Sentence Correction

Charles Lindergh, for his attempt at a solo transatlantic flight, was very reluctant to have an extra weight on his plane,he therefore refused to carry even a pound of mail,despite being offered $1000 to do so.

A.Charles Lindergh, for his attempt at a solo transatlantic flight, was very reluctant to have an extra weight on his plane,he therefore

B. When Charles Lindbergh was attempting his solo transatlantic flight,being very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane,he

C. Since he was very reluctant to carry any extra weight on his plane when he was attempting his solo transatlantic flight,so Charles Lindbergh

D. Being very reluctant to carry any extra weight on his plane when he attempted his solo transatlantic flight was the reason that Charles Lindbergh

E. Very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane when he attempted his solo transatlantic flight, Charles Lindbergh

Please give complete explanation of elimination... OA after discusion..
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akash singhal wrote:Charles Lindergh, for his attempt at a solo transatlantic flight, was very reluctant to have an extra weight on his plane,he therefore refused to carry even a pound of mail,despite being offered $1000 to do so.

A.Charles Lindergh, for his attempt at a solo transatlantic flight, was very reluctant to have an extra weight on his plane,he therefore

B. When Charles Lindbergh was attempting his solo transatlantic flight,being very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane,he

C. Since he was very reluctant to carry any extra weight on his plane when he was attempting his solo transatlantic flight,so Charles Lindbergh

D. Being very reluctant to carry any extra weight on his plane when he attempted his solo transatlantic flight was the reason that Charles Lindbergh

E. Very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane when he attempted his solo transatlantic flight, Charles Lindbergh

Please give complete explanation of elimination... OA after discusion..
GMATPrep question...

Hello akash singhal,

The answer IMOE. Most of the other options are either run-ons, because the clauses in most other options are juxtapositioned as called in traditional grammar, or ungrammatical. Only option E gives a proper grammatical construction; the initial supplementive clause is immediately followed by its noun subject 'Charles Lindenberg'. The participle reluctant syntactically relates to Charles Lindenberg appropriately.

Aman verma wrote:

akash singhal wrote:Charles Lindergh, for his attempt at a solo transatlantic flight, was very reluctant to have an extra weight on his plane,he therefore refused to carry even a pound of mail,despite being offered $1000 to do so.

A.Charles Lindergh, for his attempt at a solo transatlantic flight, was very reluctant to have an extra weight on his plane,he therefore

B. When Charles Lindbergh was attempting his solo transatlantic flight,being very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane,he

C. Since he was very reluctant to carry any extra weight on his plane when he was attempting his solo transatlantic flight,so Charles Lindbergh

D. Being very reluctant to carry any extra weight on his plane when he attempted his solo transatlantic flight was the reason that Charles Lindbergh

E. Very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane when he attempted his solo transatlantic flight, Charles Lindbergh

Please give complete explanation of elimination... OA after discusion..
GMATPrep question...

Hello akash singhal,

The answer IMOE. Most of the other options are either run-ons, because the clauses in most other options are juxtapositioned as called in traditional grammar, or ungrammatical. Only option E gives a proper grammatical construction; the initial supplementive clause is immediately followed by its noun subject 'Charles Lindenberg'. The participle reluctant syntactically relates to Charles Lindenberg appropriately.

Obviously if E is correct it would be correct in every grammatical manner and the one those are not because
they follow ungrammatical norms.... thats known

what are those norms I am more interested in knowing that my friend....

My answer choice is also E

The answer is indeed E mehrasa but can u explain why?

akash singhal wrote:Charles Lindergh, for his attempt at a solo transatlantic flight, was very reluctant to have an extra weight on his plane,he therefore refused to carry even a pound of mail, despite being offered $1000 to do so.

A.Charles Lindergh, for his attempt at a solo transatlantic flight, was very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane,he therefore

B. When Charles Lindbergh was attempting his solo transatlantic flight, being very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he

C. Since he was very reluctant to carry any extra weight on his plane when he was attempting his solo transatlantic flight,so Charles Lindbergh

D. Being very reluctant to carry any extra weight on his plane when he attempted his solo transatlantic flight was the reason that Charles Lindbergh

E. Very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane when he attempted his solo transatlantic flight, Charles Lindbergh

A: Charles Lindbergh was very reluctant to have any extra weight, he therefore refused to carry even a pound of mail.
Here, a comma incorrectly serves to connect two complete sentences.
This error is known as a COMMA SPLICE.
In A, it is possible to replace the comma with a period:
Charles Lindbergh was very reluctant to have any extra weight. He therefore refused to carry even a pound of mail.
If a comma can be replaced by an period, eliminate the answer choice.
Eliminate A.

In B, it is unclear whether being very reluctant serves to modify the preceding clause (when Charles Lindbergh was attempting) or the following clause (he refused to carry).
It must be clear what a modifier is modifying.
Eliminate B.
In general, COMMA + being is to be avoided on the GMAT.

C: Since he was very reluctant, so Charles Lindbergh...
Here, since and so are redundant.
Eliminate C.

D: Being very reluctant...was the reason that Charles Lindbergh refused.
Conveyed meaning:
The reason that Charles Lindbergh refused was being very reluctant.
This meaning is nonsensical.
Eliminate D.

The correct answer is E.

GMATGuruNY wrote:

akash singhal wrote:Charles Lindergh, for his attempt at a solo transatlantic flight, was very reluctant to have an extra weight on his plane,he therefore refused to carry even a pound of mail, despite being offered $1000 to do so.

A.Charles Lindergh, for his attempt at a solo transatlantic flight, was very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane,he therefore

B. When Charles Lindbergh was attempting his solo transatlantic flight, being very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane, he

C. Since he was very reluctant to carry any extra weight on his plane when he was attempting his solo transatlantic flight,so Charles Lindbergh

D. Being very reluctant to carry any extra weight on his plane when he attempted his solo transatlantic flight was the reason that Charles Lindbergh

E. Very reluctant to have any extra weight on his plane when he attempted his solo transatlantic flight, Charles Lindbergh

A: Charles Lindbergh was very reluctant to have any extra weight, he therefore refused to carry even a pound of mail.
Here, a comma incorrectly serves to connect two complete sentences.
This error is known as a COMMA SPLICE.
In A, it is possible to replace the comma with a period:
Charles Lindbergh was very reluctant to have any extra weight. He therefore refused to carry even a pound of mail.
If a comma can be replaced by an period, eliminate the answer choice.
Eliminate A.

In B, it is unclear whether being very reluctant serves to modify the preceding clause (when Charles Lindbergh was attempting) or the following clause (he refused to carry).
It must be clear what a modifier is modifying.
Eliminate B.
In general, COMMA + being is to be avoided on the GMAT.

C: Since he was very reluctant, so Charles Lindbergh...
Here, since and so are redundant.
Eliminate C.

D: Being very reluctant...was the reason that Charles Lindbergh refused.
Conveyed meaning:
The reason that Charles Lindbergh refused was being very reluctant.
This meaning is nonsensical.
Eliminate D.

The correct answer is E.

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Your explanations are amazing and easy.

Please can you help me out with some other questions i posted...
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