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Acid rain and snow result from the chemical reactions between industrial emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides with atmospheric water vapor to produce highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids.

(A) with atmospheric water vapor to produce highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids(between X and Y is correct idiom,and is required rather than with)

(B) with atmospheric water vapor producing highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acid(same ad in A)

(C) and atmospheric water vapor which has produced highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids(it is the reaction which produce acid rather than water vapour )

(D) and atmospheric water vapor which have produced sulfuric and nitric acids which are highly corrosive(same as in C, incorrect use of plural verb have)

(E) and atmospheric water vapor to produce highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids( correct)

Will go with choice E

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Acid rain and snow result from the chemical reactions between industrial emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides with atmospheric water vapor to produce highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids.

(A) with atmospheric water vapor to produce highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids

(B) with atmospheric water vapor producing highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acid

(C) and atmospheric water vapor which has produced highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids

(D) and atmospheric water vapor which have produced sulfuric and nitric acids which are highly corrosive

(E) and atmospheric water vapor to produce highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids



This question tests - Usage of between ...and...

Question prompt :

Acid rain and snow result from the chemical reactions between industrial emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides with atmospheric water vapor to produce highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids.

Between with - is wrong (A) and (B) out.

Which is a non-essential modifier. Comma is required before Which. (C) and (D) out.

Ans : E
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Acid rain and snow result from the chemical reactions between industrial emissions and atmospheric water vapor
The reaction result produces highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids.

Option Analysis:
A)Between X and Y is the correct idiom. This sentence says between X with Y. So, eliminate
B) same error as A
C)uses the correct idiom between X and Y. However, which incorrectly refers to water vapor. Generally, which refers to closest possible noun. so, the sentence incorrectly means water vapor produces sulfuric and nitric acid. Eliminate.
D)uses the correct idiom between X and Y. However, which does not refer to the result of the reaction. Changes the intended meaning. - Eliminate
E)Uses the correct idiom and preserves the meaning of the sentence by using to produce. This implies that the reaction result produces highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids - correct

IMO: OPTION E
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E is the correct answer as it holds BETWEEN and AND properly and expresses the meaning in most concise manner.
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Acid rain and snow result from the chemical reactions between industrial emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides with atmospheric water vapor to produce highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids.

(A) with atmospheric water vapor to produce highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids

(B) with atmospheric water vapor producing highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acid

(C) and atmospheric water vapor which has produced highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids

(D) and atmospheric water vapor which have produced sulfuric and nitric acids which are highly corrosive

(E) and atmospheric water vapor to produce highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids

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Acid rain and snow result from the chemical reactions between industrial emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides [u]with atmospheric water vapor to produce highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids

so Between the emissions and something.....Not With something

So A and B is OUT

As the statement is making a statement, Has and Have are incorrect. One should use a simple present tense.

E is the correct option (IMO)
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Acid rain and snow result from the chemical reactions between industrial emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides with atmospheric water vapor to produce highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids.

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Meaning:-
Acid rain and snow result from the chemical reactions between A and B
A--industrial emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides
B--atmospheric water vapor
What happens??
They produce highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids.


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(A) with atmospheric water vapor to produce highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids

Between A with B is wrong.

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(B) with atmospheric water vapor producing highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acid

Between A with B is wrong.

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(C) and atmospheric water vapor which has produced highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids

which refers to water vapor and changes the intended meaning. It is not water vapor that produces highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids

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(D) and atmospheric water vapor which have produced sulfuric and nitric acids which are highly corrosive

which refers to water vapor and changes the intended meaning. It is not water vapor that produces highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids

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(E) and atmospheric water vapor to produce highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids

1.Correct as per the meaning and correct usage of Between A and B.
2. Correctly points that Acid rain and snow produce highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids.


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Acid rain and snow result from the chemical reactions between industrial emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides with atmospheric water vapor to produce highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids.

(A) with atmospheric water vapor to produce highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids
(B) with atmospheric water vapor producing highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acid
(C) and atmospheric water vapor which has produced highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids
(D) and atmospheric water vapor which have produced sulfuric and nitric acids which are highly corrosive
(E) and atmospheric water vapor to produce highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids


OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

Choices A and B are faulty because the idiomatic form of expression is

between X and Y
NOT between X with Y

Also, in choice B producing . . . modifies the nearest noun, water vapor,
rather than [as producing should modify]
chemical reactions
and thereby seems to say that the water vapor alone produced the corrosive acids.

