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12 Days of Christmas GMAT Competition - Day 7: According to French 19 Dec 2023, 11:57
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IMO answer is (D)

(A) walking on four legs has proved useful to transport

Useful to transport is wrong here, useful in transporting is correct usages.

(B) walking on four legs has proved itself useful as a transport for

as a transport for us utterly nonsense and distort meaning

(C) walking on four legs proves itself useful as transporting

Useful as transporting distorts meaning

(D) that walks on four legs has proved useful in transporting

Perfect with no error.

(E) that walks on four legs proves itself useful to transport

Wrong tense used here
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Idiom:
proved useful in transporting -correct
proved useful to transport - incorrect

IMO, OptionD
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According to French Military officials, a uniquely agile robot walking on four legs has proved useful to transport heavy equipment over long stretches of rough, mountainous terrain.

Going with D

(A) walking on four legs has proved useful to transport
"Walking" is not the correct tense to use. The robot isn't walking right this minute
(B) walking on four legs has proved itself useful as a transport for
"Walking" is not the correct tense to use. The robot isn't walking right this minute
(C) walking on four legs proves itself useful as transporting
"Walking" is not the correct tense to use. The robot isn't walking right this minute
(D) that walks on four legs has proved useful in transporting
Correct. "has proved" is the right way to show that this has happened in the past
(E) that walks on four legs proves itself useful to transport
Wrong. "proves" is not the correct tense to use here
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According to French Military officials, a uniquely agile robot walking on four legs has proved useful to transport heavy equipment over long stretches of rough, mountainous terrain.

(A) walking on four legs has proved useful to transport
(B) walking on four legs has proved itself useful as a transport for
(C) walking on four legs proves itself useful as transporting
(D) that walks on four legs has proved useful in transporting
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(A) walking on four legs has proved useful to transport

walking incorrectly modifies robot and changes the meaning.

(B) walking on four legs has proved itself useful as a transport for

Illogical meaning; gives the impression that the robot has proved itself.

(C) walking on four legs proves itself useful as transporting

Illogical meaning; gives the impression that the robot has proved itself.

(D) that walks on four legs has proved useful in transporting

Correct. Provides correct meaning.

(E) that walks on four legs proves itself useful to transport

Illogical meaning; gives the impression that the robot has proved itself.
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(A) walking on four legs has proved useful to transport
"has proved useful to" error

(B) walking on four legs has proved itself useful as a transport for
"has proved itself" error

(C) walking on four legs proves itself useful as transporting
"proves itself" error

(D) that walks on four legs has proved useful in transporting
"has proved useful in" is CORRECT

(E) that walks on four legs proves itself useful to transport
"proves itself" error

IMO D
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According to French Military officials,
a uniquely agile robot
walking on four legs
has proved useful to transport
heavy equipment over long stretches of rough, mountainous terrain.

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(A) walking on four legs has proved useful to transport
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has proved itself is correct usage
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(B) walking on four legs has proved itself useful as a transport for
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Concise and correct in meaning.
Correct

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(C) walking on four legs proves itself useful as transporting
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Usage of proves itself is incorrect whereas usage of has proved itself since robot has already proved itself useful.
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(D) that walks on four legs has proved useful in transporting
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has proved itself is correct usage
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Usage of proves itself is incorrect whereas usage of has proved itself since robot has already proved itself useful.

IMO B
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(A) walking on four legs has proved useful to transport
(B) walking on four legs has proved itself useful as a transport for
(C) walking on four legs proves itself useful as transporting
(D) that walks on four legs has proved useful in transporting
(E) that walks on four legs proves itself useful to transport

Not sure, but grammatically B is the only option that i could bank upon.
proved useful: doesn;t make sense.
proved itself useful: made sense.
Simple past:doesn't make sense, but present perfect made.
Hence chose B
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(E) that walks on four legs proves itself useful to transport
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Answer: D

3-2 spli, walking on vs that walks.
walking on incorrect A, B, C eliminated.

(D) that walks on four legs has proved useful in transporting - has proved useful correct
(E) that walks on four legs proves itself useful to transport - proves useful incorrect
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A) It seems as if the robot is currently walking on four legs which can't be the case as we are talking about 'a' robot instead of a particular robot.
B) same as A
C) with 'proves', this comes out as a statement of fact which is something to notice. 'as transporting' is incorrect construction and messes up the meaning.
D) Fixes the problems and conveys clear idea.
E) This seems as if 'it proves itself useful' and the 'transporting' are not connected. D does a better job at conveying the idea.
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According to French Military officials, a uniquely agile robot walking on four legs has proved useful to transport heavy equipment over long stretches of rough, mountainous terrain.

