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by gmatmachoman » Sun Jul 04, 2010 4:00 am
The nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius in two letters to the historian Tacitus.

(A) The nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius in two letters to the historian Tacitus.
(B) To the historian Tacitus, the nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote two letters, being the only eyewitness accounts of the great eruption of Vesuvius.
(C) The only eyewitness account is in two letters by the nephew of Pliny the Elder writing to the historian Tacitus an account of the great eruption of Vesuvius.
(D) Writing the only eyewitness account, Pliny the Elder's nephew accounted for the great eruption of Vesuvius in two letters to the historian Tacitus.
(E) In two letters to the historian Tacitus, the nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius.

yeah OA : E
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by this_time_i_will » Sun Jul 04, 2010 4:13 am
should be E.
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by jube » Sun Jul 04, 2010 4:17 am
IMO E. Tough one for me. What's the OA?
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by paddle_sweep » Sun Jul 04, 2010 4:45 am
I will go with 'A'. Pls post OA.

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by gmatmachoman » Sun Jul 04, 2010 5:04 am
paddle_sweep wrote:I will go with 'A'. Pls post OA.

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by viju9162 » Sun Jul 04, 2010 5:43 am
answer should be E
"Native of" is used for a individual while "Native to" is used for a large group
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by loveusonu » Sun Jul 04, 2010 6:50 am
gmatmachoman wrote:The nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius in two letters to the historian Tacitus.

(A) The nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius in two letters to the historian Tacitus.
(B) To the historian Tacitus, the nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote two letters, being the only eyewitness accounts of the great eruption of Vesuvius.
(C) The only eyewitness account is in two letters by the nephew of Pliny the Elder writing to the historian Tacitus an account of the great eruption of Vesuvius.
(D) Writing the only eyewitness account, Pliny the Elder's nephew accounted for the great eruption of Vesuvius in two letters to the historian Tacitus.
(E) In two letters to the historian Tacitus, the nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius.
At the end, it boils down to E vs A. I will go with E simple because in A, the object is too distant from the subject. in E this problem is solved by adding a modifier.

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by 22 » Sun Jul 04, 2010 7:01 am
Undoubtedly E should be the answer.
Correct formation.
For the Correct Placement of Subject and for being the most concise answer choice.
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by eccentric » Mon Jul 05, 2010 8:55 am
B,C,D does not sound idiomatically correct. Boils down to A & E i ll go for E, what is OA
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by gmat_perfect » Mon Jul 05, 2010 9:42 am
gmatmachoman wrote:The nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius in two letters to the historian Tacitus.

(A) The nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius in two letters to the historian Tacitus.
(B) To the historian Tacitus, the nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote two letters, being the only eyewitness accounts of the great eruption of Vesuvius.
(C) The only eyewitness account is in two letters by the nephew of Pliny the Elder writing to the historian Tacitus an account of the great eruption of Vesuvius.
(D) Writing the only eyewitness account, Pliny the Elder's nephew accounted for the great eruption of Vesuvius in two letters to the historian Tacitus.
(E) In two letters to the historian Tacitus, the nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius.
My analysis:

A=> "the great eruption of Vesuvius in two letters to the historian Tacitus" means that the eruption was in the two letters.
C=> Is awkward, and "in 2 letters by Elder writing to" means the Elder is writing the letters.
B=> Being is awkward.
D=> Has the same error as it is in A.

E wins.

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by loveusonu » Mon Jul 05, 2010 9:59 am
gmatmachomannnnnnn OA pleaseeee
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