In medieval times, Libya was the principal corridor for the transmissi

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In medieval times, Libya was the principal corridor  for the transmission of goods by merchants between  Europe and Africa.

a) for the transmission of goods by merchants between 
b) in which the transmission of merchants' goods took place among 
c) where the transmission of merchants' goods occurred between 
d) which was transmitting merchants' goods among 
e) through which merchants' goods were transmitted between

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vards · Answer

Hello mate.. IMO,ders lots of ambiguity in main sentence,it says tranmission of goods by merchant..means transmission is carried out by the merchant.. in other sentences however, they mean transmission of merchants goods...A being the main sentence,every option must provide the intended meaning..... Dts y m confused....guys,could anyone elaborate? :shock:

singhaldheeraj · Answer

OA IS E AS  principal corridor  THIS IS THE MAIN CULPRIT HERE WHICH IS A PLACE FROM WHERE SOMETHING STARTED 
HENCE

WHICH IN B/D IS WRONG CORRIDOR ITSELF CANNOT TRANSFER
WHERE IS ALSO WRONG AS WHERE IS REFERS TO A PLACE WHERE AS THE PLACE HERE IS LIBYA NOT CORRIDOR

NOW BETWEEN A ND E JUDGE BY MEANING FOR CANNOT BE TRUE AS IT MERCHANT NOT CORRIDOR WHO DO THE TRANSMISSION

HENCE E IS IS CORRECT HOWEVER IT IS A BIT WORDY BUT CONVEY THE CORRECT MEANING

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vards · Answer

OHK.I THOT THE OTHER WAY ROUND..HOWEVER THANX FOR THE EXPLANATION..U R RITE..THROUGH IS CORRECTLY USED..HERE U GO

PiyushK · Answer

WHAT IF EVERYONE STARTS WRITING COMMENTS IN CAPITAL. ITS A CONTAGIOUS DISEASE SPREADS FROM PERSON TO PERSON, AND EVEN I AM WRITING IN CAPITAL.

Its really difficult to read or comprehend sentences written in capital as comfortably as those in lowercase.

Further asking for kudos at CAPITAL-GUN-POINT doesn't make sense.

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If you type in all caps because you find it faster and more convenient, consider using lower case only. You will annoy some people, of course, but all in all all lower case seems more widely accepted than all caps.

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vards · Answer

yes mate..you r absolutely rite..lower case always seem better to read than cap. letters..cap. letters do sumtimes irritate while reading long messages especially..henceforth wont b doing that until required to specify intent and meaning of messages correctly..thnx :-D

singhaldheeraj · Answer

yes you are right will watch out next time thanks

sivaspurthy · Answer

In medieval times, Libya was the principal corridor  for the transmission of goods by merchants between  Europe and Africa.

a) for the transmission of goods by merchants between 
b) in which the transmission of merchants' goods took place among 
c) where the transmission of merchants' goods occurred between 
d) which was transmitting merchants' goods among 
e) through which merchants' goods were transmitted between

a) wrong because ---  Goods by merchants  wordy
b) among is wrong- between is correct as it tells about two regions-Europe and Africa
c) where-wrong because it modifies Libya which is a noun and it is far away
d)again wrong modifier and  among  is a wrong usage
e)best of the options through which is a correct modifier and usage of between is correct

Regards
Siva

vijaymoganti · Answer

among is used for more than two, here we have two only ( Europe and Africa). so, eliminate (b) and (d) options.
for option (a) and (c) instead of transmitted, transmission is used. because it is past

vijaymoganti · Answer

among is used for more than two, here we have two only ( Europe and Africa). so, eliminate (b) and (d) options.
for option (a) and (c) instead of transmitted, transmission is used. because it is past

ruchi857 · Answer

chetan2u   mikemcgarry   sayantanc2k

This question remains a dichotomy. I dont see why A is considered in any way to be understood as corridor passes the merchant goods. Its clearly mentioned that transmission happens by merchants. However is the use of IDIOM "for", which means that corridor is transmitting goods is now superseding the second part of the underlined sentence. 
I would really urge a solid verbal perspective from the experts!
Thanks

chetan2u · Answer

Hi...

If I have to eliminate Choice A, it would be for wrong placement of PREPOSITIONAL phrase " Between Europe and Africa"

This should be placed next to the noun it modifies and that is GOODS.
In A, it wrongly conveys that merchants were between Europe and Africa.

Temurkhon · Answer

transmission was between Africa and Europe, not merchants. So, A out.
C provides good placement but too redundant

E fits despite the use of passive

SonalSinha803 · Answer

a) for the transmission of goods by merchants between 
- not that bad. Hold.
b) ((in which)) the transmission of merchants' goods took place among 
- completely incorrect. Meaning error.

c) where the transmission of merchants' goods occurred between - meaning error.

d) which was transmitting merchants' goods among - seems as if Libya is transmitting. Illogical and meaning error.

e) through which merchants' goods were transmitted between - yes. A transmission is happening through a corridor. Meaning is well conveyed.

Thus, between A and E is is more concise, uses the most appropriate grammar and conveys the true meaning.

IMO E.

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Amirfunc · Answer

sayantanc2k

Not sure how A wins over E. Doesn't "merchants goods" in E change the meaning. Please advise.

Thanks

GYANENDRA88 · Answer

@RUCHI857@AMIRFUNC
A is wrong coz it distorts the intended meaning.
As  chetan2u  has already explained, it says that goods were transmitted by merchants who were between Europe & Africa.

Hero8888 · Answer

Don't even bother to think about this question if you have got wrong answer. OA is E, in which merchants' goods are moved (by someone) instead of merchants themself. This would be wrong on GMAT.

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