GMAT Sentence Correction (SC) | Re: Best known for his role as Randle McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo

Best known for his role as Randle McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest , Jack Nicholson’s career has spanned over five decades.

This is a classic example of illogical modification. Jack Nicholson isbest known for his role as Randle McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest , but Jack Nicholson’s career cannot logically be known for something. This type of error is very common on GMAT Sentence Correction problems, so always carefully assess modifiers starting a sentence.

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