Having lived in Tahiti....MGMAT source

[chendawg]

Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.

A. Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.
B. Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.
C. Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.
D. Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.
E. Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting upon returning to Paris because of the hectic pace.

OA: [spoiler]D. Not sure what's wrong with C.[/spoiler]

[Calvin123]

Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.

A. Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.
B. Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.
C. Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.
D. Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.
E. Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting upon returning to Paris because of the hectic pace.
>>Wordy
OA: [spoiler]D. Not sure what's wrong with C.[/spoiler]

IMO D

[abhishek.pati]

In option D
D. Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.
clearly here Tahiti modifies where life was slow and relaxed phrase but in C several years don't seem to modify the same.

Hence D

[chendawg]

C. Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.
D. Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.

>>Wordy

IMO D

Wordy for C? It's the same exact amount of words as the OA, just rearranged.

[sameerballani]

Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, it was difficult for Paul Gauguin to readjust to the hectic pace of Paris upon returning.


C. Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.
D. Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.

OA: [spoiler]D. Not sure what's wrong with C.[/spoiler]

WHERE, on gmat is used to refer to some location noun. So it should be next to Tahiti, which is being described by where non-essential modifier

[Jim@Grockit]

C. Having lived in Tahiti for several years, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.
D. Having lived for several years in Tahiti, where life was slow and relaxed, Paul Gauguin had difficulty readjusting to the hectic pace of Paris upon his return.

>>Wordy

IMO D

Wordy for C? It's the same exact amount of words as the OA, just rearranged.

It would be fine in real-life English. On the GMAT, it's best to get modifiers and their referents as close together as possible (for maximum clarity). If you are faced with a similar dilemma on test day, go with the answer that places them closer together.

[mirantdon]

D it is .!

[veenu08]

Why E is incorrect?

[sameerballani]

Why E is incorrect?

Probably Because it is wordy when compared to option D.