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by Stockmoose16 » Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:52 pm
In June of 1987, The Bridge of Trinquetaille, Vincent Van Gogh's view of an iron bridge over the Rhone sold for $20.2 million and it was the second highest price ever paid for a painting at auction.

A) Rhone sold for $20.2 million and it was
B) Rhone, which sold for $20.2 million, was
C) Rhone, was sold for $20.2 million,
D) Rhone was sold for $20.2 million, being
E) Rhone, sold for $20.2, and was


The OA is B, but what's wrong with E?

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by raunekk » Sat Oct 18, 2008 10:09 pm
imo C

are u sure B is OA??
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Re: Deceptive Sentence Correction w/ OA

by codesnooker » Sun Oct 19, 2008 12:20 am
Stockmoose16 wrote:
The OA is B, but what's wrong with E?

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I don't know from where you picked up this question and answer too but I am 100% sure that (B) is logically incorrect.

Here in option (B), WHICH can refer to two things:
1. The previous word (Rhone)
2. The previous clause (Vincent Van Gogh's view of an iron bridge over the Rhone).

Referring to previous word makes no sense, hence it will refer to previous clause. But again the previous clause is the description of the painting.

So what did actually sell? Painting or its description. Since, it was the painting, so use of WHICH is completely WRONG over here.

Note: If instead of WHICH, author has used THAT without PRECEDING COMMA then only (B) would be correct option.

Now let's DRILL option (E).

Rhone, sold for $20.2, and was

There are two different errors with option (E):-
1. Rhone, sold for $20.2 In this, plainly sold for actually misses the necessary verb WAS to complete the sentence. To read more about this rule check the Stacey's post https://www.beatthegmat.com/to-or-with-t19905.html

2. and was

It means that The Bridge of Trinquetaille was the second highest price that is ever paid for the painting.

Does it was the original meaning of the sentence or even is it logically correct? NO

So (E) is INCORRECT.

Correct Answer should be (C) that removes all the present ambiguities.

Hope this helps....
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Re: Deceptive Sentence Correction w/ OA

by Jatinder » Sun Oct 19, 2008 1:24 am
codesnooker wrote:
Stockmoose16 wrote:
The OA is B, but what's wrong with E?

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I don't know from where you picked up this question and answer too but I am 100% sure that (B) is logically incorrect.

Here in option (B), WHICH can refer to two things:
1. The previous word (Rhone)
2. The previous clause (Vincent Van Gogh's view of an iron bridge over the Rhone).

Referring to previous word makes no sense, hence it will refer to previous clause. But again the previous clause is the description of the painting.

So what did actually sell? Painting or its description. Since, it was the painting, so use of WHICH is completely WRONG over here.

Note: If instead of WHICH, author has used THAT without PRECEDING COMMA then only (B) would be correct option.

Now let's DRILL option (E).

Rhone, sold for $20.2, and was

There are two different errors with option (E):-
1. Rhone, sold for $20.2 In this, plainly sold for actually misses the necessary verb WAS to complete the sentence. To read more about this rule check the Stacey's post https://www.beatthegmat.com/to-or-with-t19905.html

2. and was

It means that The Bridge of Trinquetaille was the second highest price that is ever paid for the painting.

Does it was the original meaning of the sentence or even is it logically correct? NO

So (E) is INCORRECT.

Correct Answer should be (C) that removes all the present ambiguities.

Hope this helps....
This is OG11 questions....OA is indeed C :-)
I guess, Stockmoose16 is just checking the confidence of people regarding the correct choice :-)
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by katrina911 » Tue Apr 15, 2014 6:18 pm
i dont understand why D is incorrect?
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by aditya8062 » Tue Apr 15, 2014 7:32 pm
D is wrong .the initial poster has not underlined the question correctly so may be that might have affected your judgement

D says : In June of 1987, The Bridge of Trinquetaille, Vincent Van Gogh's view of an iron bridge over the Rhone was sold for $20.2 million, being the second highest price ever paid for a painting at auction.

"comma + being" suggest that "Vincent Van Gogh's view" was the second highest price ever paid for a painting at auction !! ---> this is not intended
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