<p>Opinions on Charles Ives as a composer (have always been split), with some listeners regarding him as, (at best), an entertaining eccentric, (while) others lauding him as the (most influential) composer of his age.
The error occur in C. I don't know why. Can someone plz explain the reason for choosing C?</p>
<p>,(while) when using (while) you dont put a comma(unless it is in the beginning of the clause). Thus, you should use (conjunctive adverb) in order for a comma to be present.</p>
<p>Also,While indicates the start of a dependant clause.(others lauding him as the (most influential) composer of his age. (not a clause))</p>
<p>It makes sense, but the correct answer is " and".</p>
<p>^ and is illogical. Somebody correct me if I am wrong. Which book are you using?</p>
<p>Well this is quite a controversial writing question, targeted for grammar purists. I read and reread the sentence several times because the sentence seemed correct to me.</p>
<p>In some circles “while” is strictly reserved for use in a temporal sense: “I read a book while Jane watched television”. In those purists circles you need “whereas” instead of “while”. So the correct phrasing becomes “whereas others lauding his …”.</p>
<p>Most dictionaries accept the definition of “whereas” for “while”, although they are likely to list that definition low on their list.</p>
<p>My sense is that this question is not taken from an actual SAT test. Am I right?</p>
<p>^ fogcity can you please please please tell me the grammar book you study from. I AM BEGGING YOU.</p>
<p>Also, can you recommend to me other books ?</p>