Correcting Phrase, Clause, and Sentence Errors - GMAT Verbal

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Replace the underlined portion with the answer choice that results in a sentence that is clear, precise, and meets the requirements of standard written English.

For John Duns Scotus, the most notable Scholastic philosopher of the generation after Aquinas, God is a being, albeit one of a very different sort than material beings.

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The appositive phrase that renames "John Duns Scotus" is "the most notable Scholastic philosopher of the generation after Aquinas." Commas are required at both ends of this complete phrase to set it off, but commas are not needed before the prepositional phrases "of the generation" or "after Aquinas."

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