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AnjaliOberoi: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 223; Joined: Thu Dec 05, 2013 4:22 amFollowed by: 8 members; Thanked: 12 times

by AnjaliOberoi » Tue Jan 21, 2014 7:44 am

The artist Renoir’s last word was “flowers,” spoken as they arranged a bouquet of
roses just picked from his garden in a vase on his bedroom windowsill.

A. as they arranged a bouquet of roses just picked from his garden
B. as a bouquet of roses had been just picked from his garden and was being arranged
C. as a bouquet of roses just picked from his garden was being arranged
D. during the arrangement of a bouquet of roses just picked from his garden
E. while they arranged a bouquet of roses that had just been picked from his garden

OA C, what is the issue with D

Source: Beat The GMAT — Sentence Correction | Tue Jan 21, 2014 7:44 am

dimochka: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 48; Joined: Mon May 23, 2011 9:18 amFollowed by: 4 members; Location: NYC; Thanked: 17 times; GMAT Score:770

by dimochka » Tue Jan 21, 2014 7:52 am

Hi AnjaliOberoi,

The way to discount D as the wrong answer is to read past the underlined portion. Note that the incorrect choice makes it seem that the phrase "in a vase" describes the garden. Instead, it should be describing the process of arraging or the arrangement itself.

Essentially, it is not possible to pick something from the garden in a vase, which makes D incorrect.

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by theCodeToGMAT » Tue Jan 21, 2014 9:46 am

The artist Renoir’s last word was “flowers,” spoken as they arranged a bouquet of roses just picked from his garden in a vase on his bedroom windowsill.

C. as a bouquet of roses just picked from his garden was being arranged

D. during the arrangement of a bouquet of roses just picked from his garden
The issue I see with {D} is more of the meaning than the construct; "spoken during the arrangement" gives more of the meaning that Renoir spoke "flower" deliberately during the arrangement of the bouquet. For example: Mahatma Gandhi spoke during the protest......

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