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by gmat_perfect » Sun Jul 11, 2010 4:03 am
The modernization program for the steel mill will cost approximately 51 million dollars, which it is hoped can be completed in the late 1980's.

(A) The modernization program for the steel mill will cost approximately 51 million dollars, which it is hoped can be completed in the late 1980's.
(B) The modernization program for the steel mill, hopefully completed in the late 1980's, will cost approximately 51 million dollars.
(C) Modernizing the steel mill, hopefully to be completed in the late 1980's, will cost approximately 51 million dollars.
(D) The program for modernizing the steel mill, which can, it is hoped, be completed in the late 1980's and cost approximately 51 million dollars.
(E) Modernizing the steel mill, a program that can, it is hoped, be completed in the late 1980's, will cost approximately 51 million dollars.

[spoiler]OA: E[/spoiler]

What is the main problem in the option C? Is it in the modifier?

Please explain the options B and D.

Thanks.
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by gmatmachoman » Sun Jul 11, 2010 4:53 am
gmat_perfect wrote:The modernization program for the steel mill will cost approximately 51 million dollars, which it is hoped can be completed in the late 1980's.

(A) The modernization program for the steel mill will cost approximately 51 million dollars, which it is hoped can be completed in the late 1980's.
(B) The modernization program for the steel mill, hopefully completed in the late 1980's, will cost approximately 51 million dollars.
(C) Modernizing the steel mill, hopefully to be completed in the late 1980's, will cost approximately 51 million dollars.
(D) The program for modernizing the steel mill, which can, it is hoped, be completed in the late 1980's and cost approximately 51 million dollars.
(E) Modernizing the steel mill, a program that can, it is hoped, be completed in the late 1980's, will cost approximately 51 million dollars.

[spoiler]OA: E[/spoiler]

What is the main problem in the option C? Is it in the modifier?

Please explain the options B and D.

Thanks.
"hopefully" is a deamon in GMAT land ( u can construe it something like " being")
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by adi_800 » Sun Jul 11, 2010 10:10 pm
I think D is a fragment..
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by Emeraldweapon » Sun Jul 11, 2010 11:41 pm
gmat_perfect wrote:The modernization program for the steel mill will cost approximately 51 million dollars, which it is hoped can be completed in the late 1980's.

(A) The modernization program for the steel mill will cost approximately 51 million dollars, which it is hoped can be completed in the late 1980's.
(B) The modernization program for the steel mill, hopefully completed in the late 1980's, will cost approximately 51 million dollars.
(C) Modernizing the steel mill, hopefully to be completed in the late 1980's, will cost approximately 51 million dollars.
(D) The program for modernizing the steel mill, which can, it is hoped, be completed in the late 1980's and cost approximately 51 million dollars.
(E) Modernizing the steel mill, a program that can, it is hoped, be completed in the late 1980's, will cost approximately 51 million dollars.

[spoiler]OA: E[/spoiler]

What is the main problem in the option C? Is it in the modifier?

Please explain the options B and D.

Thanks.
Option C changes the meaning. The original sentence refers to the programs while option C refers to the action. Btw, hopefully is almost always wrong in GMAT.

Option D lacks a main verb.

Option B has problem with modifier. "hopefully completed in the late 1980's" seems to modify steed mill instead of program.

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