Tennis Celebrity

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sumithshah: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 165; Joined: Wed May 28, 2008 11:25 pm; Thanked: 9 times; GMAT Score:730

by sumithshah » Sun Oct 12, 2008 6:08 am

It was because she was plagued by injuries that tennis celebrity Tracy Austin, who won the Italian and U.S. Opens at age 16 in 1979, sat out the years between 1984 to 1988, occasionally working as a television commentator.
(A) It was because she was plagued by injuries that tennis celebrity Tracy Austin, who won the Italian and U.S. Opens at age 16 in 1979, sat out the years between
(B) After winning the Italian and U.S. Opens in 1979 at the age of 16, injuries plagued tennis celebrity Tracy Austin and forced her to sit out from
(C) Tracy Austin, the tennis celebrity who, plagued by injuries, won the Italian and U.S. Opens at age 16 in 1979, sat out from
(D) Plagued by injuries, tennis celebrity Tracy Austin, who won the Italian and U.S. Opens at age 16 in 1979, sat out the years from
(E) Tennis celebrity Tracy Austin, who won the Italian and U.S. Opens at age 16 in 1979, was plagued by injuries when she sat out between

Whats wrong with A
OA is D

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codesnooker: Legendary Member; Posts: 543; Joined: Fri Jan 18, 2008 1:01 am; Thanked: 43 times; GMAT Score:580

by codesnooker » Sun Oct 12, 2008 8:02 am

Between X to Y is incorrect IDIOM. Therefore, (A) is incorrect.

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sumithshah: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 165; Joined: Wed May 28, 2008 11:25 pm; Thanked: 9 times; GMAT Score:730

by sumithshah » Sun Oct 12, 2008 8:06 am

bah! howd I miss that.

Thanks

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vivek.kapoor83: Legendary Member; Posts: 833; Joined: Mon Aug 04, 2008 1:56 am; Thanked: 13 times

by vivek.kapoor83 » Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:24 am

IMO it should be D.OA Pls

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Aalriy: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 9; Joined: Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:49 pm

by Aalriy » Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:45 pm

Can you explain Y the others are wrong esp. C.

impossible is notthing....

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Abdulla: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 328; Joined: Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:25 pm; Location: Philadelphia; Thanked: 4 times; GMAT Score:550

by Abdulla » Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:54 pm

Me too I need explanation why c wrong?

Thanks in advanced

Abdulla

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Abdulla: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 328; Joined: Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:25 pm; Location: Philadelphia; Thanked: 4 times; GMAT Score:550

by Abdulla » Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:57 pm

Maybe it changes the meaning .. because it is like she was injured when she won ? right ?

Abdulla

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sudhir3127: Legendary Member; Posts: 829; Joined: Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:09 pmFollowed by: 3 members; Location: INDIA; Thanked: 84 times

by sudhir3127 » Fri Nov 28, 2008 10:46 pm

Abdulla wrote:Me too I need explanation why c wrong?

Thanks in advanced

i think the placement of " who" and " comma" after that is wrong .

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codesnooker: Legendary Member; Posts: 543; Joined: Fri Jan 18, 2008 1:01 am; Thanked: 43 times; GMAT Score:580

by codesnooker » Mon Dec 01, 2008 8:45 am

(C) Tracy Austin, the tennis celebrity who, plagued by injuries, won the Italian and U.S. Opens at age 16 in 1979, sat out from

1. (C) is wrong because the comma after WHO and comma after INJURIES are unnecessary.
2. If we remove the comma then the meaning of the sentence is distorted. So, to retain the meaning we need comma over here. But commas instead of making the sentence simple, introduces further ambiguity to the sentence.
3. In (C), it is unclear that whether she won the title during injury or after injury.

Check the both option below. (D) has very clear meaning over the (C). It simply states that injury occurred after winning the title that force her to do commentary instead of playing further tennis.

Incorrect Option wrote: Tracy Austin, the tennis celebrity who, plagued by injuries, won the Italian and U.S. Opens at age 16 in 1979, sat out from 1984 to 1988, occasionally working as a television commentator.

Correct Option wrote: Plagued by injuries, tennis celebrity Tracy Austin, who won the Italian and U.S. Opens at age 16 in 1979, sat out the years from 1984 to 1988, occasionally working as a television commentator.

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by nervesofsteel » Tue Dec 02, 2008 1:43 am

Plagued by injuries, tennis celebrity Tracy Austin, who won the Italian and U.S. Opens at age 16 in 1979, sat out the years from 1984 to 1988, occasionally working as a television commentator.

Please correct me if i am wrong..

but shouldn't modifier be placed like this...
i Think the usage of modifier in D is incorrect...

Plagued by injuries, Tracy Austin, tennis celebrity, who won the Italian and U.S. Opens at age 16 in 1979, sat out the years from 1984 to 1988, occasionally working as a television commentator.

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crackgmat007: Legendary Member; Posts: 882; Joined: Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:57 pmFollowed by: 1 member; Thanked: 15 times; GMAT Score:690

by crackgmat007 » Sun Oct 04, 2009 4:02 pm

Is use of 'tennis celebrity' in option D correct?

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by nervesofsteel » Thu Apr 22, 2010 12:10 am

any comments on D..??

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by frank1 » Thu Apr 22, 2010 12:32 am

I thinks its D

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tanviet: Legendary Member; Posts: 1404; Joined: Tue May 20, 2008 6:55 pmFollowed by: 2 members; Thanked: 18 times

by tanviet » Thu Apr 22, 2010 4:04 am

in A

is the patern "it is because....that..." correct?

I do not see this pattern.

is this pattern correct?

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akhpad: Legendary Member; Posts: 809; Joined: Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:10 pmFollowed by: 4 members; Thanked: 50 times

by akhpad » Thu Apr 22, 2010 4:51 am

(A) It was because she was plagued by injuries that tennis celebrity Tracy Austin, who won the Italian and U.S. Opens at age 16 in 1979, sat out the years between
-> Incorrect Idiom

(B) After winning the Italian and U.S. Opens in 1979 at the age of 16, injuries plagued tennis celebrity Tracy Austin and forced her to sit out from
-> Modifier Issue

(C) Tracy Austin, the tennis celebrity who, plagued by injuries, won the Italian and U.S. Opens at age 16 in 1979, sat out from
-> Modifier Issue

(D) Plagued by injuries, tennis celebrity Tracy Austin, who won the Italian and U.S. Opens at age 16 in 1979, sat out the years from

(E) Tennis celebrity Tracy Austin, who won the Italian and U.S. Opens at age 16 in 1979, was plagued by injuries when she sat out between
-> Incorrect Idiom

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