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High temperatures, beaches that are expansive, and active volcanoes attract close to seven million tourists to the Hawaiian Islands each year.

A. High temperatures, beaches that are expansive, and active volcanoes attract close to seven million tourists to the Hawaiian Islands each year.

B. Close to seven million tourists are attracted annually to the Hawaiian Islands by high temperatures, expansive beaches, and volcanoes that are active.

C. High temperatures, expansive beaches, and active volcanoes annually attract close to seven million tourists to the Hawaiian Islands each year.

D. High temperatures, expansive beaches, and active volcanoes attract close to seven million tourists to the Hawaiian Islands each year.

E. The Hawaiian Islands, having high temperatures, beaches that are expansive, and active volcanoes, attract close to seven million tourists each year.

sudarshan22 · Answer

+1 for   D  .

A. High temperatures,  beaches that are expansive , and active volcanoes attract close to seven million tourists to the Hawaiian Islands each year.

B.  Close to seven million tourists are attracted annually  to the Hawaiian Islands by high temperatures, expansive beaches, and  volcanoes that are active .

C. High temperatures, expansive beaches, and active volcanoes  annually   attract close to seven million tourists to the Hawaiian Islands  each year .

D.  High temperatures ,  expansive beaches , and  active volcanoes  attract close to seven million tourists to the Hawaiian Islands  each year . -->   Correct , maintains parallel construct, and is less wordy

E. The Hawaiian Islands, having high temperatures,  beaches that are expansive , and active volcanoes, attract close to seven million tourists each year.

Hence,   D  .

Nikhil · Answer

A. High temperatures,  beaches that are expansive , and active volcanoes attract close to seven million tourists to the Hawaiian Islands each year.

Parallelism issue. INCORRECT

B. Close to seven million tourists are attracted annually to the Hawaiian Islands by high temperatures, expansive beaches, and  volcanoes that are active .

Parallelism issue. INCORRECT

C. High temperatures, expansive beaches, and active volcanoes  annually  attract close to seven million tourists to the Hawaiian Islands each year.

annually seems to be modifying volcanoes. INCORRECT.

D. High temperatures, expansive beaches, and active volcanoes attract close to seven million tourists to the Hawaiian Islands each year.

I don't see any issues. Also this states an observation in simple present tense

E. The Hawaiian Islands,  having  high temperatures,  beaches that are expansive , and active volcanoes, attract close to seven million tourists each year.

Parallelism issue. INCORRECT.

Hence   option D

KSBGC · Answer

This question is about parallelism . Time modifiers come last in the sentence. Having , being or passive construction must be avoided.

The best answer is D.

laknaouiwarda1 · Answer

High temperatures, beaches that are expansive, and active volcanoes attract close to seven million tourists to the Hawaiian Islands each year.

A. High temperatures, beaches that are expansive, and active volcanoes attract close to seven million tourists to the Hawaiian Islands each year. parallelism error

B- Close to seven million tourists are attracted annually to the Hawaiian Islands by high temperatures, expansive beaches, and volcanoes that are active. passive voice, parallalism

C. High temperatures, expansive beaches, and active volcanoes annually attract close to seven million tourists to the Hawaiian Islands each year. redundancy( each year and annually)

D. High temperatures, expansive beaches, and active volcanoes attract close to seven million tourists to the Hawaiian Islands each year.CORRECT

E. The Hawaiian Islands, having high temperatures, beaches that are expansive, and active volcanoes, attract close to seven million tourists each year. parrallelism error

Abhishek009 · Answer

A list is presented -

High temperatures, 
expansive beaches, and 
active volcanoes  
attract close to seven million tourists to the Hawaiian Islands each year.

Answer must be (D) for the highlighted errors in other options...

sudarshan22 · Answer

Hi  funsogu

There are certain rules to be followed while you post your answer to a question in the forum, your one word answer is not of any help to others.

Please be specific about why do you feel the option is a correct answer .

bebs · Answer

Oh. Didn't know that. Where can I find these rules?

Thanks!

quote="sudarshan22"]

Hi  funsogu

There are certain rules to be followed while you post your answer to a question in the forum, your one word answer is not of any help to others.

Please be specific about why do you feel the option is a correct answer .

sudarshan22 · Answer

Avoid Short/Useless Posts (they will be deleted) and use the Kudos Button Instead. - If you choose to answer a question, please answer only if your post adds value. Saying “+1 A”, "Awesome solution!" or “Great Question!” does not. Pressing the Kudos button does. You can find the detail of the rules for posting in below mentioned link : https://gmatclub.com/forum/rules-for-po ... 33935.html HTH !

bebs · Answer

sudarshan22  I will adhere to these rules moving forward. Thanks!

Mo2men · Answer

Dear  GMATGuruNY

While I choose OA: D as it conscience and direct, I have a question.

The official explanation from Manhattan:

The original sentence lacks parallel structure. “Beaches that are expansive” disrupts the adjective-noun pattern of “High temperatures” and “active volcanoes.” Furthermore, the phrase “beaches that are expansive” is wordy and a more concise form “expansive beaches” is preferred.

Can I cancel A based on parallelism problem only? Is not   temperatures  ,   beaches    and   volcanoes   are all nouns but modified differently?  temperatures and volcanoes  are in form of adjective modifier while  beaches  is in form of relative clause modifier , is it justifiable to delete OA based on parallelism issue only here? Must all noun modified either by adjectives only or relative clauses only?

GMATGuruNY · Answer

NOUN +  that -modifier can be parallel with MODIFIER + NOUN.
SC17 in the OG12:
 The commission has directed advertisers to restrict the use of the word “natural” to foods that do not contain  flavor additives, chemical preservatives , or  anything that has been synthesized . 
In this OA, the green portion (NOUN +  that -modifier) is considered parallel with the preceding blue portions (each composed of MODIFIER + NOUN).
That said, entries in a list should be AS PARALLEL AS POSSIBLE.
In the Manhattan SC, D is more parallel than A -- as well as more concise than A -- and is free of errors.
For these reasons, eliminate A and choose D.

LoneSurvivor · Answer

Experts I have a question, which option one should pick between D and B if B would have been  "Close to seven million tourists are attracted annually to the Hawaiian Islands by high temperatures, expansive beaches, and Active Volcanoes ." ?

AjiteshArun · Answer

Option B would still be passive:

Tourists   are attracted  annually to the Hawaiian Islands by X, Y, and Z.

Although the passive voice is not always wrong, you should generally prefer an option that is in the active voice to one that is in the passive voice, at least on the GMAT exam.

AnirudhaS · Answer

Option A says:
High temperatures, 
beaches that are expansive, and 
active volcanoes

attract close to seven million tourists to the Hawaiian Islands each year.

The list has all nouns - temperature, beaches, volcanoes - and to me are parallel.

Yes I agree that D is much better, but is A wrong?

AjiteshArun · Answer

Hi  AnirudhaS ,

It's not so much that A is  wrong  wrong as that it isn't as good as D, as  this post  points out.

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