SC 684 -OG 2018 not able to understand the explanation in OG
In 1913, the largely self-taught Indian mathematician
Srinivasa Ramanujan mailed 120 of his theorems to
three different British mathematicians; only one, G. H.
Hardy, recognized the brilliance of these theorems,
but thanks to Hardy’s recognition, Ramanujan was
eventually elected to the Royal Society of London.
(A) only one, G. H. Hardy, recognized the brilliance
of these theorems, but (B) they were brilliant, G. H. Hardy alone recognized,
but
(C) these theorems were brilliant, but only one, G. H.
Hardy recognized;
(D) but, only one, G. H. Hardy, recognizing their
brilliance,
(E) only one G. H. Hardy recognized, but these
theorems were brilliant
Hi Gaurav,
Please post the question clearly going forward.
Option B – What does “they” refer to? Mathematicians or theorems? Also what did Hardy recognize?
Option C – What Hardy recognized is again not clear. Also “but only one” refers to theorems and not mathematicians here
Option D – After the semi colon we need an independent clause. What we have here is an incomplete sentence. There is no action verb corresponding to Hardy
Option E – What Hardy recognized isn’t clear here as well. “Only one” could again be referring to theorems and not mathematicians
Hence option A which eliminates all the above errors is the correct answer. “Only one” correctly refers to mathematician Hardy. Correct meaning that Hardy recognized the brilliance of the theorems is conveyed
Hope this helps!
