Archaeologists in Egypt have excavated a 5,000-year-old wooden hull that is
the earliest surviving example of example of a "built" boat-in other words, a
boat constructed out of planks fitted together-and that thus represents a major
advance, in terms of boat-building technology, over the dugout logs and reed
vessels of more ancient vintage.
A. together-and that thus represents
B. together-and this has represented
C. together, and it represents
D. together that was representing
E. together to represent
Appearing to be the only candidate whose views would be acceptable to its
membership, the Youth Canorous finally endorsed Gorge for city council.
A. Appearing to be
B. Seeming to be
C. Because he appeared to be
D. Because he seemed
E. Being
membership, the Youth Canorous finally endorsed Gorge for city council.
A. Appearing to be
B. Seeming to be
C. Because he appeared to be
D. Because he seemed
E. Being
Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.
A) Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.
B)Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.
C)Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.
D) Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.
E)Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting upon returning to Paris because of the hectic pace.
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A) Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.
B)Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.
C)Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.
D) Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.
E)Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting upon returning to Paris because of the hectic pace.
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Diesel engines burn as much as 30% less fuel than gasoline engines of
comparable size, as well as emitting far less carbon dioxide gas and far fewer of
the other gasses that have been implicated in global warming.
A. of comparable size , as well as emitting far less carbon dioxide gas and far fewer of
the other gasses that have
B. of comparable size, as well as emit far less carbon dioxide gas and far fewer of the
other gasses having
C. of comparable size, and also they emit far fewer carbon dioxide and other gasses
that have
D. that have a comparable size, and also they emit far fewer of the other gasses
having
E. that have a comparable size, as well as emitting far fewer of the other gasses
having
Source Gmat prep :)
it would have been ideal had there been far lesser as fewer is used in cases where counting is possible .. but neways .. firstly D and E are out because using that sounds very awkward.. next option C does not use the idiom as well as, so between A and B i wud select A as it is ending with that have which makes more sense than having
Archaeologists in Egypt have excavated a 5,000-year-old wooden hull that is
the earliest surviving example of example of a "built" boat-in other words, a
boat constructed out of planks fitted together-and that thus represents a major
advance, in terms of boat-building technology, over the dugout logs and reed
vessels of more ancient vintage.
A. together-and that thus represents
B. together-and this has represented
C. together, and it represents
D. together that was representing
E. together to represent
read somewhere that whenever one hifen is used at the start of a sentence another one has to be used to make the sentene complete .. ref manhattan .. its known as an aside.. so between A and B , B is awkward, hence i selected A..
Appearing to be the only candidate whose views would be acceptable to its
membership, the Youth Canorous finally endorsed Gorge for city council.
A. Appearing to be
B. Seeming to be
C. Because he appeared to be
D. Because he seemed
E. Being
Clearly its a fight between C and D for the winner's position .. D loses out because C makes more sense with that *to be* part .. because he seemed the only candidate is awkward ..
*Also dude, it wud be really nice if u cud group all the ques into one message itself. . does not look very intimidating to solve 3 ques in 1 message than 1each in 3 ..
good questions by the way ... the first 2 were quite tricky ..
Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.
A)
Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.- where modifies several years -incorrect
B)
Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning. - Having lived should modify Paul rather than servr as a dangling participle,also upon returning sounds awkward.
C)
Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return. - same as A.
D)
Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return. - correct, where modifies Tahiti, having lived modifies Paul Ganguin.
E)
Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting upon returning to Paris because of the hectic pace. - 2nd part of sentence too wordy and confusing.
A)
Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.- where modifies several years -incorrect
B)
Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning. - Having lived should modify Paul rather than servr as a dangling participle,also upon returning sounds awkward.
C)
Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return. - same as A.
D)
Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return. - correct, where modifies Tahiti, having lived modifies Paul Ganguin.
E)
Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting upon returning to Paris because of the hectic pace. - 2nd part of sentence too wordy and confusing.
Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.
A)
Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.
B)
Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.
C)Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.
D)
Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.
E)Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting upon returning to Paris because of the hectic pace.
plz post answers with explanation....
having lived in tahiti for several yrs, where life was slow looks as if life was slow in several years, it is modifying several yrs and not tahiti .. so Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed is the correct beginning .. thus B,D,E remain .. again it was paul g. who was facing difficulty , so he is the subject so the next part of the sentence shud start from him .. thus D,E remain .. between them E looks non-sense π with the way it ends with upon returning to Paris because of the hectic pace. So Option D looks the best ..
A)
Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.
B)
Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.
C)Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.
D)
Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.
