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Why is B grammatically incorrect? (Ignore idioms here)

by piyushdabomb » Sun Sep 22, 2013 6:35 am
A common disability in test pilots is hearing impairment, a consequence of sitting too close to large jet engines for long periods of time.

(A) a consequence of sitting too close to large jet engines for long periods of time

(B) a consequence from sitting for long periods of time too near to large jet engines

(C) a consequence which resulted from sitting too close to large jet engines for long periods of time

(D) damaged from sitting too near to large jet engines for long periods of time

(E) damaged because they sat too close to large jet engines for long periods of time

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Hi Everyone -

I was down to between A and B and to me, although I know A sounds correct, is more concise, and probably idiomatically correct, why is B still not correct?

Forget idioms for a second; are there other flawed items in the sentence? Is there a modifier that's misplaced?

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by vinay1983 » Sun Sep 22, 2013 6:52 am
As such I cannot see any other usage or aspect that makes option B incorrect apart from usage of "consequence from" and I feel "too ear" in incorrect usage. "Too close" is correct usage.

Consequence of is correct usage and so is too close.
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by theCodeToGMAT » Sun Sep 22, 2013 7:50 am
{B} - INCORRECT

- Idiom issue "consequence of"

- the phrase "for long periods of time" is trying to modify "sitting too near to large jet engines"; by putting the modifier with "sitting" it is modifying only sitting..

- we should use "close" and not "near" when symbolizing the closeness.

Example:
i went on a movie with my girlfriend; we both were sitting close to each other
i went on a movie with my girlfriend; we both were sitting near to each other

Which one sounds better? :)
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by [email protected] » Sun Sep 22, 2013 12:54 pm
Hi All,

For this SC, the fastest way to answer the question is in knowing the idiom "consequence of."

IF you didn't know the idiom, you can still get the correct answer by thinking about the "intent" of the sentence.

The first part of the sentence: "A common disability in test pilots is hearing impairment,....."

Do you THINK you get hearing impairment from:

A: "sitting too close to large jet engines....."
B: "sitting for long periods of time...."

The "intent" is that sitting "too close to jet engines" causes hearing impairment. This confirms the correct answer.

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