At the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil

Question

Project SC Butler: Sentence Correction (SC2) 
 For SC butler Questions  Click Here

At the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States—in a movement known as the Great Exodus—for finding social and economical opportunities in the Western states and territories.

A) At the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States—in a movement known as the Great Exodus—for finding social and economical opportunities in the Western states and territories.

B) In a movement known as the Great Exodus at the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States—to find social and economical opportunities in the Western states and territories.

C) At the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, in a movement known as the Great Exodus, tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States for finding social and economic opportunities in the Western states and territories.

D) To find social and economic opportunities in the Western states and territories, tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States at the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, in a movement known as the Great Exodus.

E) At the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States—in a movement known as the Great Exodus—to find social and economic opportunities in the Western states and territories.

PSA: You are not being tested on punctuation .

generis · Answer

For forum members, aspirants, and   non-experts  :
All correct answers that contain good  explanations  will be   awarded ONE KUDOS.

Exceptional answers may be "bumped" to Best Community Reply.

Kudos will be awarded after the OE is posted on   Sunday, February 14  .

ottocento · Answer

One problem with the original version is the unidiomatic use of "for finding" to express the purpose of the act of leaving the southern United States. Another problem is the use of “economical”, which means “cost-effective”, instead of the more appropriate “economic”, which means “having to do with the economy”.

(B) also uses “economical”. Furthermore, it is not clear whether the relative clause "that followed the American Civil War" refers to "the Reconstruction era" or "a movement known as the Great Exodus at the end of the Reconstruction era". It is also inappropriate to insert a single dash before the infinitive of purpose.

(C) is OK in its use of two commas instead of two dashes and in its repositioning of the phrase "in a movement known as the Great Exodus". Where (C) errs is in maintaining the unidiomatic "for finding".

In (D), it is OK to put the infinitive phrase at the beginning—it logically refers to the subject "tens of thousands of Black former slaves"—but the prepositional phrase "in a movement known as the Great Exodus" is misplaced.

(E) corrects the original by changing “for finding” to the infinitive of purpos “to find” and by replacing “economical” with “economic”.

The answer is (E).

winterschool · Answer

At the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States—in a movement known as the Great Exodus—for finding social and economical opportunities in the Western states and territories.

A) At the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States—in a movement known as the Great Exodus— for finding  social and economical opportunities in the Western states and territories.  Incorrect

........ left ....... to find...... - correct, 
participle form 'for finding' wrong

B) In a movement known as the Great Exodus at the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States — to find social and economical opportunities in the Western states and territories.  Incorrect

'-' uses wrong

C) At the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War,  in a movement known as the Great Exodus , tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States  for finding  social and economic opportunities in the Western states and territories.  Incorrect

modifier problem - in a movement modifies by previous clause that changes meaning and wrongly modifies
........ left ....... to find...... - correct,

D) To find social and economic opportunities in the Western states and territories, tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States at the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War,  in a movement known as the Great Exodus.   Incorrect

modifier error - in a movement known as the Great Exodus modifies what?

E)  At the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States—in a movement known as the Great Exodus—to find social and economic opportunities in the Western states and territories.   Correct

Sumi1010 · Answer

A) At the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States—in a movement known as the Great Exodus—for finding social and  economical  opportunities in the Western states and territories.
  Economic - connected to money
Economical - efficient 
The slaves did not leave the US for finding economical opportunities.  
B) In a movement known as the Great Exodus at the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States—to find social and  economical  opportunities in the Western states and territories.
  Economic - connected to money
Economical - efficient 
The slaves did not leave the US for finding economical opportunities.  
C) At the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War,  in a movement known as the Great Exodus,  tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States for finding social and economic opportunities in the Western states and territories.
 "in a movement known as the Great Exodus" modifies the "the end of the Reconstruction era" . This is not the intended meaning. 
The prepositional phrase should modify the action of leaving.  
D) To find social and economic opportunities in the Western states and territories, tens of thousands of Black former  slaves left  the southern United States at the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War,  in  a movement known as the Great Exodus.
 What is the Great Exodus? The action of the slaves leaving US. 
The prepositional phrase "in a movement known as the Great Exodus" cannot modify the intended action (of the slaves) as it is far off from the action. 
E) At the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States—in a movement known as the Great Exodus—to find social and economic opportunities in the Western states and territories.
 The prepositional phrase "in a movement known as the Great Exodus" correctly modifies the intended action (of the slaves). 
The two "-"enclosing the phrase act similar to commas.

