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In surprising medical news, scientists investigating [#permalink]
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In surprising medical news, scientists investigating long-term effects of stroke are reporting that injury to a specific part of the brain, located behind the ear, can instantly and permanently break a smoking habit.
brain, located behind the ear, can instantly and permanently break a smoking habit
brain located behind the ear can instantly and permanently break a smoking habit
brain, located behind the ear, can instantly and permanently break the habit of smoking
brain located behind the ear, can instantly and permanently break a smoking habit
brain, the one located behind the ear, can instantly and permanently break the habit of smoking
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IMO : C, we need to break the habit of smoking not a smoking habit, are there more than one type of smoking habit?
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Clear E. it is not the brain located behind the ear. E clarifies it.
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quickly went for A....But it has to be E!!
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i went for C. The split was between "a smoking habit" and "the habit of smoking" ....
But, the OA is A ....and OE - its' "the habit of smoking and not a smoking habit". I am not satisfied with the answer,
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If it is "the habit of smoking and not a smoking habit" then how can the OA be A.
Please confirm the OA.
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I think its B as "located behind the ear" is an essential modifier so it cannot be surrounded by comma.
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IMO you cannot break a smoking habit, while you can break a habit of smoking. That reduces the options to C and E.
In addition, brain is not located behind the ear so C is not good.
IMO E should be the ans.
Experts pls advice.
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In surprising medical news, scientists investigating long-term effects of stroke are reporting that injury to a specific part of the brain, located behind the ear, can instantly and permanently break a smoking habit. brain, located behind the ear, can instantly and permanently break a smoking habit brain located behind the ear can instantly and permanently break a smoking habit brain, located behind the ear, can instantly and permanently break the habit of smoking brain located behind the ear, can instantly and permanently break a smoking habit brain, the one located behind the ear, can instantly and permanently break the habit of smoking On second thoughts, in option E, the one located behind the ear seems to point to the brain too. I am doomed 
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"a smoking habit" doesn't make sense.
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Re: In surprising medical news, scientists investigating [#permalink]
19 Feb 2012, 04:25
Guys wtf not C?
OA btw is A and explanation is that "the habit of smoking" is wordy. Don't understand
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Re: In surprising medical news, scientists investigating [#permalink]
20 Feb 2012, 02:37
Runner2 wrote: Guys wtf not C?
OA btw is A and explanation is that "the habit of smoking" is wordy. Don't understand I see a difference between "smoking habit" and "habit of smoking". First one refers to (in my opinion) different styles of smoking whereas the second one refers to just smoking. But FORGET this: if GMAT/OE says it is wordy, then IT IS WORDY. All you have to do is, remember that. Now come back to options. Comma (,) is usually used to express 'pause' and when we do that, the word that follows the comma immediately does not refer to the word that is just before the comma (to refer to that preceding word, we need to use 'which'). If we apply this, it makes sense: not the entire brain is behind the ear, just a part of it!
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