Designed to attract maximum attention, billboard advertisers use cutting-edge, digital billboards without static images and monochrome colors to convey more to passers-by than ever before.
A.Designed to attract maximum attention, billboard advertisers use cutting-edge, digital billboards without static images and monochrome colors to convey more to passers-by than ever before.
B.Designed as attractive, maximum attention-getting billboards are advertised using cutting-edge, digital billboards without static images and monochrome colors to convey more to passers-by than ever before.
C.Designed to attract maximum attention, cutting-edge digital billboards are used by billboard advertisers to convey more to passers-by than ever before, without static images and monochrome colors.
D.designed for maximum attention attraction, cutting-edge digital billboards used by billboard advertisers, without static images and monochrome colors, convey more to passers-by than ever before.
E.Cutting-edge, digital billboards designed to attract maximum attention without static images and monochrome colors that are used by billboard advertisers to convey more to passers-by than ever before.
[spoiler]oa: C
I eliminate e because I feel that "that" refers to static images and monochrome colors.[/spoiler]
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Hi hemant,
IMO C.
Reason for eliminating E - it does not have a main verb in a sentence. It is a fragment.
IMO C.
Reason for eliminating E - it does not have a main verb in a sentence. It is a fragment.
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D.designed for maximum attention attraction, cutting-edge digital billboards used by billboard advertisers, without static images and monochrome colors, convey more to passers-by than ever before.
attention attraction - this is just redundant.
Also as per original sentence attraction should modify maximum attention.
attention attraction - this is just redundant.
Also as per original sentence attraction should modify maximum attention.
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Thanks Hemant !
Apart from "attention attraction" reason, is there any other reason involving "without static images and monochrome colors" or modifier errors to eliminate this option ?
Apart from "attention attraction" reason, is there any other reason involving "without static images and monochrome colors" or modifier errors to eliminate this option ?
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I'm not able to see any other problem in option D. May be someone else can elaborate.gughanbose wrote:Thanks Hemant !
Apart from "attention attraction" reason, is there any other reason involving "without static images and monochrome colors" or modifier errors to eliminate this option ?
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E has parallelism errors, poor construction, and is a run-on sentence that confuses the message.
C corrects the modifier placement, maintains the author's originally intended meaning in a clear and concise manner that also has well-functioning parallelism.
C corrects the modifier placement, maintains the author's originally intended meaning in a clear and concise manner that also has well-functioning parallelism.
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Hi Hemant and gughanbose,
If we look option D from other way, it seems that - billboard advertisers are without static images and monochrome colors - which is illogical. hence "D" is eliminated.
If we look option D from other way, it seems that - billboard advertisers are without static images and monochrome colors - which is illogical. hence "D" is eliminated.
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATIONhemant_rajput wrote:Designed to attract maximum attention, billboard advertisers use cutting-edge, digital billboards without static images and monochrome colors to convey more to passers-by than ever before.
A.Designed to attract maximum attention, billboard advertisers use cutting-edge, digital billboards without static images and monochrome colors to convey more to passers-by than ever before.
B.Designed as attractive, maximum attention-getting billboards are advertised using cutting-edge, digital billboards without static images and monochrome colors to convey more to passers-by than ever before.
C.Designed to attract maximum attention, cutting-edge digital billboards are used by billboard advertisers to convey more to passers-by than ever before, without static images and monochrome colors.
D.designed for maximum attention attraction, cutting-edge digital billboards used by billboard advertisers, without static images and monochrome colors, convey more to passers-by than ever before.
E.Cutting-edge, digital billboards designed to attract maximum attention without static images and monochrome colors that are used by billboard advertisers to convey more to passers-by than ever before.
[spoiler]oa: C[/spoiler]
The correct answer is (C). On the GMAT, make sure sentences are constructed so that modifiers refer to logical things - here the introductory phrase incorrectly modifies "billboards" instead of their "advertisers." (C) places the correct noun after the modifying phrase. (D) is overly wordy and "as designed" is awkward and illogical, while (E) creates a sentence fragment.