E

DinoPen · Answer

At the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States—in a movement known as the Great Exodus—for finding social and economical opportunities in the Western states and territories.

A) At the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States—in a movement known as the Great Exodus—for finding social and economical opportunities in the Western states and territories.
 'for finding' is incorrect. You want 'to find'.

B) In a movement known as the Great Exodus at the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States—to find social and economical opportunities in the Western states and territories.
 'economical opportunities' is incorrect. Economical is modifying opportunities. You'd want economic opportunities because economical opportunities does not make sense.
  
C) At the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, in a movement known as the Great Exodus, tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States for finding social and economic opportunities in the Western states and territories.
 'for finding' is incorrect. You want 'to find'.

D) To find social and economic opportunities in the Western states and territories, tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States at the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, in a movement known as the Great Exodus.
 'in a movement known ..' seems to be modifying American civil war. This is incorrect since this clause should be closer to the people moving.

E) At the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States—in a movement known as the Great Exodus—to find social and economic opportunities in the Western states and territories.
 Looks good. Nothing wrong with this one.

ramlala · Answer

At the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States—in a movement known as the Great Exodus—for finding social and economical opportunities in the Western states and territories.

A)  At the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, tens of thousands of  Black former slaves left the southern United States— in a movement known as the Great Exodus — for finding  social and economic al  opportunities in the Western states and territories.
 After slash & burn...we need infinative verb
social and economic opportunities is preferrable

B) In a movement known as the Great Exodus at the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States  —  to find social and economic al  opportunities in the Western states and territories.
 - is not required to seperate the sentence.but we can ignore this error this question is not tested for punctuation "PSA: You are not being tested on punctuation."
social and economic opportunities is preferrable

C) At the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War,  in a movement known as the Great Exodus , tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States for finding social and economic opportunities in the Western states and territories.
 Wrongly placed modifier, not conveying intended meaning

D) To find social and economic opportunities in the Western states and territories, tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States at the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War,  in a movement known as the Great Exodus .
 Wrongly placed modifier, not conveying intended meaning

E) At the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States—in a movement known as the Great Exodus—to find social and economic opportunities in the Western states and territories.
 No remarks

ImO E

TarunKumar1234 · Answer

At the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States—in a movement known as the Great Exodus—for finding social and economical opportunities in the Western states and territories.

A) At the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States—in a movement known as the Great Exodus—for finding social and economical opportunities in the Western states and territories. Incorrect

........ left ....... to find...... - correct,
participle form 'for finding' wrong

B) In a movement known as the Great Exodus at the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States—to find social and economical opportunities in the Western states and territories. Incorrect

'-' uses wrong

C) At the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, in a movement known as the Great Exodus, tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States for finding social and economic opportunities in the Western states and territories. Incorrect

modifier problem - in a movement modifies by previous clause that changes meaning and wrongly modifies
........ left ....... to find...... - correct,

D) To find social and economic opportunities in the Western states and territories, tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States at the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, in a movement known as the Great Exodus. Incorrect

modifier error - in a movement known as the Great Exodus modifies what?

E) At the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, tens of thousands of Black former slaves left the southern United States—in a movement known as the Great Exodus—to find social and economic opportunities in the Western states and territories. Correct

VerbalBot · Answer

Automated notice from GMAT Club VerbalBot: 

A member just gave Kudos to this thread, showing it’s still useful. I’ve bumped it to the top so more people can benefit. Feel free to add your own questions or solutions.

 This post was generated automatically.

At the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil

Prep Toolkit

Top 5 GMAT Debrief Videos

615 to 715 in 15 Days (Ria's Strategies)

More than Quant/Verbal Abilities: Speed vs. Accuracy

745 with Only Self-Prep and GMAT Club

From 555 to 765: 210-point Improvement

Perfect 805 Score Debrief by Julia

My Rewards

GMAT Sentence Correction (SC - EA only) Questions

At the end of the Reconstruction era that followed the American Civil

Prep Toolkit

615 to 715 in 15 Days (Ria's Strategies)

More than Quant/Verbal Abilities: Speed vs. Accuracy

745 with Only Self-Prep and GMAT Club

From 555 to 765: 210-point Improvement

Perfect 805 Score Debrief by Julia

My Rewards