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Difficulty: HardEliminating Redundancy

Although the artist's early paintings were dismissed by critics, her later masterpieces gained recognition and won widespread acclaim, being praised by many, they established her as a leading figure of the modernist movement.

Which of the following is the best way to write the underlined portion of the sentence?

  1. A
    gained recognition and won widespread acclaim, being praised by many, they established
  2. B
    gained widespread acclaim; establishing
  3. gained widespread acclaim, establishingAnswer
  4. D
    gained widespread acclaim, they established

Answer

gained widespread acclaim, establishing
The correct option is the most concise choice that avoids redundancy. It eliminates the repetitive phrases expressing positive recognition and correctly connects the main clause to the modifying participial phrase with a comma.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify any redundant or repetitive phrasing in the underlined portion.
The phrases 'gained recognition', 'won widespread acclaim', and 'being praised by many' all repeat the same core concept of receiving positive attention.
ACT English questions require eliminating redundant and wordy expressions to maintain conciseness.
2
Evaluate the remaining choices for conciseness while ensuring grammatical correctness.
The option containing 'gained widespread acclaim, establishing' is the most concise and is grammatically correct, using a comma followed by a present participle to modify the main clause.
The correct choice must not introduce new grammatical errors such as fragments or comma splices.
3
Check the other choices for grammatical issues.
The option with a semicolon before 'establishing' creates a sentence fragment because a semicolon must separate two independent clauses. The option with 'they established' after a comma creates a comma splice by joining two independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction.
This confirms that only the correct choice is both grammatically correct and free of redundancy.

Key Concept

Eliminating Redundancy
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