A. There is no established conservation policy for leopards, as there is for tigers and lions, a circumstance that contributed to 460 leopards dying in 2018 and not surprisingly, most of the deaths were attributed to poaching.correct

B. There is no established conservation policy for leopards, unlike tigers and lions, a circumstance that contributed to the dying of 460 leopards in 2018 and not surprisingly, because they are being poached.wrong usage of unlike.being is used.wrong

C. There is a conservation policy for tigers and lions but not for leopards, which contributes to its dying through poaching and 460 leopards were killed in 2018.which refers to leopards.which is wrong.

D. Unlike tigers and lions, there is no conservation policy for leopards, which contributes to 460 leopard deaths in 2018 through poaching.wrong usage of unlike.wrong

E. Unlike tigers and lions, there is no conservation policy for leopards, contributing to 460 leopard deaths in 2018 because they were poached..wrong usage of unlike.wrong

There is no established conservation policy for leopards , as there is for tigers and lions , a circumstance that contributed to 460 leopards dying in 2018 and not surprisingly, most of the deaths were attributed to poaching.


A. There is no established conservation policy for leopards, as there is for tigers and lions, a circumstance that contributed to 460 leopards dying in 2018 and not surprisingly, most of the deaths were attributed to poaching.- Correct choice. No errors

B. There is no established conservation policy for leopards, unlike tigers and lions, a circumstance that contributed to the dying of 460 leopards in 2018 and not surprisingly, because they are being poached.- Incorrect due to comparison error.

C. There is a conservation policy for tigers and lions but not for leopards, which contributes to its dying through poaching and 460 leopards were killed in 2018.- Incorrect due to comparison error.

D. Unlike tigers and lions, there is no conservation policy for leopards, which contributes to 460 leopard deaths in 2018 through poaching- Incorrect due to comparison error.

E. Unlike tigers and lions, there is no conservation policy for leopards, contributing to 460 leopard deaths in 2018 because they were poached.- Incorrect due to comparison error.

There is no established conservation policy for leopards , as there is for tigers and lions , a circumstance that contributed to 460 leopards dying in 2018 and not surprisingly, most of the deaths were attributed to poaching.


A. There is no established conservation policy for leopards, as there is for tigers and lions, a circumstance that contributed to 460 leopards dying in 2018 and not surprisingly, most of the deaths were attributed to poaching.

The correct choice: “as there is for tigers and lions” is a correct comparison with its verb. “a circumstance” is a correct absolute modifier.


B. There is no established conservation policy for leopards, unlike tigers and lions, a circumstance that contributed to the dying of 460 leopards in 2018 and not surprisingly, because they are being poached.

“unlike” illogically compares tigers and lions with policy. “not surprisingly” is not parallel to the preceding part of the sentence. “they are” doesn’t make sense with 2018.


C. There is a conservation policy for tigers and lions but not for leopards, which contributes to its dying through poaching and 460 leopards were killed in 2018.

“which” illogically tries to refer to the whole preceding clause”. “its” has no referent.


D. Unlike tigers and lions, there is no conservation policy for leopards, which contributes to 460 leopard deaths in 2018 through poaching

“unlike” illogically compares tigers and lions with policy. “which” illogically tries to refer to the whole preceding clause”.


E. Unlike tigers and lions, there is no conservation policy for leopards, contributing to 460 leopard deaths in 2018 because they were poached.

“unlike” illogically compares tigers and lions with policy. “they” illogically refers to “deaths”.
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There is no established conservation policy for leopards , as there is for tigers and lions , a circumstance that contributed to 460 leopards dying in 2018 and not surprisingly, most of the deaths were attributed to poaching.


A. There is no established conservation policy for leopards, as there is for tigers and lions, a circumstance that contributed to 460 leopards dying in 2018 and not surprisingly, most of the deaths were attributed to poaching.

Seems Fine Absolute Phrase ' a circumstances that ....' perfectly modifies the policy

B. There is no established conservation policy for leopards, unlike tigers and lions, a circumstance that contributed to the dying of 460 leopards in 2018 and not surprisingly, because they are being poached.
Incorrect : Compared Policy with Tigers and Lions

C. There is a conservation policy for tigers and lions but not for leopards, which contributes to its dying through poaching and 460 leopards were killed in 2018.
Incorrect: which refers to leopards, however it should refer to policy

D. Unlike tigers and lions, there is no conservation policy for leopards, which contributes to 460 leopard deaths in 2018 through poaching
Incorrect: policy vs leopards and lions

E. Unlike tigers and lions, there is no conservation policy for leopards, contributing to 460 leopard deaths in 2018 because they were poached.

Incorrect: policy vs leopards and lions

IMO A

There is no established conservation policy for leopards , as there is for tigers and lions , a circumstance that contributed to 460 leopards dying in 2018 and not surprisingly, most of the deaths were attributed to poaching.


