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03 May 2021, 23:10
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Had to sit on this one for a second. This question is fundamentally a matter of meaning. A is nonsense. Joan wouldn't attend all of those meetings as the former chair, at least this is not what the sentence intends.
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As the former chair of the planning board for 18 consecutive years and a board member for 28 years, Joan Philkill attended more than 400 meetings and reviewed more than 700 rezoning applications.
(A) As the former
(B) The former
(C) Former
(D) She was
(E) As the
GMATNinja VeritasKarishma AjiteshArun
I understand the correct answer choice is E. It makes a lot more sense meaning-wise as compared to the other options.
But I want to know whether Options B and C are grammatically correct.
B. The former chair of the planning board for 18 consecutive years and a board member for 28 years, Joan Philkill attended more than 400 meetings and reviewed more than 700 rezoning applications.
In the above sentence "The former chair of the planning board for 18 consecutive years and a board member for 28 years" is acting as a modifier.
So the structure is Modifier, Independent clause.
I do not see an issue here. Please help me understand why this is incorrect.
C. Former chair of the planning board for 18 consecutive years and a board member for 28 years, Joan Philkill attended more than 400 meetings and reviewed more than 700 rezoning applications.
In the above sentence "Former chair of the planning board for 18 consecutive years and a board member for 28 years" is acting as a modifier.
So the structure is Modifier, Independent clause.
I do not see an issue here as well. Please help me understand why this is incorrect.
Also, I want to understand what is the difference between Option B and C. Whether the article "the" is necessary, and if yes, why?
(A) As the former
(B) The former
(C) Former
(D) She was
(E) As the
GMATNinja VeritasKarishma AjiteshArun
I understand the correct answer choice is E. It makes a lot more sense meaning-wise as compared to the other options.
But I want to know whether Options B and C are grammatically correct.
B. The former chair of the planning board for 18 consecutive years and a board member for 28 years, Joan Philkill attended more than 400 meetings and reviewed more than 700 rezoning applications.
In the above sentence "The former chair of the planning board for 18 consecutive years and a board member for 28 years" is acting as a modifier.
So the structure is Modifier, Independent clause.
I do not see an issue here. Please help me understand why this is incorrect.
C. Former chair of the planning board for 18 consecutive years and a board member for 28 years, Joan Philkill attended more than 400 meetings and reviewed more than 700 rezoning applications.
In the above sentence "Former chair of the planning board for 18 consecutive years and a board member for 28 years" is acting as a modifier.
So the structure is Modifier, Independent clause.
I do not see an issue here as well. Please help me understand why this is incorrect.
Also, I want to understand what is the difference between Option B and C. Whether the article "the" is necessary, and if yes, why?
14 Oct 2021, 03:06
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This was a tricky one for me.
The way that I understand it is as follows: the author is trying to tell us about all the things that Joan did when she was the chair.
B) would be correct if it read "The former chair of the planning board, Joan Philkill, . . . . "
C) would be grammatically correct as you say, (Modifier + Independent Clause) but is the aim to tell us about the former chair or is the aim to tell us about Joan? If the author is trying to tell us about Joan as I mentioned above, then she attended all those meetings when she was chair.
To answer your question on whether the article is necessary or not, if it came down to the two options, I would go with C on the basis of efficiency and conciseness.
Keen to hear any other opinions or thoughts.
The way that I understand it is as follows: the author is trying to tell us about all the things that Joan did when she was the chair.
B) would be correct if it read "The former chair of the planning board, Joan Philkill, . . . . "
C) would be grammatically correct as you say, (Modifier + Independent Clause) but is the aim to tell us about the former chair or is the aim to tell us about Joan? If the author is trying to tell us about Joan as I mentioned above, then she attended all those meetings when she was chair.
To answer your question on whether the article is necessary or not, if it came down to the two options, I would go with C on the basis of efficiency and conciseness.
Keen to hear any other opinions or thoughts.
