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As a result of medical advances, many people that might at one time have died as children of such infections as diphtheria, pneumonia, or rheumatic fever now live well into old age.

(B) who might once have died in childhood

(D) who in childhood might have at one time died

I came down to these two choices. On the one hand, B is better than D because it's more concise. On the other hand, D has "died" immediately followed by "of" and B doesn't. In other words, each has its own reason to be the right one. How would you pick?

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by Osirus@VeritasPrep » Wed Jun 02, 2010 10:54 am
I would choose B. D is just awkward. "Might have at one time" is just too wordy and isn't the best way to phrase that thought.
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by FightWithGMAT » Wed Jun 02, 2010 12:40 pm
jl2684 wrote:As a result of medical advances, many people that might at one time have died as children of such infections as diphtheria, pneumonia, or rheumatic fever now live well into old age.

(B) who might once have died in childhood

(D) who in childhood might have at one time died

I came down to these two choices. On the one hand, B is better than D because it's more concise. On the other hand, D has "died" immediately followed by "of" and B doesn't. In other words, each has its own reason to be the right one. How would you pick?

Thanks,

J
I would go for D...not becoz of the position of "died"...but becoz of the intended meaning.

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by bichoo » Wed Jun 02, 2010 1:52 pm
Tricky.. IMO B. It is concise and makes sense to me.

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by martin.jonson007 » Thu Jun 03, 2010 4:21 am
IMO B

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