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by gmat.2008 » Mon Jun 01, 2009 7:07 am
947. Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits caused by the desire to be as thin as possible.
(A) Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits caused by the desire to be as thin as possible.
(B) Good eating habits sometimes fail to be maintained by young female ballet dancers and gymnasts caused by desiring to be as thin as possible.
(C) Because they desire to be as thin as possible, good eating habits are sometimes not maintained by young female ballet dancers and gymnasts.
(D) Because they desire to be as thin as possible, young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits.
(E) Young female ballet dancers and gymnasts sometimes fail to maintain good eating habits because they desire to be as thin as possible.


what is the difference between D and E?
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by Arsene Lupin » Mon Jun 01, 2009 7:20 am
"They" in E is ambiguous. It could refer to either the gymnasts or the habits.

D is the correct one.
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by gmat.2008 » Mon Jun 01, 2009 7:27 am
gr8...
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