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In 1974 a large area of the surface of Mercury was photographed from varying distances, which revealed a degree of cratering similar to that of the Moon’s.
A. which revealed a degree of cratering similar to that of the Moon’s B. to reveal a degree of cratering similar to the Moon C. revealing a degree of cratering similar to that of the Moon D. and revealed cratering similar in degree to the Moon E. that revealed cratering similar in degree to that of the Moon
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30 Jun 2017, 11:30
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shonakshi wrote:
Not getting why option B is incorrect
I have a simple explanation. If you look at the original sentence and concentrate on its meaning--- It says Nothing about the 'purpose' of the 'Photograph' being taken. The Result just happened simultaneously Whereas For B-- The Result of 'finding the similarity in craters' is because of deliberately 'Photographing' the landscape.
In short B changes the meaning of A drastically, although it is a grammatically correct sentence.
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Gnpth wrote:
In 1974 a large area of the surface of Mercury was photographed from varying distances, which revealed a degree of cratering similar to that of the Moon’s.
A. which revealed a degree of cratering similar to that of the Moon’s ----- modifier issue B. to reveal a degree of cratering similar to the Moon ------incorrect comparison C. revealing a degree of cratering similar to that of the Moon -----the correct answer D. and revealed cratering similar in degree to the Moon -------incorrect comparison again ,also there is a change in meaning when It refers to degree to the moon E. that revealed cratering similar in degree to that of the Moon----The usage of that greatly emphasizes the photograph
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shonakshi wrote:
Not getting why option B is incorrect
In option B the degree of cratering is compared to moon. The correct comparison should be the degree of cratering of Venus with the degree of cratering of moon Instead of writing the full sentence we can write that of the moon
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this is really a modifier and comparison question.
Without question, A, B and D can be eliminated because the comparison is not equal. There must be 'that of' that refers back to surface.
Between C and E is much more difficult. 'revealing' is a participial modifier which modifies the entire noun phrase. 'That' is a relative clause that modifies the subject 'area',
therefore the answer choice is C.
Please let me know if I am wrong about the modifier as I may not be entirely correct.
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OG explaination says in (A) "which" is correct. Says that it is an appositive clause expressing what imaging of mercury found. This is new to me. Can some one explain how "which" is correct here?
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arpitgarg wrote:
OG explaination says in (A) "which" is correct. Says that it is an appositive clause expressing what imaging of mercury found. This is new to me. Can some one explain how "which" is correct here?
First, the term "appositive" here does not indicate the commonly accepted meaning: a noun modifying a noun. Some grammarians use the term "appositive relative clause" to indicate what we generally call "non-essential modifiers". (But in GMAT the jargon does not matter.)
Now coming to your query: This is very odd indeed. This may be one of the rare occasions in which one OG explanation contradicts another. The relative pronoun "which" does not have a noun to refer to - the second part should modify the entire clause and a present participle modifier "revealing..." is correct.
I would seek further advice from the expert of the experts mikemcgarry .
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deepthit wrote:
can someone explain why E is wrong ? Is it just about the tense in option E ?
E is wrong because of the wrong usage of 'that'.
Remember, on GMAT that should never be preceded by a comma. 'That' is an essential modifier that should be attached directly to the entity it modifies.
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abhimahna wrote:
deepthit wrote:
can someone explain why E is wrong ? Is it just about the tense in option E ?
E is wrong because of the wrong usage of 'that'.
Remember, on GMAT that should never be preceded by a comma. 'That' is an essential modifier that should be attached directly to the entity it modifies.
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Another problem is that a modifier starting with "that" will be a noun modifier, and must therefore modify the preceding noun. The distances themselves didn't reveal the cratering. C correctly uses an adverbial modifier (", revealing . . . ") to indicate that this revelation is a result of the entire preceding clause.
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Gnpth wrote:
In 1974 a large area of the surface of Mercury was photographed from varying distances, which revealed a degree of cratering similar to that of the Moon’s.
A. which revealed a degree of cratering similar to that of the Moon’s B. to reveal a degree of cratering similar to the Moon C. revealing a degree of cratering similar to that of the Moon D. and revealed cratering similar in degree to the Moon E. that revealed cratering similar in degree to that of the Moon
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I got this one right, but I have one doubt.
As per my understanding, ing modifier must make sense with the subject and the action of the previous clause. However, in the sentence there is no active subject present. The photograph was taken, but who took the photograph is not clear. So, can we use ing modifer with passive construction ?
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karant, the modifier does need to make sense in relation to the preceding clause, but it doesn't need to refer to a person who performed the action. It just explains the result of the action. A large area was photographed, and this revealed the cratering. It doesn't matter who took the photograph. It was probably automated, anyway. _________________
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DmitryFarber wrote:
karant, the modifier does need to make sense in relation to the preceding clause, but it doesn't need to refer to a person who performed the action. It just explains the result of the action. A large area was photographed, and this revealed the cratering. It doesn't matter who took the photograph. It was probably automated, anyway.
I think I have read, though not sure, somewhere a rule that says avoid sentences that use ing modifier with passive construction.
I correlated the rule with the Emily'Dickson letter question
Emily Dickinson’s letters to Susan Huntington Dickinson were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and ending shortly before Emily’s death in 1886, outnumbering her letters to anyone else.
In the incorrect above version, outnumbering does not make sense !
Could you please share few examples in which ing modifier is used with passive voice in the main clause.
However, after your explanation and official question in discussion, it is clear that ing can very much make sense with passive construction.
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In 1974 a large area of the surface of Mercury was photographed from varying distances, which revealed a degree of cratering similar to that of the Moon’s.
Issue: Modifier
Analysis: 1. Since "," is not underlined, it is pretty easy to eliminate wrong answers. 2. ", verb-ing" is used to modify the whole clause preceding "comma" and this is what we need here.
A. which revealed a degree of cratering similar to that of the Moon’s - ", which" modifies the noun immediately preceding the comma. In this case it has been used incorrectly to refer to the action "photographed"
B. to reveal a degree of cratering similar to the Moon - ", to" is ungrammatical - "degree of cratering" has been compared to "the Moon", leading to comparison error
C.revealing a degree of cratering similar to that of the Moon
D.and revealed cratering similar in degree to the Moon - "and revealed ... " clause is missing subject - "degree of cratering" has been compared to "the Moon", leading to comparison error
E. that revealed cratering similar in degree to that of the Moon - ", that" is the wrong modifier here.
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A. Can be knocked off - Incorrect placement of the Relative Pronoun, ‘which’- Pronoun error. INCORRECT B. The Pronoun error is rectified in this option. However, it can be knocked off because ‘the degree of cratering is incorrectly compared to the moon. Incorrect- Comparison Error. INCORRECT. C. Correct usage of the adverbial modifier, ‘revealing’. It correctly refers to the action, ‘was photographed……’ the action revealed a degree of cratering. Correct comparison- cratering similar to that of the moon’ (Correct Answer)- D. Wrong Comparison… Cratering is compared to ‘Moon”- ( Comparison Error)-INCORRECT E. ‘That’ appears to modify distances- error similar to that in Option A..INCORRECT
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