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Lately lots of modification passages are appearing in the forum in all permutations and combinations. Here is one such practice passage
Knowing that millions of people around the world would be watching in person and on television and expecting great things from him — at least one more gold medal for America, if not another world record — during this, his fourth and surely his last appearance in the World Olympics, and realizing that his legs could no longer carry him down the runway with the same blazing speed and confidence in making a huge, eye-popping leap that they were capable of a few years ago when he set world records in the 100-meter dash and in the 400-meter relay and won a silver medal in the long jump, the renowned sprinter and track-and-field personality Carl Lewis who had known pressure from fans and media before but never, even as a professional runner, this kind of pressure, made only a few appearances in races during the few months before the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, partly because he was afraid of raising expectations even higher and he did not want to be distracted by interviews and adoring fans who would follow him into stores and restaurants demanding autographs and photo-opportunities, but mostly because he wanted to conserve his energies and concentrate, like a martial arts expert, on the job at hand: winning his favorite competition, the long jump, and bringing home another Gold Medal for the United States, the most fitting conclusion to his brilliant career in track and field.
A. won a silver medal in the long jump, the renowned sprinter and track-and-field personality Carl Lewis who had known pressure from fans and media before but never, even as a professional runner, this kind of pressure, made only a few appearances in races
B. won a silver medal in the long jump, the renowned sprinter and track-and-field personality Carl Lewis had known pressure from fans and media before but never, even as a professional runner, this kind of pressure, made only a few appearances in races
C. won a silver medal in the long jump, the renowned sprinter and track-and-field personality Carl Lewis who had known pressure from fans and media before but never, even as a professional runner, this kind of pressure, making only a few appearances in races
D won a silver medal in the long jump, the renowned sprinter and track-and-field personality Carl Lewis had known pressure from fans and media before but never, even as a professional runner, this kind of pressure, and who would make only a few appearances in races
E. while winning a silver medal in the long jump, the renowned sprinter and track-and-field personality Carl Lewis having known pressure from fans and media before but never, even as a professional runner, this kind of pressure, and making only a few appearances in races
Take away:
Knowing that millions of people around the world would be watching in person and on television and expecting great things from him — at least one more gold medal for America, if not another world record — during this, his fourth and surely his last appearance in the World Olympics, and realizing that his legs could no longer carry him down the runway with the same blazing speed and confidence in making a huge, eye-popping leap that they were capable of a few years ago when he set world records in the 100-meter dash and in the 400-meter relay and won a silver medal in the long jump, the renowned sprinter and track-and-field personality Carl Lewis who had known pressure from fans and media before but never, even as a professional runner, this kind of pressure, made only a few appearances in races during the few months before the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, partly because he was afraid of raising expectations even higher and he did not want to be distracted by interviews and adoring fans who would follow him into stores and restaurants demanding autographs and photo-opportunities, but mostly because he wanted to conserve his energies and concentrate, like a martial arts expert, on the job at hand: winning his favorite competition, the long jump, and bringing home another Gold Medal for the United States, the most fitting conclusion to his brilliant career in track and field.
A. won a silver medal in the long jump, the renowned sprinter and track-and-field personality Carl Lewis who had known pressure from fans and media before but never, even as a professional runner, this kind of pressure, made only a few appearances in races
B. won a silver medal in the long jump, the renowned sprinter and track-and-field personality Carl Lewis had known pressure from fans and media before but never, even as a professional runner, this kind of pressure, made only a few appearances in races
C. won a silver medal in the long jump, the renowned sprinter and track-and-field personality Carl Lewis who had known pressure from fans and media before but never, even as a professional runner, this kind of pressure, making only a few appearances in races
D won a silver medal in the long jump, the renowned sprinter and track-and-field personality Carl Lewis had known pressure from fans and media before but never, even as a professional runner, this kind of pressure, and who would make only a few appearances in races
E. while winning a silver medal in the long jump, the renowned sprinter and track-and-field personality Carl Lewis having known pressure from fans and media before but never, even as a professional runner, this kind of pressure, and making only a few appearances in races
Take away:
This is a horrific single sentence, though error-free. There is only one single subject and one verb in this long –winded passage. Finally, laugh it off just as a source of info , as such a passage will never appear in the GMAT. For those who want to know the source, here is the URL of the passage.
My sample is just an adaptation.
< https://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/run-on.htm>.
My sample is just an adaptation.
< https://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/run-on.htm>.
30 May 2019, 06:48
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There is nothing wrong with the question. The entire question is one very long sentence and seems like a mouthful. It is a clever collection of correctly used phrases & clauses. Grammatically and structurally perfect except for a required comma after Carl Lewis though none of the answer options provide for it.
This is a classic case and can be utilised to drive home the point that sentences aren’t all that complicated. Irrespective of length of a sentence, 4 core components are required. Every sentence has 4 core sentence elements: Subjects, predicates, objects and modifiers. These then go on to create structures such as clauses, phrases, sentence fragments and combinations thereof.
