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by GmatGreen » Tue Jan 21, 2014 9:05 am
She was less successful after she had emigrated to New York compared to her native Germany, photographer Lotte Jacobi nevertheless earned a small group of discerning admirers, and her photographs were eventually exhibited in prestigious galleries across the United States.

A) She was less successful after she had emigrated to New York compared to

B) Being less successful after she had emigrated to New York as compared to

C) Less successful after she emigrated to New York than she had been in

D) Although she was less successful after emigrating to New York when compared to

E) She had been less successful after emigrating to New York than in
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by Patrick_GMATFix » Tue Jan 21, 2014 9:27 am
The right sentence must correctly compare how successful Lotte was in New York to how successful she had been in Germany. All wrong choice commit an unbalanced comparison. Other issues tested include verb tense (past vs past perfect) and how to link ideas (contrast needed here).

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by theCodeToGMAT » Tue Jan 21, 2014 9:34 am
She was less successful after she had emigrated to New York compared to her native Germany, photographer Lotte Jacobi nevertheless earned a small group of discerning admirers, and her photographs were eventually exhibited in prestigious galleries across the United States.

A) She was less successful after she had emigrated to New York compared to
INCORRECT; shouldn't be a proper independent clause rather it must act like a modifier; tense issue

B) Being less successful after she had emigrated to New York as compared to
INCORRECT; tense issue

C) Less successful after she emigrated to New York than she had been in

D) Although she was less successful after emigrating to New York when compared to
INCORRECT; shouldn't be a proper independent clause rather it must act like a modifier

E) She had been less successful after emigrating to New York than in
INCORRECT; shouldn't be a proper independent clause rather it must act like a modifier; tense issue
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