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Once he had finished taking his exams, he hurried home Updated on: 03 Jul 2019, 22:45
Originally posted by Nilabh_s on 09 Sep 2013, 16:02.
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Once he had finished taking his exams, he hurried home to prepare for his friend’s surprise birthday party.

a) Once he had finished taking his exams, he hurried home
b) Running home after Eric finished his exams he had
c) Upon completing his exams, Eric hurried home
d) After finishing Eric’s exams, he ran home
e) Eric quickly ran home upon he completed his exams


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follow the rules for posting in verbal section.

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I have followed all the rules before posting.
1. I searched but couldnt find the question.
2. I posted in SC
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4. only 1 question is posted
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This sentence looks like it has way too many pronouns! And what are they referring to? I think this sentence needs a Proper noun.

Also, the opening phrase is a modifier, so the Proper noun should come after the comma.

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Once he had finished taking his exams, he hurried home to prepare for his friend’s surprise birthday party.

a) Once he had finished taking his exams, he hurried home
b) Running home after Eric finished his exams he had
c) Upon completing his exams, Eric hurried home
d) After finishing Eric’s exams, he ran home
e) Eric quickly ran home upon he completed his exams


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Can you edit the bottom part so the answer is not right under the question for people who may want to do the problem? That way people can practice and also have a discussion on why C is better :) My guess is that (A) and (C) are both good answers, just (C) is better.
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This sentence looks like it has way too many pronouns! And what are they referring to? I think this sentence needs a Proper noun.

Also, the opening phrase is a modifier, so the Proper noun should come after the comma.

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But the original sentence also makes sense
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How can we assume the he is Eric--can we always do this on GMAT?
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IMO C. A doesn't have any clear antecedent for He.Rest other options are redundant.
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How can we assume the he is Eric--can we always do this on GMAT?
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There is no ambiguity in this case. C is the correct answer.
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