Although it has not been considered the world’s most-inclining t...
Although it has not been considered the world’s most-inclining tower anymore after extensive renovations performed by engineers sharply reduced its tilt, the legendary Leaning Tower of Pisa nevertheless continues to attract hundreds of tourists annually.
Meaning Analysis
- Although it has not been considered the world’s most-inclining tower anymore
- after extensive renovations performed by engineers sharply reduced its tilt,
the legendary Leaning Tower of Pisa nevertheless continues to attract hundreds of tourists annually.
The sentence presents some contrasting information about the legendary Leaning Tower of Pisa. The contrast is that even though this tower is not considered the world’s most tilted tower anymore, it still attracts hundreds of tourists every year. The sentence also tells us why this tower lost its status. It is so because engineers carried out extensive renovation work that reduced the tilt of this tower.
Error Analysis
1) Both “although” and “nevertheless” present a contrast. Using both in the same sentence leads to a redundancy error.
2) Use of the present perfect tense verb “has not been considered” is incorrect. From the context of this sentence, it is a clear that the Leaning Tower of Pisa is not considered the most tilted tower in the world in the present. It is a general fact about the tower. Hence, the simple present tense should be used in this context.
Answer Choices
A
Although it has not been considered the world’s most-inclining tower anymore after extensive renovations performed by engineers sharply reduced
Incorrect: This choice has the errors pointed out in the error analysis.
B
It is not considered the world’s most-inclining tower anymore after engineers performed extensive renovations to sharply reduce
Incorrect: The two independent clauses “It is not considered…” and “the legendary… continues…” are joined only by a comma. Also, this choice changes the intended meaning. This choice states that the renovations were done with the intent to sharply reduce the tilt. While this meaning is logical, it is not what the original intended meaning is. Per the intended meaning, the renovations led to the reduction of the tilt. The original sentence does not indicate any sense of intent.
C
Though it is not considered the world’s most-inclining tower anymore for engineers’ extensive renovations sharply reduce
Incorrect:
1) This choice repeats the redundancy error of Choice A.
2) Use of the simple present tense verb “reduce” is not correct because engineers performed the extensive renovations in the past. These renovations have already reduced the tilt. Hence, this verb must be written in the simple past tense.
D
Not considered the world’s most-inclining tower anymore after engineers performed extensive renovations and had sharply reduced
Incorrect:
1) The past perfect tense verb “had reduced” is incorrect in this context since this action took place after the renovations were performed.
2) As per this choice, the engineers reduced the tower’s tilt. However, according to the intended meaning, the tower’s tilt was reduced by the renovations done by the engineers.
E
Not considered the world’s most-inclining tower anymore after extensive renovations performed by engineers sharply reduced
Correct: This is the correct answer choice. Notice that the opening verb-ed modifier “not considered” correctly refers to the legendary “Leaning Tower of Pisa”.