Tenses and Idioms
Although she was considered among her contemporaries to be the better poet than her husband, later Elizabeth Barrett Browning was overshadowed by his success.
a. Although Elizabeth Barrett Browning was considered among her contemporaries as a better poet than her husband, she was later overshadowed by his success.
b. Although Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s success was later overshadowed by that of her husband, among her contemporaries she was considered the better poet.
a is given as the right choice, whereas I feel b. is a more appropriate choice. Please comment
Hi Debarpit,
2 problems in A.
- Considered as is an incorrect idiom
- Elizabeth herself was not overshadowed by her husband’s success. It was her success that was overshadowed by that of her husband
Hope this helps!
- Although should be followed by subject and verb
- As per the meaning, Elizabeth is better poet than her husband. Later his success overshadowed her.
- Option B gives a distorted meaning using although.
Option A is better than B.
