Although she had been known as an effective legislator first in the Texas Senate and later
in the United States House of Representatives, not until Barbara Jordan’s participation in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon in 1974 was she made a nationally recognized figure, as it was televised nationwide.
A. later in the United States House of Representatives, not until Barbara Jordan’s
participation in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon in
1974 was she made a nationally recognized figure, as it was
B. later in the United States House of Representatives, Barbara Jordan did not
become a nationally recognized figure until 1974, when she participated in the
hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, which were
C. later in the Untied States House of Representatives, it was not until 1974 that
Barbara Jordan became a nationally recognized figure, with her participation in
the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, which was
D. then also later in the United States House of Representatives, not until 1974 did
Barbara Jordan become a nationally recognized figure, as she participated in the
hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, being
E. then also later in the United States House of Representatives, Barbara Jordan did
not become a nationally recognized figure until 1974, when she participated in the
hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, which was
My answer matched OA but am not satisfied with it as i feel that there is a fault in it.. OA is D
please explain.
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In "B" the use of "which were" is wrong as it incorrectly modifies "President Richard Nixon", whereas it shud modify "hearings"
Since all other options have multiple errors, i chose B, but not sure of it.
Any opinions ?
Since all other options have multiple errors, i chose B, but not sure of it.
Any opinions ?
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answer should B. D cant be the answer because its wordykiranlegend wrote:Although she had been known as an effective legislator first in the Texas Senate and later
in the United States House of Representatives, not until Barbara Jordan�s participation in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon in 1974 was she made a nationally recognized figure, as it was televised nationwide.
A. later in the United States House of Representatives, not until Barbara Jordan�s
participation in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon in
1974 was she made a nationally recognized figure, as it was
B. later in the United States House of Representatives, Barbara Jordan did not
become a nationally recognized figure until 1974, when she participated in the
hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, which were
C. later in the Untied States House of Representatives, it was not until 1974 that
Barbara Jordan became a nationally recognized figure, with her participation in
the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, which was
D. then also later in the United States House of Representatives, not until 1974 did
Barbara Jordan become a nationally recognized figure, as she participated in the
hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, being
E. then also later in the United States House of Representatives, Barbara Jordan did
not become a nationally recognized figure until 1974, when she participated in the
hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, which was
My answer matched OA but am not satisfied with it as i feel that there is a fault in it.. OA is D
please explain.
I choose B. My reasoning was based on the argument for the "which " in the OG sentence below.
There is only one other acceptable time when the word "which" did not modify the word next to it (ofcouse separated by a comma). Here is the example..
Emily Dickinson's letters to Susan Huntington Dickinson, which were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan's marriage to Emily's brother and ending shortly before Emily's death in 1886, outnumber her letters to anyone else.
Experts, please agree with us.
Edited to include the following comments- IMO E is redundant in that "later" and "then" would provide the same chronology.
There is only one other acceptable time when the word "which" did not modify the word next to it (ofcouse separated by a comma). Here is the example..
Emily Dickinson's letters to Susan Huntington Dickinson, which were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan's marriage to Emily's brother and ending shortly before Emily's death in 1886, outnumber her letters to anyone else.
Experts, please agree with us.
Edited to include the following comments- IMO E is redundant in that "later" and "then" would provide the same chronology.
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IMO, the only possible answers were 'B' and 'E', based on the usage of the antecedent, "she", and the placement of "Barbara Jordan", to which "she" refers. I thought that "Barbara Jordan" would necessarily appear immediately after the comma that follows "House of Representatives". I might have been proceeding from a false assumption but, if not, 'B' is superior to 'E' because "hearings" (plural) requires "were", not "was".
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Hi,
Can any expert please explain the ROLE of WHICH modifier in the following GMAT PREP questions:
Although she had been known as an effective legislator first in the Texas Senate and later in the United States House of Representatives, not until Barbara Jordan's participation in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon in 1974 was she made a nationally recognized figure, as it was televised nationwide.
