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Marc Murphy, the chef and an owner of the Landmarc restaurants in Manhattan, is
roasting turkey breasts in one oven while he braises the legs in the other.A. the chef and an owner of the Landmarc restaurants in Manhattan, is roasting turkey breasts in one oven while he braises the legs in the other B. Landmarc restaurants‘ chef and owner in Manhattan, roasts turkey breasts in one oven while braising the legs in another C. the chef and an owner of the Landmarc restaurants in Manhattan, roast turkey breasts in one oven while braising the leg in another D. the chef and an owner of the Landmarc restaurants of Manhattan, roasted turkey breasts in one oven while braising the legs in another E. the chef and an owner of the Landmarc restaurants in Manhattan, roasts turkey breasts in one oven while braising the legs in another OA : EWhat's wrong with D?
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Marc Murphy, the chef and an owner of the Landmarc restaurants in Manhattan, is
roasting turkey breasts in one oven while he braises the legs in the other.A. the chef and an owner of the Landmarc restaurants in Manhattan, is roasting turkey breasts in one oven while he braises the legs in the other B. Landmarc restaurants‘ chef and owner in Manhattan, roasts turkey breasts in one oven while braising the legs in another C. the chef and an owner of the Landmarc restaurants in Manhattan, roast turkey breasts in one oven while braising the leg in another D. the chef and an owner of the Landmarc restaurants of Manhattan, roasted turkey breasts in one oven while braising the legs in another E. the chef and an owner of the Landmarc restaurants in Manhattan, roasts turkey breasts in one oven while braising the legs in another The first principal of the SC is: dont change the tone of the sentence. The original sentence uses ' is roasting' so we should try to maintain the tense and all. So if we check D it is using ' roasted' so that is wrong as we have better alternative which is E.
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A. the chef and an owner of the Landmarc restaurants in Manhattan, is roasting turkey breasts in one oven while he braises the legs in the other--- is roasting --- present progressive tense is wrong B. Landmarc restaurants‘ chef and owner in Manhattan, roasts turkey breasts in one oven while braising the legs in another……… Restaurants’ Chef is wrong – one chef can handle only one restaurant. More importantly, the prepositional phrase ‘in Manhattan” is inappropriately placed after owner. It should be placed next to the restaurants, which is what the modifier is modifying C. the chef and an owner of the Landmarc restaurants in Manhattan, roast turkey breasts in one oven while braising the leg in another…. Verb is the plural Roast- – Subject is Murphy, singular SV mismatch D. the chef and an owner of the Landmarc restaurants of Manhattan, roasted turkey breasts in one oven while braising the legs in another – roasted? As if he is not doing it now? Past tense is wrong. E. the chef and an owner of the Landmarc restaurants in Manhattan, roasts turkey breasts in one oven while braising the legs in another. Uses present tense for a day –to-day activity. Correct verb tense. Use of braising, a present participle to mark the second activity is acceptable as an adjectival modifier to the subject Murphy.
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D brings unnecessary past tense verb. Hence POE. E is the best choice.
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+1 E D changes the meaning of the sentence. The action is in the simple present, not in the past.
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E it is. the sentence is in Present tense.
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Re: Marc Murphy, the chef and an owner of the Landmarc [#permalink]
24 Sep 2012, 08:29
I managed to rule out B,C and D. But, confused between A and E and guessed A as answer. I am no able to find difference between A. the chef and an owner of the Landmarc restaurants in Manhattan, is roasting turkey breasts in one oven while he braises the legs in the other. E. the chef and an owner of the Landmarc restaurants in Manhattan, roasts turkey breasts in one oven while braising the legs in another. Is roasting while he braises (present cont followed by present tense) Roasts while braising (Present tense followed by present cont) Can any kind soul explain?
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E. the chef and an owner of the Landmarc restaurants in Manhattan, roasts turkey breasts in one oven while braising the legs in another. Roasts while braising (Present tense followed by present cont) this is wrong; the correct interpretation is- Present tense followed by present participle; note the absence of the helping verb – is - in the choice. If you have to make it present continuous, then you should have the helping verb –is- before the participial word braising
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Re: Marc Murphy, the chef and an owner of the Landmarc [#permalink]
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+1 E. D has the Roasted which is wrongs. Roasts and brising is correct.
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daagh wrote: E. the chef and an owner of the Landmarc restaurants in Manhattan, roasts turkey breasts in one oven while braising the legs in another.
Roasts while braising (Present tense followed by present cont) this is wrong; the correct interpretation is- Present tense followed by present participle; note the absence of the helping verb – is - in the choice. If you have to make it present continuous, then you should have the helping verb –is- before the participial word braising what is wrong b/w A nd what is right in E?pls explain
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Re: Marc Murphy, the chef and an owner of the Landmarc [#permalink]
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We do not say, somebody is roasting something, if it is a daily ritual. The topic describes the way the chef does something daily. Hence for daily routines we need to uses a simple present tense verb and not a present continuous verb. So A is wrong. In E, The main verb (roasts) is in present tense. So it is ok; ‘while braising’ is not a present continuous tense. It is simply a present participle used as a modifier that describes the chef’s routine.
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daagh wrote: We do not say, somebody is roasting something, if it is a daily ritual. The topic describes the way the chef does something daily. Hence for daily routines we need to uses a simple present tense verb and not a present continuous verb. So A is wrong.
In E, The main verb (roasts) is in present tense. So it is ok; ‘while braising’ is not a present continuous tense. It is simply a present participle used as a modifier that describes the chef’s routine. Thats insight knowledge. Thanks Are you a professional tutor or Were you a GMAT student?
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daagh wrote: We do not say, somebody is roasting something, if it is a daily ritual. The topic describes the way the chef does something daily. Hence for daily routines we need to uses a simple present tense verb and not a present continuous verb. So A is wrong.
In E, The main verb (roasts) is in present tense. So it is ok; ‘while braising’ is not a present continuous tense. It is simply a present participle used as a modifier that describes the chef’s routine. In E , the correct ans choice, isn't the usage of indefinite article 'an' flawed?
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Quote: We do not say, somebody is roasting something, if it is a daily ritual. The topic describes the way the chef does something daily. Hence for daily routines we need to uses a simple present tense verb and not a present continuous verb. So A is wrong.
why do we assume the sentence explains a daily ritual ? The sentence could simply explain what the chef is currently doing and it makes sense ? The chef is currently roasting etc... I do not see anything wrong with this meaning so why we should not keep it since it is the original sentence ?
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In E , the correct ans choice, isn't the usage of indefinite article 'an' flawed?
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Re: Marc Murphy, the chef and an owner of the Landmarc [#permalink]
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Darmody wrote: Quote: We do not say, somebody is roasting something, if it is a daily ritual. The topic describes the way the chef does something daily. Hence for daily routines we need to uses a simple present tense verb and not a present continuous verb. So A is wrong.
why do we assume the sentence explains a daily ritual ? The sentence could simply explain what the chef is currently doing and it makes sense ? The chef is currently roasting etc... I do not see anything wrong with this meaning so why we should not keep it since it is the original sentence ? Nobody to answer that ? 
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