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Pronoun + being + adoloscent

by mundasingh123 » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:38 am
Although she had signed a pledge of abstinence while being an adolescent. Frances Willard was 35 years
old before she chose to become a temperance activist.
(A) while being an adolescent
(B) while in adolescence
(C) at the time of her being adolescent
(D) as being in adolescence
(E) as an adolescent

Could someone please tell what meaning is conveyed in E
Is the structure her + Being + adolescent acceptable . I dont want to reject it just because Being is not very popular on the GMAT
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by GmatKiss » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:43 am
IMO:E

E is simple and precise.
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by Frankenstein » Thu Aug 04, 2011 9:06 am
Hi,
'as' is used as a preposition, followed by noun/noun phrase.
MGMAT Page 255: Stage as: As a child, I thought I could fly(=when I was).
Similarly here, when she was an adolescent, she signed...
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by mundasingh123 » Thu Aug 04, 2011 9:33 am
Frankenstein wrote:Hi,
'as' is used as a preposition, followed by noun/noun phrase.
MGMAT Page 255: Stage as: As a child, I thought I could fly(=when I was).
Similarly here, when she was an adolescent, she signed...
Hi But i have put a different question
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by Frankenstein » Thu Aug 04, 2011 9:48 am
Hi,
I only saw this part. Didn't follow the rest of your post.
Could someone please tell what meaning is conveyed in E
So, I responded to this part.
Is the structure her + Being + adolescent acceptable . I dont want to reject it just because Being is not very popular on the GMAT
Can you write the complete sentence in your customized way so that it will help me/others to understand more precisely.
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by mundasingh123 » Thu Aug 04, 2011 9:57 am
Frankenstein wrote:Hi,
I only saw this part. Didn't follow the rest of your post.
Could someone please tell what meaning is conveyed in E
So, I responded to this part.
Is the structure her + Being + adolescent acceptable . I dont want to reject it just because Being is not very popular on the GMAT
Can you write the complete sentence in your customized way so that it will help me/others to understand more precisely.
I am referring to the structure in option C
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by SticklorForDetails » Thu Aug 04, 2011 10:59 am
The wording in (A) and (C) is incredibly awkward but not wrong. "Being" is generally right when it's explanatory, not descriptive. For example:

"Being a child, she was prone to temper tantrums." This is good -- the "being" clause explains why she was so prone.

"While being in New York City, I started work as a taxi driver." This is awkward -- we could just say "while in New York City." The word "being" really provides no emphasis that is needed here; we're just describing where I am.

In the sentence you asked about, the word "as" here is used to mean "in the capacity of," describing someone's current state.

"I am telling you this not only as your doctor, but as your friend." Here we have two examples of "as" that are the same as option (E) above.
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by gmat1978 » Fri Aug 05, 2011 7:08 pm
Can anyone please explain why answer choice B is wrong?

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by boazkhan » Fri Aug 05, 2011 7:42 pm
The signing occurred in the past...Although she had signed a ...so we need past tense not present.
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by gmat1978 » Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:44 pm
boazkhan wrote:The signing occurred in the past...Although she had signed a ...so we need past tense not present.
I think "while" can be used for two things happening at the same time. she signed something while in adolescence. So, I am not sure if tense is the issue here. One other reason I could think of is redundancy - usage of although and while.

I think the following statement could be true.

Although she had signed a pledge of abstinence in adolescence, Frances Willard was 35 years old before she chose to become a temperance activist.

In the modified version above, I got rid of the "while". Is the reasoning mentioned above right? Experts, any suggestions?

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by Frankenstein » Fri Aug 05, 2011 9:46 pm
Hi,
Even I think 'while' is not required but I don't think it is because of 'although'. 'while' is not used to show contrast in this case. It is used to signify period.
One other reason I could think of is redundancy - usage of although and while.
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