|
Author |
Message |
|
TAGS:
|
|
|
Intern
Joined: 24 Sep 2008
Posts: 21
Followers: 0
Kudos [?]:
4
[1] , given: 1
|
It is characteristic of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as [#permalink]
 21 Jul 2009, 08:48
1
This post received
KUDOS
Question Stats:
33% (01:29) correct
66% (02:20) wrong based on 0 sessions
It is characteristic of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as of virtually every great American museum, the taste of local collectors has played at least as large a part in the formation of their collections as has the judgments of the art historian.
(A) of virtually every great American museum, the taste of local collectors has played at least as large a part in the formation of their collections as has
(B) of virtually every great American museum, that the taste of local collectors has played at least as large a part in the formation of their collections as has
(C) it is of virtually every great American museum, that the taste of local collectors has played at least as large a part in the formation of its collections as have
(D) it is of virtually every great American museum, that the taste of local collectors have played at least as large a part in the formation of its collections as have
(E) it is of virtually every great American museum, the taste of local collectors has played at least as large a part in the formation of its collections as has
What is being tested here?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior Manager
Joined: 04 Jun 2008
Posts: 308
Followers: 5
Kudos [?]:
73
[0], given: 15
|
Re: what is tested in this SC [#permalink]
21 Jul 2009, 08:53
lalmanistl wrote: It is characteristic of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as of virtually every great American museum, the taste of local collectors has played at
least as large a part in the formation of their collections as has the judgments of the art historian.
(A) of virtually every great American museum, the taste of local collectors has played at least as large a part in the formation of their collections as has
(B) of virtually every great American museum, that the taste of local collectors has played at least as large a part in the formation of their collections as has
(C) it is of virtually every great American museum, that the taste of local collectors has played at least as large a part in the formation of its collections as have
(D) it is of virtually every great American museum, that the taste of local collectors have played at least as large a part in the formation of its collections as have
(E) it is of virtually every great American museum, the taste of local collectors has played at least as large a part in the formation of its collections as has
What is being tested here? C Parallelism - it is characteristic of A as IT IS of B it is characteristic of X THAT the taste has played....... singular verb - taste has played
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intern
Joined: 24 Sep 2008
Posts: 21
Followers: 0
Kudos [?]:
4
[0], given: 1
|
Re: what is tested in this SC [#permalink]
21 Jul 2009, 09:34
thank... it make sense now... 
|
|
|
|
|
|
Director
Joined: 05 Jun 2009
Posts: 853
WE 1: 7years (Financial Services - Consultant, BA)
Followers: 5
Kudos [?]:
124
[0], given: 106
|
Re: what is tested in this SC [#permalink]
21 Jul 2009, 13:20
rashminet84 wrote: lalmanistl wrote: It is characteristic of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as of virtually every great American museum, the taste of local collectors has played at
least as large a part in the formation of their collections as has the judgments of the art historian.
(A) of virtually every great American museum, the taste of local collectors has played at least as large a part in the formation of their collections as has
(B) of virtually every great American museum, that the taste of local collectors has played at least as large a part in the formation of their collections as has
(C) it is of virtually every great American museum, that the taste of local collectors has played at least as large a part in the formation of its collections as have
(D) it is of virtually every great American museum, that the taste of local collectors have played at least as large a part in the formation of its collections as have
(E) it is of virtually every great American museum, the taste of local collectors has played at least as large a part in the formation of its collections as has
What is being tested here? C Parallelism - it is characteristic of A as IT IS of B it is characteristic of X THAT the taste has played....... singular verb - taste has played In this case C only survives on the basis of verb-tense agreement. But, can we use ellipsis in this case. It is X of Y, as of Z instead of: It is X of Y, as (it is X) of Z. Can you explain how it changes the meaning/intent here. Thanks in advance.
_________________
Consider kudos for the good post ... 
My debrief : journey-670-to-720-q50-v36-long-85083.html
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior Manager
Joined: 17 Jul 2009
Posts: 305
Followers: 1
Kudos [?]:
20
[0], given: 6
|
Re: what is tested in this SC [#permalink]
21 Jul 2009, 16:17
sudeep wrote: rashminet84 wrote: lalmanistl wrote: It is characteristic of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as of virtually every great American museum, the taste of local collectors has played at
least as large a part in the formation of their collections as has the judgments of the art historian.
(A) of virtually every great American museum, the taste of local collectors has played at least as large a part in the formation of their collections as has
(B) of virtually every great American museum, that the taste of local collectors has played at least as large a part in the formation of their collections as has
(C) it is of virtually every great American museum, that the taste of local collectors has played at least as large a part in the formation of its collections as have
(D) it is of virtually every great American museum, that the taste of local collectors have played at least as large a part in the formation of its collections as have
(E) it is of virtually every great American museum, the taste of local collectors has played at least as large a part in the formation of its collections as has
What is being tested here? C Parallelism - it is characteristic of A as IT IS of B it is characteristic of X THAT the taste has played....... singular verb - taste has played In this case C only survives on the basis of verb-tense agreement. But, can we use ellipsis in this case. It is X of Y, as of Z instead of: It is X of Y, as (it is X) of Z. Can you explain how it changes the meaning/intent here. Thanks in advance. if you say it is X of Y, as of Z, shouldn't you use as of THAT of Z to make it clear what of Z that you are referring to? that's how i understand it
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior Manager
Joined: 12 Dec 2010
Posts: 282
Concentration: Strategy, General Management
GMAT 1: 680 Q49 V34
GMAT 2: 730 Q49 V41
GPA: 4
WE: Consulting (Other)
Followers: 3
Kudos [?]:
26
[0], given: 23
|
Re: what is tested in this SC [#permalink]
31 Aug 2011, 01:27
rashminet84 wrote: lalmanistl wrote: It is characteristic of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as of virtually every great American museum, the taste of local collectors has played at
least as large a part in the formation of their collections as has the judgments of the art historian.
