As a result of advances in biomedical engineering, many athletes that

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As a result of advances in biomedical engineering, many athletes  that might at one time have lost their ability to participate in their sports due to catastrophic injury  now can pursue their sports again, even if not as professionals.

A) that might at one time have lost their ability to participate in their sports due to catastrophic injury
 B) that due to catastrophic injury might once have lost their ability to participate in their sports
 C) who might once have lost their ability to participate in their sports due to catastrophic injury
 D) who due to catastrophic injury might have at one time lost their ability to participate in their sports
 E) who, due to catastrophic injury, might at one time have lost their ability to participate in their sports

gvij2017 · Answer

C is clear in meaning with respect to context of sentence and restrictive modifier to "many athletes".

In A, "at one time" is creating problem there. 
In B, "that due to ..." seems wrong.
In D, " who due to  catastrophic injury might have at one time lost their ability" is seems wrong too. 
In E, "who, due to" is clearly wrong.

C is correct.

sudarshan22 · Answer

+1 for   C  .

A)  that might at one time have  lost their ability to participate in their sports due to catastrophic injury
B)  that due to catastrophic injury might once have  lost their ability to participate in their sports
C)  who might   once have  lost their ability to participate in their sports  due to catastrophic injury  -->   Correct , rectifies diction error and pronoun ambiguity 
D)  who due to   catastrophic injury  might have at one time lost their ability to participate in their sports
E)  who, due to catastrophic injury,  might at one time have lost their ability to participate in their sports

Hence,   C  .

sudarshan22 · Answer

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arvindsiv · Answer

As a result of advances in biomedical engineering, many athletes that might at one time have lost their ability to participate in their sports due to catastrophic injury now can pursue their sports again, even if not as professionals.

A)   that   might at one time have lost their ability to participate in their sports due to catastrophic injury - That cannot be used to refer to people

B)   that   due to catastrophic injury might once have lost their ability to participate in their sports - That cannot be used to refer to people

C) who might once have lost their ability to participate in their sports   due to   catastrophic injury -  Correct - modifier "due to" is placed next to the noun phrase "ability to participate in their sports" it is modifying

D) who   due to   catastrophic injury might have at one time lost their ability to participate in their sports - Modifier "due to" is not touching the noun phrase it is modifying.

E) who,   due to   catastrophic injury, might at one time have lost their ability to participate in their sports - Modifier "due to" is not touching the noun phrase it is modifying.

yashnasharma14 · Answer

In option D & E, is it really important for hte noun phrase to touch the modifier. I mean should this always be the case?

Asianyc · Answer

The usage of due to in C is clearly wrong according to gmat traditional wisdom

The cancellation was due to ... right

The game was cancelled due to ... Wrong

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neelugarg33 · Answer

Could you please tell why is E wrong?

taha1234 · Answer

Read the Original Sentence Carefully, Looking for Errors:

The underlined portion of the sentence begins with the relative pronoun "that," referring to "athletes." The GMAT requires that the relative pronoun “who” be used when referring to people. "That" may only be used as a relative pronoun when referring to things or animals. For example, it would be correct to say “the artist who created the sculpture” but not "the artist that created the sculpture."

Scan and Group the Answer Choices:

A quick scan of the choices reveals a 3-2 split based on the pronoun at the beginning. (A) and (B) both begin with “that,” while (C), (D), and (E) begin with “who.”

Eliminate Wrong Answer Choices:

Immediately discard (A) and (B), because they use the pronoun “that” to refer to a person.

In (D) and (E), "at one time" is wordier than the other choices' "once." Also, these answers move the phrase "due to catastrophic injury" to the earlier part of the underlined portion, This causes the long sentence to read less smoothly. The GMAT prefers clear, concise language. Since the point of the sentence is that many athletes who lost their ability to participate can now get it back, everything else, such as why they lost their ability, should be placed to minimize the disruption of flow. So, for example, “athletes who have lost their ability due to injury” is preferable to “athletes who, due to injury, have lost their ability.”

(C) uses the correct pronoun, "who," and avoids the problems in (D) and (E) created. Again, the GMAT prefers concise writing. (C) is the correct answer.

TAKEAWAY: Once the errors from the original sentence have been taken care of, consider stylistic choices. The GMAT prefers clear, concise, direct language whenever possible.

Sahil2208 · Answer

I found an easy rule regarding the use of the phrase   "due to"  . Just replace   "due to"   with   "caused by"  . If the sentence makes sense after the replacement then   "due to"   is correctly used else   "because of"   should be used.

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