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Quebec rises in a magnificent way above the St. Lawrence River. rises 05 Aug 2019, 22:05
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Quebec rises in a magnificent way above the St. Lawrence River.

A. rises in a magnificent way above
B. rises in a magnificent way, way above
C. rises magnificently above
D. rises magnificently way above
E. is raised in a magnificent way above

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Quebec rises in a magnificent way above the St. Lawrence River. rises 07 Aug 2019, 01:17
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"Magnificently" serves the purpose of modifying the verb "raises" instead of modifying phrase in A "in a magnificent way".

Option C is concise and clear.

B and D can be eliminated at once. ( Changed the intended meaning)

E is in passive voice. (GMAT prefers Active over Passive)

Thus, my answer is C.

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Quebec rises in a magnificent way above the St. Lawrence River. rises 01 Sep 2020, 11:53
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Doesn't option C change the intensity by eliminating way.
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Quebec rises in a magnificent way above the St. Lawrence River. rises 16 Sep 2020, 05:16
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Quebec rises in a magnificent way above the St. Lawrence River.

A. rises in a magnificent way above "in a magnificent way" is an incorrect adjective usage. The correct word is "magnificently". Eliminate.

B. rises in a magnificent way, way above Same error as (A). Additionally, "way above" changes the intended meaning of the original sentence. Eliminate.

C. rises magnificently above Correct answer.

D. rises magnificently way above "way above" increases the intensity of the intended meaning. (C) is a better option. Eliminate.

E. is raised in a magnificent way above Same error as (A). Also, usage of passive voice is unnecessary, given option (C). Eliminate.

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Quebec rises in a magnificent way above the St. Lawrence River. rises 16 Sep 2020, 22:48
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The word "magnificiently" itself describes (the way) the subject rises in this sentence. The usage of "magnificiently way" is redundandant and does not make sense. "magnificently" is itself an adjective describing the verb "rises" of the subject "Quebec"
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Quebec rises in a magnificent way above the St. Lawrence River. rises 09 Apr 2021, 07:09
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Doesn't option C change the intensity by eliminating way.
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Way is used along with magnificent i.e., in a magnificent way not with above.
That's the beauty of this question.
It confuses with the way one reads it
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