NEW HERE? LEARN MORE
closeclose
Last visit was: 26 Apr 2024, 08:04 It is currently 26 Apr 2024, 08:04
Decision Tracker
My Rewards
New posts
New comers' posts

Close
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Go to My Error Log Learn more
Close
Request Expert Reply
Confirm Cancel

John's hernia surgery, scheduled for tomorrow, will take place only ne

SORT BY:
Date
Kudos
Tags:
Find Similar Topics 
Show Tags
Hide Tags
User avatar
L
Bunuel
Math Expert
Joined: 02 Sep 2009
Posts: 92940
Own Kudos [?]: 619179 [7]
Given Kudos: 81609
Send PM
CAT Tests Forum Quiz Mode
John's hernia surgery, scheduled for tomorrow, will take place only ne [#permalink] New post   21 May 2021, 02:01
7
Bookmarks
Expert Reply
00:00
A
B
C
D
E

Difficulty:

45% (medium)

Question Stats:

53% (01:10) correct 47% (01:01) wrong based on 176 sessions
Hide Show timer Statistics
John's hernia surgery, scheduled for tomorrow, will take place only next week because the surgeon, as well as three operation room nurses, are sick.


A. for tomorrow, will take place only next week because the surgeon, as well as three operation room nurses, are

B. for tomorrow, will take place only next week because the surgeon, as well as three operation room nurses, is

C. for tomorrow, will take place only next week because the surgeon and three operation room nurses is

D. for tomorrow, will take place only next week since the surgeon and three operation room nurses are

E. to tomorrow, will only take place next week because the surgeon, as well as three operation room nurses, are
ShowHide Answer
Official Answer
D
Most Helpful Reply
User avatar
L
Bunuel
Math Expert
Joined: 02 Sep 2009
Posts: 92940
Own Kudos [?]: 619179 [0]
Given Kudos: 81609
Send PM
CAT Tests Forum Quiz Mode
Re: John's hernia surgery, scheduled for tomorrow, will take place only ne [#permalink] New post   29 May 2021, 04:15
Expert Reply

OFFICIAL EXPLANATION



John's hernia surgery, scheduled for tomorrow, will take place only next week because the surgeon, as well as three operation room nurses, are sick.


A. for tomorrow, will take place only next week because the surgeon, as well as three operation room nurses, are

This answer choice is grammatically incorrect. The singular subject surgeon does not agree with the plural verb are.

Remember that only the word and makes a subject that is made up of several nouns automatically plural. If the nouns are connected by as well as, the subject is only what comes BEFORE as well as. In this case, what comes before as well as is a singular noun - the surgeon. Therefore, the subject is singular, and the verb should also be singular.

In addition, this answer choice is stylistically flawed. Using as well as instead of and is redundant.

What helps us identify this mistake is the following Stop Sign: as well as


B. for tomorrow, will take place only next week because the surgeon, as well as three operation room nurses, is

While this corrects the original Subject Verb Agreement mistake and is grammatically correct, it is stylistically flawed. Using as well as instead of and is redundant.

What helps us identify this mistake is the following Stop Sign: as well as


C. for tomorrow, will take place only next week because the surgeon and three operation room nurses is

This answer choice is grammatically incorrect because the plural subject the surgeon and three operation room nurses does not agree with the singular verb is.

Remember that when both the subject and the verb are underlined, you need to check them both for agreement. Assuming that the subject remains the same as it was in the original sentence and that you only need to find a different verb will lead you to the wrong answer choice.


D. for tomorrow, will take place only next week since the surgeon and three operation room nurses are

Well done! This answer in not only grammatically correct, but also stylistically great as it replaces the three letter phrase as well as with the single word and. This makes the sentence more concise.


E. to tomorrow, will only take place next week because the surgeon, as well as three operation room nurses, are

This answer choice repeats the original Subject Verb Agreement mistake: the singular subject surgeon does not agree with the plural verb are.

Remember that only the word and makes a subject that is made up of several nouns automatically plural. If the nouns are connected by as well as, the subject is only what comes BEFORE as well as. In this case, what comes before as well as is a singular noun - the surgeon. Therefore, the subject is singular, and the verb should also be singular.

In addition, this answer choice is stylistically flawed. Using as well as instead of and is redundant.

What helps us identify this mistake is the following Stop Sign: as well as
General Discussion
User avatar
G
LaveenaPanchal
Manager
Manager
Joined: 06 Oct 2020
Posts: 137
Own Kudos [?]: 109 [0]
Given Kudos: 77
Location: India
Schools: ISB'22
Send PM
Re: John's hernia surgery, scheduled for tomorrow, will take place only ne [#permalink] New post   21 May 2021, 02:55
Hey,

I was confused between options A & C.

I selected Option A because the sickness of doctor is of more emphasis than the sickness of nurses and hence use of as well as is proper.

Waiting for OA.
User avatar
D
Nidzo
Director
Director
Joined: 26 Nov 2019
Posts: 799
Own Kudos [?]: 784 [0]
Given Kudos: 58
Location: South Africa
Send PM
GMAT ToolKit User
Re: John's hernia surgery, scheduled for tomorrow, will take place only ne [#permalink] New post   21 May 2021, 03:01
A. for tomorrow, will take place only next week because the surgeon, as well as three operation room nurses, are
"... because the surgeon... are sick." Surgeon is singular, while 'are' is plural. Incorrect.

B. for tomorrow, will take place only next week because the surgeon, as well as three operation room nurses, is
Singular 'surgeon' + plural 'nurses' followed by the singular 'is' doesn't work. Incorrect.

C. for tomorrow, will take place only next week because the surgeon and three operation room nurses is
'is' is singular and needs to be plural in this case.

