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Taking up four and a half hours of the festival's program, [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 27 Nov 2010, 16:09
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Taking up four and a half hours of the festival's program, Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, took almost as long to perform as that of Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale combined.

(A) Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, took almost as long to perform as that of Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale combined
(B) Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, took almost as long to perform as if you combine Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale
(C) Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, took almost as long to perform as combining Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale
(D) the performance of Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, was almost as long as combining that of Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale
(E) the performance of Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, was almost as long as that of Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale combined
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Originally posted by suchoudh on 27 Nov 2010, 15:49.
Last edited by suchoudh on 27 Nov 2010, 16:09, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Comparisons [#permalink] New post   27 Nov 2010, 15:57
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I believe the highlighted part is a modifier and talks about the performance of the opera.

A: Incorrect, because of the usage of "almost as long as .. that of ". It should be "almost as long as ... <>"
B: As if you combine is just awkward sentence construction IMO
C: Again, it should be almost as long as <opera> combined, not the other way around.
D: As long as combining what of Rigoletto, blah? Incorrect
E: Correct, IMO. Addresses the modifier issue, and has the correct tone to it.

Please post the OA when you post questions henceforth. It'll be useful to people who are not frequent visitors.

suchoudh wrote:
[highlight]Taking up four and a half hours of the festival's program[/highlight], Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, took almost as long to perform as that of Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale combined.

(A) Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, took almost as long to perform as that of Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale combined
(B) Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, took almost as long to perform as if you combine Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale
(C) Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, took almost as long to perform as combining Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale
(D) the performance of Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, was almost as long as combining that of Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale
(E) the performance of Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, was almost as long as that of Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale combined
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Re: Comparisons [#permalink] New post   27 Nov 2010, 16:10
I was confused between A and E. Thanks whiplash for clearing that up.
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Re: Taking up four and a half hours of the festival's program, [#permalink] New post   06 Jan 2014, 12:15
suchoudh wrote:
Taking up four and a half hours of the festival's program, Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, took almost as long to perform as that of Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale combined.

(A) Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, took almost as long to perform as that of Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale combined
(B) Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, took almost as long to perform as if you combine Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale
(C) Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, took almost as long to perform as combining Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale
(D) the performance of Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, was almost as long as combining that of Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale
(E) the performance of Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, was almost as long as that of Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale combined


Wait ok I agree we are referring to the performance here. But in E, who is his? Can't be Wagner because it is not mentioned in the sentence as a noun.

I think this question may be flawed.

Experts what do you say?

Cheers!
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Re: Taking up four and a half hours of the festival's program, [#permalink] New post   06 Jan 2014, 21:25
jlgdr wrote:
Wait ok I agree we are referring to the performance here. But in E, who is his? Can't be Wagner because it is not mentioned in the sentence as a noun.

I think this question may be flawed.

Experts what do you say?

Cheers!
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'His' is a possessive pronoun and can refer to a possessive noun - Wagner's
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Re: Taking up four and a half hours of the festival's program, [#permalink] New post   06 Jan 2014, 23:15
I am still confused between A and E.

Can some one please give me details...

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Re: Taking up four and a half hours of the festival's program, [#permalink] New post   06 Jan 2014, 23:37
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Mountain14 wrote:
I am still confused between A and E.

Can some one please give me details...

Thanks


Taking up four and a half hours of the festival's program, Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, took almost as long to perform as that of Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale combined.

(A) Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, took almost as long to perform as that of Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale combined
First mistake in (A). Wagner's opera didn't take four and half hours. His performance took four and half hours.
Second mistake. Wagner's opera took as long to perform as the opera of Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale combined. You can combine performances, but can you combine operas? No

(E) the performance of Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, was almost as long as that of Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale combined
It means that the performance of Wagner's opera was as long as the performance of R, F and Nightingale combined.
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Re: Taking up four and a half hours of the festival's program, [#permalink] New post   07 Jan 2014, 16:48
sivasanjeev wrote:
Mountain14 wrote:
I am still confused between A and E.

Can some one please give me details...

Thanks


Taking up four and a half hours of the festival's program, Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, took almost as long to perform as that of Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale combined.

(A) Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, took almost as long to perform as that of Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale combined
First mistake in (A). Wagner's opera didn't take four and half hours. His performance took four and half hours.
Second mistake. Wagner's opera took as long to perform as the opera of Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale combined. You can combine performances, but can you combine operas? No

(E) the performance of Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, was almost as long as that of Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale combined
It means that the performance of Wagner's opera was as long as the performance of R, F and Nightingale combined.


Oh Yeah... I got my mistake.... Thanks...
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Re: Taking up four and a half hours of the festival's program, [#permalink] New post   13 Mar 2014, 05:08
e is wrong also

performance of w's opera is as long as performance of A,B and C.
there is no "opera" in the second half of comparison

is it bad question?
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Re: Taking up four and a half hours of the festival's program, [#permalink] New post   31 May 2016, 23:50
suchoudh wrote:
Taking up four and a half hours of the festival's program, Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, took almost as long to perform as that of Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale combined.

(A) Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, took almost as long to perform as that of Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale combined
(B) Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, took almost as long to perform as if you combine Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale
(C) Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, took almost as long to perform as combining Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale
(D) the performance of Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, was almost as long as combining that of Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale
(E) the performance of Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, was almost as long as that of Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale combined



(A) Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, took almost as long to perform as that of Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale combined
Incorrect because Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods cannot take almost as long to perform. It's the performance tat take...
(B) Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, took almost as long to perform as if you combine Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale.
Incorrect for the reason stated n A
(C) Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, took almost as long to perform as combining Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale
Incorrect for the reason stated in option A
(D) the performance of Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, was almost as long as combining that of Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale
combining that of..... wrong because comparison is wrong
(E) the performance of Wagner's opera The Twilight of the Gods, the final work in his Ring cycle, was almost as long as that of Rigoletto, Fidelio, and The Nightingale combined[/quote]
Free from flaws.
Hence E
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