A. There is no established conservation policy for leopards, as there is for tigers and lions, a circumstance that contributed to 460 leopards dying in 2018 and not surprisingly, most of the deaths were attributed to poaching.
Correct

B. There is no established conservation policy for leopards, unlike tigers and lions, a circumstance that contributed to the dying of 460 leopards in 2018 and not surprisingly, because they are being poached.
Incorrect: Wrong comparison. No established conservation policy compared with tigers and lions

C. There is a conservation policy for tigers and lions but not for leopards, which contributes to its dying through poaching and 460 leopards were killed in 2018.
Incorrec: leopards, which contributes - seems like leopards contribute -: Not the intended meaning

D. Unlike tigers and lions, there is no conservation policy for leopards, which contributes to 460 leopard deaths in 2018 through poaching
Incorrect: same as B

E. Unlike tigers and lions, there is no conservation policy for leopards, contributing to 460 leopard deaths in 2018 because they were poached.
Incorrect: same as B

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A correct
B- wrong comparison
C- No logical antecedent for "which".
D- Same as C
E- wrong comparison

There is no established conservation policy for leopards , as there is for tigers and lions , a circumstance that contributed to 460 leopards dying in 2018 and not surprisingly, most of the deaths were attributed to poaching.


A. There is no established conservation policy for leopards, as there is for tigers and lions, a circumstance that contributed to 460 leopards dying in 2018 and not surprisingly, most of the deaths were attributed to poaching. This one looks fine

B. There is no established conservation policy for leopards, unlike tigers and lions, a circumstance that contributed to the dying of 460 leopards in 2018 and not surprisingly, because they are being poached."no policy...unlike tigers and leopards"? this is illogical and not parallel

C. There is a conservation policy for tigers and lions but not for leopards, which contributes to its dying through poaching and 460 leopards were killed in 2018."which" modifies the previous noun. here is it misused since it modifies leopards

D. Unlike tigers and lions, there is no conservation policy for leopards, which contributes to 460 leopard deaths in 2018 through poachingThe same problem as in C

E. Unlike tigers and lions, there is no conservation policy for leopards, contributing to 460 leopard deaths in 2018 because they were poached. here is a parallelism issue with "unlike" that makes the sentence illogical

The answer is A

A. There is no established conservation policy for leopards, as there is for tigers and lions, a circumstance that contributed to 460 leopards dying in 2018 and not surprisingly, most of the deaths were attributed to poaching. -- CORRECT!

B. There is no established conservation policy for leopards, unlike tigers and lions, a circumstance that contributed to the dying of 460 leopards in 2018 and not surprisingly, because they are being poached. -- WRONG! Faulty Comparison by comparing policy with " tigers and lions".

C. There is a conservation policy for tigers and lions but not for leopards, which contributes to its dying through poaching and 460 leopards were killed in 2018. -- WRONG! Use of ",which" is incorrect as "which" incorrectly refer to noun "leopards".

D. Unlike tigers and lions, there is no conservation policy for leopards, which contributes to 460 leopard deaths in 2018 through poaching -- WRONG! Faulty Comparison by comparing policy with " tigers and lions". Also Use of ",which" is incorrect as "which" incorrectly refer to noun "leopards".

E. Unlike tigers and lions, there is no conservation policy for leopards, contributing to 460 leopard deaths in 2018 because they were poached. -- WRONG! Faulty Comparison by comparing policy with " tigers and lions".

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There is no established conservation policy for leopards , as there is for tigers and lions , a circumstance that contributed to 460 leopards dying in 2018 and not surprisingly, most of the deaths were attributed to poaching.


A. There is no established conservation policy for leopards, as there is for tigers and lions, a circumstance that contributed to 460 leopards dying in 2018 and not surprisingly, most of the deaths were attributed to poaching.
- Correct

B. There is no established conservation policy for leopards, unlike tigers and lions, a circumstance that contributed to the dying of 460 leopards in 2018 and not surprisingly, because they are being poached.
- Incorrect comparison. Tigers and lions are compared to policy

C. There is a conservation policy for tigers and lions but not for leopards, which contributes to its dying through poaching and 460 leopards were killed in 2018.
- What contributes to the death? The policy for lions and tigers? this doesn't make sense.

D. Unlike tigers and lions, there is no conservation policy for leopards, which contributes to 460 leopard deaths in 2018 through poaching
- "Contributes to 460 deaths in 2018" : incorrect tense.

E. Unlike tigers and lions, there is no conservation policy for leopards, contributing to 460 leopard deaths in 2018 because they were poached.
- Changes meaning.

Answer A.

