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On arriving at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends met him and took him immediately to his speaking engagement on Wall Street.

A) On arriving at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends met him and took him immediately to his speaking engagement

B) Arriving at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends who met him immediately took him to his speaking engagement

C) When he arrived at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends met him and took him immediately to his speaking engagement

D) When he arrived at Grand Central Station, he was taken immediately to his speaking engagement

E) After arriving at Grand Central Station, he was immediately taken to his speaking engagement

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On arriving at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends met him 11 Jul 2006, 19:23
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C

In A and B, it seems as if Bill's friends have arrived on station
D and E changes the meaning. Who took him??
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On arriving at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends met him 11 Jul 2006, 20:32
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Going with C although not totally convinced.
In D and E, there's no mention of Bill's friend.So it kinna changes the meaning.
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On arriving at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends met him 11 Jul 2006, 20:56
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C) When he arrived at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends met him and took him immediately to his speaking engagement


A) On arriving at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends met him and took him immediately to his speaking engagement : Who is being taken? Missing subject :

B) Arriving at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends who met him immediately took him to his speaking engagement :seems like bill's friends arrived at the station:

C) When he arrived at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends met him and took him immediately to his speaking engagement : Correct; "he" and "Bill" might not refer to the same person, but doesn't matter:

D) When he arrived at Grand Central Station, he was taken immediately to his speaking engagement : Skipped reference to friends :

E) After arriving at Grand Central Station, he was immediately taken to his speaking engagement : Same as D :
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On arriving at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends met him 11 Jul 2006, 21:26
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On arriving at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends met him and took him immediately to his speaking engagement on Wall Street.

A) On arriving at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends met him and took him immediately to his speaking engagement

B) Arriving at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends who met him immediately took him to his speaking engagement

C) When he arrived at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends met him and took him immediately to his speaking engagement

D) When he arrived at Grand Central Station, he was taken immediately to his speaking engagement

E) After arriving at Grand Central Station, he was immediately taken to his speaking engagement

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A,B and C. pronoun reference error. He can not point to Bill's Friends and Bill is not mentioned in the sentence.

D and E - There is no referent to he.

All seems wrong, typo?
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Not totally convinced that such questions come on GMAT.

But C looks the best.
D and E are little off the mark as there is no mention of friends.

A/B have misplaced modifiers.
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On arriving at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends met him 13 Jul 2006, 14:29
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OA is C

no typos here :wink:
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On arriving at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends met him 20 Jul 2006, 11:07
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C cannot be correct. According to the sentence, he refers to Bill. However, the sentence mentions Bill's friends, not Bill.

Typo in question, or incorrect question.



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