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Before Executive Order 9981 that ended segregation in army facilities was issued, several Tuskegee airmen,  the nation’s first and last all-Black aviators’ unit, were imprisoned for  protesting segregation in housing and in officers’ clubs.

A) the nation’s first and last all-Black aviators’ unit, were imprisoned for

B) first and last among the nation’s all-Black aviator units were imprisoned for

C) members of the nation’s first and last all-Black aviators’ unit, were imprisoned for

D) members in the nation’s first and last all- Black aviators’ unit, were imprisoned because of

E) the nation’s first and last all-Black aviator’s unit were imprisoned as a result of

generis · Answer

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VERBAL1 · Answer

Before the army general order ending segregation in army facilities was issued, several Tuskegee airmen,  the nation’s first and last all-Black aviators’ unit, were imprisoned for  protesting segregation in housing and in officers’ clubs.

The statement mentions several Tuskegee airmen, since they are individuals, the following modifying phrase that mentions aviators' unit's is incorrect. The airmen are individuals part of the unit.

So A, B and E are out.

C) members of the nation’s first and last all-Black aviators’ unit, were imprisoned for
(Bang on!)

D) members in the nation’s first and last all- Black aviators’ unit, were imprisoned because of
(Members in is an incorrect idiom...members of is correct)

OA: C

sood1596 · Answer

The tuskan airmen were the nations first and last all black unit?
There is an error in the meaning as to who the airmen is referring to.

A) the nation’s first and last all-Black aviators’ unit, were imprisoned for
Error mentioned above.

B) first and last among the nation’s all-Black aviator units were imprisoned for
Similar to A

C) members of the nation’s first and last all-Black aviators’ unit, were imprisoned for
Correct. Refers to the members of the nation

D) members in the nation’s first and last all- Black aviators’ unit, were imprisoned because of
Members in the unit makes no sense. Also, because of is incorrect. Wrong meaning

E) the nation’s first and last all-Black aviator’s unit were imprisoned as a result of
Similar to B

Answer - C

vijk · Answer

Shouldn't it be army general's order?

Okay, here meaning takes precedence imo. By using 'several' we are clearly told that it was a part of airmen belonging to a unit were imprisoned, not all of them. This knocks A,B and E out cold before we begin.

A - If the sentence were several members of, this would have worked.
B - Same as A
C - gets the logic right
D - members in is wrong - we are members of gmatclub. by using 'in', patrons in a dinner vs patrons of a dinner kind of differentiation in meaning is being introduced.
E - meaning and SV disagreement

C should be the answer

generis · Answer

No. This usage is somewhat academic, although you'll see the usage in high end journals, too.
This usage is similar to "before the legislative general order ending segregation" or "before the judicial general order ending segregation."
The sentence looks confusing as is, though, because there is such a thing as an "army general."

I'll rewrite the question so that it makes more sense to you and averts confusion.

monk123 · Answer

Before Executive Order 9981 that ended segregation in army facilities was issued, several Tuskegee airmen, the nation’s first and last all-Black aviators’ unit, were imprisoned for protesting segregation in housing and in officers’ clubs.
 
POE:
Eliminate (A), (E) - modifier error.
Eliminate (D) - wrong idiom
Eliminate (B) - change of meaning.

A) the nation’s first and last all-Black  aviators’ unit , were imprisoned for

B)  first and last among the nation’s  all-Black aviator units were imprisoned for

C) members of the nation’s first and last all-Black aviators’ unit, were imprisoned for -   CORRECT

D) members in the nation’s first and last all- Black aviators’ unit, were imprisoned  because of

E) the nation’s first and last all-Black  aviator’s unit  were imprisoned as a result of

tparanee17 · Answer

C is the correct answer -parallelism and the tense structure

agar123 · Answer

Before Executive Order 9981 that ended segregation in army facilities was issued, several Tuskegee airmen, the nation’s first and last all-Black aviators’ unit, were imprisoned for protesting segregation in housing and in officers’ clubs.

A)   the nation’s first and last all-Black aviators’ unit  , were imprisoned for ----> Noun modifier should have modified Tuskegee airmen. but Tuskegee airmen can't be unit. incorrect modifier

B) first and last among the nation’s all-Black aviator units were imprisoned for---> Missing verb

C) members of the nation’s first and last all-Black aviators’ unit, were imprisoned for---> Correct. modification error has been fixed

D)   members in   the nation’s first and last all- Black aviators’ unit, were imprisoned because of ---->(members of) Choice c is better than (members in).

E) the nation’s first and last all-Black aviator’s unit were imprisoned as a result of----> Missing verb

Varunsawhney8 · Answer

Before Executive Order 9981 that ended segregation in army facilities was issued, several Tuskegee airmen, the nation’s first and last all-Black aviators’ unit, were imprisoned for protesting segregation in housing and in officers’ clubs.

A) the nation’s first and last all-Black aviators’ unit, were imprisoned for
Modifier Error
Airmen are individuals
So it should refer to the members
Incorrect

B) first and last among the nation’s all-Black aviator units were imprisoned for
Modifier Error
Airmen are individuals
So it should refer to the members
Incorrect

C) members of the nation’s first and last all-Black aviators’ unit, were imprisoned for
Modifier Error Corrected
Rest No Error
Correct

D) members in the nation’s first and last all- Black aviators’ unit, were imprisoned because of
Modifier Error Corrected
because of is incorrect and wordy as well,
C is better
Incorrect

E) the nation’s first and last all-Black aviator’s unit were imprisoned as a result of 
Modifier Error
Airmen are individuals
So it should refer to the members
Incorrect

winterschool · Answer

Before Executive Order 9981 that ended segregation in army facilities was issued, several Tuskegee airmen, the nation’s first and last all-Black aviators’ unit, were imprisoned for protesting segregation in housing and in officers’ clubs.

A)  the nation’s first and last all-Black aviators’ unit , were imprisoned for  Incorrect

B)  first and last among the nation’s all-Black aviator units were imprisoned for   Incorrect

C)  members of the nation’s first and last all-Black aviators’ unit, were imprisoned for   Correct

D)  members in  the nation’s first and last all- Black aviators’ unit, were imprisoned because of  Incorrect

E)  the nation’s first and last all-Black aviator’s unit were imprisoned as a result of   Incorrect

POE -

B & E - eliminate, no original sentence

D - 'members in' wrong

A & C - C is better than A in meanings

answer - C

Kinshook · Answer

Before Executive Order 9981 that ended segregation in army facilities was issued, several Tuskegee airmen,  the nation’s first and last all-Black aviators’ unit, were imprisoned for  protesting segregation in housing and in officers’ clubs.

A) the nation’s first and last all-Black aviators’ unit, were imprisoned for 
several Tuskegee airmen were the nation's first and last all-Black aviator's unit? Incorrect

B) first and last among the nation’s all-Black aviator units were imprisoned for 
several Tuskegee airmen were first and last among the nation’s all-Black aviator units ? Incorrect

C) members of the nation’s first and last all-Black aviators’ unit, were imprisoned for 
 several Tuskegee airmen, members of the nation’s first and last all-Black aviators’ unit, were imprisoned for  is correct usage

D) members in the nation’s first and last all- Black aviators’ unit, were imprisoned because of 
members of ... is correct, were imprisoned for .... is correct in C. Incorrect

E) the nation’s first and last all-Black aviator’s unit were imprisoned as a result of 
several Tuskegee airmen were the nation's first and last all-Black aviator's unit? Incorrect

IMO C

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