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by gmat_perfect » Sun Jul 25, 2010 12:22 am
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

[spoiler]OA: C[/spoiler]

[spoiler]"The United States, in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803"--Does it mean that "The USA is in the Louisiana Purchase?"
I could not find any other error in E besides the use of "it". Would any one get any other error in E?[/spoiler]

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by clock60 » Sun Jul 25, 2010 12:39 am
i think that it in E has no valid antecedent
the only one is Louisiana, but in the sentence louisiane works as adjective that modifies the noun purchase,
purchase is wrong antecedent
and meters require plural pronoun
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by nikhilkatira » Sun Jul 25, 2010 11:00 pm
gmat_perfect 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

(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

[spoiler]OA: C[/spoiler]

[spoiler]"The United States, in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803"--Does it mean that "The USA is in the Louisiana Purchase?"
I could not find any other error in E besides the use of "it". Would any one get any other error in E?[/spoiler]

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In option E
" Acquiring" and "bought" are redundant.
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by gmat_perfect » Sun Jul 25, 2010 11:44 pm
nikhilkatira wrote:
gmat_perfect 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

(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

[spoiler]OA: C[/spoiler]

[spoiler]"The United States, in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803"--Does it mean that "The USA is in the Louisiana Purchase?"
I could not find any other error in E besides the use of "it". Would any one get any other error in E?[/spoiler]

Thanks.
In option E
" Acquiring" and "bought" are redundant.

Nikhil@

Good catch.
I did not notice that "acquire" and "bought" mean the same thing. So the use of both of them in the same sentence is redundant.
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by paes » Sun Jul 25, 2010 11:50 pm
See the non-underlined portion in C and E :

, more than doubling its size and bringing ...

now read C and E.

Only C makes sense.

Other mistake with E :
[ Already discussed : 'it' has no clear referent in E ]
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by paddle_sweep » Mon Jul 26, 2010 8:03 am
Good question.
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