I'm very confused about this sentence now. It's one of answer choices of GRE test. The question is:
Q: The passage suggests that Glass’s work displays which of the following qualities?
Choice B: An attempt to elevate rock music to an artistic status more closely approximating that of classical music.
What does the usage of "that" here mean? Which is correct if I complete the full sentence here?
- Does it mean "the attempt"? Seems like not sensible.
An attempt to elevate rock music to an artistic status more closely approximating the attempt of classical music.
Does it mean "an attempt to elevate rock music to an artistic status"? But this would seem to redundant.
Does it mean "An attempt to elevate rock music"? Then it should be "that to" instead of "that of", right?