Manhatten SC -Meaning clarification.

[shyamsundar1.g]

Source : Manhatten

Q.Italian fashion house Prada, which has been among the most highly regarded clothing and accessory manufacturers, surprised many insiders in moving its sneaker production overseas to Vietnam in 2007.

a,Italian fashion house Prada, which has been among the most highly regarded clothing and accessory manufacturers, surprised many insiders in moving its sneaker production overseas to Vietnam in 2007
b,Prada, the Italian fashion house that is among the most highly regarded manufacturers of clothing and accessories, surprised many insiders in 2007, moving its sneaker production overseas to Vietnam
c,In 2007, Italian fashion house Prada, among the most highly regarded manufacturers of clothing and accessories, surprised many insiders by moving its sneaker production overseas to Vietnam
d,The Italian fashion house Prada, among the most highly regarded clothing and accessory manufacturers in 2007, was a surprise to many insiders when it moved its sneaker production overseas to Vietnam
e,In 2007, surprising many insiders by moving its sneaker production overseas to Vietnam, the Italian fashion house Prada was one of the most highly regarded clothing and accessory manufacturers

OA : C

I'm clear with correct answer C.But w.r.t option b ,the first modifier has a problem.But i don't get what's wrong with the other part of the sentence "surprised many insiders in 2007" and modifier "moving its sneaker production overseas to Vietnam".

"-ing modifier" can suggest not only the result of the previous clause but also the way something is achieved in the previous clause-the way Prada surprised the insiders.

So can i understand the sentence as "Prada surprised many insiders in 2007 ,[by] moving its sneaker production overseas to Vietnam".

Please clarify as i have my exam in a week's time.

[agarwalmanoj2000]

Hi Shyamsundar,

You said w.r.t option b, the first modifier has a problem.

Can you please share what is the problem with first modifier (the Italian fashion house that is among the most highly regarded manufacturers of clothing and accessories) in option B ?

Thanks in advance.

[shyamsundar1.g]

Yes.

The first Modifier "Prada, the Italian fashion house that is among the most highly regarded "

The phrase in red means Prada is the Only Italian fashion house and no other Italian fashion house is highly regarded.Though the intended meaning is Prada in among one of highly regarded and it is a italian fashion huse.

[tanay-shah]

I have had this doubt since a long time, please clarify:

In 2007, Italian fashion house Prada, among the most highly regarded manufacturers of clothing and accessories, surprised many insiders by moving its sneaker production overseas to Vietnam

Isnt the colored portion a Non-Essential modifier since it is seperated by commas. If it is then taking it out of the sentence would limit the time frame and the sentence would read,

In 2007,-----,among the most highly regarded......

This would be wrong since it states that Prada was highly regarded only in 2007.

What am I doing wrong.????

[hfabamafan]

I have had this doubt since a long time, please clarify:

In 2007, Italian fashion house Prada, among the most highly regarded manufacturers of clothing and accessories, surprised many insiders by moving its sneaker production overseas to Vietnam

Isnt the colored portion a Non-Essential modifier since it is seperated by commas. If it is then taking it out of the sentence would limit the time frame and the sentence would read,

In 2007,-----,among the most highly regarded......

This would be wrong since it states that Prada was highly regarded only in 2007.

What am I doing wrong.????

I am confused by this as well. I think in moving is wrong though which is why I did not choose it.

[nileshdalvimumbai]

I have had this doubt since a long time, please clarify:

In 2007, Italian fashion house Prada, among the most highly regarded manufacturers of clothing and accessories, surprised many insiders by moving its sneaker production overseas to Vietnam

Isnt the colored portion a Non-Essential modifier since it is seperated by commas. If it is then taking it out of the sentence would limit the time frame and the sentence would read,

In 2007,-----,among the most highly regarded......

This would be wrong since it states that Prada was highly regarded only in 2007.

What am I doing wrong.????

Why do you think "Italian fashion house Prada" is a modifier. It is clearly a noun phrase and acts as a subject for the clause " Italian fashion house Prada surprised ...". Anything separated by commas does not imply that it is a modifier. In fact the once you have listed above after the removal are the actual modifiers surrounding the clause. Modifier or Prep Phrase "In 2007" is modifying the whole clause "Prada surprised..." whereas the other modifier "among ..." is modifying the fashion house Prada.

