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01 Mar 2019, 10:34
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Instead of buying stocks and bonds, which are the conventional approach for someone new to financial planning, real estate has become increasingly the choice of young people as a first investment.
A) buying stocks and bonds, which are the conventional approach for someone new to financial planning, real estate has become increasingly the choice of young people
B) buying stocks and bonds, which are the conventional approach for those new to financial planning, increasingly young people have shown a choice for real estate
C) buying stocks and bonds, which are the conventional approach for someone new to financial planning, the choice of young people increasingly has become real estate
D) buying stocks and bonds, which are the conventional investments for those new to financial planning, young people have increasingly chosen real estate
E) stocks and bonds, which are the conventional approach for those new to financial planning, young people have shown an increasing choice of real estate
A) buying stocks and bonds, which are the conventional approach for someone new to financial planning, real estate has become increasingly the choice of young people
B) buying stocks and bonds, which are the conventional approach for those new to financial planning, increasingly young people have shown a choice for real estate
C) buying stocks and bonds, which are the conventional approach for someone new to financial planning, the choice of young people increasingly has become real estate
D) buying stocks and bonds, which are the conventional investments for those new to financial planning, young people have increasingly chosen real estate
E) stocks and bonds, which are the conventional approach for those new to financial planning, young people have shown an increasing choice of real estate
01 Mar 2019, 14:45
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It's always nice when a long sentence openings with an -ing modifer like this, because then you can skip ahead to the comma to make sure that whatever follows can logically perform that action.
(A) "real estate" cannot "buy" stocks and bonds. Eliminate.
(B) "young people" could "buy" stocks and bonds. Keep.
(C) "the choice" cannot "buy" stocks and bonds. Eliminate.
(D) "young people" can "buy" stocks and bonds. Keep.
(E) different construction...Keep for now.
In (B), the adverb "increasingly" is oddly placed in front of the noun "young people." Normally, I wouldn't eliminate for something so petty, but (D) and (E) gives us two better choices, so you can assume the correct answer lies with them.
Let's look at our Final Two and highlight the differences:
D) Instead of buying stocks and bonds, which are the conventional investments for those new to financial planning, young people have increasingly chosen real estate
E) Instead of stocks and bonds, which are the conventional approach for those new to financial planning, young people have shown an increasing choice of real estate
(E) is wordier and more awkward, but more important has a noun-verb issue. "Approach" is singular, but "stocks and bonds" are plural, and the sentence is using the plural "are."
It has to be (D). Notice how (D) nicely places the adverb "increasingly" right next to its verb. This what the GMAT prefers, if possible. Modifiers are nice when they touch!
(A) "real estate" cannot "buy" stocks and bonds. Eliminate.
(B) "young people" could "buy" stocks and bonds. Keep.
(C) "the choice" cannot "buy" stocks and bonds. Eliminate.
(D) "young people" can "buy" stocks and bonds. Keep.
(E) different construction...Keep for now.
In (B), the adverb "increasingly" is oddly placed in front of the noun "young people." Normally, I wouldn't eliminate for something so petty, but (D) and (E) gives us two better choices, so you can assume the correct answer lies with them.
Let's look at our Final Two and highlight the differences:
D) Instead of buying stocks and bonds, which are the conventional investments for those new to financial planning, young people have increasingly chosen real estate
E) Instead of stocks and bonds, which are the conventional approach for those new to financial planning, young people have shown an increasing choice of real estate
(E) is wordier and more awkward, but more important has a noun-verb issue. "Approach" is singular, but "stocks and bonds" are plural, and the sentence is using the plural "are."
It has to be (D). Notice how (D) nicely places the adverb "increasingly" right next to its verb. This what the GMAT prefers, if possible. Modifiers are nice when they touch!
Official explanation by Manhattan:
The original sentence contains the idiom “Instead of A, [subject] B”, where A contains a verb ending in “-ing”. The correct form of this idiom can be seen in the following simple sentence:
Instead of doing his homework, Arthur watched TV.
Here “doing his homework” is A, “Arthur” is the subject, and “watched TV” is B. The original sentence is, when we take out the modifying “which” clause, as follows:
Instead of buying stocks and bonds, real estate has become…
The sentence is incorrect because “real estate” is in the position reserved for the subject. The sentence appears to be saying that real estate chose not to buy stocks and bonds! Another problem with the original sentence is that the clause “which are the conventional approach…” illogically describes “stocks and bonds.” (A clause that begins with “which” describes the noun or noun phrase that is closest to the word “which.”) Stocks and bonds are not an approach; “buying stocks and bonds” is an approach.