B. later in the United States House of Representatives, Barbara Jordan did not
become a nationally recognized figure until 1974, when she participated in the
hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, which were
Marconi's conception of the radio was as a substitute for the telephone, a tool for private conversation; instead, it is precisely the opposite, a tool for communicating with a large, public audience.
B. Marconi conceived of the radio as a substitute for the telephone, a tool for private conversation, but which is
D. Marconi conceived of the radio to be a tool for private conversation, a substitute for the telephone, which has become
In B and D what exactly is which modifying?
United States Senator Daniel Inouye was appointed to several posts within the Democratic party during his first term, that included assistant majority whip and vice-chair of the Democratic Senatorial Committee.
(D) some of which were
Why Which in option (D) not modifying posts as which is followed by a plural verb?
Can any expert please explain the ROLE of WHICH modifier in the following GMAT PREP questions:
Although she had been known as an effective legislator first in the Texas Senate and later in the United States House of Representatives, not until Barbara Jordan's participation in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon in 1974 was she made a nationally recognized figure, as it was televised nationwide.
B. later in the United States House of Representatives, Barbara Jordan did not
become a nationally recognized figure until 1974, when she participated in the
hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, which were
Marconi's conception of the radio was as a substitute for the telephone, a tool for private conversation; instead, it is precisely the opposite, a tool for communicating with a large, public audience.
B. Marconi conceived of the radio as a substitute for the telephone, a tool for private conversation, but which is
D. Marconi conceived of the radio to be a tool for private conversation, a substitute for the telephone, which has become
In B and D what exactly is which modifying?
United States Senator Daniel Inouye was appointed to several posts within the Democratic party during his first term, that included assistant majority whip and vice-chair of the Democratic Senatorial Committee.
(D) some of which were
Why Which in option (D) not modifying posts as which is followed by a plural verb?
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this post should take care of your questions:CaptainM wrote:Hi,
Can any expert please explain the ROLE of WHICH modifier in the following GMAT PREP questions:
https://www.beatthegmat.com/mgmat-sc-t24589.html#213052
the problem here isn't "which"; it's "some".United States Senator Daniel Inouye was appointed to several posts within the Democratic party during his first term, that included assistant majority whip and vice-chair of the Democratic Senatorial Committee.
(D) some of which were
Why Which in option (D) not modifying posts as which is followed by a plural verb?
first, you shouldn't use "some" when you're only talking about two things.
second, idiomatically, "Some of X are ____" generally isn't used when you are actually naming the things themselves; it's used when you are filling the blank with some quality of those things.
for instance:
some of the possible side effects of this drug are high blood pressure, vascular congestion, and headaches --> this isn't normal usage (you'd probably write "among the possible side effects...")
some of the possible side effects of this drug are rather severe --> this is normal usage.
the frustrating thing is that, if the construction is inverted, then you can do this sort of thing.
for instance,
high blood pressure, vascular congestion, and headaches are some of the possible side effects of this drug
is an acceptable sentence.
needless to say, the above is rather subtle; the most accessible takeaway here is that you shouldn't use "some" to refer to fewer than three things. (the same goes for "any" and "none" -- if there are only two options, then you would use "either" or "neither", respectively, instead.)
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those are wrong answers -- beware when you analyze wrong answers, because they're ... well ... wrong.Marconi's conception of the radio was as a substitute for the telephone, a tool for private conversation; instead, it is precisely the opposite, a tool for communicating with a large, public audience.
B. Marconi conceived of the radio as a substitute for the telephone, a tool for private conversation, but which is
D. Marconi conceived of the radio to be a tool for private conversation, a substitute for the telephone, which has become
In B and D what exactly is which modifying?
in (b) the problem is parallelism -- you have "but which is..." (note that "but" is a parallel signal), and there's definitely nothing on the other side of the sentence to which that can be parallel.
in (d) "which" seems to apply to "the telephone", which isn't the intended meaning -- the telephone is not the thing that has become a tool of mass communication.
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