Pack 16 Q2: Brutally delayed by issues with inclement weather...

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Pack 16, Question 2 of 5:

Brutally delayed by issues with inclement weather, the fact that the soccer team also had a new head coach to adjust to  was not seen by the commission as an appropriate excuse for such a late arrival.

A. Brutally delayed by issues with inclement weather, the fact that the soccer team also had a new head coach to adjust to
 
B. Though brutally delayed by issues with inclement weather, the fact that the soccer team also had a new head coach to which to adjust
 
C. Brutally delayed by issues with inclement weather, the soccer team also had to adjust to a new head coach, but this

D. Brutally delayed by issues with inclement weather, that the soccer team also had to adjust to a new head coach

E. Though brutally delayed by issues with inclement weather the soccer team’s also having a new head coach team to which it had to adjust

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monikakumar · Answer

IMO C

A. delayed cannot modify "the fact"
B. "to which to adjust" which cannot refer to a person coach (to whom to adjust)
D. fragment, No IC
E. "team's also having" ,"to which it" awkward

C better than all, but can "this" refer to the entire previous clause.

abalodi · Answer

IMO C, but I don't think "this" is appropriate for a correct answer choice that does not have this followed by a noun. Question quality doesn't feel up to par with official gmat material

HoneyLemon · Answer

imo  C .

Brutally delayed by issues with inclement weather, the fact that the soccer team also had a new head coach to adjust to  was not seen by the commission as an appropriate excuse for such a late arrival.

A. Brutally delayed by issues with inclement weather,  the fact  that the soccer team also had a new head coach to adjust to

-- Commerce subject modifier issue. The opening modifier , does not modified to the subject of the clause
  
B. Though brutally delayed by issues with inclement weather,  the fact  that the soccer team also had a new head coach to which to adjust

-- Commerce subject modifier issue. The opening modifier , does not modified to the subject of the clause

C.  Brutally delayed  by issues with inclement weather,  the soccer team  also had to adjust to a new head coach, but this

-- Correct

D. Brutally delayed by issues with inclement weather, that the soccer team also had to adjust to a new head coach

-- No subject .. for the non underline part was not seen .. Seems a run on sentence

E. Though brutally delayed by issues with inclement weather the soccer team’s also having a new head coach team to which it had to adjust

-- Commerce subject modifier issue. The opening modifier , does not modified to the subject of the clause

C  is the best choice .

raunakd11 · Answer

Brutally delayed by issues with inclement weather, the fact that the soccer team also had a new head coach to adjust to was not seen by the commission as an appropriate excuse for such a late arrival.

A. Brutally delayed by issues with inclement weather, the fact that the soccer team also had a new head coach to adjust to

B. Though brutally delayed by issues with inclement weather, the fact that the soccer team also had a new head coach to which to adjust

C. Brutally delayed by issues with inclement weather, the soccer team also had to adjust to a new head coach, but this

D. Brutally delayed by issues with inclement weather, that the soccer team also had to adjust to a new head coach

E. Though brutally delayed by issues with inclement weather the soccer team’s also having a new head coach team to which it had to adjust

Hello guys!
IMO,

Eliminate Option A, 'the fact that' seemed a bit wordy!
Eliminate Option B, Same as A.
Eliminate Option D, GMAT does not appreciate a comma near the word 'that', it makes sense when you use the word 'which' and put a comma.
Eliminate Option E, the construction is quite long and it is wordy.

Option C seems accurate to me, 'but this' clearly refers to its antecedent and makes it a better answer.

IMO, Option C it is!

Thank you!

Regards,
Raunak Damle

bn1 · Answer

Option C, it is testing the modifier concept

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EMPOWERgmatVerbal · Answer

Official Explanation

Brutally delayed by issues with inclement weather, the fact that the soccer team also had a new head coach to adjust to  was not seen by the commission as an appropriate excuse for such a late arrival.

A. Brutally delayed by issues with inclement weather,  the fact that the soccer team  also had a new head coach  to adjust to  
 
 B.  Though  brutally delayed by issues with inclement weather,  the fact that the soccer team  also had a new head coach  to which to adjust  
 
 C. Brutally delayed by issues with inclement weather,  the soccer team  also had to adjust to a new head coach,  but this

D. Brutally delayed by issues with inclement weather,  that the soccer team  also had  to adjust to  a new head coach

E.  Though  brutally delayed by issues with inclement weather  the soccer team’s  also having a new head coach team  to which it had to adjust

This question deals with modifier agreement.  The modifier, “Brutally delayed by issues with inclement weather,” should be paired up with what it is modifying. In this case, we need to ask:   Who or what was brutally delayed by weather?   Once we have our options narrowed down, we can focus on other potential issues. Let’s see how each option stacks up:

A. Brutally delayed by issues with inclement weather,  the fact that  the soccer team also had a new head coach to adjust to 
This is  INCORRECT . In this case, the modifier agreement is incorrect and could be referring to “the fact that” and not the soccer team itself.

B. Though brutally delayed by issues with inclement weather,  the fact that  the soccer team also had a new head coach to which to adjust 
This is  INCORRECT . In this case, the modifier agreement is incorrect and could be referring to: “the fact that.”
 
 C. Brutally delayed by issues with inclement weather,  the soccer team  also had to adjust to a new head coach, but this 
This is  CORRECT . This is the only option that correctly states that the soccer team is the one delayed.

D. Brutally delayed by issues with inclement weather,  that the soccer team  also had to adjust to a new head coach 
This is  INCORRECT . In this case, the modifier agreement is incorrect and uses the unclear pronoun “that.”

E. Though brutally delayed by issues with inclement weather  the soccer team’s  also having a new head coach team to which it had to adjust 
This is  INCORRECT . In this case, the modifier agreement is worded incorrectly with the possessive form, it’s missing a comma after the modifier, and is also overly wordy.
 
 There you have it - option C is the only one that had the correct modifier-antecedent agreement.  We don’t have to worry about other issues because we eliminated all 4 wrong choices by focusing on the main grammar problem.

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EMPOWERgmatVerbal · Answer

Well done, monikakumar ! You cracked the code on this one - kudos to you!

EMPOWERgmatVerbal · Answer

Great job abalodi ! You cracked the code on this one. Remember that for the contest answers to count, you need to explain why C is correct AND why the other 4 options are incorrect.

Also, the word "this" is an appropriate word to use there. It's acting as a pronoun, which is totally fine as long as it's clear what "this" is referring to - and in this case, it's clear.

EMPOWERgmatVerbal · Answer

Another great explanation, DasAshishAshutosh ! Kudos to you!

EMPOWERgmatVerbal · Answer

Well done, raunakd11 ! You cracked the code on this one! Kudos to you! Looking forward to more explanation on future contest questions!

EMPOWERgmatVerbal · Answer

Great job cracking the code on this one bn1 ! For answers to count toward the kudos contest, make sure they both tell students why option C is correct AND why the other 4 options are incorrect.

Looking forward to your input on the next question!

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