SC's Question number - 859 , 860

859). Thomas Eakins' powerful style and his choices of subject—the advances in modern surgery, the discipline of sport, the strains of individuals in tension with society or even with themselves—was as disturbing to his own time as it is compelling for ours.

(A) was as disturbing to his own time as it is

(B) were as disturbing to his own time as they are

(C) has been as disturbing in his own time as they are

(D) had been as disturbing in his own time as it was

(E) have been as disturbing in his own time a

860). Those who come to church with a predisposition to religious belief will be happy in an auditorium or even a storefront, and there is no doubt that religion is sometimes better served by adapted spaces of this kind instead of by some of the buildings actually designed for it.

(A) adapted spaces of this kind instead of by some of the buildings actually designed for it

(B) adapted spaces like these rather than some of the buildings actually designed for them

(C) these adapted spaces instead of by some of the buildings actually designed for it

(D) such adapted spaces rather than by some of the buildings actually designed for them

(E) such adapted spaces than by some of the buildings actually designed for it


Answers:

859). OA - B

A, C, D - incorrect - subject verb agreement - style and his choices of subject (plural) ....it(singular)

E - incorrect - use of present perfect tense (have been) is wrong



860). OA - E - better requires than

A, C - incorrect - use of instead of is wrong. Further such is preferable to these for stating examples

B, D - incorrect - pronoun error - use of them is wrong