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Clouds are formed from the evaporation of the oceans’ water that is warmed by the Sun and rises high into the atmosphere, condensing in tiny droplets on minute particles of dust.
(A) Clouds are formed from the evaporation of the oceans’ water that is warmed by the Sun and rises high into the atmosphere, condensing in tiny droplets on minute particles of dust.
(B) Clouds form by the Sun’s warmth evaporating the water in the oceans, which rises high into the atmosphere, condensing in tiny droplets on minute particles of dust.
(C) Warmed by the Sun, ocean water evaporates, rises high into the atmosphere, and condenses in tiny droplets on minute particles of dust to form clouds.
(D) The water in the oceans evaporates, warmed by the Sun, rises high into the atmosphere, and condenses in tiny droplets on minute particles of dust, which forms clouds.
(E) Ocean water, warmed by the Sun, evaporates and rises high into the atmosphere, which then condenses in tiny droplets on minute particles of dust to form as clouds.
(A) Clouds are formed from the evaporation of the oceans’ water that is warmed by the Sun and rises high into the atmosphere, condensing in tiny droplets on minute particles of dust.
(B) Clouds form by the Sun’s warmth evaporating the water in the oceans, which rises high into the atmosphere, condensing in tiny droplets on minute particles of dust.
(C) Warmed by the Sun, ocean water evaporates, rises high into the atmosphere, and condenses in tiny droplets on minute particles of dust to form clouds.
(D) The water in the oceans evaporates, warmed by the Sun, rises high into the atmosphere, and condenses in tiny droplets on minute particles of dust, which forms clouds.
(E) Ocean water, warmed by the Sun, evaporates and rises high into the atmosphere, which then condenses in tiny droplets on minute particles of dust to form as clouds.
Updated on: 23 Jun 2020, 12:02
Originally posted by LogicGuru1 on 24 Jul 2016, 00:58.
Last edited by LogicGuru1 on 23 Jun 2020, 12:02, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by LogicGuru1 on 23 Jun 2020, 12:02, edited 1 time in total.
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ANSWER IS C
Clouds are formed from the evaporation of the oceans’ water that is warmed by the Sun and rises high into the atmosphere, condensing in tiny droplets on minute particles of dust.
A. Clouds are formed from the evaporation of the oceans’ water that is warmed by the Sun and rises high into the atmosphere, condensing in tiny droplets on minute particles of dust.
WRONG:- Lack of parallelism:- evaporation, warmed, condensing, rises none are parallel to each other.
B. Clouds form by the Sun’s warmth evaporating the water in the oceans, which rises high into the atmosphere, condensing in tiny droplets on minute particles of dust.
WRONG:- Incorrectly placed ""which" modifies the ocean. It seems like the ocean itself rises high into the atmosphere. (Ocean's WATER rises high in the atmosphere.)
C. Warmed by the Sun, ocean water evaporates, rises high into the atmosphere, and condenses in tiny droplets on minute particles of dust to form clouds.
PERFECT:- Parallel structures :- Evaporates, rises, condenses. Correctly placed phrases and modifiers. Crisp and clear meaning.
D. The water in the oceans evaporates, warmed by the Sun, rises high into the atmosphere, and condenses in tiny droplets on minute particles of dust, which
forms clouds.
WRONG:- Another almost perfect sentence EXCEPT that -
(1) ",warmed by the sun," cannot be bound by commas, as it is an essential phrase need for the sentence to make sense. Here it is bound by commas which makes it additional information that can be ignored.A ESSENTIAL PHRASE CANNOT BE CHANGED INTO AN ADDITIONAL PARENTHETICAL INFORMATION
(2) "Warmed by the sun" is modifier and is placed incorrectly after evaporates ..
.READ THE INCORRECT FROM --> The water in the oceans evaporates, warmed by the Sun, rises ......
READ THIS CORRECT FORM--> The water in the oceans, warmed by the sun evaporates, rises and .......... - .
E. Ocean water, warmed by the Sun, evaporates and rises high into the atmosphere, which then condenses in tiny droplets on minute particles of dust to form as
clouds.
