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by alex.gellatly » Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:48 pm
Italian fashion house Prada, which has been among the most highly regarded clothing and accessory manufacturers, surprised many insiders in moving its sneaker production overseas to Vietnam in 2007.


Italian fashion house Prada, which has been among the most highly regarded clothing and accessory manufacturers, surprised many insiders in moving its sneaker production overseas to Vietnam in 2007

Prada, the Italian fashion house that is among the most highly regarded manufacturers of clothing and accessories, surprised many insiders in 2007, moving its sneaker production overseas to Vietnam

In 2007, Italian fashion house Prada, among the most highly regarded manufacturers of clothing and accessories, surprised many insiders by moving its sneaker production overseas to Vietnam

The Italian fashion house Prada, among the most highly regarded clothing and accessory manufacturers in 2007, was a surprise to many insiders when it moved its sneaker production overseas to Vietnam

In 2007, surprising many insiders by moving its sneaker production overseas to Vietnam, the Italian fashion house Prada was one of the most highly regarded clothing and accessory manufacturers
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by vk_vinayak » Thu Jun 21, 2012 3:24 am
IMO C.
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by imskpwr » Thu Jun 21, 2012 3:56 am
C wins clearly.
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by sandeep_thaparianz » Thu Jun 21, 2012 3:56 am
+1 for C
Was confused between A and C but then saw an awkward construction in A....."surprised many insiders IN"
B repeats the same error as A
D,E change the meaning
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by imskpwr » Thu Jun 21, 2012 4:02 am
sandeep_thaparianz wrote:+1 for C
Was confused between A and C but then saw an awkward construction in A....."surprised many insiders IN"
yup!
"by" correctly shows "CAUSATION" here.
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by imskpwr » Thu Jun 21, 2012 4:19 am
Googled and found that "Surprised By" is correct IDIOM.
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by GMATGuruNY » Thu Jun 21, 2012 5:28 am
alex.gellatly wrote:Italian fashion house Prada, which has been among the most highly regarded clothing and accessory manufacturers, surprised many insiders in moving its sneaker production overseas to Vietnam in 2007.


Italian fashion house Prada, which has been among the most highly regarded clothing and accessory manufacturers, surprised many insiders in moving its sneaker production overseas to Vietnam in 2007

Prada, the Italian fashion house that is among the most highly regarded manufacturers of clothing and accessories, surprised many insiders in 2007, moving its sneaker production overseas to Vietnam

In 2007, Italian fashion house Prada, among the most highly regarded manufacturers of clothing and accessories, surprised many insiders by moving its sneaker production overseas to Vietnam

The Italian fashion house Prada, among the most highly regarded clothing and accessory manufacturers in 2007, was a surprise to many insiders when it moved its sneaker production overseas to Vietnam

In 2007, surprising many insiders by moving its sneaker production overseas to Vietnam, the Italian fashion house Prada was one of the most highly regarded clothing and accessory manufacturers
A: Prada surprised...moving its production IN 2007 incorrectly implies that THE YEAR in which the moving took place is what SURPRISED many insiders. For this to be the intended meaning, the sentence would need to make clear why THE YEAR was of particular significance. Eliminate A.

B: COMMA + VERBing implies an action that RESULTS FROM the preceding action. Thus, B incorrectly implies that Prada's MOVING resulted from how it SURPRISED many insiders. Eliminate B.

D: Prada...was a surprise does not convey the intended meaning. The company itself was not a surprise; WHAT IT DID was a surprise. Eliminate D.

E: In 2007...Prada WAS one of the most highly regarded manufacturers changes the intended meaning by implying that Prada NO LONGER is highly regarded. Eliminate E.

The correct answer is C.

As noted above, BY is needed here to convey the causal relationship: Prada surprised many insiders BY moving.
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by imskpwr » Thu Jun 21, 2012 5:42 am
Mitch sir, you always rock.

however, i have certain doubts in the same problem.
GMATGuruNY wrote: A: Prada surprised...moving its production IN 2007
incorrectly implies that THE YEAR in which the moving took place is what SURPRISED many insiders. For this to be the intended meaning, the sentence would need to make clear why THE YEAR was of particular significance. Eliminate A.
Not clear!

How to be sure of which verb an adverbial prepositional phrase(IN 2007, here) refers?
i thought it was "moving".
GMATGuruNY wrote: B: COMMA + VERBing implies an action that RESULTS FROM the preceding action. Thus, B incorrectly implies that Prada's MOVING resulted from how it SURPRISED many insiders. Eliminate B.
however, I think that "Comma + ing" can also imply "by means of" as in the below example:
The engineer identified the problem, using the latest technology.
how to differentiate between these two forms.

Further, as quoted by you here https://www.beatthegmat.com/kaplan-sc-t87615.html, it can modify a preceding noun also.

Please clear my doubt.
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