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08 Nov 2022, 23:22
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AndrewN
Thank you for your explanation !
Hello AndrewN KarishmaB
Wanted to check if the last part of option E is in the form of phrase and clause.
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I think the part of the sentence denoted by blue is a phrase and the part denoted by red is a clause. Is the understanding correct ?
If so, can a phrase be parallel to a clause ?
My understanding is that phrase and clause cannot be parallel to each other can you let me know if the understanding is flawed or if I am missing anything ?
12 Nov 2022, 20:52
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KarishmaB
In E – I eliminated because of two reasons:
1. "which" is either preceded by comma or preposition.
2. If we mention "and (one) which" construction, there should be a clause starting with which prior to it for the parallelism to be maintained.
To understand if I am missing anything.
Also, as gmatphobia rightly pointed out
In the last part of option E is in the form of phrase and clause. To understand if such construction can be considered parallel.
In E – I eliminated because of two reasons:
1. "which" is either preceded by comma or preposition.
2. If we mention "and (one) which" construction, there should be a clause starting with which prior to it for the parallelism to be maintained.
To understand if I am missing anything.
Also, as gmatphobia rightly pointed out
In the last part of option E is in the form of phrase and clause. To understand if such construction can be considered parallel.
13 Nov 2022, 09:06
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Rickooreo
Parallelism is not a problem because both parts are modifying 'divergence.'
Also, the use of 'which' is acceptable even if it is used in the restrictive sense. GMAT may 'prefer' that in restrictive sense but the use of 'which' cannot be called incorrect.
That said, I have issues with the meaning of the sentence (or perhaps there is some fault in my understanding).
In option (E), I am not sure what 'domestic cat descended from wild cat 4000 years ago' means. So we had the domestic cat the way it is today 4000 years ago or did the process of divergence start 4000 years ago?
'an exceedingly recent divergence' makes sense in either case but what is 'not sufficient to allow the marked physical changes' has to be the time period in which the changes took place. How can 'divergence' not be sufficient? Perhaps the genetic makeup changed 4000 years ago and physical changes have been taking place after that? And at this point, I was thoroughly confused and wished I understood genetics and evolution better.
In that sense, (B) worked better because both 'exceedingly short time ...' and 'scarcely sufficient for the marked changes ...' are talking about time periods (though the time period is not mentioned) One can only assume that the time period began 4000 years ago and led to today. This means that the process of descending started 4000 years ago and has continued till now. Does it make sense? I am again not sure.
