So determined were Tim Peter's attempts to protect the nation's securi

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So determined were Tim Peter's attempts to protect the nation's security,  and his fighting for justice and protection from terrorists was steadfast,  two leading political officers recruited Tim Peter into the government's secret coalition for anti-terrorism.

(A) and his fighting for justice and protection from terrorists was steadfast,

(B) and fighting for justice and protection from terrorists was steadfast, so that

(C) his fighting for justice and protection from terrorists steadfast, that

(D) fighting for justice and protection from terrorists was so steadfast,

(E) so steadfast his fighting for justice and protection from terrorists, that

Archit3110 · Answer

IMO E: 
SO...... so steadfast his fighting for justice and protection from terrorists, that are ll

mykrasovski · Answer

Apparently, the correct answer choice is E.

The sentence employs a so-called ELLIPSIS structure: the omission of words whose presence is understood.

neelgmat · Answer

Can someone please post a detailed answer....
Thanks

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Anevy · Answer

So determined were   Tim Peter's attempts to protect the nation's security , and  his fighting for justice and protection from terrorists   was steadfast , two leading political officers recruited Tim Peter into the government's secret coalition for anti-terrorism.

(A) and his fighting for justice and protection from terrorists was steadfast,
> Not parallel

(B) and fighting for justice and protection from terrorists was steadfast, so that
> Not parallel; "so that" is not approriate here

(C) his fighting for justice and protection from terrorists steadfast, that
> Not parallel; wrong structure (it should be: his fighting for justice and protection from terrorists was steadfast)

(D) fighting for justice and protection from terrorists was so steadfast,
> Not parallel & we need THAT after the comma,

(E) so steadfast his fighting for justice and protection from terrorists, that 
> best option without "was" (so steadfast was his fighting...)

Hope it helps!

jayitaroy · Answer

Can someone provide an explanation why C is incorrect and E is correct?

BharatTj · Answer

In the question Tim Peter's attempt is of possessive noun.

How can the Noun  His from option E  can refer to the possessive noun

Could someone help!

DmitryFarberMPrep · Answer

BharatTj 
The GMAT no longer enforces the "possessive poison" rule. It is fine to use a regular pronoun to refer back to a possessive noun.

DmitryFarberMPrep · Answer

jayitaroy 
This is an unusual construction, so I wouldn't let it trouble you too much. If we cut out all of the underlined portion except for "that," we can see the main structure: "So determined were TP's attempts that officers recruited him." This is an inverted way of saying "TP's attempts were so determined THAT officers recruited him." Even simpler might be this: "Officers recruited TP because of his determined attempts."

So why the weird backward construction? That's where the middle part comes in. The author is trying to emphasize the intensity of Peter's commitments. The recruitment that comes at the end is important, but the sentence is emphasizing that this is just the result of his activity. What's happening in the middle is a case of ellipsis. The sentence might be clearer if it say "So determined were TP's attempts, and so steadfast was his fighting, that the government recruited him." However, the author is relying on our ability to infer that structure without a conjunction or additional verb. Similarly, we might say "So dark was the night, so quiet the wind, that if I closed my eyes I could imagine myself on the moon." It's a bit of an old-fashioned and poetic way to write, but I can't say the GMAT would never do this.

This may help you to see why we don't want C. E would have the same structure as the opener if we inserted the missing "was." C has an entirely different structure that doesn't match the opener. We could use this in a different sentence: "His attempts were determined, his fighting steadfast, and his views unwavering."

abhik1502 · Answer

DmitryFarber   egmat

Will you pls elaborate more about option E

1. Don't we need "and" co connect "so steadfast ...." with previous clause ?

2. There is an occurrence of "were" in previous clause so will it be appropriate to assume "was" as missing ellipsis in here ? Generally ellipsis refer back to some earlier occurrence.

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