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by FightWithGMAT » Wed Aug 18, 2010 1:34 pm
Researchers have announced that the magnetic fields emitted by one manufacturer's
security surveillance system, of which type there are 200,000 worldwide, can interfere
with pacemakers and that
this interaction can bring on missed or irregular heartbeats,
nausea, breathlessness, dizziness, and even fainting.

A. of which type there are 200,000 worldwide, can interfere with pacemakers and that
B. of which, worldwide, there are 200,000 of that type, and which can interfere with pacemakers, and
C. of which type there are 200,000 worldwide, they can interfere with pacemakers and
D. 200,000 of which type exist worldwide, interfering with pacemakers, and
E. 200,000 of that type existing worldwide and can interfere with pacemakers, and
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by 007.r.mason » Wed Aug 18, 2010 1:46 pm
I don't like this sentence as none of the choices are elegant, however I believe that A is the only technically correct choice. Hence, I would choose A
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by vishalkc2 » Wed Aug 18, 2010 9:51 pm
IMO A. Please provide the source..and OA plz?
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by anantbhatia » Wed Aug 18, 2010 11:35 pm
I will choose (A). because of 'announced that.. and that...' construction\parallelism.
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by kvcpk » Thu Aug 19, 2010 1:04 am
Will go with A.

What is OA??

Can some one tell me what is the rule behind what the prepositional phrase modifies??

Here "of which type there are 200,000 worldwide" is modifying Surveilance system.

What is the general rule for this??
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don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it.
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by puneetdua » Thu Aug 19, 2010 2:39 am
One more vote for A - for ||sm
OA pleae and what is the source of problem.
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