There is no established conservation policy for leopards , as there is for tigers and lions , a circumstance that contributed to 460 leopards dying in 2018 and not surprisingly, most of the deaths were attributed to poaching.


A. There is no established conservation policy for leopards, as there is for tigers and lions, a circumstance that contributed to 460 leopards dying in 2018 and not surprisingly, most of the deaths were attributed to poaching.... keeping it. No error found.

B. There is no established conservation policy for leopards, unlike tigers and lions, a circumstance that contributed to the dying of 460 leopards in 2018 and not surprisingly, because they are being poached....unlike there is for would be better , also are being poached is not the correct use.

C. There is a conservation policy for tigers and lions but not for leopards, which contributes to its dying through poaching and 460 leopards were killed in 2018....which modifies the immediate preceding word. The use here is incorrect

D. Unlike tigers and lions, there is no conservation policy for leopards, which contributes to 460 leopard deaths in 2018 through poaching... comparison error.

E. Unlike tigers and lions, there is no conservation policy for leopards, contributing to 460 leopard deaths in 2018 because they were poached...same type of comparison error as D.

A is the answer.

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Let me analyze this question by eliminating the answer choices.


It looks good for me. No mistakes. Keep it.


- Comparison Error.
- being is not preferred in GMAT.
Out.


- Modification Error. "which" wrongly modifies leopard.
Out.


- Modification Error. "Unlike" is mistaken to modify the policy.
Out.


- Same as D.
Out.

I choose A.

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There is no established conservation policy for leopards , as there is for tigers and lions , a circumstance that contributed to 460 leopards dying in 2018 and not surprisingly, most of the deaths were attributed to poaching.


A. There is no established conservation policy for leopards, as there is for tigers and lions, a circumstance that contributed to 460 leopards dying in 2018 and not surprisingly, most of the deaths were attributed to poaching. --> CORRECT.

B. There is no established conservation policy for leopards, unlike tigers and lions, a circumstance that contributed to the dying of 460 leopards in 2018 and not surprisingly, because they are being poached.
1) Wrong comparison between 'established conservation policy' and 'tigers and lions'
2) Using 'being' is weird.

C. There is a conservation policy for tigers and lions but not for leopards, which contributes to its dying through poaching and 460 leopards were killed in 2018. --> Pronouns error

D. Unlike tigers and lions, there is no conservation policy for leopards, which contributes to 460 leopard deaths in 2018 through poaching
1) Wrong comparison between 'established conservation policy' and 'tigers and lions'
2) Wrong modifier of 'which' that means leopards contributes to...
3) S-V error; leopards contributes

E. Unlike tigers and lions, there is no conservation policy for leopards, contributing to 460 leopard deaths in 2018 because they were poached.
1) Wrong comparison between 'established conservation policy' and 'tigers and lions'
2) Using 'passive voice' is weird.

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There is no established conservation policy for leopards , as there is for tigers and lions , a circumstance that contributed to 460 leopards dying in 2018 and not surprisingly, most of the deaths were attributed to poaching.

The sentence says there is a conservation policy for lions and tigers but it is not there for leopards. Because there is no policy, in 2018, 460 leopards died & most deaths were attributed to poaching.



A. There is no established conservation policy for leopards, as there is for tigers and lions, a circumstance that contributed to 460 leopards dying in 2018 and not surprisingly, most of the deaths were attributed to poaching................Looks fine

B. There is no established conservation policy for leopards, unlike tigers and lions, a circumstance that contributed to the dying of 460 leopards in 2018 and not surprisingly, because they are being poached................Policy is compared with tigers & lions

C. There is a conservation policy for tigers and lions but not for leopards, which contributes to its dying through poaching and 460 leopards were killed in 2018................which is wrong here. Also meaning is distorted.

D. Unlike tigers and lions, there is no conservation policy for leopards, which contributes to 460 leopard deaths in 2018 through poaching.................................Tigers & lions are being compared with policy

E. Unlike tigers and lions, there is no conservation policy for leopards, contributing to 460 leopard deaths in 2018 because they were poached...........................Same as D.

A. There is no established conservation policy for leopards, as there is for tigers and lions, a circumstance that contributed to 460 leopards dying in 2018 and not surprisingly, most of the deaths were attributed to poaching.

CORRECT

B. There is no established conservation policy for leopards, unlike tigers and lions, a circumstance that contributed to the dying of 460 leopards in 2018 and not surprisingly, because they are being poached.

INCORRECT:
Error in Comparison.
Error in structure.


C. There is a conservation policy for tigers and lions but not for leopards, which contributes to its dying through poaching and 460 leopards were killed in 2018.

INCOREECT.
'Which' is incorrectly modifying leopards.

D. Unlike tigers and lions, there is no conservation policy for leopards, which contributes to 460 leopard deaths in 2018 through poaching

INCORRECT.
'Which' is incorrectly modifying leopards.

