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George Balanchine

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by sk8ternite » Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:11 am
Choreographer George Balanchine founded the School of American Ballet, which enrolled many famous dancers, that included Mikhail Baryshnikov and Suzanne Farrell.

a. which enrolled many famous dancers, that included Mikhail Baryshnikov and Suzanne Farrell
b. enrolled many famous dancers, who included Mikhail Baryshnikov and Suzanne Farrell
c. which enrolled many famous dancers, including Mikhail Baryshnikov and Suzanne Farrell
d. that enrolled many famous dancers, that included Mikhail Baryshnikov and Suzanne Farrell
e. who enrolled many famous dancers, including Mikhail Baryshnikov and Suzanne Farrell
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by real2008 » Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:19 am
I feel the choice is C
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by vishal1702 » Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:05 am
IMO A....

removing the which enrolled... part(the not so required part of the sentence):

Choreographer George Balanchine founded the School of American Ballet that included Mikhail Baryshnikov and Suzanne Farrell.

which enrolled... is just an additional information which can be negated without influencing the sentence.

In B, some conjunction is required instead of comma before enrolled

In D & E, that & who are put up in place where which is required

At first go C looks good...but if v remove the middle modifier, the sentence looks awkward...otherwise, it wld have been better if such as be placed instead of ,including

OA plz...
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by gmatv09 » Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:42 am
IMO C
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by riteshbindal » Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:03 am
I think C too.
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by rainmaker » Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:16 am
Should be C
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Re: George Balanchine

by sk8ternite » Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:25 am
sk8ternite wrote:Choreographer George Balanchine founded the School of American Ballet, which enrolled many famous dancers, that included Mikhail Baryshnikov and Suzanne Farrell.

a. which enrolled many famous dancers, that included Mikhail Baryshnikov and Suzanne Farrell
b. enrolled many famous dancers, who included Mikhail Baryshnikov and Suzanne Farrell
c. which enrolled many famous dancers, including Mikhail Baryshnikov and Suzanne Farrell
d. that enrolled many famous dancers, that included Mikhail Baryshnikov and Suzanne Farrell
e. who enrolled many famous dancers, including Mikhail Baryshnikov and Suzanne Farrell
Answer is C. Only question I have, is the reason A is wrong is because "that" cannot modify dancers. I did not understand that explanation?
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Re: George Balanchine

by real2008 » Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:27 am
sk8ternite wrote:
sk8ternite wrote:Choreographer George Balanchine founded the School of American Ballet, which enrolled many famous dancers, that included Mikhail Baryshnikov and Suzanne Farrell.

a. which enrolled many famous dancers, that included Mikhail Baryshnikov and Suzanne Farrell
b. enrolled many famous dancers, who included Mikhail Baryshnikov and Suzanne Farrell
c. which enrolled many famous dancers, including Mikhail Baryshnikov and Suzanne Farrell
d. that enrolled many famous dancers, that included Mikhail Baryshnikov and Suzanne Farrell
e. who enrolled many famous dancers, including Mikhail Baryshnikov and Suzanne Farrell
Answer is C. Only question I have, is the reason A is wrong is because "that" cannot modify dancers. I did not understand that explanation?
probably so!
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Re: George Balanchine

by pandeyvineet24 » Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:30 pm
real2008 wrote:
sk8ternite wrote:
sk8ternite wrote:Choreographer George Balanchine founded the School of American Ballet, which enrolled many famous dancers, that included Mikhail Baryshnikov and Suzanne Farrell.

a. which enrolled many famous dancers, that included Mikhail Baryshnikov and Suzanne Farrell
b. enrolled many famous dancers, who included Mikhail Baryshnikov and Suzanne Farrell
c. which enrolled many famous dancers, including Mikhail Baryshnikov and Suzanne Farrell
d. that enrolled many famous dancers, that included Mikhail Baryshnikov and Suzanne Farrell
e. who enrolled many famous dancers, including Mikhail Baryshnikov and Suzanne Farrell
Answer is C. Only question I have, is the reason A is wrong is because "that" cannot modify dancers. I did not understand that explanation?
probably so!
Actually "That" can never refer to people. The appropriate relative pronoun should be "Who". This is what makes A incorrect
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by rookiez » Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:53 am
that cannot refer to people, however that can refer to a group.
C is the best---in GMATLand many answers would sound correct, but go for the Best one... in this case the use of participle is best, as it is modifying the entire previous clause.
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