It is extremely important to strip down the original sentence to its core by finding out first the action verb and then finding out who is performing the action (subject) and then the surrounding fancy items as modifiers.

[nileshdalvimumbai]

.But i don't get what's wrong with the other part of the sentence "surprised many insiders in 2007" and modifier "moving its sneaker production overseas to Vietnam".

"-ing modifier" can suggest not only the result of the previous clause but also the way something is achieved in the previous clause-the way Prada surprised the insiders.

So can i understand the sentence as "Prada surprised many insiders in 2007 ,[by] moving its sneaker production overseas to Vietnam".

Please clarify as i have my exam in a week's time.

One of the issues here is that of the meaning. The placement of the modifier (prep phrase) in 2007 is incorrect. The movement of sneaker production to Vietnam took place in 2007 and this move might even surprise insiders in 2008 or 2009. The two events need not be contemporaneous.

I cannot see anything wrong with "Prada surprised many insiders, moving its sneaker production to Vietnam" but the use of "by" would make the sentence much clear. Can experts please comment on whether the above usage without the use of "by" is grammatically correct. Sounds a little awkward to me but cannot see anything grammatically incorrect.

[tim]

thanks Nilesh. let us know if anyone still has questions about this one..

[sbhargava2006]

Hi
I have a doubt with option A here. I understand that the modifier 'in moving' is incorrect. But whats wrong with "which has been among the most highly regarded clothing and accessory manufacturers"

It could mean that from a point of time in past till date, Prada has been among the most highly regarded .....manufacturers
But by moving its sneaker production to Vietnam in 2007 , it surprised insiders.

I am unable to understand the explanation provided with MGCAT
which is
The present perfect "has been among the most..." incorrectly conveys the idea that Prada has been a highly regarded fashion house only at random times in the past, not necessarily at the time described.

[jnelson0612]

Hi
I have a doubt with option A here. I understand that the modifier 'in moving' is incorrect. But whats wrong with "which has been among the most highly regarded clothing and accessory manufacturers"

It could mean that from a point of time in past till date, Prada has been among the most highly regarded .....manufacturers
But by moving its sneaker production to Vietnam in 2007 , it surprised insiders.

I am unable to understand the explanation provided with MGCAT
which is
The present perfect "has been among the most..." incorrectly conveys the idea that Prada has been a highly regarded fashion house only at random times in the past, not necessarily at the time described.

What about the explanation is giving you trouble?

[nikita91]

Hi,

I wanted to understand that if this usage is correct

In 2007, Italian fashion house Prada, among the most highly regarded manufacturers of clothing and accessories, surprised many insiders by moving its sneaker production overseas to Vietnam

I thought that it should be - In 2007, Italian fashion house Prada, which is among the most highly regarded manufacturers of clothing and accessories, surprised many insiders by moving its sneaker production overseas to Vietnam

[jnelson0612]

Hi,

I wanted to understand that if this usage is correct

In 2007, Italian fashion house Prada, among the most highly regarded manufacturers of clothing and accessories, surprised many insiders by moving its sneaker production overseas to Vietnam

I thought that it should be - In 2007, Italian fashion house Prada, which is among the most highly regarded manufacturers of clothing and accessories, surprised many insiders by moving its sneaker production overseas to Vietnam

Hi snigdhakul,
Okay, thanks for the clarification! Both "among" and "which is among" are doing the same thing here. They are starting a modifying phrase describing the fashion house Prada. Either one would be acceptable to use. :-)

[byuwadd]

I understand why why C is correct and the other options are incorrect. However, I have a timing issue with this problem. I don't see any meaningful splits that allowed me to get rid of more than one answer at a time.

I ended up spending 3:26 on this question during my CAT exam. haha How could I approach this problem so I can get it done in about 1:00 (as is recommended)?

[tim]

practice. the more you practice the same skill the quicker you should get at it. have you found this not to be the case? if not, you will need to figure out what you're doing wrong so you can avoid wasting time on questions..

[rhonancaldwell]

Ill go with c, it is the perfect sentence that really make sense, some may also valid but more confusing though....