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On arriving at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends met him and took him immediately to his speaking engagement on Wall Street.

A) On arriving at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends met him and took him immediately to his speaking engagement

B) Arriving at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends who met him immediately took him to his speaking engagement

C) When he arrived at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends met him and took him immediately to his speaking engagement

D) When he arrived at Grand Central Station, he was taken immediately to his speaking engagement

E) After arriving at Grand Central Station, he was immediately taken to his speaking engagement



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On arriving at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends met him 04 Nov 2006, 01:39
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On arriving at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends met him and took him immediately to his speaking engagement on Wall Street.

A) On arriving at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends met him and took him immediately to his speaking engagement

B) Arriving at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends who met him immediately took him to his speaking engagement

C) When he arrived at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends met him and took him immediately to his speaking engagement

D) When he arrived at Grand Central Station, he was taken immediately to his speaking engagement

E) After arriving at Grand Central Station, he was immediately taken to his speaking engagement
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D and E are out, because they have some information missing form the original one.

Who arrived at the Central station? Bill's friends or Bill or some body else?

Only C is providing an acceptable answer.
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On arriving at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends met him 04 Nov 2006, 06:54
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C makes some sense

C) When he arrived at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends met him and took him immediately to his speaking engagement

Also the adverbial phrase(When he arrived at Grand Central Station) is close to the verb it is modifying
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On arriving at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends met him 04 Nov 2006, 10:16
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C

A and B imply that Bill's friends arrived at GCS, not Bill himself.

D and E eliminate vital information like Bill's name and that his friends came to pick him up.
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In my Opinion C is wordy and B is correct!

I have put non-essential information in breaket and Now to me sentence makes sense. Bill's Friends arrived at Station and then did rest! In this way we have correct Modifier

What is OA?

B) Arriving at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends [who met him immediately] took him to his speaking engagement

C) When he arrived at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends met him and took him immediately to his speaking engagement
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On arriving at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends met him 04 Nov 2006, 12:00
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Arriving at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends - It seems Bill's friends arrived at central station :-D

C is correct
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Exactly thats the point...Can't Bill's Friends arrive at Plateform to receive some unknown 'he'?
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Exactly thats the point...Can't Bill's Friends arrive at Plateform to receive some unknown 'he'?
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hehe ... read B one more time ...there is no "he" !

Arriving at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends who met him (doesn't have any antecedent) immediately took him (doesn't have any antecedent) to his speaking engagement

When there is no reference of "he", how can "him" be present ? :-D
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On arriving at Grand Central Station, Bill's friends met him 05 Nov 2006, 01:42
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D looks correct. A,B,C have modifier/referrant issues. E seems to change to passive inappropriately
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I beleive C is the correct choice. :)
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OA is.....C!



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