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GMATPrep -- multiple modifiers

by GMATMadeEasy » Wed Apr 27, 2011 12:15 pm
Nikola Tesla, the inventor of alternating current, because he was excited with the prospects of harnessing Niagara Falls for producing electric power, he predicted in the mid-1890's that electricity generated at Niagara would one day power the streetcars of London and the streetlights of Paris.

(A) Nikola Tesla, the inventor of alternating current, because he was excited with the prospects of harnessing Niagara Falls for producing electric power, he
(B) The prospects of harnessing Niagara Falls to produce electric power was exciting to Nikola Tesla, the inventor of alternating current, and so he
(C) Excited about the prospects of harnessing Niagara Falls to produce electric power, Nikola Tesla, the inventor of alternating current,
(D) Nikola Tesla, the inventor of alternating current, excited about the prospects of harnessing Niagara Falls for the production of electric power and
(E) The inventor of alternating current, excited with the prospects of harnessing Niagara Falls for producing of electric power, Nikola Tesla

OA is C.

E is wrong because the idiom 'excited with' is incorrect . If in option E, we do correct the idiom to 'excited about', would it be correct ? I am trying to understand how should i interpret first two modifiers in E.
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by atulmangal » Wed Apr 27, 2011 12:26 pm
(E) The inventor of alternating current, excited with the prospects of harnessing Niagara Falls for producing of electric power, Nikola Tesla

I think Op E also has modifier errors...
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by GMATMadeEasy » Wed Apr 27, 2011 12:53 pm
@atulmangal
I think Op E also has modifier errors...
I want to know with certainty that there is modifier error and ,if so,what is that?I think the same way as you :).

The inventor of alternating current, excited with the prospects of harnessing Niagara Falls for producing of electric power

I got it ,i beleive, but needs experts confirmation.
The bolded appostive phrase should immediately be followed or preceded by modified noun .
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by HSPA » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:58 pm
Hi,

Rule for better Reading:
We can remove modifiers in btw commas for better reading.

A) Nicola tesla,because he was exicted - wrong, Nicolas was excited about X - correct
B) changes meaning - the concept of harnessing was his own thought.
D) Nicola, excited about X and Y proposed.. X and Y are not parallel
E) Exicted is not inventor of alternating current.
First take: 640 (50M, 27V) - RC needs 300% improvement
Second take: coming soon..
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