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by daretodream » Sun Feb 14, 2010 10:59 pm
The first time that Larry walked down the ramp, laden with packages, he tripped and nearly dislocated his shoulder.

(A) Larry walked down the ramp, laden with packages, ..
(B) Larry walked, laden with packages, down the ramp
(C) Larry walked down the ramp, with laden packages,
(D) Larry, laden with packages, walked down the ramp
(E) Larry, laden with packages, had walked down the ramp,
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by komal » Mon Feb 15, 2010 1:24 am
daretodream wrote:The first time that Larry walked down the ramp, laden with packages, he tripped and nearly dislocated his shoulder.

(A) Larry walked down the ramp, laden with packages, ..
laden with packages should modify Larry, not the ramp

(B) Larry walked, laden with packages, down the ramp
laden with packages should modify Larry

(C) Larry walked down the ramp, with laden packages,
ramp with laden is wrong

(D) Larry, laden with packages, walked down the ramp
Correct

(E) Larry, laden with packages, had walked down the ramp,
had is not required
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by thephoenix » Mon Feb 15, 2010 2:58 am
(A) Larry walked down the ramp, laden with packages,
not sure

(B) Larry walked, laden with packages, down the ramp
INCORRECT,COMMA NEEDED AFTER RAMP....

(C) Larry walked down the ramp, with laden packages,
INCORRECT,LADEN PACKAGES is an incorrect usage

(D) Larry, laden with packages, walked down the ramp
INCORRECT,COMMA NEEDED AFTER RAMP

(E) Larry, laden with packages, had walked down the ramp,
INCORRECT,HAD IS NOT NEEDED BECAUSE THE SERIES IS CLEAR


only A remains but even that luks odd
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by soumyopriyosaha » Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:22 am
daretodream wrote:The first time that Larry walked down the ramp, laden with packages, he tripped and nearly dislocated his shoulder.

(A) Larry walked down the ramp, laden with packages, ..
laden and packages incorrectly modifies ramp
(B) Larry walked, laden with packages, down the ramp
laden and packages incorrectly modifies walked
(C) Larry walked down the ramp, with laden packages,
same as A
(D) Larry, laden with packages, walked down the ramp
Correct
(E) Larry, laden with packages, had walked down the ramp,
use of had is wrong.
IMO D.
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