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30 Jun 2021, 22:51
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Unfortunately, the only answers that might make the initial meaning clearer, C and E, both fail right up front. "Grows as high a height" just doesn't make sense. As for C, we might get away with "grows to as high as 130 feet" or "grows to 130 feet in height," but we can't combine them.
As for the second half, a quick rundown:
B fails immediately because there's nothing for "and with" to parallel.
A, C, and E are all immediately problematic because of "having." Typically, an -ing modifier of this type would show a result of or reason for the preceding action, and this does neither. While the buttressed trunk might be a reason the tree is able to grow so tall, the spreading canopy isn't. However, each of A/C/E also has at least one other problem.
A--"Spread" is the wrong word, since this is neither past tense nor plural.
C--Same as A, plus there's nothing for "with" to parallel.
E--A tree can't have a "buttressing" trunk. To buttress is to provide support, so the trunk can be buttressed (presumably by additional limbs/roots of the tree), but what would the trunk itself be buttressing?
Also, I edited my previous remarks slightly. I accidentally wrote "grew up to" two times when referring to D. I cut those "ups" out, so apologies to anyone who was confused by that in my quoted text.
Unfortunately, the only answers that might make the initial meaning clearer, C and E, both fail right up front. "Grows as high a height" just doesn't make sense. As for C, we might get away with "grows to as high as 130 feet" or "grows to 130 feet in height," but we can't combine them.
As for the second half, a quick rundown:
B fails immediately because there's nothing for "and with" to parallel.
A, C, and E are all immediately problematic because of "having." Typically, an -ing modifier of this type would show a result of or reason for the preceding action, and this does neither. While the buttressed trunk might be a reason the tree is able to grow so tall, the spreading canopy isn't. However, each of A/C/E also has at least one other problem.
A--"Spread" is the wrong word, since this is neither past tense nor plural.
C--Same as A, plus there's nothing for "with" to parallel.
E--A tree can't have a "buttressing" trunk. To buttress is to provide support, so the trunk can be buttressed (presumably by additional limbs/roots of the tree), but what would the trunk itself be buttressing?
Also, I edited my previous remarks slightly. I accidentally wrote "grew up to" two times when referring to D. I cut those "ups" out, so apologies to anyone who was confused by that in my quoted text.
09 Sep 2021, 22:09
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Contrary to people saying A has pronoun issue, A has no grammatical error, I am certain gmat questions that applied "that" to A and B (a buttressed trunk and a crow) as one object. The way to eliminate A is via reasoning, that, physically, the trunk can't really overlap with the short trees surrounding it, unlike the crown which can grow above them. roots that go under the soil are not buttress.
In this wording specifically, the trunk cannot spread over the canopy.
"up to a height of 130 ft" is also not wrong, it could imply a height cap.
In this wording specifically, the trunk cannot spread over the canopy.
"up to a height of 130 ft" is also not wrong, it could imply a height cap.
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I just want to understand the parallellism issue as pointed by others in option B. (I understand the intended logic that truck cannot spread.)
(B) up to 130 feet in height, and with a buttressed trunk and a crown spreading
The tree grows..
...up to 130 feet in height (adverbial modifier modifying "grows")
and
...with a buttressed trunk and....(adverbial modifier modifying "grows")
I am surely missing something. I request experts to please point out. Thanks in advance!
(B) up to 130 feet in height, and with a buttressed trunk and a crown spreading
The tree grows..
...up to 130 feet in height (adverbial modifier modifying "grows")
and
...with a buttressed trunk and....(adverbial modifier modifying "grows")
I am surely missing something. I request experts to please point out. Thanks in advance!
