|
Author |
Message |
|
TAGS:
|
|
|
Manager
Joined: 07 Dec 2011
Posts: 107
Location: India
Concentration: International Business, Strategy
GMAT Date: 07-30-2012
GPA: 2.66
WE: Information Technology (Computer Software)
Followers: 17
Kudos [?]:
41
[0], given: 116
|
Broccoli thrives in moderate to cool climates and propagated [#permalink]
 21 Jul 2012, 15:57
Question Stats:
90% (01:49) correct
9% (00:26) wrong based on 0 sessions
Broccoli thrives in moderate to cool climates and propagated by seeds, either sown directly in the field or in plant beds designed for producing transplants. (A) propagated by seeds, either sown directly in the field or in plant beds designed for producing (B) propagated by seeds, sown either directly in the field or sown in plant beds designed so as to produce (C) is propagated by seeds either sown directly in the field or in plant beds designed so that they produce (D) is propagated by seeds sown either directly in the field or in plant beds designed to produce (E) is propagated by seeds, sown either directly in the field or sown in plant beds designed for producing Quote: explain the logic of choosing OA over E
_________________
Please press Kudos if you found this post helpful
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Manager
Joined: 02 Nov 2009
Posts: 144
Followers: 2
Kudos [?]:
4
[0], given: 97
|
Re: Broccoli thrives in moderate to cool [#permalink]
21 Jul 2012, 16:20
Used X to produce Y- Idiom maybeam wrote: Broccoli thrives in moderate to cool climates and propagated by seeds, either sown directly in the field or in plant beds designed for producing transplants. (A) propagated by seeds, either sown directly in the field or in plant beds designed for producing (B) propagated by seeds, sown either directly in the field or sown in plant beds designed so as to produce (C) is propagated by seeds either sown directly in the field or in plant beds designed so that they produce (D) is propagated by seeds sown either directly in the field or in plant beds designed to produce (E) is propagated by seeds, sown either directly in the field or sown in plant beds designed for producing Quote: explain the logic of choosing OA over E |
|
|
|
|
|
Manager
Joined: 07 Dec 2011
Posts: 107
Location: India
Concentration: International Business, Strategy
GMAT Date: 07-30-2012
GPA: 2.66
WE: Information Technology (Computer Software)
Followers: 17
Kudos [?]:
41
[1] , given: 116
|
Re: Broccoli thrives in moderate to cool [#permalink]
21 Jul 2012, 16:36
1
This post received
KUDOS
venmic wrote: Used X to produce Y- Idiom maybeam wrote: Broccoli thrives in moderate to cool climates and propagated by seeds, either sown directly in the field or in plant beds designed for producing transplants. (A) propagated by seeds, either sown directly in the field or in plant beds designed for producing (B) propagated by seeds, sown either directly in the field or sown in plant beds designed so as to produce (C) is propagated by seeds either sown directly in the field or in plant beds designed so that they produce (D) is propagated by seeds sown either directly in the field or in plant beds designed to produce (E) is propagated by seeds, sown either directly in the field or sown in plant beds designed for producing Quote: explain the logic of choosing OA over E is used X for producing Y wrong in all cases?
_________________
Please press Kudos if you found this post helpful
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intern
Joined: 21 Jul 2012
Posts: 10
Concentration: General Management, Technology
GMAT 1: 700 Q50 V33
GMAT 2: 730 Q50 V39
Followers: 0
Kudos [?]:
1
[0], given: 1
|
Re: Broccoli thrives in moderate to cool [#permalink]
21 Jul 2012, 18:18
(A) propagated by seeds, either sown directly in the field or in plant beds designed for producing
-- seond part of sentence should also start with present tense
(B) propagated by seeds, sown either directly in the field or sown in plant beds designed so as to produce
-- same as (A)
(C) is propagated by seeds either sown directly in the field or in plant beds designed so that they produce
-- designed so that they produce makes it wordy
(D) is propagated by seeds sown either directly in the field or in plant beds designed to produce
-- Correct Answer. present tense in second part and correct use of idiom " designed to"
(E) is propagated by seeds, sown either directly in the field or sown in plant beds designed for producing
-- designed for is not correct idiom
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intern
Joined: 31 Dec 2009
Posts: 9
Followers: 0
Kudos [?]:
1
[0], given: 0
|
Re: Broccoli thrives in moderate to cool [#permalink]
21 Jul 2012, 18:26
Answer is D.
(E) is propagated by seeds, sown either directly in the field or sown in plant beds designed for producing
is not correct because you have:
sown either _____or Sown_____, this introduces parallelism error (Adverbial phrase (directly in the field) is not parallel to Verb Phrase (Sown in plant beds).
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intern
Status: To retake , or not to retake;That is the question
Joined: 12 Mar 2012
Posts: 27
Location: India
Concentration: Strategy, General Management
GMAT 1: 710 Q49 V37
GPA: 3.8
WE: Information Technology (Computer Software)
Followers: 0
Kudos [?]:
18
[2] , given: 8
|
Re: Broccoli thrives in moderate to cool [#permalink]
21 Jul 2012, 22:03
2
This post received
KUDOS
While dealing with either or I simply follow this rule" what is before either should not be tagged with or".Here sown is before either so you should not tag it with or. That makes me choose D.
_________________
I too need Kudos sometimes !!!!!!!!!!!
|
|
|
|
|
|
Director
Status: Final Countdown
Joined: 17 Mar 2010
Posts: 566
Location: India
GPA: 3.82
WE: Account Management (Retail Banking)
Followers: 10
Kudos [?]:
68
[1] , given: 75
|
Re: Broccoli thrives in moderate to cool [#permalink]
21 Jul 2012, 22:31
1
This post received
KUDOS
in (E) sown is used twice, we have to be careful to avoid redundancy while using "either" If you have to say that you want to eat one option of dishes to eat how would you say? i want to eat either ice-cream or pan cake. OR I want to either eat ice cream or eat pan cake. Hope this helps !