A. buying stocks and bonds, which are the conventional approach for someone new to financial planning, real estate has become increasingly the choice of young people.
This choice is incorrect as it repeats the original sentence.
B. buying stocks and bonds, which are the conventional approach for those new to financial planning, increasingly young people have shown a choice for real estate.
This choice reproduces the original sentence’s incorrect use of a “which” clause. In addition, answer choice buying stocks and bonds, which are the conventional approach for those new to financial planning, increasingly young people have shown a choice for real estate places the modifier “increasingly” in front of “young people”, giving the impression that the people in question are getting younger and younger. This distorts the meaning of the original sentence. Another problem is that “have shown a choice for” is unidiomatic.
C. buying stocks and bonds, which are the conventional approach for someone new to financial planning, the choice of young people increasingly has become real estate.
Like the original sentence, this answer choice misuses the idiom “Instead of A, [subject] B”. This time “the choice” is in the subject position so that the sentence appears to say that “the choice” refrained from buying stocks and bonds. Answer choice buying stocks and bonds, which are the conventional approach for someone new to financial planning, the choice of young people increasingly has become real estate also repeats the original sentence’s incorrect use of a “which” clause.
D. buying stocks and bonds, which are the conventional investments for those new to financial planning, young people have increasingly chosen real-estate.
CORRECT. This choice uses the “Instead of A, [subject] B” idiom correctly, putting “young people” in the subject position. This choice also makes correct use of a “which” clause. The “which” clause still refers, as it did in the original sentence, to “stocks and bonds” - but this time “stocks and bonds” are properly identified as “investments” rather than as an “approach”.
E. stocks and bonds, which are the conventional approach for those new to financial planning, young people have shown an increasing choice of real estate.
This choice makes a familiar mistake with the “which” clause – “stocks and bonds” are illogically called an “approach”. In addition, “have shown an increasing choice of” is incorrect.
The original sentence contains the idiom “Instead of A, [subject] B”, where A contains a verb ending in “-ing”. The correct form of this idiom can be seen in the following simple sentence:
Instead of doing his homework, Arthur watched TV.
Here “doing his homework” is A, “Arthur” is the subject, and “watched TV” is B. The original sentence is, when we take out the modifying “which” clause, as follows:
Instead of buying stocks and bonds, real estate has become…
The sentence is incorrect because “real estate” is in the position reserved for the subject. The sentence appears to be saying that real estate chose not to buy stocks and bonds! Another problem with the original sentence is that the clause “which are the conventional approach…” illogically describes “stocks and bonds.” (A clause that begins with “which” describes the noun or noun phrase that is closest to the word “which.”) Stocks and bonds are not an approach; “buying stocks and bonds” is an approach.
A. buying stocks and bonds, which are the conventional approach for someone new to financial planning, real estate has become increasingly the choice of young people.
This choice is incorrect as it repeats the original sentence.
B. buying stocks and bonds, which are the conventional approach for those new to financial planning, increasingly young people have shown a choice for real estate.
This choice reproduces the original sentence’s incorrect use of a “which” clause. In addition, answer choice buying stocks and bonds, which are the conventional approach for those new to financial planning, increasingly young people have shown a choice for real estate places the modifier “increasingly” in front of “young people”, giving the impression that the people in question are getting younger and younger. This distorts the meaning of the original sentence. Another problem is that “have shown a choice for” is unidiomatic.
C. buying stocks and bonds, which are the conventional approach for someone new to financial planning, the choice of young people increasingly has become real estate.
Like the original sentence, this answer choice misuses the idiom “Instead of A, [subject] B”. This time “the choice” is in the subject position so that the sentence appears to say that “the choice” refrained from buying stocks and bonds. Answer choice buying stocks and bonds, which are the conventional approach for someone new to financial planning, the choice of young people increasingly has become real estate also repeats the original sentence’s incorrect use of a “which” clause.
D. buying stocks and bonds, which are the conventional investments for those new to financial planning, young people have increasingly chosen real-estate.
CORRECT. This choice uses the “Instead of A, [subject] B” idiom correctly, putting “young people” in the subject position. This choice also makes correct use of a “which” clause. The “which” clause still refers, as it did in the original sentence, to “stocks and bonds” - but this time “stocks and bonds” are properly identified as “investments” rather than as an “approach”.
E. stocks and bonds, which are the conventional approach for those new to financial planning, young people have shown an increasing choice of real estate.
This choice makes a familiar mistake with the “which” clause – “stocks and bonds” are illogically called an “approach”. In addition, “have shown an increasing choice of” is incorrect.
