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29 Sep 2021, 13:32
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Take a look at the official version of this question, linked earlier in the thread, and ask there if you have any questions. The question here is some badly written prep company copy of that official question (the source tagged at the top is clearly wrong), and the official version is the only one worth studying.
29 Sep 2021, 13:46
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That's right--these are past participles used as noun modifiers. So basically they work like adjectives. For instance, I can say "I remained uninjured and happy."
By the way, this is a rather silly rewrite of the original q linked by Eaneru above. The language structure here makes sense for a farmer who is using cows to produce milk. It's odd to talk this way about a coach, as if they own the athletes and are using them to get personal records for themself.
That's right--these are past participles used as noun modifiers. So basically they work like adjectives. For instance, I can say "I remained uninjured and happy."
By the way, this is a rather silly rewrite of the original q linked by Eaneru above. The language structure here makes sense for a farmer who is using cows to produce milk. It's odd to talk this way about a coach, as if they own the athletes and are using them to get personal records for themself.
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For the coach who manages to keep them uninjured, providing them with the best physical therapists, and training them carefully, Olympic runners are achieving upwards of 30 personal records each year.
Here is a link to a similar question and a detailed explanation - https://gmatclub.com/forum/for-the-farm ... l#p3292494
Option Elimination -
(A) providing them with the best physical therapists, and training them carefully, Olympic runners are achieving - Comma + ING is adverbial. What does it modify? "Coach manages." Does it make sense to say the coach manages to keep them uninjured by providing them with physical therapists and training them carefully? Not much. Check ING + Comma. Does it make sense that "runners" provide the best physical therapists and training themselves? No. And we are saying "30 personal records each year," using continuous is wrong.
(B) providing them with the best physical therapists, and trained carefully, the Olympic runner achieves - While it's okay to use ed or ING verbals on either side of "and," but here doing so messes up the meaning. "them" is plural; we need "runners."
(C) providing with the best physical therapists, and training them carefully, Olympic runners are achieving - the same ING issue. Present continuous is wrong.
(D) providing with the best physical therapists, and trained carefully, the Olympic runners achieves - ING issue. Moreover, "achieves" is a singular verb for the plural subject "runners."
(E) provided with the best physical therapists, and trained carefully, Olympic runners will achieve - ok. Again, please refer to the link attached for a detailed explanation, but the complete sentence will look like this: For the coach who manages to keep them uninjured, Olympic runners, provided with the best physical therapists and trained carefully, will achieve upwards of 30 personal records each year.
Here is a link to a similar question and a detailed explanation - https://gmatclub.com/forum/for-the-farm ... l#p3292494
Option Elimination -
(A) providing them with the best physical therapists, and training them carefully, Olympic runners are achieving - Comma + ING is adverbial. What does it modify? "Coach manages." Does it make sense to say the coach manages to keep them uninjured by providing them with physical therapists and training them carefully? Not much. Check ING + Comma. Does it make sense that "runners" provide the best physical therapists and training themselves? No. And we are saying "30 personal records each year," using continuous is wrong.
(B) providing them with the best physical therapists, and trained carefully, the Olympic runner achieves - While it's okay to use ed or ING verbals on either side of "and," but here doing so messes up the meaning. "them" is plural; we need "runners."
(C) providing with the best physical therapists, and training them carefully, Olympic runners are achieving - the same ING issue. Present continuous is wrong.
(D) providing with the best physical therapists, and trained carefully, the Olympic runners achieves - ING issue. Moreover, "achieves" is a singular verb for the plural subject "runners."
(E) provided with the best physical therapists, and trained carefully, Olympic runners will achieve - ok. Again, please refer to the link attached for a detailed explanation, but the complete sentence will look like this: For the coach who manages to keep them uninjured, Olympic runners, provided with the best physical therapists and trained carefully, will achieve upwards of 30 personal records each year.
