manu.pant wrote:Although just inside the orbit of Jupiter, amateur astronomers with good telescopes should be able to see the comet within the next few weeks.
a.
b. Although it is just inside the orbit of
c. Just inside the orbit of
d. Orbiting just inside
e. Having orbited just inside
In every answer choice but
B, the introductory modifier seems to refer to
astronomers, conveying a nonsensical meaning: that the ASTRONOMERS are
just inside the orbit of Jupiter or
just inside Jupiter.
Eliminate A, C, D and E.
In the OA, the only eligible referent for
it (singular) is
the comet, making it clear that the COMET is
just inside the orbit of Jupiter.
But we should be wary of the structure here.
The introductory modifier includes a pronoun without an antecedent (
it); the referent (
comet) appears near the END of the sentence.
On the GMAT, when an introductory modifier includes a pronoun without an antecedent, the referent invariably is the SUBJECT OF THE FOLLOWING CLAUSE.
Consider the following examples in the OG12:
Q7: As ITS sales of computer products have surpassed those of measuring instruments, THE COMPANY...
Q28: Building on civilizations that preceded THEM in coastal Peru, THE MOHICA...
Q31: Even though many of HER colleagues were convinced that genes were relatively simple and static, BARBARA MCCLINTOCK...
Q105: In HER book illustrations, which SHE carefully
coordinated with HER narratives, BEATRIX POTTER...
In each case, the introductory modifier includes a pronoun without an antecedent.
In each case, the referent is the subject of the following clause.
Thus, while B is the only viable answer choice here, we should be skeptical of this sort of answer choice when taking the GMAT.
Generally, when an introductory modifier includes a pronoun without an antecedent, the referent should be the FIRST NOUN AFTER THE COMMA.
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