Firefighting numbers among the deadliest professions....

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I think there is some room for arguments to the answer of this question:

Firefighting numbers among the deadliest professions,  a dangerous job which kills hundreds of workers  each year.
A) a dangerous job which kills hundreds of workers
B) killing hundreds of workers
C) a dangerous job in which hundreds are killed
D) of which hundreds of workers are killed
E) a job whose danger factor results in hundreds of deaths

The OA given by the book was B
But I personally think C would be a better choice. In choice B, the sentence would sound like firefighting kills hundreds of workers each year. This I believe is not what the sentence is trying to convey. 
Please let me know what you think,
Thanks,
Ted

varunmb · Answer

IMO answer is B.

All the other choices create a sentence run-on. They contain two independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction.

andrewsj214 · Answer

Actually, none of the sentences are run-on--the other choices are mostly just wordy and awkward. Also, "a dangerous job" is probably too far away from what it is intended to modify.

b2bt · Answer

A and C both have what we call noun+noun modifier. So it correctly modifies "firefighting" In A and B both, it looks like that firefighting is killing people. Ultimately, I ended up eliminating all the choices here

But I can say that C looks better than everything else What is the source of the question?

andrewsj214 · Answer

Firefighting is a dangerous activity, and dangerous activities can sometimes kill people. I don't really have a problem with that wording. Reminds me of the expression "speed kills." I think B) is the best answer, because it's clear and concise. That's always a valid question. Any Joe Smith or Suzy Johnson can write up a GMAT question--whether it's a good one is another matter entirely.

That's why practice questions posted on the Internet should always be taken with a grain (or two) of salt. And let's not forget--even official GMAT questions have problems sometimes too. Unfortunately, it seems that some people, once they are told (correctly or incorrectly) that choice X) is the answer, will try to find any way under the sun to justify that choice, whether it actually makes sense or not. 8-)

tedchou12 · Answer

Thanks for all the inputs. This is not an official gmat prep book.
Ted

deucebigalow · Answer

Hi,
Doesn't B create a meaning which sounds like the job itself is killing people ? I thought C could be better?

alexmonnin · Answer

I chose c because I thought it was an appositive modifier and appositive modifiers can modify the whole idea of the preceding clause when it is abstract.

thefibonacci · Answer

should be B as the verb-ing mod. presents result of preceding clause.

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