jabhatta2 wrote:
GMATGuruNY wrote:
jabhatta2 wrote:
Hi
GMATGuruNYYou mentioned the following in yellow w.r.t option C
Could you perhaps explain using an analogy why you say
A broad area of high pressure is NOT a Region but a
weather condition ?
Given i see the word "Area" in the phrase
A broad area of high pressure - i automatically think this phrase is referring to a "region" [like an area of 100 meters or a square of 100 kms]
Generally, a VERBing modifier expresses a TEMPORARY action.
C:
the region, an area of high pressure buildingThis wording seems to define
the region as
an area of high pressure building.
Implication:
By definition -- as a general truth -- the region is
an area of high pressure building.
Not so.
The usage of
building conveys that the high pressure is building only TEMPORARILY.
Since the building action will stop at some point, it is illogical to define the region as
an area of high pressure building.
Hi
GMATGuruNY - Per my understanding, present participle adjective implies all 3 characteristics
i) The present participle adjective is an action that is CONTEMPORANEOUS with an actual verb.
ii) The present participle adjective (Verb'ing) is an action that is temporary and can/will change (Verb'ing is NEVER a permanent action)
iii) The present participle adjective implies an active voice.
Applying these rules to
the region as
an area of high pressure building I think rule # 2 applies well because the act of "
Building" [synonymous to "
Increasing"] is never going to be happening permanently. The
Building (synonomomus to "
Increasing") will stop eventually.
The
region CANNOT obviously be in a state of permanently
building (or
increasing)
Hence the usage of present participle adjective in this case is ACCURATE (not wrong) as present participle adjective indicate a state that is TEMPORARY
Generally, an APPOSITIVE is a noun that serves to define another noun.
Last year Mary visited New York, the home of Wall Street.Here, New York is DEFINED as
the home of Wall Street.
The implication is that -- not only today but also ten years from now -- New York will STILL be
the home of Wall Street.
C:
Gusty westerly winds will continue to usher in a seasonably cool air mass to the region, a broad area of high pressure building.Here, the red portion is an appositive for
the region.
As a result, the region seems to be DEFINED as
a broad area of high pressure building.
The implication is that -- not only today but also ten years from now -- the region will STiLL be
a broad area of high pressure building.
This meaning is illogical.
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