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by Brian@VeritasPrep » Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:41 am
As advertised on the main page of Beat the GMAT, Ashley, David, and I will be posting some original questions today and tomorrow with prizes for the first five students to respond with correct answers that show your work!

Here's a Sentence Correction question to kick things off.


While being a Philadelphia Eagle, Terrell Owens' me-first attitude was so tiresome as to become a distraction that overshadowed his all-pro performance level and ultimately forced the team to release him.


A) While being a Philadelphia Eagle, Terrell Owens' me-first attitude was so tiresome as to become

B) In his tenure as a Philadelphia Eagle, Terrell Owens displayed a me-first attitude that was so tiresome as to become

C) While playing for the Philadelphia Eagles, Terrell Owens' me-first attitude was so tiresome that it became

D) Terrell Owens, while playing for the Philadelphia Eagles, had his me-first attitude being so tiresome that it became

E) Terrell Owens displayed a me-first attitude, while being a Philadelphia Eagle, that was so tiresome that it became



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by sdas0112 » Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:44 am
[spoiler]C) Correct Answer[/spoiler]

Incorrect grammatical construction.
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by Nemesis09 » Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:50 am
Answer: (E)

While being a Philadelphia Eagle, Terrell Owens' me-first attitude was so tiresome as to become a distraction that overshadowed his all-pro performance level and ultimately forced the team to release him.


A) While being a Philadelphia Eagle, Terrell Owens' me-first attitude was so tiresome as to become
--> The opening modifier incorrectly modifies Terrell Owens' attitude. It is supposed to modify Terrell Owen.

B) In his tenure as a Philadelphia Eagle, Terrell Owens displayed a me-first attitude that was so tiresome as to become
--> The opening modifier correctly modifies Terrell Owens but incorrect idiom usage - so X as to Y

C) While playing for the Philadelphia Eagles, Terrell Owens' me-first attitude was so tiresome that it became
--> The opening modifier incorrectly modifies Terrell Owens' attitude. It is supposed to modify Terrell Owen.

D) Terrell Owens, while playing for the Philadelphia Eagles, had his me-first attitude being so tiresome that it became
--> Incorrect Verb Construction + Tense error.

E) Terrell Owens displayed a me-first attitude, while being a Philadelphia Eagle, that was so tiresome that it became
--> 'while being a Philadelphia Eagle' correctly used verb modifier. Correct idiom usage: So X that Y.
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by Frankenstein » Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:59 am
A) While being a Philadelphia Eagle, Terrell Owens' me-first attitude was so tiresome as to become --> The subject should be Owens, not his attitude as the modifier is modifying the person

B) In his tenure as a Philadelphia Eagle, Terrell Owens displayed a me-first attitude that was so tiresome as to become

C) While playing for the Philadelphia Eagles, Terrell Owens' me-first attitude was so tiresome that it became --> same as A

D) Terrell Owens, while playing for the Philadelphia Eagles, had his me-first attitude being so tiresome that it became. -> tense error

E) Terrell Owens displayed a me-first attitude, while being a Philadelphia Eagle, that was so tiresome that it became --> the modifier modifies Owens. So, it should be clsoe to OWens and not attitude..misplaced modifier.

Hence, B
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by mundasingh123 » Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:59 am
A) While being a Philadelphia Eagle, Terrell Owens' me-first attitude was so tiresome as to become
Opening modifier incorrectly modifies attitude
B) In his tenure as a Philadelphia Eagle, Terrell Owens displayed a me-first attitude that was so tiresome as to become
Correct
Opening Modifier " In his tenure ....." correctly modifies Terrell Owens
so as to shows the correct cause effect relationship

C) While playing for the Philadelphia Eagles, Terrell Owens' me-first attitude was so tiresome that it became
Opening modifier incorrectly modifies attitude

D) Terrell Owens, while playing for the Philadelphia Eagles, had his me-first attitude being so tiresome that it became
This sentence seems as if owen's attitude was tiresome on its own . This sentence is also awkward and uses past perfect unnecessarily
E) Terrell Owens displayed a me-first attitude, while being a Philadelphia Eagle, that was so tiresome that it became
That clause is misplaced modifier
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by LifeChanger » Thu Jul 07, 2011 12:11 pm
Correct ans is B
A- being is usually avoided and Opening modifier modifies a possessive noun
C-Opening modifier modifies a possessive noun
D- awkward phrasing
E-while being a Philadelphia Eagle is not positioned correctly and also the construction is incorrect
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by beyondgmatscore » Thu Jul 07, 2011 12:15 pm
While being a Philadelphia Eagle, Terrell Owens' me-first attitude was so tiresome as to become a distraction that overshadowed his all-pro performance level and ultimately forced the team to release him.