E)Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting upon returning to Paris because of the hectic pace.
plz post answers with explanation....
having lived in tahiti for several yrs, where life was slow looks as if life was slow in several years, it is modifying several yrs and not tahiti .. so Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed is the correct beginning .. thus B,D,E remain .. again it was paul g. who was facing difficulty , so he is the subject so the next part of the sentence shud start from him .. thus D,E remain .. between them E looks non-sense π with the way it ends with upon returning to Paris because of the hectic pace. So Option D looks the best ..
1) My take is B. such questions smhow are hard to explain. Past tense is needed so rule out D and E. Just like is wrong because here entire clause is compared. "While" in B conveys meaning of the sentence.
2) dude, u need to delete the answer from question. its A. i have highlighted errors in choices with red.
3) Overtime cant cause errors in judgement. So rule out A,B,C. they all suggest the otherwise. E is better than D because potential for causing is unidiomatic in D.
What is the OA for 1?
The meaning for absolve is:
absolve
verb
- To free from a charge or imputation of guilt: clear, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate. Law: acquit, purge. See law
- To free from an obligation or duty: discharge, dispense, excuse, exempt, let off, relieve, spare
So, absolve means the same as forgive which is used in the first part of the sentence. So, I think 'while' will not convey the correct idea. I go with C
Is it the problem with Ahmedabad center that no body scores more than 610? Even I gave exam in the month of Feb and scored 610 while I was scoring in the range of 670 - 690 in all my practice exams....
Thanks,
Anurag...
hey anurag, now u r scaring me... I scored 610 in seoul. I am home for my next attempt thinking a`bad to be lucky for me... hahahaha
lets try and see soon...
hey anurag, now u r scaring me... I scored 610 in seoul. I am home for my next attempt thinking a`bad to be lucky for me... hahahaha
lets try and see soon...
No intention to give you hibbie jibbies...... π ....I just thought is it the Center that is the culprit...Nothing more except would have boosted our confidednce.....
that our scores are not because of our faults...
Thanks,
Anurag...
MissionPGPX Says1) My take is B. such questions smhow are hard to explain. Past tense is needed so rule out D and E. Just like is wrong because here entire clause is compared. "While" in B conveys meaning of the sentence.
The answer is actually A. I guess if only I could understand the sentence I could get it correct
My bad. Didn't notice.
2) dude, u need to delete the answer from question. its A. i have highlighted errors in choices with red.
Good One. Crisp logic.
3) Overtime cant cause errors in judgement. So rule out A,B,C. they all suggest the otherwise. E is better than D because potential for causing is unidiomatic in D.
What is the OA for 1?
The meaning for absolve is:
absolve
verb
- To free from a charge or imputation of guilt: clear, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate. Law: acquit, purge. See law
- To free from an obligation or duty: discharge, dispense, excuse, exempt, let off, relieve, spare
So, absolve means the same as forgive which is used in the first part of the sentence. So, I think 'while' will not convey the correct idea. I go with C
OA for 1 is A.
Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.
A)
Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.
B)
Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.
C)Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.
D)
Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.
E)Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting upon returning to Paris because of the hectic pace.
plz post answers with explanation....
The correct start: " Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed...". Remain: B,D,E
E - Ungrammatical . "readjusting upon returning to Paris"
B - "Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin..." - By the rule "who lived in Tahiti ?" Answer - Paul Gauguin. This should be placed as close as possible to the part of the sentence modifying it. So this one is out when compared to D.
D- Correct for the reasons explained above.
What's the OA?
A)
Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.
B)
Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.
C)Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.
D)
Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.
E)Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting upon returning to Paris because of the hectic pace.
plz post answers with explanation....
The correct start: " Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed...". Remain: B,D,E
E - Ungrammatical . "readjusting upon returning to Paris"
B - "Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin..." - By the rule "who lived in Tahiti ?" Answer - Paul Gauguin. This should be placed as close as possible to the part of the sentence modifying it. So this one is out when compared to D.
D- Correct for the reasons explained above.
What's the OA?
1.Even as they never forgave the Crusaders who overran their homeland, the Syrians have never absolved the French for taking territory from them.
(A) Even as they never forgave
(B) While they never forgave
(C) Just like they never forgave
(D) Similarly to not forgiving
(E) In spite of their never forgiving
There is no sense of contrast in this question, so use of while, which we generally used to show a contrast or the to show the two action occurring simultaneously in the the present. Therefore, B and E are discarded.
C -> "Like" is used to compare two noun or a noun phrase or clause but here we are comparing action " they never for gave" so it is eliminated
D -> "similarly" an adverb preceding a preposition "to" is an awkward construction hence rejected.