Choices C and D are clumsy, and both misuse which:
in C which has . . . illogically modifies water vapor,
and in D it is unclear
whether which have modifies reactions or sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and water vapor taken together

E is the best choice

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This OE is pretty good.

Strategically, disregard "clumsy" unless you are really stuck.
"Clumsy" is like "awkward" in other OEs. Both "criteria" should be used as a last resort to eliminate.

This question has a lot of technical words.
The idiom is Between X and Y, but
the X part is compound.
Dealing with highly technical terms (YAWN - boring) can get problematic when we have between (X-1 and X-2) AND Y


On the scratch pad, I would write
X-1 = S.D.
X-2 = N.O.
Y = water vapor

... reactions between (X-1 and X-2) and (Y)


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Example: Vapor is not producing waste.

adkikani - Example:
Acid rain and snow result from the chemical reactions between industrial emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides
and atmospheric water vapor. These reactions further result to produce highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids

warrior1991 - "overall" clarity
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Acid rain and snow result from the chemical reactions between industrial emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides with atmospheric water vapor to produce highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids.

(A) with atmospheric water vapor to produce highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids -- Between X and Y is the correct idiom

(B) with atmospheric water vapor producing highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acid -- Between X and Y is the correct idiom

(C) and atmospheric water vapor which has produced highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids - Which incorrectly modifies water vapor whereas it should modify chemical reactions ; Usage of present perfect tense is incorrect

(D) and atmospheric water vapor which have produced sulfuric and nitric acids which are highly corrosive - usage of which -- which should logically modify chemical reactions ; Usage of present perfect tense is incorrect as the statement is a general fact

(E) and atmospheric water vapor to produce highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids -

1. Isn't the usage of to produce incorrect in E as to verb is generally used when we need to present the purpose or the intention of an action?
2. Also, shouldn't a comma always precede which?

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IS THE USAGE OF INFINITIVE RIGHT HERE? IT IMPLIES AS IF THE REACTION HAD THE INTENTION OF PRODUCING CORROSIVE GASES AND HENCE THE REACTION TOOK PLACEGMATNinja
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1. Isn't the usage of to produce incorrect in E as to verb is generally used when we need to present the purpose or the intention of an action?
2. Also, shouldn't a comma always precede which?

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Hi Skywalker18,

You are correct here, on both counts -- I think this is a badly written question. The infinitive does not make sense here, for the reason you mentioned. And yes, "which" should be preceded by a comma. For examples, see here:


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‘Between’ is always followed by ‘and’ and not by ‘with’.
So, option a and b are out.
Moreover, the whole sentence is in simple present tense. So, the use of ‘has’ and ‘have’ is grammatically wrong.
Hence, e is the answer.
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1. Isn't the usage of to produce incorrect in E as to verb is generally used when we need to present the purpose or the intention of an action?

While the infinitive ("to + verb"), when used as an adverb, is often used to describe the intent of an action, it doesn't have to. Here's a simple example: "Carbon and oxygen combine to form carbon monoxide." That seems fine to me, even though carbon and oxygen are not conscious entities scheming to form a toxic gas. (At least not to my knowledge. :idontknow: ) The meaning in this example is probably closer to "results in" than "intent." This is similar to what we find in (E).

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2. Also, shouldn't a comma always precede which?

Any "rule" involving commas is going to have exceptions. Typically, yes, when "which" is used as the subject of a clause, it will follow a comma. So for the purposes of this problem, it is legitimate to eliminate (C) and (D) on the basis of the faulty "which" usage.

However, if "which" is used as the object of a preposition, it won't follow a comma. For example: "Here is the sewer in which I dropped my wedding ring." (Fun fact: a good friend of mine proposed to his wife using a ring he found in a sewer in New York City. I am not making this up. They've been married for more than 50 years now.)

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Everyone here seemed to able to to figure out the intended meaning of the sentence easily. I dont get how without scientific knowledge you can rule A out. Please let me know, this is how I thought it :

Acid rain and snow result from the chemical reactions between
- industrial emissions [of sulfur dioxide]
- nitrogen oxides [with atmospheric water vapor]
to produce highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids.

What is wrong in this sentence? The parts in brackets are prepositional phrases.
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Everyone here seemed to able to to figure out the intended meaning of the sentence easily. I dont get how without scientific knowledge you can rule A out. Please let me know, this is how I thought it :

Acid rain and snow result from the chemical reactions between
- industrial emissions [of sulfur dioxide]
- nitrogen oxides [with atmospheric water vapor]
to produce highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids.

What is wrong in this sentence? The parts in brackets are prepositional phrases.

