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Originally posted by nycgirl212 on 04 Jun 2016, 13:36.
Last edited by Bunuel on 08 Jul 2021, 09:00, edited 3 times in total.
Last edited by Bunuel on 08 Jul 2021, 09:00, edited 3 times in total.
Renamed the topic and edited the question.
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Less than 400 Sumatran rhinos survive on the Malay peninsula and on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, and they occupy a small fraction of the species’ former range.
(A) Less than 400 Sumatran rhinos survive on the Malay peninsula and on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, and they occupy a small fraction of the species’ former range.
(B) Less than 400 Sumatran rhinos, surviving on the Malay peninsula and on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, occupy a small fraction of the species’ former range.
(C) Occupying a small fraction of the species’ former range, the Malay peninsula and the islands of Sumatra and Borneo are where fewer than 400 Sumatran rhinos survive.
(D) Occupying a small fraction of the species’ former range, fewer than 400 Sumatran rhinos survive on the Malay peninsula and on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo.
(E) Surviving on the Malay peninsula and on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, less than 400 Sumatran rhinos occupy a small fraction of the species’ former range.
(A) Less than 400 Sumatran rhinos survive on the Malay peninsula and on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, and they occupy a small fraction of the species’ former range.
(B) Less than 400 Sumatran rhinos, surviving on the Malay peninsula and on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, occupy a small fraction of the species’ former range.
(C) Occupying a small fraction of the species’ former range, the Malay peninsula and the islands of Sumatra and Borneo are where fewer than 400 Sumatran rhinos survive.
(D) Occupying a small fraction of the species’ former range, fewer than 400 Sumatran rhinos survive on the Malay peninsula and on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo.
(E) Surviving on the Malay peninsula and on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, less than 400 Sumatran rhinos occupy a small fraction of the species’ former range.
https://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/14/science/genetic-differences-in-rhinos-complicate-conservation-effort.html
Fewer than 400 Sumatran rhinos survive on the Malay peninsula and on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, occupying a small fraction of the species' former range, the International Rhino Foundation says. It is the remnant Borneo population, numbering about 70 animals, that particularly concerns scientists at Columbia University. They report in the February issue of the journal Conservation Biology that DNA studies clearly distinguish the rhinos on Borneo from other members of the species, indicating that they have been isolated for thousands of years.
Fewer than 400 Sumatran rhinos survive on the Malay peninsula and on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, occupying a small fraction of the species' former range, the International Rhino Foundation says. It is the remnant Borneo population, numbering about 70 animals, that particularly concerns scientists at Columbia University. They report in the February issue of the journal Conservation Biology that DNA studies clearly distinguish the rhinos on Borneo from other members of the species, indicating that they have been isolated for thousands of years.
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(A) Less than 400 Sumatran rhinos survive on the Malay peninsula and on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, and they occupy a small fraction of the species’ former range.
This sounds perfectly fine to me… but it’s wrong, unfortunately. Whenever “less” is used to modify a noun, that noun must be non-countable. And you can definitely count rhinos, so it’s wrong to say “less than 400 Sumatran rhinos.” So (A) is out.
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(B) Less than 400 Sumatran rhinos, surviving on the Malay peninsula and on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, occupy a small fraction of the species’ former range.
(B) has exactly the same error as (A): “less” can only modify a non-countable noun, and “Sumatran rhinos” are still countable. For whatever it’s worth, I’m also not sure that I understand why “surviving on the Malay peninsula…” has been turned into a modifier. That phrase makes more sense as part of the main clause, as it is in (A).
But even if you don’t agree with me on that, the “less… rhinos” thing is definitely a problem. (B) is gone.
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(C) Occupying a small fraction of the species’ former range, the Malay peninsula and the islands of Sumatra and Borneo are where fewer than 400 Sumatran rhinos survive.
Ha ha, this is literally saying that “the Malay peninsula and the islands of Sumatra and Borneo” literally occupy “a small fraction of the species’ former range." And that makes no sense -- how could a peninsula occupy the rhinos' range? (If you have no idea what I’m talking about, please read this article about “-ing” modifiers.) More generally, the construction of this sentence hides the most important part of the sentence. We have no idea that the sentence is about Sumatran rhinos until the last few words. That’s not cool.