A -> It is best choice as comparison is with "as" (meaning - for instance), this option retain the proper meaning of the sentence. -- "similar to not forgiving the crusaders who overran.....they have never absolved French.
2.Faced with an estimated $2 billion budget gap, the citys mayor proposed a nearly 17 percent reduction in the amount allocated the previous year to maintain the citys major cultural institutions and to subsidize hundreds of local arts groups.
(A) proposed a nearly 17 percent reduction in the amount allocated the previous year to maintain the citys major cultural institutions and to subsidize
(B) proposed a reduction from the previous year of nearly 17 percent in the amount it was allocating to maintain the citys major cultural institutions and for subsidizing
(C) proposed to reduce, by nearly 17 percent, the amount from the previous year that was allocated for the maintenance of the citys major cultural institutions and to subsidize
(D) has proposed a reduction from the previous year of nearly 17 percent of the amount it was allocating for maintaining the citys major cultural institutions, and to subsidizeΔΕΊΛAΔΕΊβ°
(E) was proposing that the amount they were allocating be reduced by nearly 17 percent from the previous year for maintaining the citys major cultural institutions and for the subsidization
It's clear "A" as to maintain parallelism of the sentence begin with "faced" you need other particple, "proposed" so E is out.
D - > has an awkward phrase " it was allocating for maintaining" so rejected.
B-> What is "it" in B in "it was allocating" and same as D, rejected
C -> " that" seems to modify the noun preceding it "previous year" moreover it is bit illogical too as no where is mentioned that what it is going to reduce by 17 %.
3. Following the destruction of the space shuttle Challenger, investigators concluded that many key people employed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and its contractors work an excessive amount of overtime that has the potential of causing errors in judgment.
(A) overtime that has the potential of causing
(B) overtime that has the potential to cause
(C) overtime that potentially can cause
(D) overtime, a practice that has the potential for causing
(E) overtime, a practice that can, potentially, cause
E it is and explanation has been given for it. adverb "potentially" clearly modifying verb "cause" and showing the prediction which is the essence of the question- Scientist conclusion.
Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.
a)Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.
b)Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.
c)Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.
d)Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.
e)Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting upon returning to Paris because of the hectic pace.
My answer - D. Modifier " having lived....." correctly modifies the subject Paul Gaugin
a)Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.
b)Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.
c)Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.
d)Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.
e)Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting upon returning to Paris because of the hectic pace.
My answer - D. Modifier " having lived....." correctly modifies the subject Paul Gaugin
having lived in tahiti for several yrs, where life was slow looks as if life was slow in several years, it is modifying several yrs and not tahiti .. so Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed is the correct beginning .. thus B,D,E remain .. again it was paul g. who was facing difficulty , so he is the subject so the next part of the sentence shud start from him .. thus D,E remain .. between them E looks non-sense π with the way it ends with upon returning to Paris because of the hectic pace. So Option D looks the best ..
The correct start: " Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed...". Remain: B,D,E
E - Ungrammatical . "readjusting upon returning to Paris"
B - "Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin..." - By the rule "who lived in Tahiti ?" Answer - Paul Gauguin. This should be placed as close as possible to the part of the sentence modifying it. So this one is out when compared to D.
D- Correct for the reasons explained above.
What's the OA?
Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.
a)Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.
b)Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.
c)Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.
d)Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.
e)Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting upon returning to Paris because of the hectic pace.
My answer - D. Modifier " having lived....." correctly modifies the subject Paul Gaugin
Thankx the OA is D
1. In October 2001, responding to the devastating attack on New Yorks World Trade Centers Twin Towers, President Bush ordered an invasion of Afghanistan in order to remove the Taliban from power, destroy the al-Qaeda terrorist organization, and capture Osama bin Laden.
a. responding to the devastating attack on New Yorks World Trade Centers Twin Towers, President Bush
b. the devastation of the attack on New Yorks World Trade Centers Twin Towers occurred and, responding, President Bush
c. because of the devastating attack on the Twin Towers, part of New Yorks World Trade Center, President Bush responded and
d. in response to the devastating attack on the Twin Towers, part of New Yorks World Trade Center, President Bush
e. New Yorks World Trade Centers Twin Towers were devastatingly attacked, and the response was that President Bush
2. Shoppers may not think of autumn to be a good time to buy a swimsuit, but many clothing stores offer sales on summer items, especially on the previous years designs.
