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Unlike most warbler species, the male and female blue-winged [#permalink] New post 31 Oct 2008, 03:17
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Unlike most warbler species, the male and female blue-winged warbler are very difficult to tell apart.

(A) Unlike most warbler species, the male and female blue-winged warbler are very difficult to tell apart.
(B) Unlike most warbler species, the gender of the blue-winged warbler is very difficult to distinguish.
(C) Unlike those in most warbler species, the male and female blue-winged warblers are very difficult to distinguish.
(D) It is very difficult, unlike in most warbler species, to tell the male and female blue-winged warbler apart.
(E) Blue-winged warblers are unlike most species of warbler in that it is very difficult to tell the male and female apart.
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Re: SC : WARBLER [#permalink] New post 31 Oct 2008, 03:59
IMO B

(A) Unlike most warbler species, the male and female blue-winged warbler are very difficult to tell apart
(B) Unlike most warbler species, the gender of the blue-winged warbler is very difficult to distinguish. Correct
(C) Unlike those in most warbler species, the male and female blue-winged warblers are very difficult to distinguish.
(D) It is very difficult, unlike in most warbler species, to tell the male and female blue-winged warbler apart. Wordy. Incorrect
(E) Blue-winged warblers are unlike most species of warbler in that it is very difficult to tell the male and female apart. Wordy. Incorrect
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Re: SC : WARBLER [#permalink] New post 31 Oct 2008, 04:09
C. D has an issue with comparison (gender is compared with species).
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Re: SC : WARBLER [#permalink] New post 31 Oct 2008, 04:12
IMHO, C

(A) Unlike most warbler species, the male and female blue-winged warbler are very difficult to tell apart. comparing species and male and female...
(B) Unlike most warbler species, the gender of the blue-winged warbler is very difficult to distinguish. comparing species and gender...
(C) Unlike those in most warbler species, the male and female blue-winged warblers are very difficult to distinguish.
(D) It is very difficult, unlike in most warbler species, to tell the male and female blue-winged warbler apart. again, comparing species and male and female...
(E) Blue-winged warblers are unlike most species of warbler in that it is very difficult to tell the male and female apart. for me, it's wordy

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Re: SC : WARBLER [#permalink] New post 31 Oct 2008, 06:51
I picked C.

OA is E.

I got the question from here :http://gmatclub.com/forum/11-t25195

We can find alternate explanation here :http://www.beatthegmat.com/sc-unlike-usage-t8729.html
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Re: SC : WARBLER [#permalink] New post 31 Oct 2008, 13:36
MG :shock:

I'd like to know what's the source of this problem...

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