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Agathie Christie MGMAT SC question

by Osirus@VeritasPrep » Tue Jan 05, 2010 12:51 pm
46) Agatha Christie's travels with her archaeologist husband inspired her to write several mystery novels; travelers to Egypt can still stay at the Old Cataract Hotel, the model for the hotel in one of Christie's most famous books.

A) Agatha Christie's travels with her archaeologist husband inspired her to write several mystery novels

B) Agatha Christie used her travels with her archaeologist husband to inspire several mystery novels

C) Because her husband was an archaeologist, Agatha Christie was able to use their travels as inspiration for several of her mystery novels

D) Together with her archaeologist husband, Agatha Christie was inspired to incorporate their travel into several of her mystery novels

E) Agatha Christie's travels with her archaeologist husband served as inspiration for several of her mystery novels

OA E

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by Osirus@VeritasPrep » Tue Jan 05, 2010 12:51 pm
Why is B wrong?
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by m-sand » Tue Jan 05, 2010 1:17 pm
osirus0830 wrote:Why is B wrong?
Option B changes the meaning of the sentence. It is not clear from this sentence - who has written the mystery novels. And if we go by the literal meaning this sentence,it says that A.C used hers travels and her archaeologist husband to inspire something... that is not the actual meaning of the given sentence.
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by bln123 » Tue Jan 05, 2010 2:34 pm
Isn't A correct because it is the original sentence and the only one with the meaning A.C. was inspired to write novels by her travels (and not her novels were merely inspired by her travels)?
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by Osirus@VeritasPrep » Tue Jan 05, 2010 5:16 pm
m-sand wrote:
osirus0830 wrote:Why is B wrong?
Option B changes the meaning of the sentence. It is not clear from this sentence - who has written the mystery novels. And if we go by the literal meaning this sentence,it says that A.C used hers travels and her archaeologist husband to inspire something... that is not the actual meaning of the given sentence.
Thanks for the reply, that makes sense
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by mmslf75 » Tue Jan 05, 2010 10:50 pm
osirus0830 wrote:
m-sand wrote:
osirus0830 wrote:Why is B wrong?
Option B changes the meaning of the sentence. It is not clear from this sentence - who has written the mystery novels. And if we go by the literal meaning this sentence,it says that A.C used hers travels and her archaeologist husband to inspire something... that is not the actual meaning of the given sentence.
Thanks for the reply, that makes sense

Hi Osirus,

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by fibbonnaci » Wed Jan 06, 2010 1:35 am
In B, the sentence implies AC used her travel to inspire something. Can a travel be used to inspire??
Travel inspires people. But Travel cannot be used to inspire.
Note the subtle change in meaning. That makes E correct and B wrong
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by viju9162 » Wed Jan 06, 2010 2:19 am
I was stuck b/w A and E. In A, does " write several mystery novels" sounds redundant ? In E, it mentions that " served as inspiration"..

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by fibbonnaci » Wed Jan 06, 2010 4:31 am
Hey we eliminated A because a subject or an object pronoun cannot refer to possesive nouns.
So, 'Her' cannot refer to Agatha christie at all. The subject is Agatha Christie's travels. So wrt A, who is 'her' there? that problem is resolved in E
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by asp_2010 » Thu Jan 07, 2010 12:04 pm

What is the subject or object pronoun being referred to in A? "her" is a possessive pronoun. Right? can anyone explain the reason why E is preferred to A?
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