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Grasshoppers, despite their commonalities, and crickets actually const [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 22 Jan 2020, 01:01
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Grasshoppers, despite their commonalities, and crickets actually constitute two distinct suborders, Caelifera and Ensifera.

A) Grasshoppers, despite their commonalities, and crickets actually constitute two distinct suborders, Caelifera and Ensifera.
B) Despite their commonalities, grasshoppers and crickets actually constitute Caelifera and Ensifera, being two distinct suborders.
C) Despite their commonalities, grasshoppers and crickets actually constitute two distinct suborders, Caelifera and Ensifera.
D) Grasshoppers and crickets actually despite their commonalities constitute two distinct suborders, Caelifera and Ensifera.
E) Despite their commonalities, Caelifera and Ensifera are actually two distinct suborders, which grasshoppers and crickets constitute.
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Originally posted by Mkrn1475 on 17 Jul 2014, 09:58.
Last edited by Bunuel on 22 Jan 2020, 01:01, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: Grasshoppers, despite their commonalities, and crickets actually const [#permalink] New post   17 Jul 2014, 10:18
IMO C
Here comparison is between grasshoppers and crickets; hence, "despite their commonalities" must modify 'grasshoppers and crickets'
B and C remain

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B is wordy (unnecessary 'being') and unclear - constitute Caelifera and Ensifera
in C - constitute two distinct suborders, Caelifera and Ensifera. is CLEARER

Grasshoppers, despite their commonalities, and crickets actually constitute two distinct suborders, Caelifera and Ensifera.

A) Grasshoppers, despite their commonalities, and crickets actually constitute two distinct suborders, Caelifera and Ensifera.
B)Despite their commonalities, grasshoppers and crickets actually constitute Caelifera and Ensifera, being two distinct suborders.
C) Despite their commonalities, grasshoppers and crickets actually constitute two distinct suborders, Caelifera and Ensifera.
D)Grasshoppers and crickets actually despite (actually MUST modify constitute -> despite something common, X and Y actually constitute difference..) their commonalities constitute two distinct suborders, Caelifera and Ensifera.

E) Despite their commonalities, Caelifera and Ensifera are actually two distinct suborders, which grasshoppers and crickets constitute.
Modifier error- commonalities are between grasshoppers and crickets not Caelifera and Ensifera

what is OA ?
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Re: Grasshoppers, despite their commonalities, and crickets actually const [#permalink] New post   21 Jul 2020, 08:26
Logically, the commonality and distinctions of the suborders are compared.

Expect for Option E, the other Options alter the comparison.

IMO E.
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Grasshoppers, despite their commonalities, and crickets actually const [#permalink] New post   21 Jul 2020, 10:16
Mkrn1475 wrote:
Grasshoppers, despite their commonalities, and crickets actually constitute two distinct suborders, Caelifera and Ensifera.

A) Grasshoppers, despite their commonalities, and crickets actually constitute two distinct suborders, Caelifera and Ensifera.
B) Despite their commonalities, grasshoppers and crickets actually constitute Caelifera and Ensifera, being two distinct suborders.
C) Despite their commonalities, grasshoppers and crickets actually constitute two distinct suborders, Caelifera and Ensifera.
D) Grasshoppers and crickets actually despite their commonalities constitute two distinct suborders, Caelifera and Ensifera.
E) Despite their commonalities, Caelifera and Ensifera are actually two distinct suborders, which grasshoppers and crickets constitute.



The two suborders are naturally distinct aren't they? Ergo the different names, one would of course assume that suborders with different names will have some distinction. The only confusion would be with regards to the common characteristics of the various species that constitute the suborders. It would therefore stand to reason that the sentence aims to imply that despite their similarities, grasshoppers and crickets belong to different suborders, not that despite their similarities, Caelifera and Ensifera are distinct suborders.
I could be wrong, perhaps an expert can help. The answer in my opinion is C.
GMATNinja could you please help?
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Re: Grasshoppers, despite their commonalities, and crickets actually const [#permalink] New post   26 Aug 2020, 03:45
Could someone explain what is wrong with C?
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Re: Grasshoppers, despite their commonalities, and crickets actually const [#permalink] New post   26 Aug 2020, 04:25
Can someone explain why is C wrongs?

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Re: Grasshoppers, despite their commonalities, and crickets actually const [#permalink] New post   06 Mar 2022, 02:28
Could someone explain what is wrong with C.
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Re: Grasshoppers, despite their commonalities, and crickets actually const [#permalink] New post   06 Mar 2022, 05:01
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ShaikhMoice wrote:
Could someone explain what is wrong with C.
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Hello ShaikhMoice,

We hope this finds you well.

To answer your query, Option C incorrectly uses a comma to introduce a list - "Caelifera and Ensifera"; colons and dashes are used to introduce a list, a definition/explanation, or an answer/solution.

We hope this helps.
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