Jack Welch

[gmat009]

Jack Welch began his career in an unpromising job at GE as a junior engineer in Pittsfield, Masachussetts, at a salary of $10,500 anually

A) Jack Welch began his career in an unpromising job at GE as
b) Jack Welch's career began in an unpromising job at GE as
c) Jack Welch's career began with the the unpromising job at GE of being
d) Jack Welch had begun his career with the unpromising job at GE of being
e) The career of Jack Welch has begun with an unpromising job at GE of

OA B, What's wrong with A

[mals24]

Well its simple just ask yourself: who/what began as a junior engineer.
It obviously cannot be Jack Welsh, Jack Welsh cannot begin as a Junior engineer it has to be his career.
Hence B correctly changes the subject of the sentence from Jack to his career.

If you have a doubt regarding what should be the subject just ask who/what is doing the main action.

[vivek.kapoor83]

IMO B

[Bidisha800]

So we are suggesting that it is Jack Welch's career that got started by itself as a junior engineer and got paid $10K ?

What is the source of this question ?

[gmat009]

So we are suggesting that it is Jack Welch's career that got started by itself as a junior engineer and got paid $10K ?

What is the source of this question ?

That's my point also. Is it Jack Welch's career who got salary of $10500 or Jack welch

[mals24]

no we are trying to say Jack Welch's career began as a Junior engineer and his career began at a salary of $10,500. The sentence does not say that the career was being paid $10,500 it just says the career began at a salary of $10,500.

[Bidisha800]

I'm not convinced.

We say : I started as a junior engineer.
We do not say : MY career started as a junior engineer.

If someone can ping the coaching staff for an explanation, that would be great.