So we have plenty of reasons to ditch (C).
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(D) Occupying a small fraction of the species’ former range, fewer than 400 Sumatran rhinos survive on the Malay peninsula and on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo.
This looks better! “Occupying a small fraction of the species’ former range” correctly modifies the following clause: “fewer than 400 Sumatran rhinos survive…” That works, especially since the countable modifier “fewer” correctly modifies “rhinos.”So let’s keep (D).
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(E) Surviving on the Malay peninsula and on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, less than 400 Sumatran rhinos occupy a small fraction of the species’ former range.
This isn’t terrible, except for that little modifier again: “less than 400 Sumatran rhinos” doesn’t work, since “less” can only modify non-countable nouns, and rhinos are clearly countable. (And large. I have a friend in Namibia who was tossed by one. He flew about 15 feet in the air, and lived to tell the tale. Tough dude.)Anyway, (E) is gone, and (D) is our winner.
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Meaning is crucial to solving this problem:
Understanding the intended meaning is key to solving this question; the intended meaning of this sentence is that fewer than 400 Sumatran rhinos survive on the Malay peninsula and on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, and they occupy a small fraction of the species’ former range.
Concepts tested here: Meaning + Modifiers + Grammatical Construction + Idioms
• “few”/”a few” are exclusively used to refer to plural nouns and countable nouns, and “less”/”a little” are exclusively used to refer to singular nouns and uncountable nouns; “any”, “none”, “all”, and “some” can be used to refer to plural and uncountable nouns and singular and countable nouns.
In a “phrase + comma + noun” construction, the phrase must correctly modify the noun; this is one of the most frequently tested concepts on GMAT sentence correction.
A: This answer choice incorrectly uses "Less" to refer to the countable noun "rhinos"; remember, “few”/”a few” are exclusively used to refer to plural nouns and countable nouns, and “less”/”a little” are exclusively used to refer to singular nouns and uncountable nouns.
B: This answer choice incorrectly places information vital to the core meaning of the sentence - the fact that the rhinos survive on the Malay peninsula and on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo - between commas; please remember, information that is vital to the core meaning of the sentence cannot be placed between commas. Further, Option B incorrectly uses "Less" to refer to the countable noun "rhinos"; remember, “few”/”a few” are exclusively used to refer to plural nouns and countable nouns, and “less”/”a little” are exclusively used to refer to singular nouns and uncountable nouns.
C: This answer choice incorrectly uses "Occupying a small fraction of the species’ former range" to modify "the Malay peninsula and the islands of Sumatra and Borneo", illogically implying that the Malay peninsula and the islands of Sumatra and Borneo occupy a small fraction of the Sumatran rhinos' former range; the intended meaning is that the surviving Sumatran rhinos occupy a small fraction of the Sumatran rhinos' former range; remember, in a “phrase + comma + noun” construction, the phrase must correctly modify the noun.
D: Correct. This answer choice correctly uses "Occupying a small fraction of the species’ former range" to modify "fewer than 400 Sumatran rhinos", conveying the intended meaning - that the surviving Sumatran rhinos occupy a small fraction of the Sumatran rhinos' former range. Further, Option D correctly uses "fewer" to refer to the countable noun "rhinos". Additionally, Option D avoids the grammatical construction error seen in Option B, as it places no information between commas.
E: This answer choice incorrectly uses "less" to refer to the countable noun "rhinos"; remember, “few”/”a few” are exclusively used to refer to plural nouns and countable nouns, and “less”/”a little” are exclusively used to refer to singular nouns and uncountable nouns.
Hence, D is the best answer choice.
To understand the concept of "Extra Information Between Commas", you may want to watch the following video (~2 minutes):
To understand the concept of "Phrase Comma Subject" and "Subject Comma Phrase" on GMAT, you may want to watch the following video (~1 minute):
All the best!
Experts' Global Team
Here is a detailed explanation to this question-
nycgirl212
Less than 400 Sumatran rhinos survive on the Malay peninsula and on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, and they occupy a small fraction of the species’ former range.
(A) Less than 400 Sumatran rhinos survive on the Malay peninsula and on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, and they occupy a small fraction of the species’ former range.
