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 03 May 2012, 16:11
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In order to conserve the energy and heat they need to spend the entire winter sitting motionless over incubating eggs, male emperor penguins huddle over the nests in groups, thereby reducing the rate at which they burn energy so that it is 25 percent lower than it would be for isolated birds. A)thereby reducing the rate at which they burn energy so that it is 25 percent lower than it would be for B)thereby reducing their rate of burning energy until it is 25 percent lower when compared with C)and they thereby reduce by 25 percent the rate they burn energy, as compared to what it would be with D)which thereby reduces by 25 percent their rate of burning energy, when comparing them to E)which thereby reduces the rate they burn energy so that it is 25 percent lower than What I want to know is where in the world is thereby discussed in any grammar book?!?!
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Sorry I don't understand your q? y reasoning below In order to conserve the energy and heat they need to spend the entire winter sitting motionless over incubating eggs, male emperor penguins huddle over the nests in groups, thereby reducing the rate at which they burn energy so that it is 25 percent lower than it would be for isolated birds. A)thereby reducing the rate at which they burn energy so that it is 25 percent lower than it would be for B)thereby reducing their rate of burning energy until it is 25 percent lower when compared with isolated birds wrong comparison C)and they thereby reduce by 25 percent the rate they burn energy, as compared to what it would be withD)which thereby reduces by 25 percent their rate of burning energy, when comparing them to Same as B wrong comparisonE)which thereby reduces the rate they burn energy so that it is 25 percent lower than Same as B wrong comparison
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mailnavin1 wrote: Sorry I don't understand your q? y reasoning below
In order to conserve the energy and heat they need to spend the entire winter sitting motionless over incubating eggs, male emperor penguins huddle over the nests in groups, thereby reducing the rate at which they burn energy so that it is 25 percent lower than it would be for isolated birds.
A)thereby reducing the rate at which they burn energy so that it is 25 percent lower than it would be for
B)thereby reducing their rate of burning energy until it is 25 percent lower when compared with isolated birds wrong comparison
C)and they thereby reduce by 25 percent the rate they burn energy, as compared to what it would be with
D)which thereby reduces by 25 percent their rate of burning energy, when comparing them to Same as B wrong comparison
E)which thereby reduces the rate they burn energy so that it is 25 percent lower than Same as B wrong comparison Sorry I just got confused starting a clause in a comparison by "thereby"
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In order to conserve the energy and heat they need to spend the entire winter sitting motionless over incubating eggs, male emperor penguins huddle over the nests in groups, thereby reducing the rate at which they burn energy so that it is 25 percent lower than it would be for isolated birds.
A)thereby reducing the rate at which they burn energy so that it is 25 percent lower than it would be for
B)thereby reducing their rate of burning energy until it is 25 percent lower when compared with
C)and they thereby reduce by 25 percent the rate they burn energy, as compared to what it would be with
D)which thereby reduces by 25 percent their rate of burning energy, when comparing them to
E)which thereby reduces the rate they burn energy so that it is 25 percent lower than
Need detail explanation of every answer option
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Re: In order to conserve the energy and heat they need to spend [#permalink]
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A)thereby reducing the rate at which they burn energy so that it is 25 percent lower than it would be for CORRECT B)thereby reducing their rate of burning energy until it is 25 percent lower when compared with "until" is not properly used, "when compared with" is unidiomatic (it should be "compared to") C)and they thereby reduce by 25 percent the rate they burn energy, as compared to what it would be with "thereby " is misplaced, the comparison is not logic: "they burn" and "it would be" D) which thereby reduces by 25 percent their rate of burning energy, when comparing them to E) which thereby reduces the rate they burn energy so that it is 25 percent lower than which refers to "groups", wrong
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TO MUN23
though i picked A but i somehow don't like the question and i doubt if the correct option A is correct . i feel that A is run on .honestly i picked A only on the basis of comparison for only in A comparison is good
i will tell u why A is seeming to me as run on
In order to conserve the energy and heat they need to spend the entire winter sitting motionless over incubating eggs, male emperor penguins huddle over the nests in groups, thereby reducing the rate at which they burn energy so that it is 25 percent lower than it would be for isolated birds.
the two portion that i have marked ,one in bold and the other one in italics ,are two independent clauses joined by comma
plz cite the source
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Re: In order to conserve the energy and heat they need to spend [#permalink]
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Zarrolou wrote: A)thereby reducing the rate at which they burn energy so that it is 25 percent lower than it would be for
CORRECT
B)thereby reducing their rate of burning energy until it is 25 percent lower when compared with
"until" is not properly used, "when compared with" is unidiomatic (it should be "compared to")
C)and they thereby reduce by 25 percent the rate they burn energy, as compared to what it would be with
"thereby " is misplaced, the comparison is not logic: "they burn" and "it would be"
D)which thereby reduces by 25 percent their rate of burning energy, when comparing them to
E)which thereby reduces the rate they burn energy so that it is 25 percent lower than
which refers to "groups", wrong whats the difference between thereby reducing and they thereby reduce?
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Re: In order to conserve the energy and heat they need to spend [#permalink]
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aditya8062 wrote: TO MUN23
though i picked A but i somehow don't like the question and i doubt if the correct option A is correct . i feel that A is run on .honestly i picked A only on the basis of comparison for only in A comparison is good
i will tell u why A is seeming to me as run on
In order to conserve the energy and heat they need to spend the entire winter sitting motionless over incubating eggs, male emperor penguins huddle over the nests in groups, thereby reducing the rate at which they burn energy so that it is 25 percent lower than it would be for isolated birds.
the two portion that i have marked ,one in bold and the other one in italics ,are two independent clauses joined by comma
plz cite the source Hi aditya source is gmat prep question pack
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Re: In order to conserve the energy and heat they need to spend [#permalink]
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mun23 wrote: aditya8062 wrote: TO MUN23
though i picked A but i somehow don't like the question and i doubt if the correct option A is correct . i feel that A is run on .honestly i picked A only on the basis of comparison for only in A comparison is good
i will tell u why A is seeming to me as run on
In order to conserve the energy and heat they need to spend the entire winter sitting motionless over incubating eggs, male emperor penguins huddle over the nests in groups, thereby reducing the rate at which they burn energy so that it is 25 percent lower than it would be for isolated birds.
the two portion that i have marked ,one in bold and the other one in italics ,are two independent clauses joined by comma
plz cite the source Hi aditya source is gmat prep question pack Mun, Always ask yourself one question . Whether the result is caused by the subject or the action did by the subject. Here emperor penguins did not reduce the rate . It is the huddling act that did the rate reduction. With this options C, D, & E are ruled out. In option B it is given as their rate which is wrong. Option A) is right.
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