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Former Vice President Joe Biden picked Senator Kamala Harris of Califo

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Former Vice President Joe Biden picked Senator Kamala Harris of Califo [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 12 Aug 2020, 06:23
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Former Vice President Joe Biden picked Senator Kamala Harris of California as his running mate on Tuesday for the U.S. presidential elections.


A) Former Vice President Joe Biden picked Senator Kamala Harris of California as his running mate on Tuesday for the U.S. presidential elections.
B) Joe Biden, the Former Vice-President picked Senator Kamala Harris of California, for the U.S presidential elections, as his running mate on Tuesday.
C) Former Vice President, Joe Biden picked Senator Kamala Harris of California, who is his running mate on Tuesday for the U.S. presidential elections.
D) On Tuesday, the former Vice President Joe Biden had picked Senator Kamala Harris from California as its running mate at the U.S. presidential elections.
E) Former Vice President Joe Biden picked Senator Kamala Harris of California as his running mate on Tuesday in the U.S. presidential elections.
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Originally posted by raunakd11 on 11 Aug 2020, 22:34.
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Re: Former Vice President Joe Biden picked Senator Kamala Harris of Califo [#permalink] New post   12 Aug 2020, 06:32
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Former Vice President Joe Biden picked Senator Kamala Harris of California as his running mate on Tuesday for the U.S. presidential elections.


A) Former Vice President Joe Biden picked Senator Kamala Harris of California as his running mate on Tuesday for the U.S. presidential elections.
B) Joe Biden, the Former Vice-President picked Senator Kamala Harris of California, for the U.S presidential elections, as his running mate on Tuesday.
C) Former Vice President, Joe Biden picked Senator Kamala Harris of California, who is his running mate on Tuesday for the U.S. presidential elections.
D) On Tuesday, the former Vice President Joe Biden had picked Senator Kamala Harris from California as its running mate at the U.S. presidential elections.
E) Former Vice President Joe Biden picked Senator Kamala Harris of California as his running mate on Tuesday in the U.S. presidential elections.


Hi,

I had A and E as the last 2 options. I went for A as I thought "for the US presidential elections" was much better than "in the US presidential elections".

I'd love to know where I went wrong. GMATNinja

Thank you.

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Re: Former Vice President Joe Biden picked Senator Kamala Harris of Califo [#permalink] New post   12 Aug 2020, 16:11
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I personally liked A better. No clue why E is the right answer

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Former Vice President Joe Biden picked Senator Kamala Harris of Califo [#permalink] New post   22 Feb 2021, 20:22
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GMATNinja souvik101990 Please help explain why A is not the right answer in this case. Isn't "for the U.S. presidential election" better than "in the U.S. presidential election"
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Re: Former Vice President Joe Biden picked Senator Kamala Harris of Califo [#permalink] New post   25 Feb 2021, 20:41
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Even the very article from which this Q seems to be based upon uses "for" instead of "in". https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ne ... 495758.cms

Experts please advise.
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Re: Former Vice President Joe Biden picked Senator Kamala Harris of Califo [#permalink] New post   11 Jul 2021, 09:46
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abhimanyujain1711 wrote:
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why is the answer not b?


Hi,

Issue with option B is in the modifier for Joe Biden, it is mentioned that he picked Kamala Harris and after the comma "For presidential elections". So, when you'll read, it becomes Joe Biden for the U.S presidential elections, as his running mate on Tuesday.
Also comma usage and meaning is incorrect "as his running mate on Tuesday".

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Re: Former Vice President Joe Biden picked Senator Kamala Harris of Califo [#permalink] New post   12 Aug 2020, 06:21
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Hello guys!

I noticed there was an error with the question. The error has been fixed!

Hopefully you all can solve it with a better accuracy now.

Sincere Apologies for the same.

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Re: Former Vice President Joe Biden picked Senator Kamala Harris of Califo [#permalink] New post   12 Aug 2020, 11:10
raunakd11 wrote:
Former Vice President Joe Biden picked Senator Kamala Harris of California as his running mate on Tuesday for the U.S. presidential elections.


A) Former Vice President Joe Biden picked Senator Kamala Harris of California as his running mate on Tuesday for the U.S. presidential elections.
B) Joe Biden, the Former Vice-President picked Senator Kamala Harris of California, for the U.S presidential elections, as his running mate on Tuesday.
C) Former Vice President, Joe Biden picked Senator Kamala Harris of California, who is his running mate on Tuesday for the U.S. presidential elections.
D) On Tuesday, the former Vice President Joe Biden had picked Senator Kamala Harris from California as its running mate at the U.S. presidential elections.
E) Former Vice President Joe Biden picked Senator Kamala Harris of California as his running mate on Tuesday in the U.S. presidential elections.



Anyone Plz explain which one is corect " for the US presidential election" or " in the US Presidential Election
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Re: Former Vice President Joe Biden picked Senator Kamala Harris of Califo [#permalink] New post   22 Feb 2021, 10:13
"for the US presidential elections" is better than "in the US presidential elections". Please clarify
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Re: Former Vice President Joe Biden picked Senator Kamala Harris of Califo [#permalink] New post   05 Mar 2021, 06:02
cyclops12321 wrote:
Even the very article from which this Q seems to be based upon uses "for" instead of "in". https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ne ... 495758.cms

Experts please advise.


I agree with this, they are an event
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Re: Former Vice President Joe Biden picked Senator Kamala Harris of Califo [#permalink] New post   05 Mar 2021, 06:16
Even I went for A based on the fact that “in the presidential elections” doesn’t seem right when the selection was “for” a particular event ie USPE. Would love to hear expert views on this.

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Re: Former Vice President Joe Biden picked Senator Kamala Harris of Califo [#permalink] New post   13 Jul 2021, 09:02
Why is the option E correct & why is option A incorrect?

Can someone please elaborate on the Same?
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Re: Former Vice President Joe Biden picked Senator Kamala Harris of Califo [#permalink] New post   15 Aug 2021, 00:02
You run in a race, you don’t run for a race. I think it is a silly idiom, but IMO E is more idiomatic.

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Re: Former Vice President Joe Biden picked Senator Kamala Harris of Califo [#permalink] New post   15 Aug 2021, 06:04
Picking people for a race is better than picking people in a race. A seems to be idiomatically correct. Can anyone tell what am I missing here?
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