Flowers

[AnjaliOberoi]

The artist Renoir's last word was "flowers," spoken as they arranged a bouquet of
roses just picked from his garden in a vase on his bedroom windowsill.

A. as they arranged a bouquet of roses just picked from his garden
B. as a bouquet of roses had been just picked from his garden and was being arranged
C. as a bouquet of roses just picked from his garden was being arranged
D. during the arrangement of a bouquet of roses just picked from his garden
E. while they arranged a bouquet of roses that had just been picked from his garden

OA C, what is the issue with D

[dimochka]

Hi AnjaliOberoi,

The way to discount D as the wrong answer is to read past the underlined portion. Note that the incorrect choice makes it seem that the phrase "in a vase" describes the garden. Instead, it should be describing the process of arraging or the arrangement itself.

Essentially, it is not possible to pick something from the garden in a vase, which makes D incorrect.

[theCodeToGMAT]

The artist Renoir's last word was "flowers," spoken as they arranged a bouquet of roses just picked from his garden in a vase on his bedroom windowsill.

C. as a bouquet of roses just picked from his garden was being arranged

D. during the arrangement of a bouquet of roses just picked from his garden
The issue I see with {D} is more of the meaning than the construct; "spoken during the arrangement" gives more of the meaning that Renoir spoke "flower" deliberately during the arrangement of the bouquet. For example: Mahatma Gandhi spoke during the protest......