Directions for questions 10 to 13: Each question consists of a few sentences based on a topic. Some of the sentences are grammatically incorrect or inappropriate. Select as your answer the option that indicates the grammatically correct and appropriate sentence(s).Pandey shows how the colonialist construction of Indian history incorporated religious bigotry and conflict as a distinctive feature of Indian society.This was an essentialism understanding of Indian history as religious conflict was accepted as a valid part of Indian society.Pandey’s close examination of the various colonial accounts of the Banaras riots of 1809 demonstrate this essentialist reading of an event.The reductionist tendencies of the colonialist discourses made it appear as if the disturbances were part of a continuum of Indian society and, thus, provided justification for colonial rule.
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Directions for questions 10 to 13: Each question consists of a few sentences based on a topic. Some of the sentences are grammatically incorrect or inappropriate. Select as your answer the option that indicates the grammatically correct and appropriate sentence(s).Pandey shows how the colonialist construction of Indian history incorporated religious bigotry and conflict as a distinctive feature of Indian society.This was an essentialism understanding of Indian history as religious conflict was accepted as a valid part of Indian society.Pandey’s close examination of the various colonial accounts of the Banaras riots of 1809 demonstrate this essentialist reading of an event.The reductionist tendencies of the colonialist discourses made it appear as if the disturbances were part of a continuum of Indian society and, thus, provided justification for colonial rule.
Solution
The sentences that are grammatically correct and appropriate are:
- "Pandey shows how the colonialist construction of Indian history incorporated religious bigotry and conflict as a distinctive feature of Indian society."
- "Pandey’s close examination of the various colonial accounts of the Banaras riots of 1809 demonstrate this essentialist reading of an event."
- "The reductionist tendencies of the colonialist discourses made it appear as if the disturbances were part of a continuum of Indian society and, thus, provided justification for colonial rule."
The second sentence is grammatically incorrect. The correct version should be: "This was an essentialist understanding of Indian history as religious conflict was accepted as a valid part of Indian society."
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