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In the Louisiana Purchase of 1803

by The Jock » Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:36 pm
In the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. the United States acquired 828.000 square miles for about four cents an acre, which more than doubled the country's size and that brought its western border within reach of the Pacific Ocean.

A. In the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the United States acquired 828,000 square miles for about four cents an acre, which more than doubled the country's size and that brought
B. For about four cents an acre the United States acquired, in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, 828,000 square miles, more than doubling the country's size and it brought
C. With the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the United States acquired 828,000 square miles for about four cents an acre, more than doubling its size and bringing
D.The United States, in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, for about four cents an acre, acquired 828,000 square miles, more than doubling the country's size, bringing
E. Acquiring 828,000 square miles in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the United States bought it for about four cents an acre, more than doubling the country's size and bringing

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I choose C, but I have a very naive question here.
Is it ok to start a sentence by "with"?
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by reply2spg » Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:39 pm
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The Jock wrote:In the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. the United States acquired 828.000 square miles for about four cents an acre, which more than doubled the country's size and that brought its western border within reach of the Pacific Ocean.

A. In the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the United States acquired 828,000 square miles for about four cents an acre, which more than doubled the country's size and that brought
B. For about four cents an acre the United States acquired, in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, 828,000 square miles, more than doubling the country's size and it brought
C. With the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the United States acquired 828,000 square miles for about four cents an acre, more than doubling its size and bringing
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D.The United States, in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, for about four cents an acre, acquired 828,000 square miles, more than doubling the country's size, bringing
E. Acquiring 828,000 square miles in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the United States bought it for about four cents an acre, more than doubling the country's size and bringing

A GMAT Prep question.
I choose C, but I have a very naive question here.
Is it ok to start a sentence by "with"?
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by The Jock » Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:45 pm
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Thanks for pointing out...it was a copy-paste mistake...
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by KrazyKarl » Mon Aug 02, 2010 10:38 pm
Good question - in comparison to "In the Louisiana Purchase" I think "With the La. purchase" sounds much better. It's modifying "the United States", which really can't be "in" the purchase, but "with" looks like it makes sense.

You can start a sentence with "with" if it's a modifier - for example:

"With the courage I gained from Beat the GMAT, I think I'll do well on the GMAT."

Since I'm the one who has (or will have) the courage, "with" is a good modifier, right?

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by tomada » Tue Aug 03, 2010 12:51 pm
One more vote for C.
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by selfmade » Tue Aug 03, 2010 1:07 pm
Answer should be C.
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by debmalya_dutta » Tue Aug 03, 2010 4:26 pm
my pick would be C

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by showbiz » Tue Aug 03, 2010 6:27 pm
C as well. I think the only problem with A is there is a wrong "that" in the sentence. Otherwise A would have been perfectly fine.

For this, C seems right

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