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by pandeyvineet24 » Sun Nov 08, 2009 6:23 pm
Although the youngest of three brothers, Hannibal was chosen as King and general by the Carthaginian troops because of the great military experience he acquired being in his father's armies while being a child

(a) while being a child
(b) as being a child
(c) while in his childhood
(d) while a child
(e) as a child

OA after some discussion.
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by adam15 » Sun Nov 08, 2009 6:39 pm
I think A is the appropriate answer,while is used here as conjuction of time, meaning at the same time sthg else is happening, and a parallesim experession is needed.
like this sentence: I am working in my gmat while I'm listening radio.
any further explanation.thx
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by palvarez » Sun Nov 08, 2009 8:34 pm
pandeyvineet24 wrote:Although the youngest of three brothers, Hannibal was chosen as King and general by the Carthaginian troops because of the great military experience he acquired being in his father's armies while being a child

(a) while being a child
(b) as being a child
(c) while in his childhood
(d) while a child
(e) as a child

OA after some discussion.
I'd go with D.

While a child = while he was a child.
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by hercules.83 » Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:37 pm
IMO E

A & B try to avoid "being" constructions
C & D the construction is awkward

OA Please
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by soni.vikasvardhan » Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:37 pm
I think its C. "being a child" looks awkward construction. Please provide the OA
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by vivek.kapoor83 » Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:40 pm
IMO C...
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by palvarez » Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:49 pm
E cud be true, if it is treated as an adverb. But i treated as an adjectival. This is all confusing: adverbial or adjectival.
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by Mayur Sand » Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:54 pm
IMO E OA plz
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by [email protected] » Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:58 pm
IMO E...what is the OA?
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by sunnyjohn » Mon Nov 09, 2009 1:23 am
IMO:C

great ex he acquired being in his father's X while in his childhood.

(a) while being a child
Close...!

(b) as being a child
--> Seems "child" is a position in army.

(c) while in his childhood
-- Close
--> during his childhood..!

(d) while a child
-- while a child, doesn't suit..seems saying that While he was something else..!

(e) as a child
--> Seems "child" is a position in Army.

I dropped A because of 'being'..Please provide OA?
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by nfaisal » Mon Nov 09, 2009 1:38 am
If you replace "While In" with "During", The answer choice becomes very clear.

IMO-C
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by tanviet » Mon Nov 09, 2009 2:08 am
there is a similar question in OG10


"while in " and "while a child" is not grammatical

"while being" and "as being" is not so good as "as a child"

" as a child" is a idiom which mean "as I was a child". I see this in dictionary.
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by viju9162 » Mon Nov 09, 2009 3:30 am
D and E are pretty close.. But D sounds unidiomatic... E should be the answer..
"Native of" is used for a individual while "Native to" is used for a large group
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by pandeyvineet24 » Mon Nov 09, 2009 7:10 am
OA E.
Source Kaplan Online Quiz.
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