Last visit was: 25 Apr 2024, 05:19 It is currently 25 Apr 2024, 05:19

Close
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Close
Request Expert Reply
Confirm Cancel
SORT BY:
Date
Tags:
Show Tags
Hide Tags
Intern
Intern
Joined: 13 Oct 2021
Posts: 29
Own Kudos [?]: 6 [0]
Given Kudos: 38
Send PM
CEO
CEO
Joined: 27 Mar 2010
Posts: 3675
Own Kudos [?]: 3528 [0]
Given Kudos: 149
Location: India
Schools: ISB
GPA: 3.31
Send PM
Experts' Global Representative
Joined: 10 Jul 2017
Posts: 5123
Own Kudos [?]: 4683 [0]
Given Kudos: 38
Location: India
GMAT Date: 11-01-2019
Send PM
Manager
Manager
Joined: 19 Nov 2022
Posts: 100
Own Kudos [?]: 18 [0]
Given Kudos: 1840
Send PM
Re: For many people, household labor remains demanding even if [#permalink]
Hi Experts,

Can someone please provide the intended meaning of the sentence ?
is in correct option C - ' their grandparents would have found miraculous' is modifiying house appliances ?

Thanks
Director
Director
Joined: 17 Aug 2009
Posts: 625
Own Kudos [?]: 31 [0]
Given Kudos: 21
Send PM
Re: For many people, household labor remains demanding even if [#permalink]
For many people, household labor remains demanding even if able to afford household appliances their grandparents would find a miracle.

Option Elimination -
First, let us understand the usage of "would find" and "would have found" that is key between options C and D.
"would find" construction is used for hypothetical or conditional actions in the present or future. It introduces an unlikely scenario. E.g., If I had more free time, I would find time to read every day. It means I am presenting an unlikely case that " It is unlikely I have or will find time." But if I do, "I would find time to read every day."
"would have found" construction is used to express a hypothetical action in the past. Action or situation that never really happened in the past. We think about the past and think about the outcome. E.g., If he had attended the concert, he would have found the performance outstanding. This never really happened in the past. Not if he goes in the past and supposedly attended the concert, "he would have found the performance outstanding."

(A) even if able to afford household appliances their grandparents would find a miracle - who can afford them? Need "they." Moreover, "would find" is used for hypothetical actions in the present or future. So here, it conveys an ongoing or present reaction from grandparents. However, in the context of the sentence, we are talking about grandparents, so it's better to use the hypothetical in the past.

(B) despite being able to afford household appliances their grandparents would find a miracle - "would have found" is better to convey the hypothetical action in the past.

(C) even if they can afford household appliances their grandparents would have found miraculous - perfect.

(D) although they could afford household appliances their grandparents would find miraculous - "would have found" is better to convey the hypothetical action in the past.

(E) even if they are able to afford household appliances which would have been a miracle to their grandparents - "they can afford" is a better usage. Moreover, "which would have been a miracle to their grandparents" adds unnecessary complexity.
GMAT Club Bot
Re: For many people, household labor remains demanding even if [#permalink]
   1   2 
Moderators:
GMAT Club Verbal Expert
6920 posts
GMAT Club Verbal Expert
238 posts

Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group | Emoji artwork provided by EmojiOne