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3. Clark and Florence Wallace, a husband-and-wife medical team, worked steadily and efficiently through the night, but sipping their coffee the next morning, she noticed that he seemed disoriented.
(A) sipping their coffee the next morning, she noticed that he seemed disoriented
(B) sipping their coffee the next morning, he seemed to be disoriented, she noticed
(C) as they sipped their coffee the next morning, she noticed that he seemed disoriented
(D) as they were sipping their coffee the next morning, he seemed, she noticed, disoriented
(E) he seemed disoriented, she noticed, sipping their coffee the next morning
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D.
modifying clause (sipping their coffee) in underlined subordinate clause is wrong.
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yup OA is C.
but why is D wrong? I don't see anything wrong with D. any taker?
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nakib77 wrote: yup OA is C.
but why is D wrong? I don't see anything wrong with D. any taker?
in D the tense is mixed up - past continous and past tense
D) as they were sipping their coffee the next morning, he seemed, she noticed, disoriented
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hkm_gmat wrote: nakib77 wrote: yup OA is C.
but why is D wrong? I don't see anything wrong with D. any taker? in D the tense is mixed up - past continous and past tense D) as they were sipping their coffee the next morning, he seemed, she noticed, disoriented The mixture of past tense and past continous is a problem???
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D is also way too choppy. Try reading it out loud. Too many commas...
Clearly C.
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Re: Clark and Florence Wallace, a husband-and-wife medical team, [#permalink]
06 Feb 2013, 21:07
nakib77 wrote: 3. Clark and Florence Wallace, a husband-and-wife medical team, worked steadily and efficiently through the night, but sipping their coffee the next morning, she noticed that he seemed disoriented.
(A) sipping their coffee the next morning, she noticed that he seemed disoriented
(B) sipping their coffee the next morning, he seemed to be disoriented, she noticed
(C) as they sipped their coffee the next morning, she noticed that he seemed disoriented
(D) as they were sipping their coffee the next morning, he seemed, she noticed, disoriented
(E) he seemed disoriented, she noticed, sipping their coffee the next morning
The sentence should be consistent on its usage of past tense. "Sipping" makes the action sound like it's currently happening. Hence, eliminate A, B and E.
(D) is weird.. "he seemed, she noticed, disoriented..."
Answer: C
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