As with any race, it is not wise to make broad

Question

As with any race, it is  not wise to make broad generalizations based upon a person’s appearance .

(A) not wise to make broad generalizations based upon a person’s appearance.
 (B) unwise to broadly make generalizations based on a person’s appearance.
(C) wise not to make broad generalizations based upon a person’s appearance.
(D) unwise to make broad generalizations based on a person’s appearance.
(E) not wise to make generalizations broadly based upon a person’s appearance.

metallicafan · Answer

Are you sure that is the OA?
The idiom is "base on", not "base upon".

vigneshpandi · Answer

I chose D too...how is A corrrect? 
Explanations please.

maive · Answer

I chose D) too.

Is it «not wise» or «unwise» the correct expression?

Thanks!!

kt00381n · Answer

Picked D, can you please clarify the source?

vwjetty · Answer

D sounds best. end of story. OA plz. kthx.

vigneshpandi · Answer

I choose D .... Not sure how A is correct...Experts advice please..

q10nik · Answer

Picked D as well, I think there's a mistake in OA, could experts chip in on this one?

gmatin2011 · Answer

Same here...D looks correct....how come A is the OA?

intcan · Answer

'broad generalizations' is correct and so is 'not wise to'. 'generalizations broadly' changes the meaning.

sunny86 · Answer

Correct idiom is "based on" not "based upon". So D is correct.

contacttoakhil · Answer

A) As......it is not wise to (do X) based upon (Y) so wrong. Also C and E are wrong for same problem. Between B and D the construction unwise to broadly make generalizations...is awkward. It means to make broadly is unwise but may be to make in narrow manner may by wise

just kidding

. So D is correct.

naveenhv · Answer

Even i chose D. Based On is the correct idiom

fiendex · Answer

I think that "based upon" and" based on" are to a certain degree interchangeable. This assumption would make "the adjective vs the negated positive adjactive" the decisive criterion. Thus, D is probably the best option as it is more concise and less akwardly sounding.

bschooladmit · Answer

not wise => wordy , strike A, E also C

Broad, broadly => Broad adj right. (qualifies generalizations). Broadly adverb wrong.

Hence, D

diptonsu · Answer

Can anybody explain why we have chosen "make broad generalizations" instead of "broadly make generalizations" ? To me both seems correct as broad can also modify verb Make and hence used as an adverb broadly.

GmatDestroyer2013 · Answer

Experts please make this clear .. I have confusion between based upon or based on? .....

yodeepak · Answer

As per the Manhattan GMAT SC book chapter 6(Modifier Strategy), the difference between two sentences is as below:

1)."make  broad   generalizations " - broad(adjective) is modifying generalizations (broad is used as an adjective)

2). " broadly   make  generalizations" - broadly(Adverb) is modifying make (broadly making and not broad generalization)

ggurface · Answer

To me, B is the more correct answer.

Generalizations are already broad. If you want to say "Broad generalizations" you might as well say "General generlizations". To me, it is more logical for the adverb broadly to modify "make". Anyone else feel this way?

somesh86 · Answer

is there any preference between and from a grammar perspective?

As with any race, it is not wise to make broad

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