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Trying to keep her balance on the icy surface, the last [#permalink] New post   08 Oct 2010, 06:04
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Trying to keep her balance on the icy surface, the last competitor's ski-tip caught the pole and somersaulted into the soft snow.

A. the last competitor's ski-tip caught the pole and somersaulted into the soft snow.
B. the ski-tip of the last competitor caught the pole and somersaulted in the soft snow.
C. the last competitor caught the pole with the tip of her ski, and somersaulted into the soft snow.
D. the last competitor caught the pole with her ski-tip, which made her somersault into the soft snow.
E. the last competitor somersaulted into the soft snow when the tip of her ski was caught by the pole.



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Re: Trying to keep her balance on the icy surface, the last [#permalink] New post   08 Oct 2010, 09:55
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C and none other but C for reasons of proper modification and for explicitly and logically bringing out the sequence of catching the pole with the tip and the subsequent somersaulting.
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Re: Trying to keep her balance on the icy surface, the last [#permalink] New post   11 Oct 2010, 06:31
I am debating between C and E. Why not E?
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Re: Trying to keep her balance on the icy surface, the last [#permalink] New post   11 Oct 2010, 06:51
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Not E because, the last competitor caught the pole first and then somersaulted. These are two sequential events and not simultaneous events. Hence the use of the subordinate conjunction when is wrong.

Secondly did she catch the pole with the tip of her ski or did the pole catch the tip of her ski. E says that the pole caught the tip of the ski, and uses a passive voice for doing so. The intent is clearly distorted from the actual.
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Re: Trying to keep her balance on the icy surface, the last [#permalink] New post   11 Oct 2010, 09:14
I went for C too :)
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Re: Trying to keep her balance on the icy surface, the last [#permalink] New post   12 Oct 2010, 00:00
C.
E is not good for the reasons of brevity and usage of the passive voice.



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