mundasingh123 wrote:gmat25 wrote:mundasingh123 wrote:Isnt the opening modifier supposed to modify students.
The pronoun it remains ambiguous .
It is not a placeholder here .A placeholder tells us that the subject is about to follow
IMO B
I continue to have doubts regarding what an opening phrase is supposed to modify
Op B starts with ALTHOUGH, and therefore, That part must be a clause. "Although required for admission," is not a clause. This thing holds true in case of WHICH and THAT also (whenever THAT introduces a relative clause). Hence, i don't think OP B is correct.
There are always exceptions to some rules.
For example As is a conjunction and is supposed to be followed by a clause when used for comparison.
So an exception to this rule is
As in this case , the number of students getting into Bschools continue to be determined by the economic situation.
The example may not be 100% correct but the idea is to illustrate an exception to this rule
Which and that are relative pronouns
Although like As is a sub. conjunction .
This could perhaps be 1 reason that what applies to Which & That may not apply to Although .
Well exceptions are there, i do agree but not in all the cases. For example COMMA + ING modifier exception only holds for "including". In case of ALTHOUGH, almost always i have seen it introducing a dependent clause. Even GMAT people share the same belief. Here is a Q-14 from OG 12 and its explanation.
Sunspots, vortices of gas associated with strong electromagnetic activity,
are visible as dark spots on the surface of the Sun but have never been sighted on the Sun's poles or equator.
(A) are visible as dark spots on the surface of the Sun but have never been sighted on
(B) are visible as dark spots that never have been sighted on the surface of the Sun
(C) appear on the surface of the Sun as dark spots although never sighted at
(D) appear as dark spots on the surface of the Sun, although never having been sighted at
(E) appear as dark spots on the Sun's surface, which have never been sighted on
for Op C and D, official explanation is:
C Although typically introduces a subordinate clause, which has a subject and a verb, but here there is no subject and sighted is not a complete verb.
D Although usually introduces a subordinate clause, but there is no subject of the clause and having been sighted is not a complete verb phrase.