A) While being a Philadelphia Eagle, Terrell Owens' me-first attitude was so tiresome as to become

Incorrect modifier

B) In his tenure as a Philadelphia Eagle, Terrell Owens displayed a me-first attitude that was so tiresome as to become

Correct modifier and right construction overall

C) While playing for the Philadelphia Eagles, Terrell Owens' me-first attitude was so tiresome that it became

Incorrect modifier

D) Terrell Owens, while playing for the Philadelphia Eagles, had his me-first attitude being so tiresome that it became

Incorrect tense

E) Terrell Owens displayed a me-first attitude, while being a Philadelphia Eagle, that was so tiresome that it became

Misplaced modifier

Correct answer B
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by angelicblue15908 » Thu Jul 07, 2011 12:16 pm
Answer - E

While being a Philadelphia Eagle, Terrell Owens' me-first attitude was so tiresome as to become a distraction that overshadowed his all-pro performance level and ultimately forced the team to release him.


A) While being a Philadelphia Eagle, Terrell Owens' me-first attitude was so tiresome as to become - incorrectly modifies Terrel's attitude

B) In his tenure as a Philadelphia Eagle, Terrell Owens displayed a me-first attitude that was so tiresome as to become - so tiresome as to become is an example of incorrect idiom usage

C) While playing for the Philadelphia Eagles, Terrell Owens' me-first attitude was so tiresome that it became - incorrectly modifies Terrel's attitude

D) Terrell Owens, while playing for the Philadelphia Eagles, had his me-first attitude being so tiresome that it became - tense discrepancies

E) Terrell Owens displayed a me-first attitude, while being a Philadelphia Eagle, that was so tiresome that it became - correct answer
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by nav!n » Thu Jul 07, 2011 12:38 pm
A) While being a Philadelphia Eagle, Terrell Owens' me-first attitude was so tiresome as to become --
  • The subject is Terrell Owens which is wrong


B) In his tenure as a Philadelphia Eagle, Terrell Owens displayed a me-first attitude that was so tiresome as to become
  • correct
C) While playing for the Philadelphia Eagles, Terrell Owens' me-first attitude was so tiresome that it became
  • In this option subject is Terrell Owens not his attitude
D) Terrell Owens, while playing for the Philadelphia Eagles, had his me-first attitude being so tiresome that it became.
  • "Being" incorrect usage of tense
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E) Terrell Owens displayed a me-first attitude, while being a Philadelphia Eagle, that was so tiresome that it became
  • Misplaced modifier
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by GMATMadeEasy » Thu Jul 07, 2011 1:28 pm
While being a Philadelphia Eagle, Terrell Owens' me-first attitude was so tiresome as to become a distraction that overshadowed his all-pro performance level and ultimately forced the team to release him.

A) While being a Philadelphia Eagle, Terrell Owens' me-first attitude was so tiresome as to become

Incorrect: Easy to identify of course; The opening modifier is intended to modify Terrell but here it modifies "Terrell Owens' me-first attitude".

B) In his tenure as a Philadelphia Eagle, Terrell Owens displayed a me-first attitude that was so tiresome as to become

Incorrect: "In his tenure as a Philadelphia Eagle" is Unidiomatic;

C) While playing for the Philadelphia Eagles, Terrell Owens' me-first attitude was so tiresome that it became

Incorrect: Same error as in A;

D)Terrell Owens, while playing for the Philadelphia Eagles, had his me-first attitude being so tiresome that it became
Correct;In fact this sentence needs being to make it correct. "It" is used correctly.

E)Terrell Owens displayed a me-first attitude, while being a Philadelphia Eagle, that was so tiresome that it became
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Incorrect: Placement of "while being a Philadelphia Eagle" is not correct. It should be close to Terrel.
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by GMATMadeEasy » Thu Jul 07, 2011 1:39 pm
wonderful question.

Would love to have one CR challenge from David and Brian.
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by David@VeritasPrep » Thu Jul 07, 2011 1:46 pm
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by xxpatzz » Thu Jul 07, 2011 1:48 pm
While being a Philadelphia Eagle, Terrell Owens' me-first attitude was so tiresome as to become a distraction that overshadowed his all-pro performance level and ultimately forced the team to release him.


A) While being a Philadelphia Eagle, Terrell Owens' me-first attitude was so tiresome as to become

Incorrect: Usage of "Being" is wrong and "While being a Philadelphia Eagle" incorrectly modifies Terrell Owens' attitude

B) In his tenure as a Philadelphia Eagle, Terrell Owens displayed a me-first attitude that was so tiresome as to become

Correct

C) While playing for the Philadelphia Eagles, Terrell Owens' me-first attitude was so tiresome that it became

Incorrect: "While playing for the Philadelphia EaglesTerrell" wrongly modifies Owens' attitude

D) Terrell Owens, while playing for the Philadelphia Eagles, had his me-first attitude being so tiresome that it became

Incorrect: Usage of "being" is incorrect

E) Terrell Owens displayed a me-first attitude, while being a Philadelphia Eagle, that was so tiresome that it became

Incorrect: Usage of "being" is incorrect
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by sanabk » Thu Jul 07, 2011 1:59 pm
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by Target2009 » Thu Jul 07, 2011 10:55 pm
IMO - B
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