D. for tomorrow, will take place only next week since the surgeon and three operation room nurses are
Correct use of 'are' as a plural for the combined 'surgeon and three operation room nurses' Correct

E. to tomorrow, will only take place next week because the surgeon, as well as three operation room nurses, are
Immediately can be ruled out because of the use of 'to' instead of 'for' Incorrect.

Answer D
User avatar
B
HustlingPoo
Intern
Intern
Joined: 18 Feb 2021
Posts: 11
Own Kudos [?]: 1 [0]
Given Kudos: 10
Location: India
Schools: HBS '22 ESSEC GMBA '22 Booth '22
GPA: 3.7
WE:Project Management (Internet and New Media)
Send PM
Re: John's hernia surgery, scheduled for tomorrow, will take place only ne [#permalink] New post   21 May 2021, 06:56
Bunuel wrote:
John's hernia surgery, scheduled for tomorrow, will take place only next week because the surgeon, as well as three operation room nurses, are sick.


A. for tomorrow, will take place only next week because the surgeon, as well as three operation room nurses, are

B. for tomorrow, will take place only next week because the surgeon, as well as three operation room nurses, is

C. for tomorrow, will take place only next week because the surgeon and three operation room nurses is

D. for tomorrow, will take place only next week since the surgeon and three operation room nurses are

E. to tomorrow, will only take place next week because the surgeon, as well as three operation room nurses, are




This is a Subject-Verb agreement mistake.
Use of 'as well as', with the singular subject 'The Surgeon', will satisfy with the use of the verb 'is'. Hence Option B should be correct
Also, the use of 'and' and 'are' in option D, makes it sound correct.

Narrowing down to Options B and D.

Waiting for the Official Answer.
User avatar
B
rohantewari
Intern
Intern
Joined: 10 Dec 2020
Posts: 10
Own Kudos [?]: 4 [0]
Given Kudos: 12
Send PM
Re: John's hernia surgery, scheduled for tomorrow, will take place only ne [#permalink] New post   21 May 2021, 08:55
E - makes no sense. ( "to" tomorrow??)
B & C - have "is" so eliminate.
between A and D...i will go with Option D.
avatar
B
Makesh89
Intern
Intern
Joined: 11 Jan 2021
Posts: 32
Own Kudos [?]: 7 [0]
Given Kudos: 319
Location: Kenya
GMAT 1: 680 Q45 V33
Send PM
Re: John's hernia surgery, scheduled for tomorrow, will take place only ne [#permalink] New post   21 May 2021, 11:21
I will go for A because "because" is used to give reason and not the word since.

Posted from my mobile device
avatar
B
swatib28
Intern
Intern
Joined: 21 May 2015
Posts: 21
Own Kudos [?]: 2 [0]
Given Kudos: 34
Send PM
Re: John's hernia surgery, scheduled for tomorrow, will take place only ne [#permalink] New post   21 May 2021, 21:37
Narrowing down to B and D, Option D should be Answer.
User avatar
G
LaveenaPanchal
Manager
Manager
Joined: 06 Oct 2020
Posts: 137
Own Kudos [?]: 109 [0]
Given Kudos: 77
Location: India
Schools: ISB'22
Send PM
Re: John's hernia surgery, scheduled for tomorrow, will take place only ne [#permalink] New post   21 May 2021, 21:46
I think subject verb pair is in agreement in Option A also because it should be plural. The three nurses is plural. In the usage of as well as the verb should be in agreement with immediately proceeding subject

Posted from my mobile device
User avatar
G
minalgambhir
Manager
Manager
Joined: 15 Aug 2020
Posts: 148
Own Kudos [?]: 52 [2]
Given Kudos: 16
Send PM
Re: John's hernia surgery, scheduled for tomorrow, will take place only ne [#permalink] New post   21 May 2021, 22:29
1
Kudos
1
Bookmarks
ERROR ANALYSIS -

1) 'as well as' is used when 2 things are involved, here doctor and 3 nurses are involved, so 'and' needs to be used

ANSWER CHOICE ANALYSIS -

A) 'as well as' is used when 2 things are involved, here doctor and 3 nurses are involved, so 'and' needs to be used
B) 'as well as' is used when 2 things are involved, here doctor and 3 nurses are involved, so 'and' needs to be used
C) S-V don't agree in number - 'are' needs to be used in place of 'is'
D) CORRECT
E) 'to tomorrow' - idiomatically wrong
avatar
B
priyanshu8946
Intern
Intern
Joined: 01 Jan 2017
Posts: 3
Own Kudos [?]: [0]
Given Kudos: 3
Send PM
Re: John's hernia surgery, scheduled for tomorrow, will take place only ne [#permalink] New post   28 May 2021, 06:48
Can we use since in option D.
Since is used with the events related to time.

Posted from my mobile device
User avatar
G
LaveenaPanchal
Manager
Manager
Joined: 06 Oct 2020
Posts: 137
Own Kudos [?]: 109 [0]
Given Kudos: 77
Location: India
Schools: ISB'22
Send PM
Re: John's hernia surgery, scheduled for tomorrow, will take place only ne [#permalink] New post   28 May 2021, 06:55
Bunuel, please share Official Answer explanation. I still feel A is better than D.
GMAT Club Bot
gmatclubot
Re: John's hernia surgery, scheduled for tomorrow, will take place only ne [#permalink]
28 May 2021, 06:55
Moderators:
GMATNinja
GMAT Club Verbal Expert
6921 posts
GMATNinjaTwo
GMAT Club Verbal Expert
238 posts

Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group | Emoji artwork provided by EmojiOne
Main navigation
GMAT Resources
Partners
MBA Resources
www.gmac.com|www.mba.com | | GMAT Club Rules | Terms and Conditions