anik1989 Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 The days of the consummate _____ are over: there are simply too many fields of knowledge for one person to master completely. here the blank is polymath. but how come?? before colon we can see that there polymaths( A person of great or varied learning) are over. so polymaths can not be existed now a days and after colon this connotation should be beard. but there is not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic77 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 As you have mentioned, a polymath is a person of great, varied learning. The trick to the question is understanding its structure. Here, the colon explains why "the consummate polymath is over." In other words, the colon is synonymous with "because." Let's recast the question with this change. The days of the consummate ___polymaths__ are over, because there are simply too many fields of knowledge for one person to master completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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