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GRE Verbal Problem Solving
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Although Shakespeare received little formal education, scholarship has in recent years_____the view that he was_____the work of classical authors.
Blank(i) Blank(ii)
A substantiated D obsessed by
B supported E oblivious to
C undermined F unfamiliar with

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before the comma we are setting a contrast that : even though Shakespeare might not have been a erudite he was familiar with the works of classical authors. Thus, we need to fill the blanks that conveys the same message.

Ans: C & F

3

How did you choose ‘undermine’ and not support?

4

if we choose support in blank (i) and then blank(ii) is unfamiliar then the overall idea becomes that Shakespeare was not familiar with the work of classical authors which goes against the contrast that was there before the comma.

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