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artstudent: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 62; Joined: Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:35 pm; Thanked: 4 times

by artstudent » Thu Jul 21, 2011 8:11 pm

The oa says you can't start a sentence with a gerund. Never heard of that rule. Can someone confirm?

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by VivianKerr » Fri Jul 22, 2011 7:02 am

You can absolutely start a sentence with a gerund. Where is this question from?

I suggest you review the rules governing gerund usage here: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/627/01/

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by artstudent » Fri Jul 22, 2011 7:15 am

awesome thanks. thats from veritas.

can you also take a look at this: https://www.beatthegmat.com/due-to-t87693.html

I thought due to is used differently for GMAT purposes.

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by aspirant2011 » Fri Jul 22, 2011 10:23 am

I think option A is wrong because for showing intention we need to use infinitive to + verb form

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by viv_gmat » Sat Jul 23, 2011 4:26 am

I would have picked A.

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by artstudent » Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:37 pm

Thanks you are right Vivian. Here's proof. This is OG question where the same structure is used. Tsk tsk Veritas.

Eating saltwater fish may significantly reduce the risk of heart attacks and also aid for sufferers of rheumatoid arthritis and asthma, according to three research studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

A) significantly reduce the risk of heart attacks and also aid for
B )be significant in reducing the risk of heart attacks and aid for
C )significantly reduce the risk of heart attacks and aid
D )cause a significant reduction in the risk of heart attacks and aid to
E) significantly reduce the risk of heart attacks as well as aiding

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by gmat25 » Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:38 pm

My Pick was Op A....let's see what David say about this question.

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by prernagupta12 » Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:42 pm

is it A or C?

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by winniethepooh » Thu Jul 28, 2011 2:36 am

For those who need clarification on Gerund and -ing present participle:

https://www.chompchomp.com/terms/gerund.htm

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by David@VeritasPrep » Thu Jul 28, 2011 8:29 am

You can start a sentence with a Gerund, and in fact it is done on official GMAT questions to confuse people. That statement is incorrect and it is the first time that I have seen of this one. Sorry for that confusion.

D is still the best answer. You have the feat itself at the end of the opening clause and after the comma it begins "but such a feat" so this one has the best flow. If I were pressed I would pick D.

But let me say that we do have a problem here, in that the "incorrect" answers are not incorrect enough. A is not "wrong" enough and even choice C has some merit.

I would certainly edit this one if it came across my desk. It is the responsibility of the question writer/ editor to make sure that there is only one right answer.

D is still the best choice and has the preferred style, if not exactly the only allowable structure. You guys are correct, some editing needed on this one...

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by artstudent » Fri Jul 29, 2011 6:04 am

I might be misunderstanding you but the issue/structure you mentioned with "but such a feat" is also used in numerous correct official gmat question. I think the resumptive modifier, which is also correct, is a related cousin of that structure as well.

David@VeritasPrep wrote:You can start a sentence with a Gerund, and in fact it is done on official GMAT questions to confuse people. That statement is incorrect and it is the first time that I have seen of this one. Sorry for that confusion.

D is still the best answer. You have the feat itself at the end of the opening clause and after the

comma it begins "but such a feat" so this one has the best flow. If I were pressed I would pick D.

But let me say that we do have a problem here, in that the "incorrect" answers are not incorrect enough. A is not "wrong" enough and even choice C has some merit.

I would certainly edit this one if it came across my desk. It is the responsibility of the question writer/ editor to make sure that there is only one right answer.

D is still the best choice and has the preferred style, if not exactly the only allowable structure. You guys are correct, some editing needed on this one...

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