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British modernists used the literary tropes of fragmentation and failu [#permalink] New post   09 Dec 2022, 10:27
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British modernists used the literary tropes of fragmentation and failure to explore the impending (i)________ of British colonialism; illustrating the imminent (ii)________ of the empire through their literature.

Blank (i) Blank (ii)
A. avarice D. sunset
B. castigation E. rise
C. dissolution F. wealth
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Re: British modernists used the literary tropes of fragmentation and failu [#permalink] New post   11 Dec 2022, 04:00
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This sentence employs parallel structure, and the semicolon trigger tells you that both blanks will go in the same direction; either of your two clues, fragmentation or failure, can be recycled into both blanks. Of the choices for the first blank, only dissolution makes sense; of the choices for the second blank, only sunset matches the clues, fragmentation and failure.
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Re: British modernists used the literary tropes of fragmentation and failu [#permalink] New post   12 Oct 2023, 10:53
Why the second answer couldn't be "rise"?
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Re: British modernists used the literary tropes of fragmentation and failu [#permalink] New post   12 Oct 2023, 23:47
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The sentence tells us that the empire is going to die.

therefore in this case the two blanks walk hand in hand or I.E: they must agree.

The first one is dissolution and consequently, the empire is towards its sunset or ending NOT it is on the rise
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Re: British modernists used the literary tropes of fragmentation and failu [#permalink] New post   15 Oct 2023, 15:35
I really needed to relate "sunset" as "ending"! Now I got it! Your answer was welcome! Thanks!
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