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Typically people think of genius, whether it manifests itself in Mozart composing symphonies at age five or Einstein’s discovery of relativity, as having a quality not just of the supernatural but also they are eccentric.
A. as having a quality not just of the supernatural but also they are eccentric.
B. as having two qualities, being that they are both supernatural as well as eccentric
C. as having a quality not just of the supernatural but also of the eccentric
D. as having a quality not just of the supernatural but also another quality, that is, eccentricity
E. as it has two qualities, not only supernatural but as well eccentric
Correct Answer: C
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
This choice maintains the parallel structure necessary in a not only/but also construction. Choices a and d disrupt the parallel structure, and d is also wordy. Choice b uses the grammatically incorrect phrase being that. Choice e has two problems. First, it creates an illogical sentence by changing as having to as it has. If you eliminate the whether clause in the middle of the sentence, the core sentence would read Typically people think of genius as it has two qualities, not only supernatural but as well eccentric. Second, it changes not only/but also to not only/but as well an incorrect idiom
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