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Infections

by grandh01 » Tue Sep 04, 2012 7:56 pm
As a result of medical advances, many people that might at one time have died as
children
of such infections as diphtheria, pneumonia, or rheumatic fever now live well
into old age.
(A) that might at one time have died as children
(B) who might once have died in childhood
(C) that as children might once have died
(D) who in childhood might have at one time died
(E) who, when they were children, might at one time have died

OA IS B
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by ankit0411 » Tue Sep 04, 2012 8:52 pm
grandh01 wrote:As a result of medical advances, many people that might at one time have died as
children
of such infections as diphtheria, pneumonia, or rheumatic fever now live well
into old age.
(A) that might at one time have died as children - that cannot be used for people
(B) who might once have died in childhood - concise and makes sense, this is the answer
(C) that as children might once have died - wrong use of that for people
(D) who in childhood might have at one time died - awkward and wordy
(E) who, when they were children, might at one time have died - wrong use of when just after who

OA IS B
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by Kasia@EconomistGMAT » Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:45 pm
A - "at one time" suggests rather one point in the past and the question speaks about a few illnesses. "Once" is a better choice because it means "in the past" and it does not suggest only one occasion or point in time but rather a period of time.
B - correct
C - strange word order and the wrong use of "that"
D and E - redundant, include "at one time" instead of "once"
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