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I assume it's incorrect to use With in the sentence because it doesn't show a cause and effect relationship correctly. That's why D and E are immediately eliminated. Is this reasoning correct?
"With" is a pretty flexible modifier, and it doesn't have to capture a cause and effect relationship. You could order a hamburger with cheese. You can exercise with fierce determination. But we don't have to worry about the usage of "with" in (D) and (E). Both have concrete grammar errors. (D) uses "less" to refer to a countable noun ("fibers"), so that wipes out (D). (This video covers countable vs. non-countable modifiers if you need a refresher on them.)
(E) has a subject-verb disagreement; it uses "a surgical cut... sever," when it should be "a surgical cut severs." So (E) is gone.
The takeaway: don't agonize over complicated issues when you don't need to! If there's no long-hanging fruit, yes, you'll want to think about the logic of certain constructions that might be hard to understand. But if you see simple, concrete errors? You might as well make life easier on yourself, and use those to make quick eliminations first.
I hope that helps!
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Dear Friends,
Here is a detailed explanation to this question-
Concepts tested here: Subject-Verb Agreement + Verb Forms + Idioms
• “few”/”a few” are exclusively used to refer to plural nouns and countable nouns, and “less”/”a little” are exclusively used to refer to singular nouns and uncountable nouns; “any”, “none”, “all”, and “some” can be used to refer to plural and uncountable nouns and singular and countable nouns.
• The simple past tense is used to refer to actions that concluded in the past.
• In modifying a noun, the past participle implies that the noun took an action that concluded in the past.
A:
1/ The sentence formed by this answer choice incorrectly refers to the plural noun phrase "surgical cuts" with the singular verb "is".
B:
1/ This answer choice incorrectly uses the perfect participle construction "having been made" to refer to an action that concluded in the past; remember, the simple past tense is used to refer to actions that concluded in the past.
2/ Option B incorrectly uses the term "less" to refer to the countable noun "fibers"; “few”/”a few” are exclusively used to refer to plural nouns and countable nouns, and “less”/”a little” are exclusively used to refer to singular nouns and uncountable nouns.
C: Correct.
1/ The sentence formed by this answer choice correctly refers to the singular noun phrase "a surgical cut" with the singular verbs "sever" and "is".
2/ Option C correctly uses the past participle ("made" in this sentence) to refer to an action that concluded in the past; remember, in modifying a noun, the past participle implies that the noun took an action that concluded in the past.
3/ Option C correctly uses the term "fewer" to refer to the countable noun "fibers".
D:
1/ The sentence formed by this answer choice incorrectly refers to the plural noun phrase "surgical cuts" with the singular verb "is".
2/ Option D incorrectly uses the term "less" to refer to the countable noun "fibers"; “few”/”a few” are exclusively used to refer to plural nouns and countable nouns, and “less”/”a little” are exclusively used to refer to singular nouns and uncountable nouns.
E:
1/ This answer choice incorrectly refers to the singular noun phrase "a surgical cut" with the plural verb "sever".
Hence, C is the best answer choice.
To understand the concept of "Simple Tenses" on GMAT, you may want to watch the following video (~2 minutes):
All the best!
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Because the collagen fibers in skin line up in the direction of tension, surgical cuts made along these so-called Langer’s lines sever fewer fibers and is less likely to leave an unsightly scar.
(A) Because the collagen fibers in skin line up in the direction of tension, surgical cuts made along these so-called Langer’s lines sever fewer
(B) Because the collagen fibers in skin line up in the direction of tension, a surgical cut having been made along these so-called Langer’s lines severs less
(C) Because the collagen fibers in skin line up in the direction of tension, a surgical cut made along these so-called Langer’s lines severs fewer
(D) With the collagen fibers in skin lining up in the direction of tension, surgical cuts made along these so-called Langer’s lines sever less
(E) With the collagen fibers in skin lining up in the direction of tension, a surgical cut made along these so-called Langer’s lines sever fewer
(A) Because the collagen fibers in skin line up in the direction of tension, surgical cuts made along these so-called Langer’s lines sever fewer
(B) Because the collagen fibers in skin line up in the direction of tension, a surgical cut having been made along these so-called Langer’s lines severs less
(C) Because the collagen fibers in skin line up in the direction of tension, a surgical cut made along these so-called Langer’s lines severs fewer
(D) With the collagen fibers in skin lining up in the direction of tension, surgical cuts made along these so-called Langer’s lines sever less
(E) With the collagen fibers in skin lining up in the direction of tension, a surgical cut made along these so-called Langer’s lines sever fewer
Concepts tested here: Subject-Verb Agreement + Verb Forms + Idioms
• “few”/”a few” are exclusively used to refer to plural nouns and countable nouns, and “less”/”a little” are exclusively used to refer to singular nouns and uncountable nouns; “any”, “none”, “all”, and “some” can be used to refer to plural and uncountable nouns and singular and countable nouns.
• The simple past tense is used to refer to actions that concluded in the past.
• In modifying a noun, the past participle implies that the noun took an action that concluded in the past.
A:
1/ The sentence formed by this answer choice incorrectly refers to the plural noun phrase "surgical cuts" with the singular verb "is".
B:
1/ This answer choice incorrectly uses the perfect participle construction "having been made" to refer to an action that concluded in the past; remember, the simple past tense is used to refer to actions that concluded in the past.
2/ Option B incorrectly uses the term "less" to refer to the countable noun "fibers"; “few”/”a few” are exclusively used to refer to plural nouns and countable nouns, and “less”/”a little” are exclusively used to refer to singular nouns and uncountable nouns.
C: Correct.
1/ The sentence formed by this answer choice correctly refers to the singular noun phrase "a surgical cut" with the singular verbs "sever" and "is".
2/ Option C correctly uses the past participle ("made" in this sentence) to refer to an action that concluded in the past; remember, in modifying a noun, the past participle implies that the noun took an action that concluded in the past.
3/ Option C correctly uses the term "fewer" to refer to the countable noun "fibers".
D:
1/ The sentence formed by this answer choice incorrectly refers to the plural noun phrase "surgical cuts" with the singular verb "is".
2/ Option D incorrectly uses the term "less" to refer to the countable noun "fibers"; “few”/”a few” are exclusively used to refer to plural nouns and countable nouns, and “less”/”a little” are exclusively used to refer to singular nouns and uncountable nouns.
E:
1/ This answer choice incorrectly refers to the singular noun phrase "a surgical cut" with the plural verb "sever".
Hence, C is the best answer choice.
To understand the concept of "Simple Tenses" on GMAT, you may want to watch the following video (~2 minutes):
All the best!
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To use comparatives like fewer/larger/bigger on a sentence, doesn't GMAT explicitly require two things to be compared. In this sentence there is no explicit second item.
