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Updated on: 27 Nov 2017, 19:19
Originally posted by chesstitans on 27 Nov 2017, 17:23.
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It was decided by the National Weather Service to purchase a forecasting system that combines 44 computers linked together with each other to form the world's sixth-largest supercomputer.
A. It was decided by the National Weather Service to purchase a forecasting system that combines 44 computers linked together with each other to form the world's sixth-largest supercomputer.
B. Forecasting system that combines 44 computers linked together with each other to form the world's sixth-largest supercomputer was selected to be purchased by the National Weather Service
C. It was decided by the National Weather Service to purchase a forecasting system that links 44 computers together to form the world's sixth-largest supercomputer.
D. The National Weather Service decided to purchase a forecasting system that links 44 computers together to form the world's sixth-largest supercomputer.
E. the National Weather Service decided to purchase a forecasting system that combines 44 computers linked together with each other to form the world's sixth-largest supercomputer.
A. It was decided by the National Weather Service to purchase a forecasting system that combines 44 computers linked together with each other to form the world's sixth-largest supercomputer.
B. Forecasting system that combines 44 computers linked together with each other to form the world's sixth-largest supercomputer was selected to be purchased by the National Weather Service
C. It was decided by the National Weather Service to purchase a forecasting system that links 44 computers together to form the world's sixth-largest supercomputer.
D. The National Weather Service decided to purchase a forecasting system that links 44 computers together to form the world's sixth-largest supercomputer.
E. the National Weather Service decided to purchase a forecasting system that combines 44 computers linked together with each other to form the world's sixth-largest supercomputer.
27 Nov 2017, 19:27
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Following issues..
1) redundancy..
Combine and link mean the same. Only one should be used
A, B and E out.
2) Passive voice.
Nothing much wrong with C. But there is no reason to change active to passive voice. Active voice is always crisp and suitable.
Ans D
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KAPLAN OFFICIAL EXPLANATION:
D.
The original sentence uses the passive voice (it was decided), but the GMAT strongly prefers the active voice, which tends to be less wordy. The last part of the sentence, too, is wordy; it isn't necessary to say that the computers are both combined and linked. (B) rearranges the sentence but doesn't correct either problem. (C) addresses the wordiness issue but not the passive voice, while (E) uses the active voice but remains too wordy. Correct choice (D) addresses both of these errors, converting the passive voice to active and simplifying the last part of the sentence.
