Why not E? why A?
288. Except for a concert performance that the composer himself staged in 1911, Scott Joplin’s ragtime opera Treemonisha was not produced until 1972, sixty-one years after its completion.
(A) Except for a concert performance that the composer himself staged
(B) Except for a concert performance with the composer himself staging it
(C) Besides a concert performance being staged by the composer himself
(D) Excepting a concert performance that the composer himself staged
(E) With the exception of a concert performance with the staging done by the composer himself
Underline part is ‘except….stage’
Hi Manoj,
Option E is unnecessarily wordy. It says “with the exception” “with the staging”. The intended meaning gets lost in this contruction
Option A is is very clear and concise. The “that” correctly refers to concert performance and the meaning of the sentence is very clear