E. Unlike tigers and lions, there is no conservation policy for leopards, contributing to 460 leopard deaths in 2018 because they were poached.

INCORRECT.
Error in Comparison.
Error in Meaning

So the answer is A.

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No policy for leopards but there is a policy for tigers and lions.
As a result 460 leopards ended up dead in 2018 and not surprisingly, most of the deaths were attributed to poaching.


A. There is no established conservation policy for leopards, as there is for tigers and lions, a circumstance that contributed to 460 leopards dying in 2018 and not surprisingly, most of the deaths were attributed to poaching.
Correct SV pair and intended meaning
B. There is no established conservation policy for leopards, unlike tigers and lions, a circumstance that contributed to the dying of 460 leopards in 2018 and not surprisingly, because they are being poached.
Incorrect idiom. Unlike X,Y

C. There is a conservation policy for tigers and lions but not for leopards, which contributes to its dying through poaching and 460 leopards were killed in 2018.
Unclear antecedent its

D. Unlike tigers and lions, there is no conservation policy for leopards, which contributes to 460 leopard deaths in 2018 through poaching
Leopard - incorrect SV pair

E. Unlike tigers and lions, there is no conservation policy for leopards, contributing to 460 leopard deaths in 2018 because they were poached.
Similar error of D

Answer A

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There is no established conservation policy for leopards , as there is for tigers and lions , a circumstance that contributed to 460 leopards dying in 2018 and not surprisingly, most of the deaths were attributed to poaching.
given sentence is perfect as is

B. There is no established conservation policy for leopards, unlike tigers and lions, a circumstance that contributed to the dying of 460 leopards in 2018 and not surprisingly, because they are being poached........circumstance seems to refer to lions rather than policy

C. There is a conservation policy for tigers and lions but not for leopards, which contributes to its dying through poaching and 460 leopards were killed in 2018..............which, its refers to plural leopards and also lack of policy not leopards contribute to their death

D. Unlike tigers and lions, there is no conservation policy for leopards, which contributes to 460 leopard deaths in 2018 through poaching.............unlike, there and which all are misplaced fb language

E. Unlike tigers and lions, there is no conservation policy for leopards, contributing to 460 leopard deaths in 2018 because they were poached..........unlike doesnt compare leopard to tigers in parallelism

There is no established conservation policy for leopards , as there is for tigers and lions , a circumstance that contributed to 460 leopards dying in 2018 and not surprisingly, most of the deaths were attributed to poaching.


A. There is no established conservation policy for leopards, as there is for tigers and lions, a circumstance that contributed to 460 leopards dying in 2018 and not surprisingly, most of the deaths were attributed to poaching.
Correct

B. There is no established conservation policy for leopards, unlike tigers and lions, a circumstance that contributed to the dying of 460 leopards in 2018 and not surprisingly, because they are being poached.
Policy is compared to tigers and lions. Incorrect

C. There is a conservation policy for tigers and lions but not for leopards, which contributes to its dying through poaching and 460 leopards were killed in 2018.
Use of its is incorrect since the noun it refers to leopards is plural. Incorrect

D. Unlike tigers and lions, there is no conservation policy for leopards, which contributes to 460 leopard deaths in 2018 through poaching
Tigers and lions are not compared to leopards. Incorrect

E. Unlike tigers and lions, there is no conservation policy for leopards, contributing to 460 leopard deaths in 2018 because they were poached.
Tigers and lions are not compared to leopards. Incorrect

IMO A

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The correct answer is A. The meaning is clear here. The correct usage of as is prevalent here.

B is incorrect as no... Unlike... and... because makes it incorrect.

C. Meaning issues, incorrect usage of which
D incorrect usage of which
E. Unlike... no... Issues

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A. There is no established conservation policy for leopards, as there is for tigers and lions, a circumstance that contributed to 460 leopards dying in 2018 and not surprisingly, most of the deaths were attributed to poaching.
Correct
No parallelism error

B. There is no established conservation policy for leopards, unlike tigers and lions, a circumstance that contributed to the dying of 460 leopards in 2018 and not surprisingly, because they are being poached.
Tigers and lions vs policy- wrong

C. There is a conservation policy for tigers and lions but not for leopards, which contributes to its dying through poaching and 460 leopards were killed in 2018.
Its – singular wrong
Which , wrong- leopards didn’t contribute dying; poaching did

D. Unlike tigers and lions, there is no conservation policy for leopards, which contributes to 460 leopard deaths in 2018 through poaching
Tigers and lions vs policy- wrong

E. Unlike tigers and lions, there is no conservation policy for leopards, contributing to 460 leopard deaths in 2018 because they were poached.
Tigers and lions vs policy- wrong