Letters

[vaibhav.iit2002]

Ron's letters to Mary were written over a period beginning a few years before Mary's marriage to Ron's brother and ending shortly before Ron's death in 1886, outnumbering his letters to anyone else.

a. Mary were written over a period beginning a few years before Mary's marriage to Ron's brother and ending shortly before Ron's death in 1886, outnumbering
b. Mary were written over a period that begins a few years before Mary's marriage to Ron's brother and ended shortly before Ron's death in 1886, outnumber
c. Mary, written over a period beginning a few years before Mary's marriage to Ron's brother and that ends shortly before Ron's death in 1886, outnumber
d. Mary, which were written over a period beginning a few years before Mary's marriage to Ron's brother, ending shortly before Ron's death in 1886, and outnumbering
e. Mary, which were written over a period beginning a few years before Mary's marriage to Ron's brother and ending shortly before Ron's death in 1886, outnumber

Answer coming soon

[sunnyjohn]

I did not find any option correct.

All are wrong.

This Question test three concept i think:

Parallelism : eliminated : B and C.
Relative Modifier : Eliminated A
Sentence Structure : We need a working verb.

Ron's letter to Mary outnumber her letters to anyone else.

outnumber : Working verb.
outnumbering : present participle : NOT working VERB.
So Option D and E are out as well.

[gmatv09]

there are errors in all answer choices.
Unless am missing something

[PAB2706]

Is the ans A?

[scoobydooby]

D or E (both are the same )

A to C look weird,

A : period of beginining;
B: begins and ended
C: that ends- awkward

[vaibhav.iit2002]

D or E (both are the same )

A to C look weird,

A : period of beginining;
B: begins and ended
C: that ends- awkward

I am sorry for option E[as it was sames as D]. Please see the modified option E.

[vaibhav.iit2002]

I did not find any option correct.

All are wrong.

This Question test three concept i think:

Parallelism : eliminated : B and C.
Relative Modifier : Eliminated A
Sentence Structure : We need a working verb.

Ron's letter to Mary outnumber her letters to anyone else.

outnumber : Working verb.
outnumbering : present participle : NOT working VERB.
So Option D and E are out as well.

What do you exactly mean by relative modifier in A. I picked A but as you are right, it is incorrect ans. Please explain

[vivek.kapoor83]

Ron's letters to Mary were written over a period of beginning a few years before Mary's marriage to Ron's brother and ending shortly before Ron's D�@th in 1886, outnumbering his letters to anyone else.

a. Mary were written over a period of beginning a few years before Mary's marriage to Ron's brother and ending shortly before Ron's D�@th in 1886, outnumbering
b. Mary were written over a period that begins a few years before Mary's marriage to Ron's brother and ended shortly before Ron's D�@th in 1886, outnumber
c. Mary, written over a period beginning a few years before Mary's marriage to Ron's brother and that ends shortly before Ron's D�@th in 1886, outnumber
d. Mary, which were written over a period beginning a few years before Mary's marriage to Ron's brother, ending shortly before Ron's D�@th in 1886, and outnumbering
e. Mary, which were written over a period beginning a few years before Mary's marriage to Ron's brother and ending shortly before Ron's D�@th in 1886, outnumber

Answer coming soon

b,c out for parllelism
d,e which seems to modify mary instead of letters

a - although not convicing but no other option
so i wll pick A.

But vaibhav, what is the source please tell.Hope it is not from 1000 crap SC ques...

[vaibhav.iit2002]

b,c out for parllelism
d,e which seems to modify mary instead of letters

a - although not convicing but no other option
so i wll pick A.

But vaibhav, what is the source please tell.Hope it is not from 1000 crap SC ques...

Its not from 1000 crap SCs. Its from OG-12

OA is E.

[sunnyjohn]

Hmmm,

A is tempting option.

2 mistakes in A:
1)But it changes the meaning.

It saying that
all Ron's letter to marry were written in that period.
But actually, the sentence is saying

Out of all letters, only those letters which were written over that period, outnumbers his letters to anyone.

2) over a period of "beginning few years...".

Can you see the modifier here, Beginning should be modified period...but its not.

Correct Idiom is : period of 2 years. or something like this.
OR
period starting at X and ending at Y.

I hope these two reason are enough to discard A.

[andy123]

can somebody please explain the meaning of WHICH in E

what is "which" modifying ?

[crackgmat007]

can somebody please explain the meaning of WHICH in E

what is "which" modifying ?

Ron's letters to Mary, which --> here 'which' is referring to the noun phrase 'Ron's letters to Mary'. Note that 'to Mary' is a prep phrase modifying noun noun 'Ron's letters'.