International sporting events

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crackgmat007: Legendary Member; Posts: 882; Joined: Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:57 pmFollowed by: 1 member; Thanked: 15 times; GMAT Score:690

by crackgmat007 » Sun Oct 04, 2009 3:23 pm

International sporting events need not be fiscal disasters, the financial success of the 1992 Olympic Games demonstrates that fact.
(A) the financial success of the 1992 Olympic Games demonstrates that fact
(B) for example, the 1992 Olympic Games were financially successful
(C) like the financial success of the 1992 Olympic Games demonstrates
(D) a fact demonstrated by the 1992 Olympic Games, which were financially successful
(E) as the financial success of the 1992 Olympic Games demonstrates

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Re: International sporting events

by umaa » Sun Oct 04, 2009 8:06 pm

crackgmat007 wrote:International sporting events need not be fiscal disasters, the financial success of the 1992 Olympic Games demonstrates that fact.
(A) the financial success of the 1992 Olympic Games demonstrates that fact
(B) for example, the 1992 Olympic Games were financially successful
(C) like the financial success of the 1992 Olympic Games demonstrates
(D) a fact demonstrated by the 1992 Olympic Games, which were financially successful
(E) as the financial success of the 1992 Olympic Games demonstrates

I'm confused between D and E.

What is OA?

What we think, we become

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by takegmat2010 » Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:14 pm

I would pick E...concise and to the point..

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by riteshbindal » Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:33 pm

I may choose D over E here for clarity of meaning. I know that I am sacrificing conciseness of E but clarity should take upper hand.
What's the OA?

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crackgmat007: Legendary Member; Posts: 882; Joined: Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:57 pmFollowed by: 1 member; Thanked: 15 times; GMAT Score:690

by crackgmat007 » Mon Oct 05, 2009 9:53 pm

OA E

Is there any grammer error in D?

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