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22 Aug 2006, 19:55

For protection from the summer sun, the Mojave lived in open-sided, flat-topped dwellings known as shades, each a roof of poles and arrowweed supported by posts set in a rectangle.

Underlined for clarity. Please underline SCs. 8-)

A. each a roof of poles and arrowweed

B. each a roof of poles and arrowweed that are being

C. with each being a roof of poles and arrowweed

D. with roofs of poles and arrowweed to be

E. with roofs of poles and arrowweed that are

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22 Aug 2006, 20:09

It is E.

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22 Aug 2006, 20:10

E. with roofs of poles and arrowweed that are

The last clause "each a roof..." is trying to modify the "shades".

The "shades" are not "a roof of poles and arrow weed" ... the shades have a roof of poles and arrowweed.

Need "with"
Narrow Choice: C, D, E.

Only E is correct.

Answer: E

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22 Aug 2006, 20:12

It is E.

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22 Aug 2006, 20:20

A stands.
Another of those much discussed SC's.
E has a problem with "are". Also, it is not clear whether "that" refers to roofs or arrowweed.
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22 Aug 2006, 20:25

I stand corrected... good one!
Need to read more carefully...

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A stands.
Another of those much discussed SC's.
E has a problem with "are". Also, it is not clear whether "that" refers to roofs or arrowweed.

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haas_mba07 wrote:

I stand corrected... good one!
Need to read more carefully...

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http://www.gmatclub.com/phpbb/viewtopic ... =arrowweed

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A stands.
Another of those much discussed SC's.
E has a problem with "are". Also, it is not clear whether "that" refers to roofs or arrowweed.

I also made the same mistake first time

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Happy that remembered this one as soon as saw it :-D

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22 Aug 2006, 21:55

Classic SC.

A for multiple reasons:

1. Correct modifier
2. dangling "being" is 99.999999% wrong in GMAT English
3. Short, precise, and succinct

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