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Based on the growth rates of large modern reptiles such as the Galapagos tortoise and examinations of fossils of juvenile dinosaurs, scientists estimate that the largest dinosaurs probably lived to be between 100 and 200 years old.
(A) Based on the growth rates of large modern reptiles such as
(B) On the basis of growth rates of large modern reptiles such as
(C) Based on the growth rates of large modern reptiles like
(D) On the basis of growth rates of large modern reptiles, like those of
(E) Based on such growth rates as those of large modern reptiles like
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jugolo1 wrote:
Based on the growth rates of large modern reptiles such as the Galapagos tortoise and examinations of fossils of juvenile dinosaurs, scientists estimate that the largest dinosaurs probably lived to be between 100 and 200 years old.
(A) Based on the growth rates of large modern reptiles such as (B) On the basis of growth rates of large modern reptiles such as (C) Based on the growth rates of large modern reptiles like (D) On the basis of growth rates of large modern reptiles, like those of (E) Based on such growth rates as those of large modern reptiles like
Can we choose (A)? But (B) seems to be the correct answer, does GMAT prefer on "the basis of" or based "on" ?
I guess not because it becomes a modifier issue. scientists are based on the growth rates is wrong. Scientists on the basis of growth rates is better. It's very tricky.
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jugolo1 wrote:
Based on the growth rates of large modern reptiles such as the Galapagos tortoise and examinations of fossils of juvenile dinosaurs, scientists estimate that the largest dinosaurs probably lived to be between 100 and 200 years old.
(A) Based on the growth rates of large modern reptiles such as (B) On the basis of growth rates of large modern reptiles such as (C) Based on the growth rates of large modern reptiles like (D) On the basis of growth rates of large modern reptiles, like those of (E) Based on such growth rates as those of large modern reptiles like
Can we choose (A)? But (B) seems to be the correct answer, does GMAT prefer on "the basis of" or based "on" ?
Like v/such as and parallelism
such as =for example and like=similar to
clearly,we need "such as" in this case as sentence illustrates with examples
Eliminate C,D and E
And- is present so why not have some icing on the cake-parallelism
On the basis of growth ratesof large modern reptiles such as the Galapagos tortoise and examinations of fossilsof juvenile dinosaurs
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sreehari1250 wrote:
46. Based on the growth rates of large modern reptiles such as the Galapagos tortoise and examinations of fossils of juvenile dinosaurs, scientists estimate that the largest dinosaurs probably lived to be between 100 and 200 years old. (A) Based on the growth rates of large modern reptiles such as (B) On the basis of growth rates of large modern reptiles such as (C) Based on the growth rates of large modern reptiles like (D) On the basis of growth rates of large modern reptiles, like those of (E) Based onsuch growth rates as those of large modern reptiles like
Answer B
Scientists are not based on growth rates. So, A, C and E are out. Further, in E, "such growth rates as those of" is awkward. In C, usage of "like" is wrong. "such as" is required to give examples, not "like".
In D, usage of "like those of" is used to show similarity between "growth rates of large modern reptiles" and "growth rates of Galapagos tortoise". This implies Galapagos tortoise are not reptiles but other animals and their growth rates are similar to large modern reptiles. This is distorting the meaning of the sentence.
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Based on the growth rates of large modern reptiles such as the Galapagos tortoise and examinations of fossils of juvenile dinosaurs, scientists estimate that the largest dinosaurs probably lived to be between 100 and 200 years old. (A) Based on the growth rates of large modern reptiles such as Not correct as 'Based on the growth rates of large.... ' is not parallel to 'examinations of fossils of juvenile....' Hence incorrect
(B) On the basis of growth rates of large modern reptiles such as Correct.... 'On the basis of growth rates of large.... ' parallel to 'examinations of fossils of juvenile....' clause....
(C) Based on the growth rates of large modern reptiles like Like is incorrect
(D) On the basis of growth rates of large modern reptiles, like those of Like is incorrect
(E) Based on such growth rates as those of large modern reptiles like Like is incorrect
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05 Dec 2017, 12:08
45 seconds. Answer B.
this looks like a self made question. Based on is incorrect here. We can check the correct usage of based on by replacing based on by depend on. So, depend on growth rates...scientists, here scientists can not depend on growth rates.
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jugolo1 wrote:
Based on the growth rates of large modern reptiles such as the Galapagos tortoise and examinations of fossils of juvenile dinosaurs, scientists estimate that the largest dinosaurs probably lived to be between 100 and 200 years old.
(A) Based on the growth rates of large modern reptiles such as
(B) On the basis of growth rates of large modern reptiles such as
(C) Based on the growth rates of large modern reptiles like
(D) On the basis of growth rates of large modern reptiles, like those of
(E) Based on such growth rates as those of large modern reptiles like
Can we choose (A)? But (B) seems to be the correct answer, does GMAT prefer on "the basis of" or based "on" ?
Concept tested : Modifiers
Scientists are not based on any one.
They have done something on the basis of.........
Ans : B
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