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31. A star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole after it passes through a red giant stage, depending on mass.(A) A star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole after it passes through a red giant stage, depending on mass. (B) After passing through a red giant stage, depending on its mass, a star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole. (C) After passing through a red giant stage, a star’s mass will determine if it compresses itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole. (D) Mass determines whether a star, after passing through the red giant stage, will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole. (E) The mass of a star, after passing through the red giant stage, will determine whether it compresses itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.
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I think it should be B.
Whats the OA?
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IMO D uses 'mass' as the subject
The pronoun "its" has no clear referrent in B
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Issue tested here is "modifier"
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apoorvasrivastva wrote: IMO D uses 'mass' as the subject
The pronoun "its" has no clear referrent in B Is not "a star" the clear referrent of "its"? or the referrent should appear before? Thank u
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noboru wrote: apoorvasrivastva wrote: IMO D uses 'mass' as the subject
The pronoun "its" has no clear referrent in B Is not "a star" the clear referrent of "its"? or the referrent should appear before? Thank u referrent in the modifier can appear before also.
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learner wrote: IMO C. OA please I think, in C, the modifier is modifying 'a star’s mass ' , which is wrong...
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31.A star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole after it passes through a red giant stage, depending on mass.
(A) A star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole after it passes through a red giant stage, depending on mass.--->depending on mass of red giant stage or star???not clear
(B) After passing through a red giant stage, depending on its mass, a star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.
(C) After passing through a red giant stage, a star’s mass will determine if it compresses itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.-->here star's mass is referred by it so wrong and it has no proper referrent
(D) Mass determines whether a star, after passing through the red giant stage, will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.--->whose mass???
(E) The mass of a star, after passing through the red giant stage, will determine whether it compresses itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.---> too wordy
Hence IMO C.. OA plz
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D sounds the best as mass is what determines everything...and mass clearly is refering to the star's mass as nothing else is mentioned in the sentence...
reason for not choosing B: two modifiers in front of star sounds kinda weird, if it's "After going through the red giant stage, a star, depending on its mass, will ....." would sound a lot better...
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I go with D. All referants are clearly established.
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noboru wrote: 31. A star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole after it passes through a red giant stage, depending on mass.
(A) A star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole after it passes through a red giant stage, depending on mass.
(B) After passing through a red giant stage, depending on its mass, a star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.
(C) After passing through a red giant stage, a star’s mass will determine if it compresses itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.
(D) Mass determines whether a star, after passing through the red giant stage, will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.
(E) The mass of a star, after passing through the red giant stage, will determine whether it compresses itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole. IMO correct answer is D. B, C and E reads as if its the mass that is passing through the red giant stage or the mass of the red giant stage is the determination. A is just awkward.
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D should be the right answer. (D) Mass determines whether a star, after passing through the red giant stage, will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole. The modifier "after passing through the red giant stage" modifies "a star". Hence, it should be nearest to it. Option A can be eliminated. Opt C and E modifies "Mass of the star" which changes the meaning. Opt B is pretty close however due to "depending on its mass" in between, we have to choose the best answer,D. Hope I am in right here. OA pls.
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Plz post the OA and if possible OE as well
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hibloom wrote: Plz post the OA and if possible OE as well OA is D
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Got that right...  thanks for the OA
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noboru wrote: 31. A star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole after it passes through a red giant stage, depending on mass.
(A) A star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole after it passes through a red giant stage, depending on mass.
(B) After passing through a red giant stage, depending on its mass, a star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.
(C) After passing through a red giant stage, a star’s mass will determine if it compresses itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.
(D) Mass determines whether a star, after passing through the red giant stage, will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.
(E) The mass of a star, after passing through the red giant stage, will determine whether it compresses itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole. Mass determines what will be the star but in B it is in ,...., construction so it can be threw out from the sentence implying it is not important then we left with D
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Even I was eliminating D readily as it was passive, but since all other choices have pronoun referent issues and D is clear in meaning and has no errors, here answer is D, I think, even though its passive. lesson learnt (by me) - never readily rule out a passive choice
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perfectstranger wrote: noboru wrote: 31. A star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole after it passes through a red giant stage, depending on mass.
(A) A star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole after it passes through a red giant stage, depending on mass.
(B) After passing through a red giant stage, depending on its mass, a star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.
(C) After passing through a red giant stage, a star’s mass will determine if it compresses itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.
(D) Mass determines whether a star, after passing through the red giant stage, will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.
(E) The mass of a star, after passing through the red giant stage, will determine whether it compresses itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole. Mass determines what will be the star but in B it is in ,...., construction so it can be threw out from the sentence implying it is not important then we left with D hey great point. I see that 'mass' is the one decides, so 'mass' shouldn't be in the non-restrictive phrase (between the two commas) as you mentioned.
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good question. it is between B and D.
Now in B.....'its' can refer to 'red giant stage' or 'star'
So D.
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Was in favor of B earlier, but upon reading D.. D is the better of the 2 choices
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