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ISSUE with an modifier

by tkumar26 » Wed Sep 28, 2011 8:59 am
Fashion Designer Manish designed the all white collection titled Freedom for a famous fashion house in Paris,France,a example of his Indian cloth concept

a. Fashion Designer Manish designed the all white collection titled Freedom for a famous fashion house in Paris,France,an example of his Indian cloth concept
b. Desgined for a Famous fashion house in Paris,all white collection titled Freedom ,an example of Manish's Indian cloth concept
C. An example of his Indian cloth concept,all white collection titled Freedom was designed for a famous fashion house in Paris.
d. An example of his Indian cloth concept , Designer Manish designed the all white collection titled Freedom
e. ... (This is definitely wrong)

OA is C


I am confused b/w A and C

Why A is wrong ?
As,if we have a sentence such as this
eg : the house of XYZ area,a dream concept

A Question: is it right to say that "a dream concept" modifier can modify the house?
if yes then why A is wrong?
If no then can anybody help me with this this construction?
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by GmatKiss » Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:32 am
IMO: Not a good question/something missing with the choices provided!

C, ignores Manish. Is the posted C option correct?
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by gunjan1208 » Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:45 pm
Exactly. C misses the subject mentioned. IMO D.
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by VivianKerr » Thu Sep 29, 2011 6:35 am
As written, the dependent clause "an example..." is referring to "Paris,France" and is too far from what it is intended to modify: "collection." The GMAT prefers modification to be much more clear and straightforward.

B is missing a verb. C correctly places "an example..." next to "all white collection" make the modification and the meaning clear.

D also makes the modification unclear, the "Designer" himself is not "an example."

In your example, "a dream concept" appears to modify the word "area." What is the MEANING here? When you have 2 sentences like A and C that are both grammatically correct, always compare the subtle differences in meaning and select the one that has the cleanest construction.
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