(A) of virtually every great American museum, the taste of local collectors has played at least as large a part in the formation of their collections as has - it is of x as it of y, also has should be have
(B) of virtually every great American museum, that the taste of local collectors has played at least as large a part in the formation of their collections as has- same problem as A
(C) it is of virtually every great American museum, that the taste of local collectors has played at least as large a part in the formation of its collections as havekeep it for now
(D) it is of virtually every great American museum, that the taste of local collectors have played at least as large a part in the formation of its collections as have
(E) it is of virtually every great American museum, the taste of local collectors has played at least as large a part in the formation of its collections as has
What is being tested here? C Parallelism - it is characteristic of A as IT IS of B it is characteristic of X THAT the taste has played....... singular verb - taste has played Although there are other ways to eliminate wrong one's but quite frankly other options have few obvious mistakes!
_________________
My GMAT Journey 540->680->730!
~ When the going gets tough, the Tough gets going!
|
|
|
|
|
|
SVP
Status: worked for Kaplan's associates, but now on my own, free and flying
Joined: 19 Feb 2007
Posts: 1987
Location: India
Followers: 131
Kudos [?]:
667
[0], given: 170
|
Re: what is tested in this SC [#permalink]
31 Aug 2011, 06:21
This is a severe test of style, SV agreement, pronoun error, prepositional parallelism; In fact, even the non-underlined portions seem to have some style error. (A) of virtually every great American museum, the taste of local collectors has played at least as large a part in the formation of their collections as has – 1 ‘As has’ is an S-V error.
2. What does ‘their’ refer to. If it refers to collector’s collection, it does not make sense. Instead of ‘their’ we must use ‘its’ to antecede the museum. question.
3. The structure of this sentence is that of a complex sentence with a main sentence and a subordinate clause that should be introduced by relative pronoun ‘that’. In the absence of the relative pronoun ‘that’, the conjugation is suffering and both the arms are standing aloof form each other, turning it into a run-on. (B) of virtually every great American museum, that the taste of local collectors has played at least as large a part in the formation of their collections as has - Same S-V error and pronoun error as in A (C) it is of virtually every great American museum, that the taste of local collectors has played at least as large a part in the formation of its collections as have - a saving grace with no errors. (D) it is of virtually every great American museum, that the taste of local collectors have played at least as large a part in the formation of its collections as have ---- that the taste ….. Have is an S-V mismatch. (E) it is of virtually every great American museum, the taste of local collectors has played at least as large a part in the formation of its collections as has --- as has is a S-V mismatch and as the connector ‘that’ is missing, the run-on of the structure is prevalent[/color/]
Aside the above, when you say taste of collectors, and when you match it with the judgments of the art historian, it would have been better to use the plural ‘tastes’, rather than the singular ‘[color=#0000FF]taste’ We must also use ‘ historians’ rather than just historian, giving a feeling as if these things are decided by single historian in each case. Still I would not deem them too critical.
_________________
” I truly believe in online learning, I have been a student in both an Ivy League school (brick and mortar) and in an online setting and I have learned 1,000 times more in an online setting. You do not have anyone there lecturing you and then you do the work, online you are made to do it all yourself. Amazing how different the results are. - Heather(a student)”
Alicia Helle, an online student at the UW, "Obtaining my degree online has been a blessing. With two small children, I am able to work when it is convenient for my family and me. I have nothing but positive comments and experiences from my time at UW-Stout.”
Find out what's new at GMAT Club - latest features and updates
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior Manager
Joined: 12 Dec 2010
Posts: 282
Concentration: Strategy, General Management
GMAT 1: 680 Q49 V34
GMAT 2: 730 Q49 V41
GPA: 4
WE: Consulting (Other)
Followers: 3
Kudos [?]:
26
[0], given: 23
|
Re: what is tested in this SC [#permalink]
31 Aug 2011, 08:09
daagh wrote: This is a severe test of style, SV agreement, pronoun error, prepositional parallelism; In fact, even the non-underlined portions seem to have some style error.
I would tend to agree with you on this Daagh 
_________________
My GMAT Journey 540->680->730!
~ When the going gets tough, the Tough gets going!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Re: what is tested in this SC
[#permalink]
31 Aug 2011, 08:09
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Similar topics |
Author |
Replies |
Last post |
|
Similar
Topics:
|
 |
|
|
It is characteristic of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as
|
mbamantra |
3 |
03 Mar 2004, 01:48 |
|
|
|
|
"It is characteristic of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as
|
becoolja |
1 |
20 May 2004, 01:37 |
|
|
|
|
1) It is characteristic of the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
|
pmohu |
4 |
10 Sep 2004, 04:55 |
|
|
|
|
It is characteristic of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as
|
macca |
5 |
11 Sep 2005, 12:36 |
|
|
|
|
It is characteristic of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as
|
spriya |
2 |
26 Jul 2008, 05:47 |
|
|
|
|
|
Moderators:
metallicafan, rajeevrks27, souvik101990, PTK, MacFauz, noboru, kissthegmat, carcass, willigetmylifeback, mikemcgarry, doe007, Vercules, Legendaddy, tuanquang269, Marcab, Narenn, GetThisDone
|
close
