Modifier question

arashyazdiha wrote:Despite seeming tame and intelligent, the state troopers had no choice but to shoot
the loose Gorilla.
1) Despite seeming tame and intelligent
2) Despite a tame and intelligent appearance
3) Although appearing to be tame and intelligent
4) Although it seemed tame and intelligent
5) However tame and intelligent in appearance
Please explain your answers and in what cases the wrongs would be right.
Thanks
Arash

in the first sentence it is looking as if the troopers were tame and intelligent.

Yes, It's true.
But I wanted to know are there any problems with other wrong answers if we assume that they are referring to state troopers(Except 2 which is singular)?
Thanks

In fact, in all the options except 4, it seems the troopers have been modified.
hence pick 4.

arashyazdiha wrote:Yes, It's true.
But I wanted to know are there any problems with other wrong answers if we assume that they are referring to state troopers(Except 2 which is singular)?
Thanks

Changing the meaning of the sentence is always wrong on the GMAT.I suggest you first go through the verb-modifier rules before jumping to questions..All the Best!!

Despite seeming tame and intelligent, the state troopers had no choice but to shoot
the loose Gorilla.
1) Despite seeming tame and intelligent
2) Despite a tame and intelligent appearance
3) Although appearing to be tame and intelligent
4) Although it seemed tame and intelligent
5) However tame and intelligent in appearance
Please explain your answers and in what cases the wrongs would be right.
Thanks
Arash

3 is wrong because we dont know what the Contra is talking about i.e no reference is there...
4 is wrong because the state troopers is plural and it is wrong reference....
2 is wrong because it is wordy i.e appearance is not needed here....
5 is wrong because of the usage HOWEVER
1 seems Correct but not BEST, and also gerund seeming modifying tame.....

OA ia 1

arashyazdiha wrote:Despite seeming tame and intelligent, the state troopers had no choice but to shoot
the loose Gorilla.
1) Despite seeming tame and intelligent (seeming should hv been seemingly to modify adjectives tame and intelligent)
2) Despite a tame and intelligent appearance
3) Although appearing to be tame and intelligent (wordy compared with 2)
4) Although it seemed tame and intelligent (it refers to Gorilla, changing the sentence meaning....the contrast of original sentence is lost)
5) However tame and intelligent in appearance (wordy)
Please explain your answers and in what cases the wrongs would be right.
Thanks
Arash

IMO 2

arashyazdiha wrote:Despite seeming tame and intelligent, the state troopers had no choice but to shoot
the loose Gorilla.
1) Despite seeming tame and intelligent
2) Despite a tame and intelligent appearance
3) Although appearing to be tame and intelligent
4) Although it seemed tame and intelligent
5) However tame and intelligent in appearance
Please explain your answers and in what cases the wrongs would be right.
Thanks
Arash

4

how can we make out that its nt modifyin state toppers bt the choice