[Video] Q29: No change or reflected or had reflected or will reflect

Explanation for Question 29 From the Writing Section on the 2017 April Sat

Question number 29 for this question, 2 we are looking at the verb here and deciding whether we have the appropriate 3 sense of this verb. So right now the sentence reads the statute's form and 4 posture echoed the proportions of classical Roman sculpture, 5 but its expressiveness and level of detail blank, 6 Renaissance sensibilities. So in this case, 7 what we're looking at as we have kind of two verbs in parallel with 8 each other in the sentence we see up here, 9 the statutes form and posture echoed the proportions and here 10 expressiveness and level of detail reflected Renaissance sensibilities. 11 So anytime we have this situation of these two verbs kind of being used 12 in the same way, um, 13 what we want to do is make sure that they're in parallel form. 14 In other words, we're kind of presenting both verbs in the same tense, 15 so that it's easier and more clear for the reader to understand. 16 So up here, we're using this simple past tense form of the verb, 17 which means that down here with reflected, we're also going to use that simple 18 past tense form of the verb in that case. 19 Um, we are going to select answer choice B for question 29. 20 Any of these other forms has reflected had reflected or will reflect, 21 would suggest kind of a slightly different timeline on this verb. 22 Um, and also would interrupt the flow that the reader has kind of established 23 here, coming off of this verb echoed. 24 So because this verb echoed proceeds reflected, 25 we want to keep them in the same form as each other. 26 And we'll select answer choice B for 29.