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Although films about the American West depict coyotes as solitary animals howling mournfully on the tops of distant hills, in reality these gregarious creatures live in stable groups that occupy the same territory for long periods.
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(A) films about the American West depict coyotes as solitary animals howling mournfully on the tops of distant hills
- Correct
(B) in films about the American West coyotes are depicted to be solitary animals that howl mournfully on the tops of distant hills
(C) coyotes are depicted as solitary animals howling mournfully on the tops of distant hills in films about the American West
-> adverb phrase should be placed right next to the noun its modify, in this case, the noun is "coyotes"
(D) films about the American West depict coyotes as if they were solitary, mournfully howling animals on the tops of distant hills
-> wrong use of idiom
(E) films about the American West depict coyotes to be solitary and mournfully howling animals on the tops of distant hills
-> changed meaning. "mournfully howling animals" is supposed to modify "solitary"
Test: modifier
(A) films about the American West depict coyotes as solitary animals howling mournfully on the tops of distant hills
- Correct
(B) in films about the American West coyotes are depicted to be solitary animals that howl mournfully on the tops of distant hills
(C) coyotes are depicted as solitary animals howling mournfully on the tops of distant hills in films about the American West
-> adverb phrase should be placed right next to the noun its modify, in this case, the noun is "coyotes"
(D) films about the American West depict coyotes as if they were solitary, mournfully howling animals on the tops of distant hills
-> wrong use of idiom
(E) films about the American West depict coyotes to be solitary and mournfully howling animals on the tops of distant hills
-> changed meaning. "mournfully howling animals" is supposed to modify "solitary"
20 Dec 2022, 11:31
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I chose choice B because it seems perfectly parallel, but as the answers I've read it seems that it is incorrect only because of the incorrect idiom. will I not be able to solve this question without knowing this idiom?
GMATNinja or any other expert is my understanding correct or is there anything else I am missing(because we can't memorise all idioms right) , can you help please?
GMATNinja or any other expert is my understanding correct or is there anything else I am missing(because we can't memorise all idioms right) , can you help please?
20 Dec 2022, 13:46
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NamanPro
Hello NamanPro,
Thank you for the question. I will be more than glad to help you.
Choice B is certainly incorrect for using the unidiomatic expression "depicted to be". However, there are other tell-tale signs to reject this choice. We know that GMAT likes succinct and precise choices. Choice B becomes slightly wordy by using the passive voice "are depicted". I am not saying that the use of the passive voice is always wrong. No. But in this sentence, using the active voice keeps the sentence precise and direct. Again, we have "that howl" in Choice B instead of "howling". The usage is NOT incorrect, but the choice certainly carries extra words.
Moreover, you should also study Choice A very carefully to detect why did you reject this choice? What did you identify as an error that wasn't an error? Such analyses will help you not repeat these mistakes.
Hope this helps.
Thanks.
Shraddha
