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Hi @Experts' Global Team, MartyTargetTestPrep,
If "a human being" and "one human being" both represent the same thing, can you please help me understand why option C "a meteorite will strike one human being once in every nine years" is wrong?
If "a human being" and "one human being" both represent the same thing, can you please help me understand why option C "a meteorite will strike one human being once in every nine years" is wrong?
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I agree with TommyWallach 100% on this one (see https://gmatclub.com/forum/canadian-scientists-have-calculated-that-one-human-being-should-be-101939.html#p764151).
Choice (C) makes it sound as though one SPECIFIC human being is going to get hit by a meteorite every nine years. The indefinite article ("a") in (D) is more general and is a better fit given the context: a meteorite will hit SOME human being every nine years, but not necessarily the same poor soul.
Two things to keep in mind:
- 1) This question is very old and probably not worth worrying about too much.
2) GMAT SC is about finding the BEST choice out of the five available. In a vacuum, is (C) absolutely wrong because it violates some sort of rule? Maybe not. But (D) is a better choice.
I hope that helps!