There is nothing wrong with the question. The entire question is one very long sentence and seems like a mouthful. It is a clever collection of correctly used phrases & clauses. Grammatically and structurally perfect except for a required comma after Carl Lewis though none of the answer options provide for it.
This is a classic case and can be utilised to drive home the point that sentences aren’t all that complicated. Irrespective of length of a sentence, 4 core components are required. Every sentence has 4 core sentence elements: Subjects, predicates, objects and modifiers. These then go on to create structures such as clauses, phrases, sentence fragments and combinations thereof.
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Lately lots of modification passages are appearing in the forum in all permutations and combinations. Here is one such practice passage
Knowing that millions of people around the world would be watching in person and on television and expecting great things from him — at least one more gold medal for America, if not another world record — during this, his fourth and surely his last appearance in the World Olympics, and realizing that his legs could no longer carry him down the runway with the same blazing speed and confidence in making a huge, eye-popping leap that they were capable of a few years ago when he set world records in the 100-meter dash and in the 400-meter relay and won a silver medal in the long jump, the renowned sprinter and track-and-field personality Carl Lewis who had known pressure from fans and media before but never, even as a professional runner, this kind of pressure, made only a few appearances in races during the few months before the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, partly because he was afraid of raising expectations even higher and he did not want to be distracted by interviews and adoring fans who would follow him into stores and restaurants demanding autographs and photo-opportunities, but mostly because he wanted to conserve his energies and concentrate, like a martial arts expert, on the job at hand: winning his favorite competition, the long jump, and bringing home another Gold Medal for the United States, the most fitting conclusion to his brilliant career in track and field.
A. won a silver medal in the long jump, the renowned sprinter and track-and-field personality Carl Lewis who had known pressure from fans and media before but never, even as a professional runner, this kind of pressure, made only a few appearances in races
B. won a silver medal in the long jump, the renowned sprinter and track-and-field personality Carl Lewis had known pressure from fans and media before but never, even as a professional runner, this kind of pressure, made only a few appearances in races
C. won a silver medal in the long jump, the renowned sprinter and track-and-field personality Carl Lewis who had known pressure from fans and media before but never, even as a professional runner, this kind of pressure, making only a few appearances in races
D won a silver medal in the long jump, the renowned sprinter and track-and-field personality Carl Lewis had known pressure from fans and media before but never, even as a professional runner, this kind of pressure, and who would make only a few appearances in races
E. while winning a silver medal in the long jump, the renowned sprinter and track-and-field personality Carl Lewis having known pressure from fans and media before but never, even as a professional runner, this kind of pressure, and making only a few appearances in races
Take away:
Knowing that millions of people around the world would be watching in person and on television and expecting great things from him — at least one more gold medal for America, if not another world record — during this, his fourth and surely his last appearance in the World Olympics, and realizing that his legs could no longer carry him down the runway with the same blazing speed and confidence in making a huge, eye-popping leap that they were capable of a few years ago when he set world records in the 100-meter dash and in the 400-meter relay and won a silver medal in the long jump, the renowned sprinter and track-and-field personality Carl Lewis who had known pressure from fans and media before but never, even as a professional runner, this kind of pressure, made only a few appearances in races during the few months before the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, partly because he was afraid of raising expectations even higher and he did not want to be distracted by interviews and adoring fans who would follow him into stores and restaurants demanding autographs and photo-opportunities, but mostly because he wanted to conserve his energies and concentrate, like a martial arts expert, on the job at hand: winning his favorite competition, the long jump, and bringing home another Gold Medal for the United States, the most fitting conclusion to his brilliant career in track and field.
A. won a silver medal in the long jump, the renowned sprinter and track-and-field personality Carl Lewis who had known pressure from fans and media before but never, even as a professional runner, this kind of pressure, made only a few appearances in races
B. won a silver medal in the long jump, the renowned sprinter and track-and-field personality Carl Lewis had known pressure from fans and media before but never, even as a professional runner, this kind of pressure, made only a few appearances in races
C. won a silver medal in the long jump, the renowned sprinter and track-and-field personality Carl Lewis who had known pressure from fans and media before but never, even as a professional runner, this kind of pressure, making only a few appearances in races
D won a silver medal in the long jump, the renowned sprinter and track-and-field personality Carl Lewis had known pressure from fans and media before but never, even as a professional runner, this kind of pressure, and who would make only a few appearances in races
E. while winning a silver medal in the long jump, the renowned sprinter and track-and-field personality Carl Lewis having known pressure from fans and media before but never, even as a professional runner, this kind of pressure, and making only a few appearances in races
Take away:
This is a horrific single sentence, though error-free. There is only one single subject and one verb in this long –winded passage. Finally, laugh it off just as a source of info , as such a passage will never appear in the GMAT. For those who want to know the source, here is the URL of the passage.
My sample is just an adaptation.
< https://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/run-on.htm>.
My sample is just an adaptation.
< https://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/run-on.htm>.
I took 3 minutes and 20 seconds but got this right. I guess it is true if you eliminate 4 choices that are wrong then you should be good
Even though I don't want this question to appear in my GMAT exam, but it was still a good one to try
Thank you daagh!
