{"id":32561,"date":"2022-08-23T23:59:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T18:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/?p=32561"},"modified":"2022-11-15T17:52:19","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T12:22:19","slug":"emily-dickinsons-letters-to-susan-huntington-dickinson-were-written-over-a-period-beginning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/emily-dickinsons-letters-to-susan-huntington-dickinson-were-written-over-a-period-beginning\/","title":{"rendered":"[Solution] Emily Dickinson\u2019s letters to Susan Huntington Dickinson were written over a period beginning a few years before…"},"content":{"rendered":"A <\/span> 4<\/span> min read <\/span><\/span>\n

In this article, we\u2019ll look at the solution to this GMAT sentence correction question. We have analyzed the 5 answer choices and arrived at the correct choice through 3 steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Meaning analysis<\/li>
  2. Error analysis<\/li>
  3. Answer choice analysis<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    General information on this question<\/h2>\n\n\n
    • Difficulty level – Medium<\/li>
    • 63% of people got this question correct<\/li>
    • The average time taken to correctly answer this question – 1:44<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n
      \"GMAT<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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      Let\u2019s look at the question-and-answer choices<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Emily Dickinson\u2019s letters to Susan Huntington\u00a0Dickinson were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan\u2019s marriage to Emily\u2019s brother and ending shortly before Emily\u2019s death in 1886, outnumbering<\/span>\u00a0her letters to anyone else.<\/strong><\/p>

      (A) Dickinson were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan\u2019s marriage to Emily\u2019s brother and ending shortly before Emily\u2019s death in 1886, outnumbering

      (B) Dickinson were written over a period that begins a few years before Susan\u2019s marriage to Emily\u2019s brother and ended shortly before Emily\u2019s death in 1886, outnumber

      (C) Dickinson, written over a period beginning a few years before Susan\u2019s marriage to Emily\u2019s brother and that ends shortly before Emily\u2019s death in 1886 and outnumbering

      (D) Dickinson, which were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan\u2019s marriage to Emily\u2019s brother, ending shortly before Emily\u2019s death in 1886, and outnumbering

      (E) Dickinson, which were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan\u2019s marriage to Emily\u2019s brother and ending shortly before Emily\u2019s death in 1886, outnumber<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

      Solution <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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