_________________
" Make more efforts "
Press Kudos if you liked my post
|
|
|
|
|
|
Manager
Joined: 07 Dec 2011
Posts: 107
Location: India
Concentration: International Business, Strategy
GMAT Date: 07-30-2012
GPA: 2.66
WE: Information Technology (Computer Software)
Followers: 17
Kudos [?]:
41
[0], given: 116
|
Re: Broccoli thrives in moderate to cool [#permalink]
22 Jul 2012, 03:42
sidbond wrote: Answer is D.
(E) is propagated by seeds, sown either directly in the field or sown in plant beds designed for producing
is not correct because you have:
sown either _____or Sown_____, this introduces parallelism error (Adverbial phrase (directly in the field) is not parallel to Verb Phrase (Sown in plant beds). hey! reading the replies i understood using sown twice is redundancy. Still on clarification would be helpful. Had the sentence structure was either sown ___________ or sown______________ would it be correct?
_________________
Please press Kudos if you found this post helpful
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intern
Joined: 31 Dec 2009
Posts: 9
Followers: 0
Kudos [?]:
1
[1] , given: 0
|
Re: Broccoli thrives in moderate to cool [#permalink]
22 Jul 2012, 03:55
1
This post received
KUDOS
maybeam wrote: hey!
reading the replies i understood using sown twice is redundancy.
Still on clarification would be helpful. Had the sentence structure was either sown ___________ or sown______________[/color] would it be correct? umm.. grammatically correct but concision wise not too concise. You can take sown common (in algebraic terms, I find it easy to correlate it with algebra  ).. it is more concise to say .. --> sown either blah or Blah.. however, if both verbs were different it makes sense to include them after either.. for example, either sown .. or thrown .. in this case you can't take verb out as common.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Director
Status: Final Countdown
Joined: 17 Mar 2010
Posts: 566
Location: India
GPA: 3.82
WE: Account Management (Retail Banking)
Followers: 10
Kudos [?]:
68
[0], given: 75
|
Re: Broccoli thrives in moderate to cool [#permalink]
22 Jul 2012, 03:58
maybeam wrote: sidbond wrote: Answer is D.
(E) is propagated by seeds, sown either directly in the field or sown in plant beds designed for producing
is not correct because you have:
sown either _____or Sown_____, this introduces parallelism error (Adverbial phrase (directly in the field) is not parallel to Verb Phrase (Sown in plant beds). hey! reading the replies i understood using sown twice is redundancy. Still on clarification would be helpful. Had the sentence structure was either sown ___________ or sown______________ would it be correct? I guess , this will make a confusion over any other AC with either X OR Y, you are not incorrect though.
_________________
" Make more efforts "
Press Kudos if you liked my post
|
|
|
|
|
|
Manager
Joined: 10 May 2012
Posts: 60
GMAT Date: 09-10-2012
Followers: 0
Kudos [?]:
9
[0], given: 14
|
Re: Broccoli thrives in moderate to cool [#permalink]
22 Jul 2012, 13:22
maybeam wrote: sidbond wrote: Answer is D.
(E) is propagated by seeds, sown either directly in the field or sown in plant beds designed for producing
is not correct because you have:
sown either _____or Sown_____, this introduces parallelism error (Adverbial phrase (directly in the field) is not parallel to Verb Phrase (Sown in plant beds). hey! reading the replies i understood using sown twice is redundancy. Still on clarification would be helpful. Had the sentence structure was either sown ___________ or sown______________ would it be correct? Correct answer is D Here using "sown" twice is not redundancy error. It is about "either or" construction, wherein follow following rules: ............................either verb phrase.............or verb phrase ..........................either noun phrase..............or noun phrase...... .........................either prep phrase..................or prep phrase ........................either adjective................or adjective............
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intern
Joined: 12 Feb 2012
Posts: 38
Location: United States
GMAT Date: 08-30-2012
Followers: 0
Kudos [?]:
10
[0], given: 15
|
Re: Broccoli thrives in moderate to cool [#permalink]
22 Jul 2012, 16:56
IMO:D E IS OUT BECAUSE OF THE PARALLELISM ERROR "EITHER X OR Y" , WHERE X AND Y MUST BE IN PARALLEL .ITS NT HERE ..
_________________
KUMAR GAURAB
GET MAD ABOUT TEST
|
|
|
|
|
|
Manager
Status: Juggg..Jugggg Go!
Joined: 11 May 2012
Posts: 245
Location: India
GC Meter: A.W.E.S.O.M.E
Concentration: Entrepreneurship, General Management
GMAT 1: 620 Q46 V30
GMAT 2: 720 Q50 V38
Followers: 4
Kudos [?]:
20
[0], given: 225
|
Re: Broccoli thrives in moderate to cool [#permalink]
23 Jul 2012, 02:27
Please check put "Thursday's with Ron" video on parallelism some rules that becomes quite handy in answering such questions! Either xxxxx or yyyy Here yyyyy must be parallel to xxxxx Posted from my mobile device 
_________________
You haven't failed, if you haven't given up!
---
Asax
I blog at www.bschooladmit.wordpress.com
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Re: Broccoli thrives in moderate to cool
[#permalink]
23 Jul 2012, 02:27
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Moderators:
metallicafan, rajeevrks27, souvik101990, PTK, MacFauz, noboru, kissthegmat, carcass, willigetmylifeback, mikemcgarry, doe007, Vercules, Legendaddy, tuanquang269, Marcab, Narenn, GetThisDone
|
close