a. Shoppers may not think of autumn to be
b. Shoppers may not think of autumn being
c. A shopper may not think of autumn being
d. A shopper may not think of autumn as
e. Autumn may not be thought of, by shoppers, as
1. In October 2001, responding to the devastating attack on New Yorks World Trade Centers Twin Towers, President Bush ordered an invasion of Afghanistan in order to remove the Taliban from power, destroy the al-Qaeda terrorist organization, and capture Osama bin Laden.
a. responding to the devastating attack on New Yorks World Trade Centers Twin Towers, President Bush
b. the devastation of the attack on New Yorks World Trade Centers Twin Towers occurred and, responding, President Bush
c. because of the devastating attack on the Twin Towers, part of New Yorks World Trade Center, President Bush responded and
d. in response to the devastating attack on the Twin Towers, part of New Yorks World Trade Center, President Bush
e. New Yorks World Trade Centers Twin Towers were devastatingly attacked, and the response was that President Bush
2. Shoppers may not think of autumn to be a good time to buy a swimsuit, but many clothing stores offer sales on summer items, especially on the previous years designs.
a. Shoppers may not think of autumn to be
b. Shoppers may not think of autumn being
c. A shopper may not think of autumn being
d. A shopper may not think of autumn as
e. Autumn may not be thought of, by shoppers, as
IMO: 1) A
2) D - Idiom Q
Rather than accept the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, Christopher Columbus was sent by the king and queen of Spain to see if he could reach India by sailing west.
A.Rather than accept the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, Christopher Columbus was sent by the king and queen of Spain to see if he could reach India by sailing west.
B.Rather than accepting the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, Christopher Columbus was sent by the king and queen of Spain to see if he could reach India by sailing west.
C.Instead of accepting the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, Christopher Columbus sailed west to see whether he could reach India, having been sent by the king and queen of Spain.
D.Rather than accept the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, Christopher Columbus sailed west to see whether he could reach India, having been sent by the king and queen of Spain.
E.Instead of accepting the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, Christopher Columbus was sent by the king and queen of Spain to sail west to see if he could reach India.
A.Rather than accept the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, Christopher Columbus was sent by the king and queen of Spain to see if he could reach India by sailing west.
B.Rather than accepting the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, Christopher Columbus was sent by the king and queen of Spain to see if he could reach India by sailing west.
C.Instead of accepting the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, Christopher Columbus sailed west to see whether he could reach India, having been sent by the king and queen of Spain.
D.Rather than accept the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, Christopher Columbus sailed west to see whether he could reach India, having been sent by the king and queen of Spain.
E.Instead of accepting the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, Christopher Columbus was sent by the king and queen of Spain to sail west to see if he could reach India.
Rather than accept the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, Christopher Columbus was sent by the king and queen of Spain to see if he could reach India by sailing west.
A.Rather than accept the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, Christopher Columbus was sent by the king and queen of Spain to see if he could reach India by sailing west.
B.Rather than accepting the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, Christopher Columbus was sent by the king and queen of Spain to see if he could reach India by sailing west.
C.Instead of accepting the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, Christopher Columbus sailed west to see whether he could reach India, having been sent by the king and queen of Spain.
D.Rather than accept the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, Christopher Columbus sailed west to see whether he could reach India, having been sent by the king and queen of Spain.
E.Instead of accepting the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, Christopher Columbus was sent by the king and queen of Spain to sail west to see if he could reach India.
"Rather Than" is used with Verbs and "instead of" with nouns. This eliminated C & E. The correct idiom is "X Rather than Y" which requires parallelism between X & Y. In option B ,X (accepting - Active Voice ) in not parallel with Y (was sent - passive Voice.) . "Whether" is used in case of uncertainity instead of "if".This eliminates option A. Hence only option D remains which is the correct answer.
Rather than accept the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, Christopher Columbus was sent by the king and queen of Spain to see if he could reach India by sailing west.
A.Rather than accept the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, Christopher Columbus was sent by the king and queen of Spain to see if he could reach India by sailing west.
B.Rather than accepting the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, Christopher Columbus was sent by the king and queen of Spain to see if he could reach India by sailing west.
C.Instead of accepting the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, Christopher Columbus sailed west to see whether he could reach India, having been sent by the king and queen of Spain.
D.Rather than accept the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, Christopher Columbus sailed west to see whether he could reach India, having been sent by the king and queen of Spain.
E.Instead of accepting the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, Christopher Columbus was sent by the king and queen of Spain to sail west to see if he could reach India.
A ans B looks like 1st part is modifying king and not columbus. So, modifier error. C, E are wrong usage of "instead of".. D shd be the Ans.