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by Ozlemg » Fri Jun 17, 2011 1:48 pm
1. The athlete went from also-ran to local hero after scoring the decisive points in the championship game.

a. from also-ran to local hero
b. from being an also-run to became a local hero
c. from also-run to became a local hero
d. from what was also-ran status to that of local hero
e. from being an also-run to local hero

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by cyrwr1 » Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:32 pm
IMO A

I think D could have been correct had the choice said: from also-ran status to that of local hero.
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by atulmangal » Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:33 pm
I'm between A and D...and finally pickingD

Applying FROM X to Y idiom

Op B and C i drop because X,Y has to be nouns

Op E i drop because of the use of "being"

Here, "also-run" i believe is a type of status which is hard to understand but after reading twice i get it. I guess in Op A if the word "status" was added that gonna be a very good option but as it is not there and in Op D its there so picking Op D as my answer, but still can't ignore the awkwardness of " what was also-ran status"....

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by cyrwr1 » Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:47 pm
Also-ran is the correct noun meaning losing participant while also-run is not the correct term.

A and D remain, but you can rephrase the sentence to , "He went from zero to here after..."

This is preferred to "He went from what was a loser status to that of hero after...."

I would choose A.

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by smackmartine » Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:53 pm
Its a tough call between A and D ,and I will go with A

a. from also-ran to local hero
b. from being an also-run to became a local hero (two parts are not parallel)
c. from also-run to became a local hero (two parts are not parallel)
d. from what was also-ran status to that of local hero (I think , an athlete is compared to some kind of status )
e. from being an also-run to local hero
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by abhi0697 » Fri Jun 17, 2011 7:17 pm
IMO A

This question is about parallelism, from..to..
1. The athlete went from also-ran to local hero after scoring the decisive points in the championship game.

a. from also-ran to local hero (looks ok)
b. from being an also-run to became a local hero (being..became; not parallel)
c. from also-run to became a local hero (also-run..became; not parallel)
d. from what was also-ran status to that of local hero (what..that; not parallel)
e. from being an also-run to local hero (being..local hero; not parallel)
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by smackmartine » Fri Jun 17, 2011 7:18 pm
Hey guys, just found this. Take a peek :

https://www.beatthegmat.com/also-ran-to- ... 55077.html
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by atulmangal » Fri Jun 17, 2011 7:18 pm
smackmartine wrote:Its a tough call between A and D ,and I will go with A

a. from also-ran to local hero
b. from being an also-run to became a local hero (two parts are not parallel)
c. from also-run to became a local hero (two parts are not parallel)
d. from what was also-ran status to that of local hero (I think , an athlete is compared to some kind of status )
e. from being an also-run to local hero
I don't think comparison is an issue here...how it can be??? Op D means..Athlete from Also-ran status to local hero status...i think only awkwardness is the issue with Op D
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by atulmangal » Fri Jun 17, 2011 7:23 pm
cyrwr1 wrote:Also-ran is the correct noun meaning losing participant while also-run is not the correct term.

A and D remain, but you can rephrase the sentence to , "He went from zero to here after..."

This is preferred to "He went from what was a loser status to that of hero after...."

I would choose A.

Please correct me if my reasoning has flaws.
well truly speaking, i heard this word "also-ran" first time in my life. Second, i think you are correct in your reasoning, but u know the language of such questions makes them unnecessarily tough. Thats why i generally never pay much attention to kaplan questions. Anyways, i think u are correct.
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by smackmartine » Fri Jun 17, 2011 7:32 pm
atulmangal wrote:
smackmartine wrote:Its a tough call between A and D ,and I will go with A

a. from also-ran to local hero
b. from being an also-run to became a local hero (two parts are not parallel)
c. from also-run to became a local hero (two parts are not parallel)
d. from what was also-ran status to that of local hero (I think , an athlete is compared to some kind of status )
e. from being an also-run to local hero
I don't think comparison is an issue here...how it can be??? Op D means..Athlete from Also-ran status to local hero status...i think only awkwardness is the issue with Op D
IMO D has both comparison and (as you said)awkwardness issues . If we stick to what Option D tries to say, we can rewrite option D as:

The athlete's status went from what(status) was also-ran to that of (status) a local hero. (Not the best example but as I said IMO :) . Lets wait for our experts to comment)
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by aspirant2011 » Sat Jun 18, 2011 7:34 am
1. The athlete went from also-ran to local hero after scoring the decisive points in the championship game.

a. from also-ran to local hero --------> I think A changes the meaning as it seems as if athelete after scoring the decisive points ran to local hero............what to do, to congratulate him??????

d. from what was also-ran status to that of local hero ------> for me I would have gone with option D.
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by Frankenstein » Sat Jun 18, 2011 8:24 am
Hi,
Please mention the source of question. Please post only questions from authentic sources. Many sources frame questions in a bad way. So, It is not worth the time we spend on such questions.
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by Sanjay2706 » Thu Jun 23, 2011 2:21 am
Also-run is a wrong phrase.
So you can cross out b, c and e from the options.
Between A and D, I think D is right, as Also-Ran is a status and D mentions that.
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