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1)Several Guests noticed Mr Peter
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3)in his chair
4)and gasping for breath
which part is wrong 1/2/3/4?
Source Official FMS exam (India)



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Just let me know your opinions guys.This is not a gmat question but this should not prevent you frm trying
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1)Several Guests noticed Mr Peter 2)fall back 3)in his 07 Dec 2010, 14:08
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2) 8-)
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1)Several Guests noticed Mr Peter 2)fall back 3)in his 07 Dec 2010, 14:17
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It's either 2 or 4.

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This is what i feel too.
But during the exam i felt that the correct sent should be
Several Guests noticed Mr Peter fall back in his chair and gasp for breath

But metalliafan, can u explain why cant it be 4.
I saw him do this.
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1)Several Guests noticed Mr Peter 2)fall back 3)in his 07 Dec 2010, 15:03
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It's either 2 or 4.

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Just let me know your opinions guys.This is not a gmat question but this should not prevent you frm trying
This is what i feel too.
But during the exam i felt that the correct sent should be
Several Guests noticed Mr Peter fall back in his chair and gasp for breath

But metalliafan, can u explain why cant it be 4.
I saw him do this.
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"Fall back" and "gasp" are not the verbs of the sentence. In this case, they are nouns.
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I saw in the dictionary that "notice" can be use similar in structure: notice sb do sth
--> correct = Several Guests noticed Mr Peter fall back in his chair and gasp for breath.
So I think here "fall" and "gasp" are verbs in their infinitive form (without "to"). (not noun)
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I saw in the dictionary that "notice" can be use similar in structure: notice sb do sth
--> correct = Several Guests noticed Mr Peter fall back in his chair and gasp for breath.
So I think here "fall" and "gasp" are verbs in their infinitive form (without "to"). (not noun)
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https://examples.yourdictionary.com/GASP
•I sat there in complete silence even scared to gasp a breath, all I could hear was the muttering downstairs.
Thanks concumpk
Indian exams are so ambiguous
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agree with metallicafan here. imo, following would be a better sentence.

"Several Guests noticed Mr Peter falling back in his chair and gasping for breath"



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