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logitech: Legendary Member; Posts: 2134; Joined: Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:26 pmFollowed by: 25 members; Thanked: 237 times; GMAT Score:730

by logitech » Tue Nov 11, 2008 2:29 pm

Based on the recent decline in enrollment, the admission office decided to reevaluate its recruitment strategies.

Any comments ?

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by mberkowitz » Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:26 pm

i believe thats a misplaced modifier; should be

Basing their decision on the recent decline in enrollment, the admission office decided to reevaluate its recruitment strategies.

i believe that's better, but i could be wrong.

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by logitech » Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:34 pm

mberkowitz wrote:i believe thats a misplaced modifier; should be

Basing their decision on the recent decline in enrollment, the admission office decided to reevaluate its recruitment strategies.

i believe that's better, but i could be wrong.

I don't think you can use THEIR because admission office is singular. (its)

And the second half of the sentence is in past tense, using a participle , basing, changes the meaning.

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by srisl11 » Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:10 am

Is to correct to begin a sentence using 'Based on...' ?
I'm not sure. Please correct me .

I think the sentence should be...."Because of recent decline..."

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by logitech » Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:24 am

srisl11 wrote:Is to correct to begin a sentence using 'Based on...' ?
I'm not sure. Please correct me .

I think the sentence should be...."Because of recent decline..."

Good catch but I need some explanations.

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by parallel_chase » Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:38 am

refer OG11 Q20 pg 640, it is almost the same question.

Hope this helps.

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by logitech » Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:27 pm

parallel_chase wrote:refer OG11 Q20 pg 640, it is almost the same question.

Hope this helps.

Awesome!

the admission office is not based! I see!

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