The part of Cyrano de Bergerac earned Jose Ferrer both the Tony and the Academy Awards, considered his finest role.
(A)The part of Cyrano de Bergerac earned Jose Ferrer both the Tony and the Academy Awards. considered his finest role.
(B)The part of Cyrano de Bergerac, it is considered his finest role, earned Jose Ferrer both the Tony and the Academy Awards.
(C)The part considered his finest role, of Cyrano de Bergerac, earning Jose Ferrer both the Tony and the Academy Awards.
(D)Considered his finest role, the part of Cyrano de Bergerac earned Jose Ferrer both the Tony and the Academy Awards.
(E)Considered his finest role, Jos6 Ferrer won both the Tony and the Academy Awards for the part of Cyrano de Bergerac.
why The answer is D…!!
I see no error in A! !..
Please…need explanation
The phrase set off by commas should be next to its subject, to avoid confusion. In A, it sounds like you’re saying the Awards were his finest role. That’s not what you mean; you mean Cyrano de Bergerac was his finest role, so the phrase must go directly after or directly before “Cyrano de Bergerac,” as in D. Your job is to eliminate all other possible meanings, to make it perfectly clear what is considered his finest role. In D, the phrase can only be modifying ONE thing: the part of Cyrano de Bergerac.
@bodangles is right. It’s a modifier error. The way the original sentence is written suggests that the Academy Awards are “considered [Jose Ferrer’s] finest role,” whereas “[t]he part of Cyrano de Bergerac” is the correct anchor for the modifier “considered his finest role.”