Hi all,
Please take a look on the attached SC problem. It's from Manhattan SC - Style.
After the renovations, the museum boasted a new atrium-style entrance, to which having been added wooden panelling and the artwork of several notable American painters.
The OE is:
wooden panelling and the artwork of several notable American painters having been added to it.
In the end, the correct part has HAVING BEEN, which I think is incorrect. It should be WERE ADDED. The panellings and artworks were added and the action is over. So, why HAVING BEEN.
Can someone explain this usage of HAVING BEEN?
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- yogeshthehackologist
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Re: After the renovations
i don't buy it. You need to be a little more specific about where you found this problem - book title, page number, etc. If this is truly a Manhattan GMAT question, one of us will be glad to explain the answer..
To address a side issue in your post, your suggested use of "were added" is definitely wrong because it creates a run-on sentence - two top-level subject and verb pairs..
To address a side issue in your post, your suggested use of "were added" is definitely wrong because it creates a run-on sentence - two top-level subject and verb pairs..
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Re: After the renovations
Hi Tim,
I am referring SC 2003 Edition, paga # 11 (Style), problem # 9.
Can you please explain more?
I am referring SC 2003 Edition, paga # 11 (Style), problem # 9.
Can you please explain more?
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Re: After the renovations
Hey Yoges, you have us at a disadvantage, since we don't have the old texts around to consult. Like Tim, I find it hard to believe that we offered that awkward answer as the correct one, but if you're looking right at the book....
In either event, your preferred version,
After the renovations, the museum boasted a new atrium-style entrance, wooden paneling and the artwork of several notable American painters were added to it.
is wrong in at least two ways. First, it's a run-on sentence. Two independent clauses are separated by only a comma, and that's not allowed. Second, it suggests that the paneling and artwork were added after renovations. The original sentence (like the extraordinarily awkward allegedly correct answer) suggests that the paneling and artwork were added as part of the renovation. I guess that's what it suggests, anyway. It's awfully hard to read.
Apart from sounding horrible, the allegedly right answer is defensible. The phrase "having been added to it" is not used here as a verb, but as a modifier.
In either event, your preferred version,
After the renovations, the museum boasted a new atrium-style entrance, wooden paneling and the artwork of several notable American painters were added to it.
is wrong in at least two ways. First, it's a run-on sentence. Two independent clauses are separated by only a comma, and that's not allowed. Second, it suggests that the paneling and artwork were added after renovations. The original sentence (like the extraordinarily awkward allegedly correct answer) suggests that the paneling and artwork were added as part of the renovation. I guess that's what it suggests, anyway. It's awfully hard to read.
Apart from sounding horrible, the allegedly right answer is defensible. The phrase "having been added to it" is not used here as a verb, but as a modifier.
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