Much like Macbeth when he interprets the witches prophecies

Oldest

Best Reply

Author

Message

TAGS:

Intern

Joined: 06 Aug 2007

Posts: 46

Followers: 0

Kudos [?]: 1 [0], given: 0

Re: SC: Macbeth [#permalink]

25 Aug 2007, 22:23

Fistail wrote:

msrinath wrote:

Much like Macbeth when he interprets the witches’ prophecies all too literally, the mysterious harpooner who Ahab takes aboard the Pequod has the captain accepting his strange prophecies without questioning their hidden meaning.

A. the mysterious harpooner who Ahab takes aboard the Pequod has the captain accepting his strange prophecies without questioning their hidden meaning

B. the strange prophecies of the mysterious harpooner he has taken aboard the Pequod are accepted by Ahab without questioning their hidden meaning

C. the mysterious harpooner whom Ahab takes aboard the Pequod has the captain accepting his strange prophecies without questioning their hidden meaning

D. Ahab accepts the strange prophecy of the mysterious harpooner whom he has taken aboard the Pequod, without questioning their hidden meaning

E. Ahab accepts the strange prophecies of the mysterious harpooner he has taken aboard the Pequod, without questioning their hidden meaning

msrinath wrote:

OA is E
I am sorry if the question looks messy, but got this question from some notes of my friend.
thank you for your response

E. seems OA makes sense. orginally i choose D too.

but now I realize Aheab took abroad the prophesies of the misterious harpooner not the misterious harpooner itself.

straight E for me. Reading moby-dick has surely helped

Senior Manager

Joined: 19 Feb 2007

Posts: 328

Followers: 1

Kudos [?]: 7 [0], given: 0

[#permalink]

27 Aug 2007, 00:29

I thought of (E) ......but there is no mention of the captain in (E) so went with (C).

Can anybody explain how is (E) correct without captain being mentioned??

Manager

Joined: 08 Dec 2006

Posts: 91

Followers: 1

Kudos [?]: 7 [0], given: 0

[#permalink]

27 Aug 2007, 11:52

OA is E

Official Explanation

Much like Macbeth when he interprets the witches’ prophecies all too literally, the mysterious harpooner who Ahab takes aboard the Pequod has the captain accepting his strange prophecies without questioning their hidden meaning.

A. the mysterious harpooner who Ahab takes aboard the Pequod has the captain accepting his strange prophecies without questioning their hidden meaning...wrong comparison,Ahab shud be in place of the mysterious harpooner

B. the strange prophecies of the mysterious harpooner he has taken aboard the Pequod are accepted by Ahab without questioning their hidden meaning...same as A

C. the mysterious harpooner whom Ahab takes aboard the Pequod has the captain accepting his strange prophecies without questioning their hidden meaning...same as A

D. Ahab accepts the strange prophecy of the mysterious harpooner whom he has taken aboard the Pequod,without questioning their hidden meaning...S-V agreement prob....prophecy(singular) and their (plural)

E. Ahab accepts the strange prophecies of the mysterious harpooner he has taken aboard the Pequod, without questioning their hidden meaning...Best choice

The underlined portion must name Ahab immediately in order to clarify the comparison between Ahab and Macbeth. It is Ahab, not the harpooner, as in choices A or C, and not the prophecies, as in choice B, who is much like Macbeth. Choice D has the right structure but has an agreement error between prophecy and their.

[#permalink] 27 Aug 2007, 11:52

		Similar topics	Author	Replies	Last post
Similar Topics:		How should probs like these be interpreted? W is a set of	ggarr	3	05 Feb 2007, 17:20
		When he phones her, she tells him to stop calling, but he	Aleehsgonji	4	10 Aug 2009, 05:56
	3	Children of alcoholics are much more likely to become	shrive555	7	21 Oct 2010, 21:26
		how much will this analysis of an issue likely to fetch?	samidh	1	25 Oct 2010, 03:04
	1	how much is this analysis of argument likely to fetch?	samidh	2	25 Oct 2010, 03:33

Main navigation

GMAT Resources

Partners

MBA Resources

GMAT ® is a registered trademark of the Graduate Management Admission Council ® (GMAC ®). GMAT Club's website has not been reviewed or endorsed by GMAC.

GMAT Courses

Admissions Consulting

Much like Macbeth when he interprets the witches prophecies

Much like Macbeth when he interprets the witches prophecies

Main navigation

GMAT Resources

Partners

MBA Resources