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by garima99 » Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:50 pm
4. A common disability in test pilots is hearing impairment, a consequence of sitting too close to large jet engines for long periods of time.
(A) a consequence of sitting too close to large jet engines for long periods of time
(B) a consequence from sitting for long periods of time too near to large jet engines
(C) a consequence which resulted from sitting too close to large jet engines for long periods of time
(D) damaged from sitting too near to large jet engines for long periods of time
(E) damaged because they sat too close to large jet engines for long periods of time
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by Frankenstein » Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:25 pm
A common disability in test pilots is hearing impairment, a consequence of sitting too close to large jet engines for long periods of time.
(A) a consequence of sitting too close to large jet engines for long periods of time
(B) a consequence from sitting for long periods of time too near to large jet engines --> consequence of is idiomatic
(C) a consequence which resulted from sitting too close to large jet engines for long periods of time --> redundancy
(D) damaged from sitting too near to large jet engines for long periods of time --> damaged modifies preceding noun(hearing impairment).
(E) damaged because they sat too close to large jet engines for long periods of time --> same as D
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by amit2k9 » Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:34 pm
consequence of is the correct idiom.

damaged...is not the correct modifier. D and E poe.

A is apt.
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by Sanjay2706 » Thu Jun 30, 2011 11:05 pm
A is the right answer.
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by mirantdon » Fri Jul 01, 2011 12:06 am
yes a it is .!
Correct idiomatic usage
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by EducationAisle » Fri Jul 01, 2011 12:38 am
Just a quick note. This sentence uses "Absolute Phrase", a GMAT favorite. Anyone appearing in GMAT should make oneself absolutely comfortable with Absolute Phrases, especially since the usage is not very intuitive/friendly to the ear.

#48 and #83 in OG 12, among many other such examples, use "Absolute Phrases".
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