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The capacity to follow instructions of a parallel processor is not [#permalink] New post   27 Feb 2023, 23:12
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The capacity to follow instructions of a parallel processor is not limited by the speed at which its components can operate but by its ability to integrate the work of each component.

(A) The capacity to follow instructions of a parallel processor is not limited by
(B) The capacity to follow instructions in a parallel processor is not limited to
(C) The capacity to follow instructions in a parallel processor are not limited to
(D) A parallel processor's capacity to follow instructions are not limited by
(E) A parallel processor's capacity to follow instructions is not limited by
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Re: The capacity to follow instructions of a parallel processor is not [#permalink] New post   01 Mar 2023, 23:52
Bunuel wrote:
The capacity to follow instructions of a parallel processor is not limited by the speed at which its components can operate but by its ability to integrate the work of each component.

(A) The capacity to follow instructions of a parallel processor is not limited by
(B) The capacity to follow instructions in a parallel processor is not limited to
(C) The capacity to follow instructions in a parallel processor are not limited to
(D) A parallel processor's capacity to follow instructions are not limited by
(E) A parallel processor's capacity to follow instructions is not limited by


So, If we see the non-underlined part of the sentence we can see that we need options with by rather than to. We are left with A & E and E conveys the meaning more clear than A does.
Hope the explanation is in the right direction!
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Re: The capacity to follow instructions of a parallel processor is not [#permalink] New post   09 Mar 2023, 04:40
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The capacity to follow instructions of a parallel processor is not limited by the speed at which its components can operate but by its ability to integrate the work of each component.

GRAMMATICAL CHECK - Looking at the non-underlined part of the sentence, we can see but by which hints for parallelism. Thus limited should be followed by BY rather than TO. Therefore - B and C are out, leaving us with A, D, and E. Check the RED for reasoning.

(A) The capacity to follow instructions of a parallel processor is not limited by - the placement of prepositional phrase (of a parallel processor) is incorrect. It should be right next to the subject (CAPACITY) to modify correctly.

**Had the option been - The capacity of a parallel processor to follow instructions is not limited by, this option would have been correct but E would have still won over because of the concise phrasing.**

(B) The capacity to follow instructions in a parallel processor is not limited to
(C) The capacity to follow instructions in a parallel processor are not limited to

(D) A parallel processor's capacity to follow instructions are not limited by - SV Error - Capacity should have singular verb (IS instead of ARE)

(E) A parallel processor's capacity to follow instructions is not limited by - CORRECT - Concise and meaning clarity.
***Also, in the non underlined part, its components and its ability correct refers to the parallel component's as ITS is a possessive pronoun.***
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Re: The capacity to follow instructions of a parallel processor is not [#permalink] New post   21 Nov 2023, 04:52
In this question, I was left with option A and option E in last, but eliminated E because I thought ???it???s??? cannot refer back to possessive pronoun(parallel processor???s)??? am I wrong in eliminating E for this reason?

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Re: The capacity to follow instructions of a parallel processor is not [#permalink] New post   30 Nov 2023, 02:47
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There's no rule preventing pronouns from referring back to a possessive. Long ago, some of us taught that a NON-possessive pronoun couldn't refer back to a possessive pronoun. But the GMAT doesn't seem to follow this supposed rule, so we no longer teach that. Also, "its" actually is possessive, so even someone following this "rule" wouldn't have an objection to E.
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