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by arorag » Fri Jun 20, 2008 8:20 am
Bill Walton continued on playing, even though he had injuries that recurred over and over again, always hoping to return back to his position as a regular starter in the game he loved.

(A) on playing, even though he had injuries that recurred over and over again, always hoping to return back
(B) playing, in spite of recurrent injuries, always hoping to return
(C) playing, though injured over and over, and he was always hoping to return back
(D) on playing, even with injuries that recurred, and always hoped to return
(E) to play, despite recurring injuries, hoping that the return

I have problem with OA B
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by atlantic » Fri Jun 20, 2008 8:55 am
'on playing' gives the idea that the guy didn't stop playing continously. And that cannot be the case because he cannot injury and continue playing. A and D out.

C is awkward

E 'that the return' doesnt connect with the remaining setence

Remains B. That would be my pick. Hope it helps!

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Re: verb

by Ian Stewart » Fri Jun 20, 2008 10:32 am
Interesting question- some of the answers are wrong because they use redundant phrases, phrases like 'free gift'.

(A) on playing, even though he had injuries that recurred over and over again, always hoping to return back

'recurred over and over again' is redundant: 'recurred' means 'happened over and over again'.

(B) playing, in spite of recurrent injuries, always hoping to return

Nothing wrong here.

(C) playing, though injured over and over, and he was always hoping to return back

'return back' is redundant. 'to return' already means 'to come back'.

(D) on playing, even with injuries that recurred, and always hoped to return

As with A), this uses 'continued on'. 'continued on' is redundant; 'continued' means 'carried on' in this context.

(E) to play, despite recurring injuries, hoping that the return

As pointed out above, 'the return' doesn't work here.
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by necromancer_678 » Sat Jul 18, 2009 6:27 am
When the modifier is in b/w a set of commas can't we just remove it and see whether the sentence makes sense.

So going by the OA ...that is B we are left with

..playing , in spite of recurrent injuries, always hoping to return..

"..continued playing always hoping to return.. "..now is this correct ?

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by necromancer_678 » Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:23 am
necromancer_678 wrote:When the modifier is in b/w a set of commas can't we just remove it and see whether the sentence makes sense.

So going by the OA ...that is B we are left with

..playing , in spite of recurrent injuries, always hoping to return..

"..continued playing always hoping to return.. "..now is this correct ?
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by shibal » Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:44 am
necromancer_678 wrote:
necromancer_678 wrote:When the modifier is in b/w a set of commas can't we just remove it and see whether the sentence makes sense.

So going by the OA ...that is B we are left with

..playing , in spite of recurrent injuries, always hoping to return..

"..continued playing always hoping to return.. "..now is this correct ?
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Re: verb

by perfectstranger » Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:27 pm
Ian Stewart wrote:Interesting question- some of the answers are wrong because they use redundant phrases, phrases like 'free gift'.


(B) playing, in spite of recurrent injuries, always hoping to return

Nothing wrong here.
Could you kindly help that how could we use Bill Walton....... always hoping to return. Since the -ing construction resemble a present time. Don't we need a construction such as Bill Walton .... always hoped to return...
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by nervesofsteel » Wed Mar 31, 2010 11:05 pm
I have the same doubt as the previous post..

can someone explain...

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