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by gmatmillenium » Mon May 03, 2010 7:11 am
It may be another twenty years before NASA spacecraft again venture to Vesta, an asteroid now known to be representative of the building blocks that constructed the planets of the inner solar system.

(A) again venture to Vesta, an asteroid now known to be
(B) venture to Vesta again, an asteroid now known for being
(C) will venture to Vesta again, an asteroid now known as being
(D) venture again to Vesta, an asteroid that is known now to be
(E) will again venture to Vesta, an asteroid known now as being
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by beat_gmat_09 » Mon May 03, 2010 7:16 am
gmatmillenium wrote:It may be another twenty years before NASA spacecraft again venture to Vesta, an asteroid now known to be representative of the building blocks that constructed the planets of the inner solar system.

(A) again venture to Vesta, an asteroid now known to be
(B) venture to Vesta again, an asteroid now known for being
(C) will venture to Vesta again, an asteroid now known as being
(D) venture again to Vesta, an asteroid that is known now to be
(E) will again venture to Vesta, an asteroid known now as being
E.
will should be used to show future tense.
C is out for incorrect modifier.

OA ?
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by aspirant2010 » Mon May 03, 2010 9:20 am
I would go for A....
B,C and E wrong because of the use of being.....and between A and D,A is best.........please post the OA
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by gmatmillenium » Mon May 03, 2010 9:43 am
A is correct but venture should be ventures to match spacecraft
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by sumanr84 » Mon May 03, 2010 9:59 am
gmatmillenium wrote:It may be another twenty years before NASA spacecraft again venture to Vesta, an asteroid now known to be representative of the building blocks that constructed the planets of the inner solar system.

(A) again venture to Vesta, an asteroid now known to be
(B) venture to Vesta again, an asteroid now known for being
(C) will venture to Vesta again, an asteroid now known as being
(D) venture again to Vesta, an asteroid that is known now to be - Split Infinitive
(E) will again venture to Vesta, an asteroid known now as being
IMO : A
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by frank1 » Mon May 03, 2010 8:39 pm
sumanr84 wrote:
gmatmillenium wrote:It may be another twenty years before NASA spacecraft again venture to Vesta, an asteroid now known to be representative of the building blocks that constructed the planets of the inner solar system.

(A) again venture to Vesta, an asteroid now known to be
(B) venture to Vesta again, an asteroid now known for being
(C) will venture to Vesta again, an asteroid now known as being
(D) venture again to Vesta, an asteroid that is known now to be - Split Infinitive
(E) will again venture to Vesta, an asteroid known now as being
IMO : A
Well about explanation of D
I think in split infinite the adverb or adverbial phrase, comes between the marker to and the bare infinitive (uninflected) form of a verb.
here to be representative.....
so i dont see problem with that....inface A has same constructions and A suffers from "venture" problem as well
so i think D is not bad....
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by sumanr84 » Mon May 03, 2010 8:56 pm
frank1 wrote:
sumanr84 wrote:
gmatmillenium wrote:It may be another twenty years before NASA spacecraft again venture to Vesta, an asteroid now known to be representative of the building blocks that constructed the planets of the inner solar system.

(A) again venture to Vesta, an asteroid now known to be
(B) venture to Vesta again, an asteroid now known for being
(C) will venture to Vesta again, an asteroid now known as being
(D) venture again to Vesta, an asteroid that is known now to be - Split Infinitive
(E) will again venture to Vesta, an asteroid known now as being
IMO : A
Well about explanation of D
I think in split infinite the adverb or adverbial phrase, comes between the marker to and the bare infinitive (uninflected) form of a verb.
here to be representative.....
so i dont see problem with that....inface A has same constructions and A suffers from "venture" problem as well
so i think D is not bad....
I think you caught me right on Split Infinitive part.
D - known now to be is not the correct usage, instead it should be now known to be
Also, again - adverb and venture - verb. So, if you arrange them in order again venture should be correct.
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by bichoo » Tue May 04, 2010 7:19 am
IMO E.

A would be the best choice if the sentence was '..again ventures.."
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by akhpad » Tue May 04, 2010 8:02 am
I can also see that A is the best answer.
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by bichoo » Tue May 04, 2010 8:10 am
Why would A be ok as it is? Wouldn't "ventures" make more sense. Can someone please explain? thank you.
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by Pdgmat2010 » Tue May 04, 2010 9:38 am
isn't 'known to be' idiomatically incorrect?
i always thought known as is idiomatically correct.

could you post the source here so that some experts may also help!
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by Pdgmat2010 » Tue May 04, 2010 9:53 am
Can we have some expert replies on this one?
I was thinking of C but when someone pointed out the modifier thing, I am now thinking of E.
Want to know a decent breakdown of all options from an expert..
SOS pls!
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by gmatmillenium » Wed May 12, 2010 3:00 am
Pdgmat2010 wrote:Can we have some expert replies on this one?
I was thinking of C but when someone pointed out the modifier thing, I am now thinking of E.
Want to know a decent breakdown of all options from an expert..
SOS pls!
The source is WinPrep
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by adi_800 » Thu May 13, 2010 6:23 am
Known to x is the correct idiom...
now is the adverb modifying the verb known..
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