Although she had signed a pledge of abstinence while being

Oldest

Best Reply

Author

Message

TAGS:

SVP

Joined: 03 Jan 2005

Posts: 2322

Followers: 9

Kudos [?]: 157 [0], given: 0

Although she had signed a pledge of abstinence while being [#permalink]

09 Feb 2005, 13:19

00:00

Question Stats:

0% (00:00) correct

0% (00:00) wrong

based on 0 sessions

69. Although she had signed a pledge of abstinence while being an adolescent, Frances Willard was 35 years old before she chose to become a temperance activist.
(A) while being an adolescent
(B) while in adolescence
(C) at the time of her being adolescent
(D) as being in adolescence
(E) as an adolescent

Discussion please.

Last edited by HongHu on 09 Feb 2005, 15:25, edited 1 time in total.

Senior Manager

Joined: 10 Nov 2004

Posts: 328

Followers: 1

Kudos [?]: 4 [0], given: 0

[#permalink]

09 Feb 2005, 13:46

I pick B .
Although she had signed a pledge of abstinence while being an adolescent. Frances Willard was 35 years
old before she chose to become a temperance activist.
(A) while being an adolescent - signed becoz she was adolescent.
(B) while in adolescence - signed when she was adolescent
(C) at the time of her being adolescent - bit wordy
(D) as being in adolescence - signed becoz she was adolescent
(E) as an adolescent - not sure.. but it tells the state in which she signed and not the time frame. Like I did it as a child vs. i did it while I was a child

Not sure how correct the reasonings are.

SVP

Joined: 30 Oct 2003

Posts: 1963

Location: NewJersey USA

Followers: 3

Kudos [?]: 25 [0], given: 0

[#permalink]

09 Feb 2005, 13:49

sonaketu wrote:

The problem is with while

Your sentence i did it while I was a child would be more apropriate
as i did it when I was a child

Senior Manager

Joined: 10 Nov 2004

Posts: 328

Followers: 1

Kudos [?]: 4 [0], given: 0

[#permalink]

09 Feb 2005, 14:13

Ah.. yes thks, I didn't check that.
Also, Frances's age should be compared and not time, "Frances Willard was 35 years" <=> "signed as an adolescent"
Rest all except A & E compare the time period & not age.

SVP

Joined: 03 Jan 2005

Posts: 2322

Followers: 9

Kudos [?]: 157 [0], given: 0

[#permalink]

09 Feb 2005, 15:11

OA is (E).

Manager

Joined: 27 Jan 2005

Posts: 103

Location: San Jose,USA- India

Followers: 1

Kudos [?]: 1 [0], given: 0

[#permalink]

09 Feb 2005, 15:21

I am confused. Is it two sentences or just one sentence?

I am assuming there is a comma (,) before "Frances" not preiod, else first sentence would be incomplete.

[#permalink] 09 Feb 2005, 15:21

		Similar topics	Author	Replies	Last post
Similar Topics:		Although she had signed a pledge of abstinence while being	AT	8	16 Jul 2005, 21:53
	1	Although she had signed a pledge of abstinence while being	lgon	2	18 Nov 2008, 23:36
		Although she had signed a pledge of abstinence while being	x2suresh	8	26 Jan 2009, 22:13
		Although she had signed a pledge of abstinence while being	WhyabloodyMBA	4	09 Jul 2009, 12:03
		Although she had signed a pledge of abstinence while being	noboru	18	18 Aug 2009, 11:24

Main navigation

GMAT Resources

Partners

MBA Resources

GMAT ® is a registered trademark of the Graduate Management Admission Council ® (GMAC ®). GMAT Club's website has not been reviewed or endorsed by GMAC.

GMAT Courses

Admissions Consulting

Although she had signed a pledge of abstinence while being

Although she had signed a pledge of abstinence while being

Main navigation

GMAT Resources

Partners

MBA Resources