(B) Less than 400 Sumatran rhinos, surviving on the Malay peninsula and on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, occupy a small fraction of the species’ former range.
(C) Occupying a small fraction of the species’ former range, the Malay peninsula and the islands of Sumatra and Borneo are where fewer than 400 Sumatran rhinos survive.
(D) Occupying a small fraction of the species’ former range, fewer than 400 Sumatran rhinos survive on the Malay peninsula and on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo.
(E) Surviving on the Malay peninsula and on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, less than 400 Sumatran rhinos occupy a small fraction of the species’ former range.
(A) Less than 400 Sumatran rhinos survive on the Malay peninsula and on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, and they occupy a small fraction of the species’ former range.
(B) Less than 400 Sumatran rhinos, surviving on the Malay peninsula and on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, occupy a small fraction of the species’ former range.
(C) Occupying a small fraction of the species’ former range, the Malay peninsula and the islands of Sumatra and Borneo are where fewer than 400 Sumatran rhinos survive.
(D) Occupying a small fraction of the species’ former range, fewer than 400 Sumatran rhinos survive on the Malay peninsula and on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo.
(E) Surviving on the Malay peninsula and on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, less than 400 Sumatran rhinos occupy a small fraction of the species’ former range.
Meaning is crucial to solving this problem:
Understanding the intended meaning is key to solving this question; the intended meaning of this sentence is that fewer than 400 Sumatran rhinos survive on the Malay peninsula and on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, and they occupy a small fraction of the species’ former range.
Concepts tested here: Meaning + Modifiers + Grammatical Construction + Idioms
• “few”/”a few” are exclusively used to refer to plural nouns and countable nouns, and “less”/”a little” are exclusively used to refer to singular nouns and uncountable nouns; “any”, “none”, “all”, and “some” can be used to refer to plural and uncountable nouns and singular and countable nouns.
In a “phrase + comma + noun” construction, the phrase must correctly modify the noun; this is one of the most frequently tested concepts on GMAT sentence correction.
A: This answer choice incorrectly uses "Less" to refer to the countable noun "rhinos"; remember, “few”/”a few” are exclusively used to refer to plural nouns and countable nouns, and “less”/”a little” are exclusively used to refer to singular nouns and uncountable nouns.
B: This answer choice incorrectly places information vital to the core meaning of the sentence - the fact that the rhinos survive on the Malay peninsula and on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo - between commas; please remember, information that is vital to the core meaning of the sentence cannot be placed between commas. Further, Option B incorrectly uses "Less" to refer to the countable noun "rhinos"; remember, “few”/”a few” are exclusively used to refer to plural nouns and countable nouns, and “less”/”a little” are exclusively used to refer to singular nouns and uncountable nouns.
C: This answer choice incorrectly uses "Occupying a small fraction of the species’ former range" to modify "the Malay peninsula and the islands of Sumatra and Borneo", illogically implying that the Malay peninsula and the islands of Sumatra and Borneo occupy a small fraction of the Sumatran rhinos' former range; the intended meaning is that the surviving Sumatran rhinos occupy a small fraction of the Sumatran rhinos' former range; remember, in a “phrase + comma + noun” construction, the phrase must correctly modify the noun.
D: Correct. This answer choice correctly uses "Occupying a small fraction of the species’ former range" to modify "fewer than 400 Sumatran rhinos", conveying the intended meaning - that the surviving Sumatran rhinos occupy a small fraction of the Sumatran rhinos' former range. Further, Option D correctly uses "fewer" to refer to the countable noun "rhinos". Additionally, Option D avoids the grammatical construction error seen in Option B, as it places no information between commas.
E: This answer choice incorrectly uses "less" to refer to the countable noun "rhinos"; remember, “few”/”a few” are exclusively used to refer to plural nouns and countable nouns, and “less”/”a little” are exclusively used to refer to singular nouns and uncountable nouns.
Hence, D is the best answer choice.
To understand the concept of "Extra Information Between Commas", you may want to watch the following video (~2 minutes):
To understand the concept of "Phrase Comma Subject" and "Subject Comma Phrase" on GMAT, you may want to watch the following video (~1 minute):
All the best!
Experts' Global Team
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