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Re: SC ques: In her later poems, Phyllis Wheatley's

by qianruS779 Sat Jan 16, 2016 10:26 pm

Hi Dear Instructor,

I do not know why the choice B is not correct, because of the comma between the blending of .. and suggests, or borrowing images?

Thank you very much for sharing your insights.

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Re: SC ques: In her later poems, Phyllis Wheatley's

by RonPurewal Sun Jan 24, 2016 4:52 pm

blending of X, Y, and Z

X = solar imagery

Y = J-C thought and figures

Z = ___________

it's pretty clear that you want another noun here. another THING. she blended THING X, THING Y, and THING Z.

choice D is another thing.
choice B isn't; choice B is an action.
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Re: SC ques: In her later poems, Phyllis Wheatley's

by qianruS779 Sat Feb 13, 2016 1:47 pm

Ok, I got it. Thank you!!

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Re: SC ques: In her later poems, Phyllis Wheatley's

by RonPurewal Fri Feb 19, 2016 7:49 pm

you're welcome.
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Re: SC ques: In her later poems, Phyllis Wheatley's

by ZhengJ600 Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:24 am

GMAT experts,

I know Ron has explained this in his earlier thread, but I just wanted to confirm that I understand "not the least of which is her African heritage" correctly. Does that mean PW's blending of X, Y, and Z has already suggested her influences, not to mention her African heritage, which is also one of her significant influences?

Many thanks.
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Re: SC ques: In her later poems, Phyllis Wheatley's

by Sage Pearce-Higgins Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:39 am

It seems that you're asking about the overall meaning of the sentence. I would distinguish between the images that she uses and her influences. The sentence says that she uses a broad range of images (in her poems), and that her use of these images shows that she had a broad range of influences. Among these influences is here African heritage.
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Re: SC ques: In her later poems, Phyllis Wheatley's

by ZhengJ600 Mon Jun 22, 2020 3:28 pm

Thank you. Appreciate the help.

It was just a little difficult to wrap my head around the usage of "not the least of which is her African heritage". I think I understand it now.
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Re: SC ques: In her later poems, Phyllis Wheatley's

by Sage Pearce-Higgins Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:10 am

Take a look in All the Verbal Companion (or the SC strategy guide if you have older editions) for the chapter on Extra: Meaning, Structure, and Modifiers on 'Subgroup modifiers' for more on this.