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In the publishing industry twenty-some years ago, there was critically
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In the publishing industry twenty-some years ago, there was critically (i)____, prize-winning, beautiful writing that doesn‘t sell, while audience-oriented popular work, often written to formula, published to meet a well-understood demand. This opposition was called ―the literary vs. the (ii)____‖; the literary set donned tuxes for awards dinners while the other gang paid the bills. By the early 1990s, though, every book was to pay its own way. The (iii)____ alone were to be our measuring sticks.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) | Blank (iii) |
|---|---|---|
| A. criticized | D. realistic | G. aesthetic qualities |
| B. acclaimed | E. professional | H. academic prizes |
| C. reviewed | F. commercial | I. sales numbers |
Part of the project: GRE Text Completion (iii) Blank - The New Challenge Edition (2022)
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GRE Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence Strategies Guide (2022)
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Re: In the publishing industry twenty-some years ago, there was critically
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03 Apr 2022, 04:01
03 Apr 2022, 04:01
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In the publishing industry twenty-some years ago, there was critically (i)____, prize-winning, beautiful writing that doesn‘t sell, while audience-oriented popular work, often written to formula, published to meet a well-understood demand. This opposition was called ―the literary vs. the (ii)____‖; the literary set donned tuxes for awards dinners while the other gang paid the bills. By the early 1990s, though, every book was to pay its own way. The (iii)____ alone were to be our measuring sticks.
The apposition of prize-winning, beautiful writing, next to the blank indicate that the word for the blank should be acclaimed. Since the there is an opposition between prize-winning literary work that doesn't sell, and popular work which paid the bills, the word for the second blank should be commercial. Since by early 1990s, every book was to pay its own way, sales numbers alone were to be the measuring sticks.
The apposition of prize-winning, beautiful writing, next to the blank indicate that the word for the blank should be acclaimed. Since the there is an opposition between prize-winning literary work that doesn't sell, and popular work which paid the bills, the word for the second blank should be commercial. Since by early 1990s, every book was to pay its own way, sales numbers alone were to be the measuring sticks.
Re: In the publishing industry twenty-some years ago, there was critically
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07 Dec 2025, 03:13
07 Dec 2025, 03:13
Got confused in the last blank. I interpreted that all kinds of books were being sold and this difference was more or less gone (as opposed to the earlier period). Hence, the only remaining differentiating factor was the critical acclaim or prizes, hence these were the measuring sticks.
