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GMAT Practice Question (One of Hundreds)

Although most people associate Pablo Picasso with cubism, Picasso painted in many other styles ranging from impressionism in his early years as a painter to surrealism in his later years.

A)	Picasso painted in many other styles ranging from impressionism in his early years as a painter to surrealism in his later years.
B)	Picasso painted in many other styles ranging from impressionism in his early years being a painter to surrealism in his later years.
C)	Picasso painted in many other styles ranging from impressionism in his early years as a painter and surrealism in his later years.
D)	Picasso painted in many other styles ranging from impressionism in his early years painting to surrealism in his later years.
E)	Picasso painted in many other styles ranging from impressionism in his early years being a painter and surrealism in his later years.

Correct Answer: A

Make sure that modifiers are properly placed. A participial phrase at the beginning of a sentence modifies the word that follows it, and a participial phrase in the middle of a sentence modifies the word that precedes it. Use the proper idiom.

This sentence is correct because there are no dangling modifiers, participial phrases modifying the incorrect word. Ranging from x to y is the correct idiom.

his sentence is correct because there are no dangling modifiers. Ranging from x to y is the correct idiom.
Being a painter incorrectly modifies years.
Ranging from x and y is not the correct idiom.
Painting incorrectly modifies years.
Being a painter incorrectly modifies years. Ranging from x and y is not the correct idiom.

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