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Lourdes describes his butterfly

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by gmatdriller » Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:08 pm
Lourdes describes his butterfly exhibit as "art within art," each butterfly
representing a religious icon in its
own waxen sculpture.

A: each butterfly representing a religious icon in its
B: every butterfly representing a religious icon in their
C: all the butterflies representing a religious icon in its
D: all the butterflies representing a religious icon in their
E: each butterfly representing a religious icon within their

Is anything grammatically wrong with option D?

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by Geva@EconomistGMAT » Thu Feb 03, 2011 2:26 am
gmatdriller wrote:Lourdes describes his butterfly exhibit as "art within art," each butterfly
representing a religious icon in its
own waxen sculpture.

A: each butterfly representing a religious icon in its
B: every butterfly representing a religious icon in their
C: all the butterflies representing a religious icon in its
D: all the butterflies representing a religious icon in their
E: each butterfly representing a religious icon within their

Is anything grammatically wrong with option D?

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My scan detects no grammar issues, but rather one of distorted meaning: D could actually mean that all the butterflies represent the same religious icon, e.g. all the butterflies represent Budha.
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by Target2009 » Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:59 pm
IMO : A
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by gmatdriller » Sun Feb 13, 2011 3:56 pm
Thanks Geva, I got the point:
A is correct because it retains the original meaning. no more.
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