458. Joplin’s faith in his opera “Tremonisha” was unshakable; in 1911 he published the score at his own expense and decided on staging it himself.
(A) on staging it himself
(B) that he himself would do the staging
(C) to do the staging of the work by himself
(D) that he himself would stage it
(E) to stage the work himself
Solution:
Idioms + Awkwardness/wordiness
“decided to stage” is the correct idiom. Therefore, A, B, and D are incorrect.
C: “do the staging” is wordy and awkward.
E: Best choice.
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(A) on staging it himself
(B) that he himself would do the staging
(C) to do the staging of the work by himself
(D) that he himself would stage it
(E) to stage the work himself
Solution:
Idioms + Awkwardness/wordiness
“decided to stage” is the correct idiom. Therefore, A, B, and D are incorrect.
C: “do the staging” is wordy and awkward.
E: Best choice.
Sentence Correction - 1000 Questions with Solution: