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11 Jun 2012, 21:48
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Overlooking a quaint eastern German village, an entrepreneur recently purchased the Schloss Hoheneck prison who plans to convert it into a hotel where customers will pay over US$100 per night to sleep on a hard bed, eat poor-quality food, and experience what he calls that "irresistible jail-house feeling".
A. Overlooking a quaint eastern German village, an entrepreneur recently purchased the Schloss Hoheneck prison who plans to convert it into a hotel where customers will pay over US$100 per night to sleep on a hard bed, eat poor-quality food, and experience what he calls that "irresistible jail-house feeling"
B. Overlooking a quaint eastern German village, an entrepreneur who recently purchased the Schloss Hoheneck prison plans to convert it into a hotel where customers will pay over US$100 per night to sleep on a hard bed, eat poor-quality food, and experience what he calls that "irresistible jail-house feeling"
C. Overlooking a quaint eastern German village, the Schloss Hoheneck prison was recently purchased by an entrepreneur who plans to convert it into a hotel where customers will pay over US$100 per night to sleep on a hard bed, eat poor-quality food, and experience what he calls that "irresistible jail-house feeling"
D. An entrepreneur who recently purchased, overlooking a quaint eastern German village, the Schloss Hoheneck prison, plans to convert it into a hotel where customers will pay over US$100 per night to sleep on a hard bed, eat poor-quality food, and experience what he calls that "irresistible jail-house feeling"
E. An entrepreneur, having recently purchased the Schloss Hoheneck prison, overlooking a quaint eastern German village, plans to convert it into a hotel where customers will pay over US$100 per night to sleep on a hard bed, eat poor-quality food, and experience what he calls that "irresistible jail-house feeling"
A. Overlooking a quaint eastern German village, an entrepreneur recently purchased the Schloss Hoheneck prison who plans to convert it into a hotel where customers will pay over US$100 per night to sleep on a hard bed, eat poor-quality food, and experience what he calls that "irresistible jail-house feeling"
B. Overlooking a quaint eastern German village, an entrepreneur who recently purchased the Schloss Hoheneck prison plans to convert it into a hotel where customers will pay over US$100 per night to sleep on a hard bed, eat poor-quality food, and experience what he calls that "irresistible jail-house feeling"
C. Overlooking a quaint eastern German village, the Schloss Hoheneck prison was recently purchased by an entrepreneur who plans to convert it into a hotel where customers will pay over US$100 per night to sleep on a hard bed, eat poor-quality food, and experience what he calls that "irresistible jail-house feeling"
D. An entrepreneur who recently purchased, overlooking a quaint eastern German village, the Schloss Hoheneck prison, plans to convert it into a hotel where customers will pay over US$100 per night to sleep on a hard bed, eat poor-quality food, and experience what he calls that "irresistible jail-house feeling"
E. An entrepreneur, having recently purchased the Schloss Hoheneck prison, overlooking a quaint eastern German village, plans to convert it into a hotel where customers will pay over US$100 per night to sleep on a hard bed, eat poor-quality food, and experience what he calls that "irresistible jail-house feeling"
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Overlooking a quaint eastern German village, an entrepreneur recently purchased the Schloss Hoheneck prison who plans to convert it into a hotel where customers will pay over US$100 per night to sleep on a hard bed, eat poor-quality food, and experience what he calls that "irresistible jail-house feeling".
A. Overlooking a quaint eastern German village, an entrepreneur recently purchased the Schloss Hoheneck prison who plans to convert it into a hotel where customers will pay over US$100 per night to sleep on a hard bed, eat poor-quality food, and experience what he calls that "irresistible jail-house feeling"
B. Overlooking a quaint eastern German village, an entrepreneur who recently purchased the Schloss Hoheneck prison plans to convert it into a hotel where customers will pay over US$100 per night to sleep on a hard bed, eat poor-quality food, and experience what he calls that "irresistible jail-house feeling"
C. Overlooking a quaint eastern German village, the Schloss Hoheneck prison was recently purchased by an entrepreneur who plans to convert it into a hotel where customers will pay over US$100 per night to sleep on a hard bed, eat poor-quality food, and experience what he calls that "irresistible jail-house feeling"
D. An entrepreneur who recently purchased, overlooking a quaint eastern German village, the Schloss Hoheneck prison, plans to convert it into a hotel where customers will pay over US$100 per night to sleep on a hard bed, eat poor-quality food, and experience what he calls that "irresistible jail-house feeling"
E. An entrepreneur, having recently purchased the Schloss Hoheneck prison, overlooking a quaint eastern German village, plans to convert it into a hotel where customers will pay over US$100 per night to sleep on a hard bed, eat poor-quality food, and experience what he calls that "irresistible jail-house feeling"
A. Overlooking a quaint eastern German village, an entrepreneur recently purchased the Schloss Hoheneck prison who plans to convert it into a hotel where customers will pay over US$100 per night to sleep on a hard bed, eat poor-quality food, and experience what he calls that "irresistible jail-house feeling"
B. Overlooking a quaint eastern German village, an entrepreneur who recently purchased the Schloss Hoheneck prison plans to convert it into a hotel where customers will pay over US$100 per night to sleep on a hard bed, eat poor-quality food, and experience what he calls that "irresistible jail-house feeling"
C. Overlooking a quaint eastern German village, the Schloss Hoheneck prison was recently purchased by an entrepreneur who plans to convert it into a hotel where customers will pay over US$100 per night to sleep on a hard bed, eat poor-quality food, and experience what he calls that "irresistible jail-house feeling"
D. An entrepreneur who recently purchased, overlooking a quaint eastern German village, the Schloss Hoheneck prison, plans to convert it into a hotel where customers will pay over US$100 per night to sleep on a hard bed, eat poor-quality food, and experience what he calls that "irresistible jail-house feeling"
E. An entrepreneur, having recently purchased the Schloss Hoheneck prison, overlooking a quaint eastern German village, plans to convert it into a hotel where customers will pay over US$100 per night to sleep on a hard bed, eat poor-quality food, and experience what he calls that "irresistible jail-house feeling"
Let us break down the original sentence to decipher its meaning:
1. The Schloss Hoheneck prison is overlooking the quaint eastern German village.
2. The prison was recently purchased by an entrepreneur
3. The entrepreneur plans to convert it (the prison) into a hotel where customers will pay $100 per night to experience the "irresistible jail-house feeling".
Now let's see whether the original sentence actually means the same.
Whenever a phrase starts with a modifier, look for the noun whether it agrees. The original sentence starts with "Overlooking"... what follows after the phrase should be a noun... an object/person that is overlooking the village. The original sentence means "The entrepreneur, overlooking the village, purchased the prison" --> which is wrong. Obviously it is not the entrepreneur, it is the prison that is overlooking the village. So options A and B are ruled out.
Option D has multiple phrases plugged together causing a confusion and a mess up of the original sentence. Ruled out.
Option E, similar to option D has multiple phrases plugged together that ultimately is saying that either the entrepreneur, the prison or the village is planning to convert "it" into a hotel. Rejected.
Option C correctly conveys the meaning of the sentence without any ambiguity.
12 Jun 2012, 02:26
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IMO C .... Good question however the correct answer choice was easy to identify..
