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by vindooo » Sun Aug 15, 2010 10:41 pm
In response to the recent uprising in downtown Detroit, residents quickly claimed that their trust in the mayor and the local government are being undermined by reports of political irresponsibility.

A
In response to the recent uprising in downtown Detroit, residents quickly claimed that



B
Responding to the recent uprising in downtown Detroit, residents quickly made the claim about

C
When responding to the recent uprising in downtown Detroit, residents quickly make the claim about

D
As a response to the recent uprising in downtown Detroit, residents quickly made the claim about

E
Responding to the recent uprising in downtown Detroit, residents quickly claim that

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by paes » Sun Aug 15, 2010 11:01 pm
IMO E

A : See the non-underlined portion.
verb 'are' is used.

So a present tense is preferred in underlined portion.
A - out

C : 'when' wrong use
D : 'as a response' -> wrong modifier for residents

Between B and E
B " 'made the claim' is wordy.
E is more concise.
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by kvcpk » Sun Aug 15, 2010 11:56 pm
"claim about" is wrong. BCD out.

present tense "claim" is required.

pick E
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by uwhusky » Mon Aug 16, 2010 12:23 am
kvcpk wrote:"claim about" is wrong. BCD out.

present tense "claim" is required.

pick A
You meant E?

Past tense claimed is incorrect in this context.
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by kvcpk » Mon Aug 16, 2010 12:32 am
uwhusky wrote:
kvcpk wrote:"claim about" is wrong. BCD out.

present tense "claim" is required.

pick A
You meant E?

Past tense claimed is incorrect in this context.
Yeah.. sorry.. I meant E. Edited my post.
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by The Jock » Mon Aug 16, 2010 12:37 am
I have got one question here-----

What is the difference between "In response to the recent uprising in downtown Detroit" and "Responding to the recent uprising in downtown Detroit" modifiers?
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by FightWithGMAT » Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:23 am
The Jock wrote:I have got one question here-----

What is the difference between "In response to the recent uprising in downtown Detroit" and "Responding to the recent uprising in downtown Detroit" modifiers?
Former is an Adverbial Modifier..........the Noun need not to touch this
Latter is a Noun Modifier......the Noun should touch this.
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by crackinggmat » Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:26 am
m still not clear why e is better than A......

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by e-GMAT » Mon Aug 16, 2010 11:01 am
Hi Crackinggmat,

The reason why E is better than A is - Verb Sequencing. We should use consistent verb tenses unless otherwise required to communicate the intended meaning.

Choice A
In response to the recent uprising in downtown Detroit, residents quickly claimed that their trust in the mayor and the local government are being undermined by reports of political irresponsibility.

The non-underlined portion of the sentence sets the context of timing. The verb tense - are being undermined - is in present continuous tense. Thus, the action of "claim" should also be set in present time frame. It does not make sense to make the claim in the past about an action that is happening in the present time frame.

This choice would be considered correct if the verb in non-underlined portion was "was being undermined". Furthermore, there seems to be a typo in the non-underlined portion. The verb must be singular - is being undermined since the subject is singular - trust.

Choice E
Responding to the recent uprising in downtown Detroit, residents quickly claim that their trust in the mayor and the local government are being undermined by reports of political irresponsibility.

This choice is correct because it is set consistently in present time frame.

I hope this helps. Let me know if you need further clarification.
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by crackinggmat » Mon Aug 16, 2010 1:19 pm
thanks a ton e-gmat
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by beatthegmatinsept » Mon Aug 16, 2010 1:23 pm
I was able to eliminate BCD because of 'claim about', but was stuck between A and E too.
The explanation above makes sense, I couldnt see the timing difference either.
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by hero » Tue Aug 17, 2010 11:35 am
beatthegmatinsept wrote:I was able to eliminate BCD because of 'claim about', but was stuck between A and E too.
The explanation above makes sense, I couldnt see the timing difference either.
same here.

i read right past the "are". would have made the decision a lot faster ( and correct! ) if i had paid closer attention.

lesson learned.
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by hero » Tue Aug 17, 2010 11:35 am
FightWithGMAT wrote:
The Jock wrote:I have got one question here-----

What is the difference between "In response to the recent uprising in downtown Detroit" and "Responding to the recent uprising in downtown Detroit" modifiers?
Former is an Adverbial Modifier..........the Noun need not to touch this
Latter is a Noun Modifier......the Noun should touch this.
this is good advice i haven't learned yet. thanks.
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by ankurmit » Wed Aug 18, 2010 2:44 am
Thanks Payal I was confused between A and E and now I got it :)
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by reply2spg » Wed Aug 18, 2010 5:01 am
I wasstuck between A and E. I eliminated A based on wordiness, since I didn't see the difference between claim and claimed.
I felt that 'in response to' is worrier than 'responding'. I got it correct.
But thanks Payal for making me understand.
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