WRONG:- "Which" is modifying atmosphere. It seems that atmosphere is condensing into clouds. (Ocean Water is condensing into clouds)
Clouds are formed from the evaporation of the oceans’ water that is warmed by the Sun and rises high into the atmosphere, condensing in tiny droplets on minute particles of dust.
A. Clouds are formed from the evaporation of the oceans’ water that is warmed by the Sun and rises high into the atmosphere, condensing in tiny droplets on minute particles of dust.
WRONG:- Lack of parallelism:- evaporation, warmed, condensing, rises none are parallel to each other.
B. Clouds form by the Sun’s warmth evaporating the water in the oceans, which rises high into the atmosphere, condensing in tiny droplets on minute particles of dust.
WRONG:- Incorrectly placed ""which" modifies the ocean. It seems like the ocean itself rises high into the atmosphere. (Ocean's WATER rises high in the atmosphere.)
C. Warmed by the Sun, ocean water evaporates, rises high into the atmosphere, and condenses in tiny droplets on minute particles of dust to form clouds.
PERFECT:- Parallel structures :- Evaporates, rises, condenses. Correctly placed phrases and modifiers. Crisp and clear meaning.
D. The water in the oceans evaporates, warmed by the Sun, rises high into the atmosphere, and condenses in tiny droplets on minute particles of dust, which
forms clouds.
WRONG:- Another almost perfect sentence EXCEPT that -
(1) ",warmed by the sun," cannot be bound by commas, as it is an essential phrase need for the sentence to make sense. Here it is bound by commas which makes it additional information that can be ignored.A ESSENTIAL PHRASE CANNOT BE CHANGED INTO AN ADDITIONAL PARENTHETICAL INFORMATION
(2) "Warmed by the sun" is modifier and is placed incorrectly after evaporates ..
.READ THE INCORRECT FROM --> The water in the oceans evaporates, warmed by the Sun, rises ......
READ THIS CORRECT FORM--> The water in the oceans, warmed by the sun evaporates, rises and .......... - .
E. Ocean water, warmed by the Sun, evaporates and rises high into the atmosphere, which then condenses in tiny droplets on minute particles of dust to form as
clouds.
WRONG:- "Which" is modifying atmosphere. It seems that atmosphere is condensing into clouds. (Ocean Water is condensing into clouds)
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28 Jul 2019, 09:10
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dreamofbest2020
Let's take a closer look at choice (A):
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The first thing I notice here is the noun modifier ("that"), which seems to modify "the oceans' water" (it certainly wouldn't make sense for the "evaporation" -- a process -- to be "warmed by the Sun..."). So clouds are formed from the evaporation of [something], and that [something] is: "oceans’ water that is warmed by the Sun and rises high into the atmosphere."
But does that really make sense? The wording here makes it sound like the water 1) is warmed by the sun, 2) rises high into the atmosphere, and 3) THEN evaporates. I'm imagining globs of water magically floating high up into the sky and THEN evaporating. That sounds cool, but not terribly logical.
Similarly, (A) leads us to believe that "condensing in tiny droplets on minute particles of dust" happens while the water is rising high into the atmosphere and BEFORE the evaporation happens. The order of events is much clearer in choice (C).
Does that help?
AdityaHongunti
Sorry for missing this question! Hopefully the explanation of (A) addresses most of it, but let us know if you still have doubts.
AdityaHongunti
This is certainly not a strong enough reason to eliminate (C)... and remember that there are relatively few grammar rules that you MUST follow on the GMAT. I'm seeing a lot of chatter about the idea that "to" always indicates intention -- and that simply isn't true. Here, have some examples:
- "Once upon the time, Chuckie the Bartender had the ability to drink 34 shots in a single evening." (This example may or may not be based on true events.)
- "Watching Chuckie drink 34 shots in a single evening, the bar patrons' facial expressions changed from amusement to abject horror." (Also may or may not be based on true events.)
- "By 2:00 a.m., Chuckie was up to his ankles in broken shot glasses and empty liquor bottles." (No comment.)
Nothing about intent in any of those examples, right?
So (C) is still the best option here.
I hope this helps!
