Hi,
Agreed. This is there in all options. But, as the poster wanted to assure whether the usage is correct, we are having this discussion. I don't know if OG has used the terms 'simple/complex gerunds' and I haven't seen OE as well because I am not too convinced with OG explanations for some questions. I am more concerned about the underlying principle than the jargon. I have used these words so that I can express my view in a more precise way.

EducationAisle wrote:Hi!! What I said was that it was a moot point in this case, since all the options, including the original sentence use the same phrase: "the training of fire management personnel".

I did a quick search in OG and could not locate "complex Gerunds"/"simple Gerunds". Please let me know where in OG you came across these terms and I will look into that specific question/questions.

The OG doesnt explicitly mention terms such as gerund . It doesnt mention terms such as poissons rule , ellipsis, abstract modifier and absolute phrase either. It just shows their applications without explicitly attributing the application to some rule.

Frankenstein wrote:Hi,
I haven't seen OE as well because I am not too convinced with OG explanations for some questions.

Hi Fankenstein, if you (or Mundasingh) could post those OG questions that you are not too convinced about, we can have a more relevant and specific discussion (sans the jargon:)).

As a general suggestion, when selecting an option, one must look for the "best" and not (what one thinks is) the "ideal" option.

p.s. OG does mention "Gerund" at multiple places. What I could not find was "simple/complex" Gerunds.

Hi,
Thanks for your suggestion. In fact,I have been doing the same Not looking OG for explanations. Referring BTG and MGMAT forums only
I agree that we need to choose the best of the 5 options during the test but I feel certain issues like gerunds, Verb-Tenses(perfect tenses),some modifiers are worth discussions like this. This has nothing to do with my strategy of attacking the SC question in test mode.

EducationAisle wrote:

Frankenstein wrote:Hi,
I haven't seen OE as well because I am not too convinced with OG explanations for some questions.

Hi Fankenstein, if you (or Mundasingh) could post those OG questions that you are not too convinced about, we can have a more relevant and specific discussion (sans the jargon:)).

As a general suggestion, when selecting an option, one must look for the "best" and not (what one thinks is) the "ideal" option.

p.s. OG does mention "Gerund" at multiple places. What I could not find was "simple/complex" Gerunds.

I am sure i found one such term as simple or complex in the OG . It could have been OG 10 as well .