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by karthikpandian19 » Wed May 09, 2012 11:46 pm
<< On reaching the Cape Town harbor by SS Nefertiti, the commander-in-chief greeted him and took him immediately >> to the base camp in his private jet.

(A) On reaching the Cape Town harbor by SS Nefertiti, the commander-in-chief greeted him and took him immediately

(B) Reaching the Cape Town harbor by SS Nefertiti, the commander-in-chief who greeted him immediately took him

(C) When he reached the Cape Town harbor by SS Nefertiti, the commander-in-chief greeted him and took him immediately

(D) When he reached the Cape Town harbor by SS Nefertiti, he was greeted by the commander-in-chief who took him immediately

(E) After reaching the Cape Town harbor by SS Nefertiti, the commander-in-chief immediately took him
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by jordan23 » Thu May 10, 2012 12:34 am
I am confused between C and D. I know D uses the passive form...he was greeted by... but somehow I can't neglect that and choose C.
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karthikpandian19 wrote:<< On reaching the Cape Town harbor by SS Nefertiti, the commander-in-chief greeted him and took him immediately >> to the base camp in his private jet.

(A) On reaching the Cape Town harbor by SS Nefertiti, the commander-in-chief greeted him and took him immediately

(B) Reaching the Cape Town harbor by SS Nefertiti, the commander-in-chief who greeted him immediately took him

(C) When he reached the Cape Town harbor by SS Nefertiti, the commander-in-chief greeted him and took him immediately

(D) When he reached the Cape Town harbor by SS Nefertiti, he was greeted by the commander-in-chief who took him immediately

(E) After reaching the Cape Town harbor by SS Nefertiti, the commander-in-chief immediately took him
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by karthikpandian19 » Thu May 10, 2012 5:08 pm
OA is C

As C is the active voice, which is usually preferred in GMAT
jordan23 wrote:I am confused between C and D. I know D uses the passive form...he was greeted by... but somehow I can't neglect that and choose C.
OA please..need to know asap :-)
karthikpandian19 wrote:<< On reaching the Cape Town harbor by SS Nefertiti, the commander-in-chief greeted him and took him immediately >> to the base camp in his private jet.

(A) On reaching the Cape Town harbor by SS Nefertiti, the commander-in-chief greeted him and took him immediately

(B) Reaching the Cape Town harbor by SS Nefertiti, the commander-in-chief who greeted him immediately took him

(C) When he reached the Cape Town harbor by SS Nefertiti, the commander-in-chief greeted him and took him immediately

(D) When he reached the Cape Town harbor by SS Nefertiti, he was greeted by the commander-in-chief who took him immediately

(E) After reaching the Cape Town harbor by SS Nefertiti, the commander-in-chief immediately took him
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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Thu May 10, 2012 9:05 pm
Every option has a pronoun error. None of them have a none for "he" and "him" to refer to.

In C, the OA, the opening phrase modifies "commander-in-chief."
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by alex.gellatly » Fri May 11, 2012 2:08 am
I still don't see who "he" and "him" refers to, even in option C. To me it sounds like the commander-in-chief greeted himself. Could someone please explain?
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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Fri May 11, 2012 7:00 am
Yep, that's what I said. Not a great question.
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