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A South American bird that forages for winged termites and [#permalink]
 04 Dec 2005, 09:24
23. A South American bird that forages for winged termites and other small insects while swinging upside down form the foliage of tall trees, the graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and that are represented in virtually every kind of habitat.
A. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and that are
B. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and is
C. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that include more than 230 species and is
D. graveteiro, which belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and that are
E. graveteiro, which belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and is
Guys, I've a doubt here "that" refer to birds or a group. Acoording to GMAT Land Grammar, that should refer to a noun which is just before it. Can some one calrify.
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I think B is the answer. Let's discard some answers. D and E have no meaning. Discard them. A is not parallel: "a group of New World tropical birds that includes .... and that are....". C is not correct because "a group of New World tropical birds" is a singular compound noun. Therefore, only B is correct. What is the OA?
Good question by the way, what is the source?
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B
With the same reasoning. A group is.
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I managed to search this question in this forum, and according to Paul answer should be C, even I believe so.
though OA is B
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gmat_crack wrote: I managed to search this question in this forum, and according to Paul answer should be C, even I believe so.
though OA is B
I think C is wrong because:
a group of New World tropical birds that include more than 230 species and is
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Re: South Amercan bird [#permalink]
05 Dec 2005, 05:01
23. A South American bird that forages for winged termites and other small insects while swinging upside down form the foliage of tall trees, the graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and that are represented in virtually every kind of habitat.
A. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and that are
--->" that includes.....and that are" --> two "that"s are redundant , also " are" in second that phrase is incorrect ---->out
B. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and is
----> looks fine
C. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that include more than 230 species and is
-----> wrong due to the red marked parts.
D. graveteiro, which belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and that are
-------> the whole sentence has no main verb --->out
E. graveteiro, which belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and is
----> same as D.
B is correct
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I really like the way Laxie kicks the wrong answer choices "out"? 
A group of surfers is heading this way. Group is singular, so the OA is correct.
(B)
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Re: South Amercan bird [#permalink]
05 Dec 2005, 12:24
I observed that trick also very often.
ETS posts a group of birds and the neophyte believes it is plural and chooses are. However group is the key word and this is singular, so you should choose B
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Re: South Amercan bird
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