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They went to Africa, a continent with abundant resources, [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 19 Sep 2010, 19:21
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They went to Africa, a continent with abundant resources, in the month of September.

(A) They went to Africa, a continent with abundant resources, in the month of September.
(B) They went to Africa a continent with abundant resources in September.
(C) They had gone to Africa in the month of September, which is a continent with abundant resources.
(D) They went in September to Africa, a continent with abundant resources.
(E) In September, they went to Africa, a continent with abundant resources.
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Originally posted by hemanthp on 19 Sep 2010, 11:06.
Last edited by hemanthp on 19 Sep 2010, 19:21, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: African September [#permalink] New post   19 Sep 2010, 19:20
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Actual Answer : E

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The given sentence makes it sound as if the continent of Africa has abundant resources only in the month of September.

In sentences such as this, it is best to place the modifier ('in September') as close as possible to what it modifies ('they went to Africa').

Option E does this, and removes all ambiguity from the sentence. It also correctly does away with the redundant 'the month of'.

Hence (E) is the correct answer.
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Re: African September [#permalink] New post   19 Sep 2010, 19:44
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I think the best option is E. Others have modifier errors.

They went to Africa, a continent with abundant resources, in the month of September.

(A) They went to Africa, a continent with abundant resources, in the month of September. - Means Africa has resources in September.
(B) They went to Africa a continent with abundant resources in September.- Means Africa has resources in September.
(C) They had gone to Africa in the month of September, which is a continent with abundant resources.- Which modifies September, had gone unnecessary.
(D) They went in September to Africa, a continent with abundant resources. -Means Africa is has resources in September.
(E) In September, they went to Africa, a continent with abundant resources. - correct.
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Re: African September [#permalink] New post   19 Sep 2010, 11:21
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A is the best formed of all the options.
I go for A.
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Re: African September [#permalink] New post   19 Sep 2010, 11:33
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I agree A. it follows the subject correctly.
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Re: African September [#permalink] New post   19 Sep 2010, 20:27
E without a doubt. Not only is it structurally the most sound but it fixes the errors mentioned above.
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Re: African September [#permalink] New post   20 Sep 2010, 01:38
Hemanthp, I am still not convinced with the OA :(
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Re: African September [#permalink] New post   20 Sep 2010, 03:57
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E does not have any grammatical errors.

Isn't A wordy -
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Re: African September [#permalink] New post   20 Sep 2010, 04:16
Both A and E are correct, but E is better than A as the modifier is closer.

Concision is the reason why E is better than A. Grammatically and meaning wise both are fine.
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Re: African September [#permalink] New post   21 Sep 2010, 07:43
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A and E both are correct.

But A is out because " in the month of September" is redundant.

Hence E remains.
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Re: African September [#permalink] New post   21 Sep 2010, 10:56
I was stuck between D and E.
Wats wrong in D?
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Re: African September [#permalink] New post   21 Sep 2010, 12:18
gurpreetsingh wrote:
Both A and E are correct, but E is better than A as the modifier is closer.

Concision is the reason why E is better than A. Grammatically and meaning wise both are fine.


Hi
I guess you are missing a point here . Pls refer to hemant's explanantion given above ..A means Africa has abundant resources only in the month of september and not otherwise ...

E clearly defines africa as a land of abundant resources...
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Re: African September [#permalink] New post   21 Sep 2010, 12:22
vigneshpandi wrote:
I was stuck between D and E.
Wats wrong in D?


the construction seems awkward when compared to E.

to me, D almost sounded like "they went in a plane to africa ..." or "they went in a car to africa ... "
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Re: African September [#permalink] New post   21 Sep 2010, 12:26
A must be wrong because of 'in the month'... If I remove the portion between commas and said 'the went to Africa in september' it sounds fine.. What is explanation that Africa only has resources n September? I dont understand that...

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Re: African September [#permalink] New post   21 Sep 2010, 12:50
E.

A "month of September" is redundant .
D is awkward.
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Re: African September [#permalink] New post   22 Sep 2010, 06:50
gurpreetsingh wrote:
Both A and E are correct, but E is better than A as the modifier is closer.

Concision is the reason why E is better than A. Grammatically and meaning wise both are fine.


Alright, now i get why E is the correct answer :)

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Re: They went to Africa, a continent with abundant resources, [#permalink] New post   29 May 2014, 17:53
Hi,

Can you be more specific why D implies "Africa has resources in September".

I can see this implication for option A and B but not necessarily for option D.

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Re: They went to Africa, a continent with abundant resources, [#permalink] New post   15 Sep 2015, 04:11
hemanthp wrote:
They went to Africa, a continent with abundant resources, in the month of September.

(A) They went to Africa, a continent with abundant resources, in the month of September.
(B) They went to Africa a continent with abundant resources in September.
(C) They had gone to Africa in the month of September, which is a continent with abundant resources.
(D) They went in September to Africa, a continent with abundant resources.
(E) In September, they went to Africa, a continent with abundant resources.


In response to the OE, no the original sentence does not mean that Africa has abundant resources in September. That would have been the case if there was no comma after resources. Since there is a comma, 'a continent with abundant resources' is a noun modifier modifying Africa, and it terminates before the comma.

Option E is also correct as pointed out by others. In my experience with the real GMAT, such questions never appear.
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