1000 SC Q no: 603

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1000 SC Q no: 603

by samyak » Sat May 29, 2010 8:32 am
603. Rembrandt so treasured his collection of Islamic portraits that when forced to sell them in order to raise money, he first made copies of more than twenty.
(A) he first made copies of more than twenty
(B) first he made copies of more than twenty
(C) more than twenty were copied
(D) copies of more than twenty were made
(E) he copies more than twenty of them first

Please help me answer this question. Please explain why you have opted the one.
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by pnk » Sat May 29, 2010 9:28 am
Rembrandt so treasured his collection of Islamic portraits that when forced to sell them in order to raise money, he first made copies of more than twenty.

(A) he first made copies of more than twenty (correct)
(B) first he made copies of more than twenty (first = adverb...should modify verb 'made')
(C) more than twenty were copied (wr correct ...bcoz of More; but passive construction; lack independent clause)
(D) copies of more than twenty were made (need independent clause - 'when...money, he...' might hv been correct; passive construction)
(E) he copies more than twenty of them first (past tense required)
[spoiler]IMO : A[/spoiler]

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by paes » Sun May 30, 2010 10:59 pm
IMO A

what is OA ?

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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Mon May 31, 2010 1:29 am
1 more forA

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by gmatmachoman » Mon May 31, 2010 1:58 am
paes wrote:IMO A

what is OA ?
I dont see this to be a good GMAT question!

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by samyak » Mon May 31, 2010 9:39 am
The OA is A. Thanks pnk.

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