there is no antecedent noun for ‘her’ ‘she’ in option D, so how is that OA?
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 she was considered among her contemporaries to be the better poet than her husband, later Elizabeth Barrett Browning was overshadowed by his success.
(B) Although Elizabeth Barrett Brwoning was considered among her contemporaries as a better poet than her husband, she was later overshadowed by his success.
(C) Later overshadowed by the success of her husband, Elizabeth Barrett Brwoning’s poetry had been considered among her contemporaries to be better than that of her husband.
(D) Although Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s success was later overshadowed by that of her husband, among her contemporaries she was considered the better poet.
(E) Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poetry was considered among her contemporaries as better than her husband, but her success was later overshadowed by his
OA : D
SOURCE : OG 18
ques : there is no antecedent noun for ‘her’ ‘she’ in option D, so how is that OA?
Elizabeth is the only female antecedent in the question prompt and the pronoun ‘she’ can only refer to that lady.
Even if you aren’t clear about pronoun ambiguity, you can eliminate all the other answer choices with 100 % clarity. You’ll be left with option D which is the correct answer
A: Browning was not overshadowed. Her success was overshadowed. Also, we don’t know what “his” refers to. Eliminate
B: Incorrect comparison between Browning and her husband’s success. Eliminate
C: Overshadowed is modifying Browning’s poetry. Eliminate
E: Incorrect comparison between Browning’s poetry and her husband. Eliminate
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