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rtaha2412: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 40; Joined: Fri Nov 27, 2009 7:48 pm; Thanked: 1 times

by rtaha2412 » Tue Jan 04, 2011 12:12 pm

Beatrix Potter, in her book illustrations, carefully coordinating them with her narratives, capitalized on her keen observation and love of the natural world.

(A) Beatrix Potter, in her book illustrations, carefully coordinating them with her narratives,
(B) In her book illustrations, carefully coordinating them with her narratives, Beatrix Potter
(C) In her book illustrations, which she carefully coordinated with her narratives, Beatrix Potter
(D) Carefully coordinated with her narratives, Beatrix Potter, in her book illustrations
(E) Beatrix Potter, in her book illustrations, carefully coordinated them with her narratives and

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by tomada » Tue Jan 04, 2011 1:17 pm

IMO C

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by prachich1987 » Wed Jan 05, 2011 2:33 am

confused between A & C.
But since the subject of this topic say "modifier" , I would go for C.
Otherwise I would have gone for A as I have a doubt about the use of pronouns "her" & "she" before the antecedent.

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Brian@VeritasPrep: GMAT Instructor; Posts: 1031; Joined: Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:23 pmFollowed by: 255 members; Location: Malibu, CA; Thanked: 716 times; GMAT Score:750

by Brian@VeritasPrep » Thu Jan 06, 2011 5:24 pm

Hey prachich,

Good question - because modifiers are by nature nonessential information (when set off by commas), you can definitely include pronouns before you get to the noun, because the sentence itself should really be able to stand alone without the modifier. The modifier is an add-on:

Barack Obama hopes to address financial reform.

In his second term, Barack Obama hopes to address financial reform.

The second sentence includes a modifier that gives descriptive information but doesn't change the meaning of the sentence, so really it's preferred to have the pronoun there so that the modifier can maintain its "helpful, but not essential" role.

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by ankurmit » Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:36 pm

IMO C.

Please post OA

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by prachich1987 » Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:44 pm

Brian@VeritasPrep wrote:Hey prachich,

Good question - because modifiers are by nature nonessential information (when set off by commas), you can definitely include pronouns before you get to the noun, because the sentence itself should really be able to stand alone without the modifier. The modifier is an add-on:

Barack Obama hopes to address financial reform.

In his second term, Barack Obama hopes to address financial reform.

The second sentence includes a modifier that gives descriptive information but doesn't change the meaning of the sentence, so really it's preferred to have the pronoun there so that the modifier can maintain its "helpful, but not essential" role.

Thanks Brian@VeritasPrep for your above post!
So what I understand is "modifiers" are exceptions to the rule - "Pronoun cannot precede its antecedent"
Or are there any other exceptions too?

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by GMATMadeEasy » Fri Jan 07, 2011 5:15 am

@Brian : Could you explain in detail option B why it is incorrect ?

i have go through the OG explanation, but not sure that I have fully understood it.

Thanks.

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