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A controversial study suggests that the violent behavior [#permalink]
 21 Mar 2010, 01:22
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A controversial study suggests that the violent behavior displayed by some teenagers who play several hours of video games a day is due to developmental damage to the frontal lobe region of the brain rather than the absorption of any specifically violent content.
* is due to developmental damage to the frontal lobe region of the brain
* are due to developmental damage to the frontal lobe region of the brain
* is due to damage to the developmental frontal lobe region of the brain
* are due to developmental damages to the brain’s frontal lobe
* is due to developmental damages to the brain’s frontal lobe region
I'll post the OA after the discussion.
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Re: Bad effects of video games [#permalink]
21 Mar 2010, 03:18
Its not correct. Actually I eliminated C easily.
As C lacks parallelism : Damage is not parallel to absorption
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Re: Bad effects of video games [#permalink]
21 Mar 2010, 13:40
This doesnt look like a GMAT question.
I would pick E.
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Re: Bad effects of video games [#permalink]
21 Mar 2010, 13:48
I also doubt about the validity of the question. For me both A & E are equally OK. But the OA is A.
(It is GMAT Club Test question ) I personally find some of the question there is credulous
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Re: Bad effects of video games [#permalink]
22 Mar 2010, 13:08
angel2009 wrote: I also doubt about the validity of the question. For me both A & E are equally OK. But the OA is A.
(It is GMAT Club Test question ) I personally find some of the question there is credulous I dont see any visible difference between A and E If its a gmatclub test question, isnt the explanation available?
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Re: Bad effects of video games [#permalink]
24 Mar 2010, 08:51
I was also torn between A and E. Finally picked (A) but I could not find any reason for (E) to be wrong either.
Would be interested in knowing if anyone has reasoning for (E).
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Re: A controversial study suggests that the violent behavior [#permalink]
03 Sep 2012, 22:36
can anyone please tell why " the frontal lobe region of the brain " is preferred to "the brain’s frontal lobe region". The shortlisted options are A and E.
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Re: A controversial study suggests that the violent behavior [#permalink]
04 Sep 2012, 10:08
A and E are the same... I also don't see any meaningful difference between them.
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Re: A controversial study suggests that the violent behavior [#permalink]
18 Feb 2013, 12:03
saikarthikreddy wrote: can anyone please tell why " the frontal lobe region of the brain " is preferred to "the brain’s frontal lobe region".
The shortlisted options are A and E. Indeed , I don't get the difference.However, I would prefer E over A as far as precision is concerned.
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Re: A controversial study suggests that the violent behavior [#permalink]
21 Feb 2013, 15:08
I see one reason for the usage to be deemed faulty. "brain's frontal lobe region"- In this usage, "brain's" is a possessive form. However, it would refer to the frontal lobe. So the frontal lobe belongs to the brain. However, the word region is not linked to the rest of the sentence. Hope that helps! targetgmatchotu wrote: saikarthikreddy wrote: can anyone please tell why " the frontal lobe region of the brain " is preferred to "the brain’s frontal lobe region".
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Re: A controversial study suggests that the violent behavior [#permalink]
21 Feb 2013, 16:54
Option B and D are eliminated as verb are is incorrect usage.
A) is due to developmental damage to the frontal lobe region of the brain
C) is due to damage to the developmental frontal lobe region of the brain
E) is due to developmental damages to the brain’s frontal lobe region
I would eliminate E because, frontal lobe region of the brain is more correct than the brain's frontal lobe region.
I am confused. what is difference between developmental damage to the frontal lobe and damage to the developmental frontal lobe ?
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Re: A controversial study suggests that the violent behavior [#permalink]
21 Feb 2013, 22:31
A controversial study suggests that the violent behavior displayed by some teenagers who play several hours of video games a day is due to developmental damage to the frontal lobe region of the brain rather than the absorption of any specifically violent content.
Singular subject is "the violent behavior"
* is due to developmental damage to the frontal lobe region of the brain - correct
* are due to developmental damage to the frontal lobe region of the brain - "are" is plural and subject is singular
* is due to damage to the developmental frontal lobe region of the brain - the frontal lobe is not "developmental"
* are due to developmental damages to the brain’s frontal lobe - "are" is plural and subject is singular
* is due to developmental damages to the brain’s frontal lobe region - "damages" doesn't make sense because we are not referring to multiple damages
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Re: A controversial study suggests that the violent behavior [#permalink]
21 Feb 2013, 23:55
umeshpatil wrote: Option B and D are eliminated as verb are is incorrect usage.
A) is due to developmental damage to the frontal lobe region of the brain
C) is due to damage to the developmental frontal lobe region of the brain
E) is due to developmental damages to the brain’s frontal lobe region
I would eliminate E because, frontal lobe region of the brain is more correct than the brain's frontal lobe region.
I am confused. what is difference between developmental damage to the frontal lobe and damage to the developmental frontal lobe ? Hi umeshpatil, Quote: I would eliminate E because, frontal lobe region of the brain is more correct than the brain's frontal lobe region. In fact both are correct, but "frontal lobe region of the brain" would be better than "the brain's frontal lobe region" (E) is incorrect because the original sentence says "damage" and (E) says damages. Quote: I am confused. what is difference between developmental damage to the frontal lobe and damage to the developmental frontal lobe ? the adjective "damage" is modifying different nouns in these phrases. "developmental damage": "damage" is being modified by "developmental"; it means that the damage is developmental. "damage to the developmental frontal lobe": Here the frontal lobe is developing, i.e. the frontal lobe is developmental. The difference is small and (A) and (C) are really close answer choices. Grammatically both are correct and meaning wise also both would be similar. But, (A) preserves what the sentence wants to say, therefore you have to go with (A) on this one. In actual GMAT it is a rare possibility that you will find such close answer choices. In fact the term "developmental damage" is frequently used term by doctors, see the definition below. Developmental Damage: A term that some therapists prefer to personality disorder, on the grounds that it is more respectful of the patient's capacity for growth and change.
So,taking this definition into picture, contextually, if we change "developmental damage" to "developmental frontal lobe", the meaning change would be significant. Hope this helps, Vercules
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