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During the cellular aging process, fibroblasts, the most common connective tissue cells, lose their ability of contraction, and lead to stiffness due to reduced connective tissues.
A. lose their ability of contraction, and lead to
B. in their ability to contract, lose it, leading to
C. because of having the ability of contracting, lead to
D. lose their ability for contracting, leading to
E. lose their ability to contract, leading to
Source: Other - GmatWhiz
A. lose their ability of contraction, and lead to
B. in their ability to contract, lose it, leading to
C. because of having the ability of contracting, lead to
D. lose their ability for contracting, leading to
E. lose their ability to contract, leading to
Source: Other - GmatWhiz
27 Feb 2022, 05:42
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Solution:
Step 1: Understanding Intended Meaning
During the cellular aging process, fibroblasts, the most common connective tissue cells, lose their ability of contraction,
• We are talking about what happens during the cellular aging process.
• Incorrect idiomatic expression – “ability of”
• We do not say, “she has lost the ability of dancing”. We say” She has lost the ability to dance”
• Correct version: ability to contract
• So Fibroblasts lose their ability to contract
• These fibroblasts are the most common connective tissue cells
and lead to stiffness due to reduced connective tissues.
• “and” is a connector, connecting the previous clause to another one.
• So the subject of the verb “lead to” is “fibroblasts”
• So
• “fibroblasts lose the ability to contract and
• “fibroblasts lead to stiffness due to reduced connective tissue
• Something is amiss here. SV pair do not agree logically.
• Fibroblasts are commonly found tissue cells- how can they lead to stiffness. More likely that something happens to these cells and that causes stiffness. It is also given that this stiffness is due to loss of connective tissues (of which fibroblasts are a common type).
Intended meaning:
• Fibroblasts are the most common connective tissue cells,
• During the cellular aging process, they lose their ability to contract
• This loss of ability to contract probably leads to stiffness
• The stiffness is due to reduced connective tissues.
Step 2: Eliminate choices with identified errors
Checking for five aspects
1. Golden rules
a. SV pair does not agree logically
2. Meaning
a. Illogical construction
3. Lists
a. No error
4. Tenses
a. No error
5. Idioms
a. Ability for is incorrect
Eliminate
The following choice/s have one or more of the errors present in Choice A.
Choice C
________________________________________
A. lose their ability of contraction, and lead to
Option A Feedback:
Incorrect and Eliminated in Step 2
B. in their ability to contract, lose it, leading to
Option B Feedback:
Fitting in the original sentence:
During the cellular aging process, fibroblasts, the most common connective tissue cells, in their ability to contract, lose it, leading to stiffness due to reduced connective tissues.
• Unnecessarily wordy, twisting the meaning.
• “It” refers to what? “Ability”? Most likely
• So fibroblasts in their ability to contract, lost the ability.- illogical
Incorrect Choice.
C. because of having the ability of contracting, lead to
Option C Feedback:
Incorrect and Eliminated in Step 2
D. lose their ability for contracting, leading to
Option D Feedback:
Fitting in the original sentence:
During the cellular aging process, fibroblasts, the most common connective tissue cells, lose their ability for contracting, leading to stiffness due to reduced connective tissues.
• Ability for – incorrect idiom.
Incorrect Choice.
E. lose their ability to contract, leading to
Correct Option
Your Selection
Option E Feedback:
Fitting in the original sentence
During the cellular aging process, fibroblasts, the most common connective tissue cells, lose their ability to contract, leading to stiffness due to reduced connective tissues.
• “leading to” modifies the verb “lose”- thus the stiffness is the outcome of the loss of “ability to contract”.
✓ Logical
✓ Clear,
✓ Same as the intended meaning
Correct Choice.
Solution:
Step 1: Understanding Intended Meaning
During the cellular aging process, fibroblasts, the most common connective tissue cells, lose their ability of contraction,
• We are talking about what happens during the cellular aging process.
• Incorrect idiomatic expression – “ability of”
• We do not say, “she has lost the ability of dancing”. We say” She has lost the ability to dance”
• Correct version: ability to contract
• So Fibroblasts lose their ability to contract
• These fibroblasts are the most common connective tissue cells
and lead to stiffness due to reduced connective tissues.
• “and” is a connector, connecting the previous clause to another one.
• So the subject of the verb “lead to” is “fibroblasts”
• So
• “fibroblasts lose the ability to contract and
• “fibroblasts lead to stiffness due to reduced connective tissue
• Something is amiss here. SV pair do not agree logically.
• Fibroblasts are commonly found tissue cells- how can they lead to stiffness. More likely that something happens to these cells and that causes stiffness. It is also given that this stiffness is due to loss of connective tissues (of which fibroblasts are a common type).
Intended meaning:
• Fibroblasts are the most common connective tissue cells,
• During the cellular aging process, they lose their ability to contract
• This loss of ability to contract probably leads to stiffness
• The stiffness is due to reduced connective tissues.
Step 2: Eliminate choices with identified errors
Checking for five aspects
1. Golden rules
a. SV pair does not agree logically
2. Meaning
a. Illogical construction
3. Lists
a. No error
4. Tenses
a. No error
5. Idioms
a. Ability for is incorrect
Eliminate
The following choice/s have one or more of the errors present in Choice A.
Choice C
________________________________________
A. lose their ability of contraction, and lead to
Option A Feedback:
Incorrect and Eliminated in Step 2
B. in their ability to contract, lose it, leading to
Option B Feedback:
Fitting in the original sentence:
During the cellular aging process, fibroblasts, the most common connective tissue cells, in their ability to contract, lose it, leading to stiffness due to reduced connective tissues.
• Unnecessarily wordy, twisting the meaning.
• “It” refers to what? “Ability”? Most likely
• So fibroblasts in their ability to contract, lost the ability.- illogical
Incorrect Choice.
C. because of having the ability of contracting, lead to
Option C Feedback:
Incorrect and Eliminated in Step 2
D. lose their ability for contracting, leading to
Option D Feedback:
Fitting in the original sentence:
During the cellular aging process, fibroblasts, the most common connective tissue cells, lose their ability for contracting, leading to stiffness due to reduced connective tissues.
• Ability for – incorrect idiom.
Incorrect Choice.
E. lose their ability to contract, leading to
Correct Option
Your Selection
Option E Feedback:
Fitting in the original sentence
During the cellular aging process, fibroblasts, the most common connective tissue cells, lose their ability to contract, leading to stiffness due to reduced connective tissues.
• “leading to” modifies the verb “lose”- thus the stiffness is the outcome of the loss of “ability to contract”.
✓ Logical
✓ Clear,
✓ Same as the intended meaning
Correct Choice.
