OG837 Q10 Grammar Question

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<p>As an undergraduate at Rutgers University,<paul robeson="" developed="" a="" serious="" interest="" in="" drama,="" which="" eventually="" led="" to=""> distinguished carrer as an actor during the 1920's and 1930's.</paul></p>

<p>A. Paul Robeson developed a serious interest in drama, which eventually led to a
B. Paul Robeson's interest in drama developed seriously and eventually led him to
C. where Paul Robeson developed a serious interest in drama, eventually leading him to
D. Paul Robeson developed a serious interest in drama, having led him eventualy to a
E. where he developed a serious interest in drama, Paul Robeson, as a result, eventually went on to</p>

<p>The Answer is A. but what's wrong with E?
is the reason that 'he' is not clarified or redundancy between 'as a result' and 'eventually'?</p>

<p>Thanks all in advance.</p>

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<p>I dont understand how WHICH can be used WITHOUT a REAL antecedent(This is wrong in formal written).</p>

<p>WHICH refers to the act of ‘‘developing an interest’’, which is not a real antecedent.</p>

<p>Anyone cares to explain why??</p>

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<p>yes it is clear antecedent.</p>

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<p>^For what does WHICH refer to then ?</p>

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<p>Why not E?</p>

<p>E reads:</p>

<p>As an undergraduate at Rutgers University,where he developed a serious interest in drama, Paul Robeson, as a result, eventually went on to distinguished career as an actor during the 1920’s and 1930’s.</p>

<p>Perhaps there’s a typo in your transcription. But this sentence is very awkward and at best poor English. Start with “went on to distinguished career”. There is a missing article before distinguished. The antecedent of “he” is placed before Paul is identified. While that’s not fatal it’s at best awkward. And the phrase “as a result” which serves to connect the two clauses is badly placed and reads like an afterthought.</p>

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<p>The answer is definitely A, the rest are misplaced modifiers.</p>

<p>D isn’t a misplaced modifier but is clearly worse than A.</p>

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<p>^ I may seem a little vexing for asking you SHEEPGETKILLED to tell me what is the REAL antecedent of WHICH again ???</p>

<p>Is the action of DEVELOPING meant to be the antecedent in this sentence?</p>

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<p>^
The serious interest led to his distinguished career as an actor.</p>

<p>Interest is the antecedent of which.</p>

<p>I am confused of your confusion.</p>

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<p>honestly, with out the a, it just sounds wrong,. i picked A but i was iffy about E beacuase it ended with to. like “to distinguished career” doesn’t really make sense</p>

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<p>I don’t see any clear reason for choice E’s inaccuracy in this discussion, except for this argument:
“But this sentence is very awkward and at best poor English. Start with “went on to distinguished career”. There is a missing article before distinguished. The antecedent of “he” is placed before Paul is identified. While that’s not fatal it’s at best awkward. And the phrase “as a result” which serves to connect the two clauses is badly placed and reads like an afterthought.”</p>

<p>While he wrote an article, Paul drank his coffee.</p>

<p>The antecedent of “he” is placed before Paul is identified. Is this awkward?? I don’t think so. </p>

<p>“As a result” does not read like an afterthought. It is equally likely to be used for a past-tense event. </p>

<p>Can anyone provide a clear explanation, please??</p>

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<p>pg. 138 of the BB says: “Remember, the right answer will result in the most effective sentence.” <–so, you’re picking the MOST correct answer.</p>

<p>The only outright error I see about (E) is the “went on to distinguished career” part, which is missing an article. </p>

<p>But other than that, I still think it’s A. Choice (E) is an extremely convoluted sentence, and thus is subpar to choice (A), which says the same thing but in a streamlined way.</p>

<p>I hope my reasoning makes sense…</p>