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GMAT Prep Question [#permalink] New post 25 Mar 2007, 17:11
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Need help with this question. It is pretty confusing...
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 [#permalink] New post 25 Mar 2007, 19:59
The OA is A but I dont understand Y?
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 [#permalink] New post 25 Mar 2007, 20:33
I chose E for clarity and parallism, but I would like to know why A?
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 [#permalink] New post 25 Mar 2007, 21:01
It is A. In B, "their" could refer to genetic irregularities or dogs.
E is wrong, it changes the meaning. It's parallel either. Sorry can't explain this better.
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 [#permalink] New post 26 Mar 2007, 05:28
So from this question, can we infer that one of the idioms is

Not so much that X as that Y ?

(Here X and Y are independent clauses)
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 [#permalink] New post 26 Mar 2007, 06:31
In choices C,D,E 'it' doesn't have clear referent

In Choice B 'their' doesn't have clear referent

As already mentioned the correct idiom is 'not so much X as Y'
X and Y needs be parallel

Choice A has correct usage
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 [#permalink] New post 26 Mar 2007, 21:04
clear idion "not so much X as Y"

A has it

Here X and Y in this question are 2 indepedent clauses
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