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by mankey » Wed Sep 21, 2011 2:46 am
Seeming to be the only organization fighting for the rights of poor people in the South, Hosea Hudson, a laborer in Alabama, joined the Communist party in 1931.

(A) Seeming to be
(B) As
(C) In that they seemed
(D) Since it seemed
(E) Because it seemed to be

To me the best option looks A, though not very convinced. What do you guys think?

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by GmatKiss » Wed Sep 21, 2011 3:06 am
mankey wrote:Seeming to be the only organization fighting for the rights of poor people in the South, Hosea Hudson, a laborer in Alabama, joined the Communist party in 1931.

(A) Seeming to be
(B) As
(C) In that they seemed
(D) Since it seemed
(E) Because it seemed to be

To me the best option looks A, though not very convinced. What do you guys think?

Regards
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thanks for the underline :)

IMO:E
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by mankey » Wed Sep 21, 2011 3:15 am
You are welcome GmatKiss! :)
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by gunjan1208 » Wed Sep 21, 2011 3:41 am
IMO E.
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by GmatKiss » Sat Sep 24, 2011 12:44 pm
[spoiler]IMO:D[/spoiler]
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by edvhou812 » Sat Sep 24, 2011 9:35 pm
(A) Seeming to be
Not sure about this one

(B) As
Changes the description of union.

(C) In that they seemed
Union is singular, to "they" is incorrect

(D) Since it seemed

(E) Because it seemed to be
I think I remember an old English teaching telling me that a sentence never starts with 'Because'

I picked D, although I was not able to find a reason to eliminate A.
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by vidyame » Sat Sep 24, 2011 10:03 pm
(A) Seeming to be
modifies Hosea Hudson as the organisation

(B) As
Changes the description of union.

(C) In that they seemed
Union is singular, to "they" is incorrect , wordy

(D) Since it seemed -not good to use for past tense

(E) Because it seemed to be - correct answer
Sentences do start with "because" in GMAT
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by saketk » Mon Sep 26, 2011 10:49 pm
mankey wrote:Seeming to be the only organization fighting for the rights of poor people in the South, Hosea Hudson, a laborer in Alabama, joined the Communist party in 1931.

(A) Seeming to be
(B) As
(C) In that they seemed
(D) Since it seemed
(E) Because it seemed to be

To me the best option looks A, though not very convinced. What do you guys think?

Regards
Mankey
Mankey - What is the source of this question? Even if E is the correct answer - the whole sentence looks awkward to me.

the only organization fighting for the rights of poor people in the South -- after the comma we need the name of the organization, don't we?

Hosea Hudson - is a name of a person.

Don't you think the usage "Because it seemed to be" is awkward ? what is 'it' referring to?
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