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I am confused between B and D
In B, winning and hoping are parallel
In D, London and Tokyo are parallel
Then why option D is correct?
Can someone please explain me.

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Both X and Y
Both in London and Tokyo ( wrong) it should be in Tokyo

Both London and Tokyo (Correct)> Opt D is correct.
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MeghnaIjjapureddy wrote:
I am confused between B and D
In B, winning and hoping are parallel
As BijayKru pointed out, there is a problem in the both X and Y construction in option B. Both X and Y and both in X and in Y would have been fine, but option B has both in London and Tokyo.
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Re: The 19-year-old pianist and composer performed his most recent work al [#permalink]
in choice D, why "he" is needed. we need only "hopes". in many OA in og books, the subject is not repeated before the second verb.

some questions test the split between a choice with subject is retained as in choice d and a choice without subject in the second clause.

pls, explain
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Hi Experts! GMATNinja egmat

Can you please explain what is the modifier "winning...." modifying here? As per my understanding, it is modifying the verb in the clause starting with "The 19-year-old pianist and composer.......". However, I don't understand the meaning of the sentence.
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Re: The 19-year-old pianist and composer performed his most recent work al [#permalink]
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Hi Experts! GMATNinja egmat

Can you please explain what is the modifier "winning...." modifying here? As per my understanding, it is modifying the verb in the clause starting with "The 19-year-old pianist and composer.......". However, I don't understand the meaning of the sentence.

I can see why you are confused, saichandrateja. It would not make sense to say that the -ing phrase is modifying performed. How could such an action win anything? No, it is the very subject you identified in quotes, the 19-year-old pianist and composer, as a person, who is capable of winning prestigious awards. Keep in mind that a participle has broad applicability, so you have to lean on context to guide you to an accurate interpretation. Here, a single line stands out as sensible. (If such were not the case, then you would need to reevaluate the phrase or seek other—clearer—options.)

You may find this thread useful. I particularly enjoy the to-the-point response by mikemcgarry.

I hope that helps. Good luck with your studies.

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Hi Andrew!

Thanks for your response. Following the thread mentioned by you, I found an intense debate on the usage of "-ing verbal modifiers". I am puzzled and surprised because that thread didn't lead to a conclusion about right usage, at least as per GMAT. It would be beneficial if egmat, GMATNinja or experts can shed some light on this.

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I found an intense debate on the usage of "-ing verbal modifiers".

Hi Sai, present participial phrases are intricate constructs. What they modify and how they behave, depends on quite a few factors, including their position in the sentence (at the beginning or at the end of a sentence) and even by the presence or absence of a comma.

p.s. Our book EducationAisle Sentence Correction Nirvana discusses participial phrases, their application and examples in significant detail. If you or someone is interested, PM me your email-id; I can mail the corresponding section.
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Re: The 19-year-old pianist and composer performed his most recent work al [#permalink]
Between B and D, I chose B as my answer because of parallelism between "writing" and "hoping".

Can someone please explain where did I go wrong ?
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Can you please explain if there is parallelism involved here in "performed his " "and he hopes". I chose B because I thought that D is eliminating the parallelism? Please help
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Re: The 19-year-old pianist and composer performed his most recent work al [#permalink]
both London as well as Tokyo

This construction is weird and redundant.

Option A and E are out.

at so young an age is idiomatically incorrect .

Option C is gone

Both in London and Tokyo , is idiomatically incorrect , also parallelism error - Both London and Tokyo is correct.

Option D is correct
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egmat can you pls tell why is "he is hoping " incorrect
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The 19-year-old pianist and composer performed his most recent work all over Europe, Asia, and North America last year, winning prestigious awards in both London as well as Tokyo for his achievement at so young an age, and he is hoping to continue composing now that he has returned to Chicago.

A. winning prestigious awards in both London as well as Tokyo for his achievement at so young an age, and he is hoping
B. winning prestigious awards both in London and Tokyo for his achievement at such a young age, and hoping
C. having won prestigious awards both in London and Tokyo for his achievement at so young an age, hoping
D. winning prestigious awards in both London and Tokyo for his achievement at such a young age, and he hopes
E. having won prestigious awards both in London as well as Tokyo for his achievement at so young an age, and he hopes


A. winning prestigious awards in both London as well as Tokyo for his achievement at so young an age, and he is hoping

B. winning prestigious awards both in London and Tokyo for his achievement at such a young age, and hoping

C. having won prestigious awards both in London and Tokyo for his achievement at so young an age, hoping

D. winning prestigious awards in both London and Tokyo for his achievement at such a young age, and he hopes

E. having won prestigious awards both in London as well as Tokyo for his achievement at so young an age, and he hopes
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