Sentence Correction - 6th Edition - Adjective vs Antecedent

[SheltonS477]

MGMAT Sentence Correction - 6th Edition - Pg. 117 - #8 (Correct the pronoun error)

Problem - "A few Shakespearean scholars maintain that he borrowed some of his most memorable lines from Christopher Marlowe."

Corrected Answer - "A few Shakespearean scholars maintain that SHAKESPEARE borrowed some of his most memorable lines from Christopher Marlowe."


The answer description correctly states that in the original question, neither he nor his has an antecedent (Shakespearean is an adjective). However, is it possible to rearrange word order to allow Shakespeare to both modify scholars and be an antecedent? For example:

"A few scholars of Shakespeare maintain that he borrowed some of his most memorable lines from Christopher Marlowe"

Thoughts?

[Sage Pearce-Higgins]

Yes, that would also be an acceptable solution. As you put it nicely, 'Shakespeare' both functions as the antecedent of 'he' and as a modifier of scholars.