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by Sandman » Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:07 am
Q. A thoroughly frightened child was seen by her cowering in the corner of the room.

a.
b. Cowering in the corner of the room a thoroughly frightened child was seen by her.
c. She saw, cowering in the corner of the room, a thoroughly frightened child.
d. A throughly frightened child, cowering in the corner of the room, was seen by her.
e. She saw a thoroughly frightened child who was cowering in the corner of the room.

The OA is C. Whats wrong with E ??
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by Suyog » Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:42 am
If I have to compare E and C..
I would say E is bit awkward & wordy...

hmm....
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by Sandman » Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:48 am
In C isnt it confusing whether "cowering in the corner of the room" refers to "the child" or "she" ??
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by stubbornp » Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:25 am
imo E...c looks clumsy...
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by GmatKiss » Fri Oct 07, 2011 7:19 am
hey got it IMO: C :)
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by studentps2011 » Fri Oct 07, 2011 8:21 am
I think E is clearer than C. In C, doesn't 'cowering...' modify 'She'?
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by rohangupta83 » Mon Oct 24, 2011 7:44 am
imo E: removes ambiguity about who is cowering.
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by mankey » Fri Oct 28, 2011 9:34 am
IMO: E is the best. 'who' in E will only refer to the 'child' and not to 'she' since 'child' is closest to cowering and also makes proper sense.

Some expert please respond.

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by parul9 » Fri Oct 28, 2011 12:05 pm
I think it should be E.
One thing I am sure of is that it's definitely not C!


c. She saw, cowering in the corner of the room, a thoroughly frightened child.
who is cowering? She or the child?
Can't be, can't be!
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by parul9 » Fri Oct 28, 2011 12:06 pm
what's the source of this one?
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by parul9 » Fri Oct 28, 2011 12:08 pm
Little research:

https://www.beatthegmat.com/frightened-child-t58542.html

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