(A) walking on four legs has proved useful to transport
(B) walking on four legs has proved itself useful as a transport for
(C) walking on four legs proves itself useful as transporting
(D) that walks on four legs has proved useful in transporting
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I will go with option D

The sentence is framed in such a way that as per French Military officials, a certain robot that walks on four legs has proved. Now A, b, and C is giving Verb+ing making the sentence awkward, it should be a robot that has this feature and it is useful, so that's why we will eliminate A, b, and C.
Now E is itself makes the sentence wrong.

So D is the answer.
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According to French Military officials, a uniquely agile robot walking on four legs has proved useful to transport heavy equipment over long stretches of rough, mountainous terrain.

(A) walking on four legs has proved useful to transport
(B) walking on four legs has proved itself useful as a transport for
(C) walking on four legs proves itself useful as transporting
(D) that walks on four legs has proved useful in transporting
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(A) walking on four legs has proved useful to transport
-- 'walking' is the incorrect tense here.

(B) walking on four legs has proved itself useful as a transport for
-- 'walking' is the incorrect tense here.

(C) walking on four legs proves itself useful as transporting
-- 'walking' is the incorrect tense here.

(D) that walks on four legs has proved useful in transporting
-- correct structure

(E) that walks on four legs proves itself useful to transport
-- this changes the meaning. It suggests that the robot's transportation itself is useful

Option D
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(A) walking on four legs has proved useful to transport to transport refers purpose
(B) walking on four legs has proved itself useful as a transport for as a transport changes the meaning
(C) walking on four legs proves itself useful as transportingproves refer common fact
(D) that walks on four legs has proved useful in transportingCorrect
(E) that walks on four legs proves itself useful to transport proves refers common fact

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According to French Military officials, a uniquely agile robot walking on four legs has proved useful to transport heavy equipment over long stretches of rough, mountainous terrain.

(A) walking on four legs has proved useful to transport
This option emphasizes the walking on four legs as the specific characteristic that's proven useful. This changes the intended meaning. INCORRECT

(B) walking on four legs has proved itself useful as a transport for
This option is similar to Option A and is too verbose. Also use of 'as a transport' changes the intended meaning. INCORRECT

(C) walking on four legs proves itself useful as transporting
This option is similar to Option A and B. Also use of present tense of 'prove' is wrong. INCORRECT

(D) that walks on four legs has proved useful in transporting
This option is right as it correctly uses the tense and relative pronoun 'that'. It conveys the intended meaning as well. CORRECT

(E) that walks on four legs proves itself useful to transport
This option is similar to Option C in terms of tense usage. INCORRECT

Option D is the right answer.
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According to French Military officials, a uniquely agile robot walking on four legs has proved useful to transport heavy equipment over long stretches of rough, mountainous terrain.

(A) walking on four legs has proved useful to transport
(B) walking on four legs has proved itself useful as a transport for
(C) walking on four legs proves itself useful as transporting
(D) that walks on four legs has proved useful in transporting
(E) that walks on four legs proves itself useful to transport


 


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A) walking on four legs has proved useful to transport ~ useful in used to indicate the purpose, which should be the correct usage
(B) walking on four legs has proved itself useful as a transport for ~ as a transport is incorrect, useful in transporting is correct form
(C) walking on four legs proves itself useful as transporting ~ useful in used to indicate the purpose, which should be the correct usage. Incorrect simple tense usage
(D) that walks on four legs has proved useful in transporting ~ Correct use of present perfect tense and use of "useful in " to indicate purpose
(E) that walks on four legs proves itself useful to transport ~ useful in used to indicate the purpose, which should be the correct usage. Incorrect simple present tense.

IMO D.
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According to French Military officials, a uniquely agile robot walking on four legs has proved useful to transport heavy equipment over long stretches of rough, mountainous terrain.

(A) walking on four legs has proved useful to transport
incorrect modifier usage in the form of 'walking on four legs' to modify the robot

(B) walking on four legs has proved itself useful as a transport for
here also, incorrect modifier usage in the form of 'walking on four legs' to modify the robot

(C) walking on four legs proves itself useful as transporting
useful as transporting is incorrect usage; useful in transporting is the correct idiomatic usage

(D) that walks on four legs has proved useful in transporting
correct modifier usage in the form of 'that walks on four legs' to modify the robot; useful in transporting is the correct idiomatic usage

(E) that walks on four legs proves itself useful to transport
useful as transporting is incorrect usage; 'useful to transport' is the incorrect idiomatic usage



(D) is the answer
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