Good question! While you're right that the GMAT can't expect us to have any specialized knowledge to answer an SC question, it's fair game for a question writer to expect us to use logic. If the chemical reaction were really between sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, wouldn't we expect the formation of a new compound with both sulfur and nitrogen in it? But that's not what we get. Instead, we end up with two kinds of acids: sulfuric and nitric.

Moreover, the plural noun emissions means that we must have more than one type of emission. So it makes more sense for there to be chemical reactions between sulfur dioxide (one type of emission) and water vapor, as well as between nitrogen oxide (another type of emission) and water vapor. These two different reactions produce the two different types of acids. This is the meaning captured in (E).

The takeaway: don't waste any energy relearning high school chemistry! The clues for the appropriate logic will always be included elsewhere in the sentence.

I hope that helps!
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(A) with atmospheric water vapor to produce highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids

(B) with atmospheric water vapor producing highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acid

(C) and atmospheric water vapor which has produced highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids

(D) and atmospheric water vapor which have produced sulfuric and nitric acids which are highly corrosive

(E) and atmospheric water vapor to produce highly corrosive sulfuric and nitric acids

(A) and (B) use wrong idiom "between A with B"
(C) and (D) wrong use of "which" refers to "atmospheric water vapor".

ANSWER - (E)
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1. Isn't the usage of to produce incorrect in E as to verb is generally used when we need to present the purpose or the intention of an action?

While the infinitive ("to + verb"), when used as an adverb, is often used to describe the intent of an action, it doesn't have to. Here's a simple example: "Carbon and oxygen combine to form carbon monoxide." That seems fine to me, even though carbon and oxygen are not conscious entities scheming to form a toxic gas. (At least not to my knowledge. :idontknow: ) The meaning in this example is probably closer to "results in" than "intent." This is similar to what we find in (E).

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2. Also, shouldn't a comma always precede which?

Any "rule" involving commas is going to have exceptions. Typically, yes, when "which" is used as the subject of a clause, it will follow a comma. So for the purposes of this problem, it is legitimate to eliminate (C) and (D) on the basis of the faulty "which" usage.

However, if "which" is used as the object of a preposition, it won't follow a comma. For example: "Here is the sewer in which I dropped my wedding ring." (Fun fact: a good friend of mine proposed to his wife using a ring he found in a sewer in New York City. I am not making this up. They've been married for more than 50 years now.)

I hope that helps!



Hello GMAT NINJA,

For my information, would it be correct if I ask the question ''Why'' to the verb of the clause to identify whether ''to+verb'' is acting as an adverb or not. If I am able to answer this question with the help of ''to+verb'' infinitive form , that means , it is used for indicating intention or purpose of an action. Could this litmus test be used ? I checked this with few questions and it worked, I am not sure if it is some std rule or not.

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1. Isn't the usage of to produce incorrect in E as to verb is generally used when we need to present the purpose or the intention of an action?

While the infinitive ("to + verb"), when used as an adverb, is often used to describe the intent of an action, it doesn't have to. Here's a simple example: "Carbon and oxygen combine to form carbon monoxide." That seems fine to me, even though carbon and oxygen are not conscious entities scheming to form a toxic gas. (At least not to my knowledge. :idontknow: ) The meaning in this example is probably closer to "results in" than "intent." This is similar to what we find in (E).

Quote:
2. Also, shouldn't a comma always precede which?

Any "rule" involving commas is going to have exceptions. Typically, yes, when "which" is used as the subject of a clause, it will follow a comma. So for the purposes of this problem, it is legitimate to eliminate (C) and (D) on the basis of the faulty "which" usage.

However, if "which" is used as the object of a preposition, it won't follow a comma. For example: "Here is the sewer in which I dropped my wedding ring." (Fun fact: a good friend of mine proposed to his wife using a ring he found in a sewer in New York City. I am not making this up. They've been married for more than 50 years now.)

I hope that helps!



Hello GMAT NINJA,

For my information, would it be correct if I ask the question ''Why'' to the verb of the clause to identify whether ''to+verb'' is acting as an adverb or not. If I am able to answer this question with the help of ''to+verb'' infinitive form , that means , it is used for indicating intention or purpose of an action. Could this litmus test be used ? I checked this with few questions and it worked, I am not sure if it is some std rule or not.

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Hello VIGHNESHKAMATH,

We hope this finds you well.

To answer your query, the best way to determine whether the infinitive verb form is acting as an adverb is to look at what role it plays in the sentence - that is, whether it provides information about a verb; if it does, then it is an adverb.

We hope this helps.
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