Listerine..

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Listerine..

by leaonae » Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:11 pm
please explain the solution for this question...



His campaign for sanitary conditions in operating rooms finally successful, Sir Joseph Lister lent his name to the company that developed Listerine, the first antibacterial liquid.


a) His campaign for sanitary conditions in operating rooms finally successful

b) Since his campaign for sanitary conditions in operating rooms had been eventually successful

c) Because of the eventual success of his campaigning for sanitary conditions in operating rooms

d) His campaign for sanitary conditions in operating rooms being eventually successful

e) Campaigning, eventually successfully, for conditions to be sanitary in operating rooms



answer : A

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Re: Listerine..

by Vemuri » Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:42 pm
C - Awkward construction "Because of the eventual success..."
D - The usage of 'being' is generally wrong in GMAT SC
E - Again awkward construction. Also, loses the meaning.

I did not see anything wrong with A. If B was constructed as "Since his campaign for sanitary conditions in operating rooms was successful, ....", this would surely have been the best choice. But, the usage of past perfect & 'eventually successful' makes the construction awkward.

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by Kunal_gmat » Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:34 am
Also with option (B), there is no need for the word "eventually".

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by rs2010 » Wed Apr 15, 2009 1:09 pm
A is not sounding right.
I dont feel His campaign for sanitary conditions in operating rooms finally successful is modifying noun aptly.