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We live in a world in which crime is rampant, children are recalcitrant, change is the only constant, and uncertainty prevails.
(A) children are recalcitrant, change is the only constant, and uncertainty prevails.
(B) children are recalcitrant, change is the only constant, and uncertainty is prevalent.
(C) in which children are recalcitrant, in which change is the only constant, and in which uncertainty is prevalent.
(D) where children are recalcitrant, where change is the only constant and where uncertainty is prevalent.
(E) where children are recalcitrant, change is the only constant, and uncertainty is prevalent
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gk3.14 wrote: We live in a world in which crime is rampant, children are recalcitrant, change is the only constant, and uncertainty prevails.
(A) children are recalcitrant, change is the only constant, and uncertainty prevails.
(B) children are recalcitrant, change is the only constant, and uncertainty is prevalent.
(C) in which children are recalcitrant, in which change is the only constant, and in which uncertainty is prevalent.
(D) where children are recalcitrant, where change is the only constant and where uncertainty is prevalent.
(E) where children are recalcitrant, change is the only constant, and uncertainty is prevalent
C
a world in which ..in which ..in which ..and in which
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gk3.14 wrote: We live in a world in which crime is rampant, children are recalcitrant, change is the only constant, and uncertainty prevails.
(A) children are recalcitrant, change is the only constant, and uncertainty prevails.
(B) children are recalcitrant, change is the only constant, and uncertainty is prevalent.
(C) in which children are recalcitrant, in which change is the only constant, and in which uncertainty is prevalent.
(D) where children are recalcitrant, where change is the only constant and where uncertainty is prevalent.
(E) where children are recalcitrant, change is the only constant, and uncertainty is prevalent
I am assuming the underlined part starts from children?
If thats the case, then B for Parallelism.
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jerrywu wrote: gk3.14 wrote: We live in a world in which crime is rampant, children are recalcitrant, change is the only constant, and uncertainty prevails.
(A) children are recalcitrant, change is the only constant, and uncertainty prevails.
(B) children are recalcitrant, change is the only constant, and uncertainty is prevalent.
(C) in which children are recalcitrant, in which change is the only constant, and in which uncertainty is prevalent.
(D) where children are recalcitrant, where change is the only constant and where uncertainty is prevalent.
(E) where children are recalcitrant, change is the only constant, and uncertainty is prevalent C a world in which ..in which ..in which ..and in which Do we really need to mention in which so many times? Not sure though, I thought if used in first one it is implied in all the other
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BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB
agree with yezz the second 'in which' is redundant in C.
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also according to GMAT SWE wouldn't in which refer to the preceeding noun? So:
recalcitrant, in which
would this suggest we are in recalcitrant?
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Yes it should be B. B is more II as a verb is introduced in all the parts of the sentence.
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OA is C
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Good one. I chose B too.
Here is the explanation from one of previous threads:
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What is wrong with B?
"in which" is part of a prepositional phrase. If we start the parallelism after "in which" we are using parallel fragments. Also without “in whichâ€
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I picked B.
Both B and C are gramatically right. The prepositional phrase should be included in either only the first part (as in choice B) or in all the parts (as in choice C).
B is more concise than C.
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gk3.14 wrote: OA is C
Went with B too ....
GK3.14 whats the source of this SC ?
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Actually, It was part of a SC prep document I downloaded from the gmatclub forum, but now I can't trace the url...
Will upload the doc when i find it..
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