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apes [#permalink] New post 20 Nov 2007, 18:40
Neanderthals had a vocal tract that resembled those of the apes and so were probably without language, a shortcoming that may explain why they were supplanted by our own species.

(A) Neanderthals had a vocal tract that resembled those of the apes
(B) Neanderthals had a vocal tract resembling an ape’s
(C) The vocal tracts of Neanderthals resembled an ape’s
(D) The Neanderthal’s vocal tracts resembled the apes’
(E) The vocal tracts of the Neanderthals resembled those of the apes
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Re: apes [#permalink] New post 20 Nov 2007, 19:00
Excellent explanation:
http://www.gmatclub.com/forum/t15082

Last edited by eyunni on 20 Nov 2007, 19:02, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: apes [#permalink] New post 20 Nov 2007, 19:00
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Re: apes [#permalink] New post 20 Nov 2007, 23:22
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Re: apes [#permalink] New post 21 Nov 2007, 06:24
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Neanderthals had a vocal tract that resembled those of the apes and so were probably without language, a shortcoming that may explain why they were supplanted by our own species.

(A) Neanderthals had a vocal tract that resembled those of the apes
(B) Neanderthals had a vocal tract resembling an ape’s
(C) The vocal tracts of Neanderthals resembled an ape’s
(D) The Neanderthal’s vocal tracts resembled the apes’
(E) The vocal tracts of the Neanderthals resembled those of the apes


Will go for 'A'
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 [#permalink] New post 21 Nov 2007, 09:51
A....were is in the second part agrees with the subject only in A
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 [#permalink] New post 21 Nov 2007, 10:07
Thanks eyunni! for the link. Its great explanation.

Amar thanks .. its good one.
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 [#permalink] New post 21 Nov 2007, 10:10
B.

Subject of the sentence is Neanderthals as the subject needs to make sense in both parts of the compound sentence ( before and after the AND). Vocal tracts can not be the subject in the second part of the sentence b/c logically it makes no sense - Vocal tracts were probably without language? No. Neanderthals were without language.

It's not A b/c vocal tract is singular and does not match the plural THOSE in "those of the apes".
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 [#permalink] New post 21 Nov 2007, 16:43
kalpvriksha14 wrote:
A....were is in the second part agrees with the subject only in A


Here were refers to Neanderthals and not vocal tract... while those incorrectly refers to vocal tract in A

OA is B

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 [#permalink] New post 21 Nov 2007, 19:31
Amardeep Sharma wrote:
kalpvriksha14 wrote:
A....were is in the second part agrees with the subject only in A


Here were refers to Neanderthals and not vocal tract... while those incorrectly refers to vocal tract in A

OA is B

Amar


Confused...a million times...

Neanderthals had a vocal tract - is a stand alone or independent clause. In which vocal tract is an object.

That - modifier - begins non-restrictive clause (which is not acceptable but not a blunder as well)

resembled those of - modifies indirectly the vocal tract to say that vocal tract matches

Please correct me if I am wrong. those should refer vocal tracts
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Re: apes [#permalink] New post 21 Nov 2007, 22:23
Amardeep Sharma wrote:
Neanderthals had a vocal tract that resembled those of the apes and so were probably without language, a shortcoming that may explain why they were supplanted by our own species.

(A) Neanderthals had a vocal tract that resembled those of the apes
(B) Neanderthals had a vocal tract resembling an ape’s
(C) The vocal tracts of Neanderthals resembled an ape’s
(D) The Neanderthal’s vocal tracts resembled the apes’
(E) The vocal tracts of the Neanderthals resembled those of the apes


I never go t thhid question before but i guess i got it today.

(A) Neanderthals had a vocal tract that resembled those of the apes
(B) Neanderthals had a vocal tract resembling an ape’s
(C) The vocal tracts of Neanderthals resembled an ape’s
(D) The Neanderthal’s vocal tracts resembled the apes’
(E) The vocal tracts of the Neanderthals resembled those of the apes

E is most difficult and confusing because it look correct but it is not. though it gramatically correct but has wrong expression.

for ex: "The human has a nose not resembling a cow's......"
Here we do not say "The noses of humans ........."

So E is wrong, and remains B
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 [#permalink] New post 21 Nov 2007, 23:13
Beyond700 wrote:
Amardeep Sharma wrote:
kalpvriksha14 wrote:
A....were is in the second part agrees with the subject only in A


Here were refers to Neanderthals and not vocal tract... while those incorrectly refers to vocal tract in A

OA is B

Amar


Confused...a million times...

Neanderthals had a vocal tract - is a stand alone or independent clause. In which vocal tract is an object.

That - modifier - begins non-restrictive clause (which is not acceptable but not a blunder as well)

resembled those of - modifies indirectly the vocal tract to say that vocal tract matches

Please correct me if I am wrong. those should refer vocal tracts


Oops!! sorry for the trouble.

It is plural - singular mismatch. a vocal tract - singular, while those - plural.

Agree with 'B'
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