as an antecedent .
PL clarify.
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Post subject: Re: Though formerly Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 1:25 am |
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"artist" is not a pronoun. you cannot apply a pronoun rule to something that is not a pronoun..
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Post subject: Re: Though formerly Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 9:09 am |
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tim wrote: "artist" is not a pronoun. you cannot apply a pronoun rule to something that is not a pronoun.. The explaination given is as: Quote: The original sentence begins with a modifier ("though formerly considered ill-formed and primitive") that logically addresses Rousseau's art, rather than Rousseau himself, as the original sentence states. Moreover, the use of "like" in the phrase "painted like he was naive" is incorrect; correct usage might be "as if he was naive" (although this is only one way to correct the sentence). Just wanted to confirm, whether "as if he was naive" would have been correct or "as if he were naive"
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Post subject: Re: Though formerly Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 2:43 pm |
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"were" is preferred here, as we are dealing with the subjunctive..
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