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Unlike the trend in modern art to ____________ reality, the
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Unlike the trend in modern art to ____________ reality, the trend in photography has yet to fall prey to such an impulse; photographs that lack ____________ are often seen as nothing more than oddities.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
|---|---|
| depict | timeliness |
| subvert | notoriety |
| elaborate upon | verisimilitude |
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'has yet to fall prey...' indicates the first blank is negative. Only (B) subvert works. 'Unlike' indicates a shift. Therefore photographs do not follow the same subversive trend as modern art does. Thus, photos that do not faithfully depict reality are deemed oddities. (F) verisimilitude, are similarity to reality, fits best.
FAQ: What is the meaning of "has yet to fall prey to such an impulse"? And why does this tell us that the first blank requires a negative word?
The biggest clue comes from the meaning of "fall prey to". This is an idiomatic expression that means "to be harmed by someone or something". So we can say that while modern art has been harmed by the subversion of reality, photography hasn't had this same tendency, and consequently hasn't been harmed by it yet.
Let's also take a closer look at the structure "has yet to (do)" or "is yet to (do)". This means that something is not yet done. So we could express this first part of the sentence as:
Modern art (does something to) reality, but photography hasn't been harmed by that same impulse yet.
They are contrasted--modern art has done a negative thing, but photography hasn't done that negative thing yet.
And the only negative word available for the first blank is "subvert".
Answers: (B), (F)
'has yet to fall prey...' indicates the first blank is negative. Only (B) subvert works. 'Unlike' indicates a shift. Therefore photographs do not follow the same subversive trend as modern art does. Thus, photos that do not faithfully depict reality are deemed oddities. (F) verisimilitude, are similarity to reality, fits best.
FAQ: What is the meaning of "has yet to fall prey to such an impulse"? And why does this tell us that the first blank requires a negative word?
The biggest clue comes from the meaning of "fall prey to". This is an idiomatic expression that means "to be harmed by someone or something". So we can say that while modern art has been harmed by the subversion of reality, photography hasn't had this same tendency, and consequently hasn't been harmed by it yet.
Let's also take a closer look at the structure "has yet to (do)" or "is yet to (do)". This means that something is not yet done. So we could express this first part of the sentence as:
Modern art (does something to) reality, but photography hasn't been harmed by that same impulse yet.
They are contrasted--modern art has done a negative thing, but photography hasn't done that negative thing yet.
And the only negative word available for the first blank is "subvert".
Answers: (B), (F)
