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Ospreys, as most birds of prey, hunt for their prey while in flight, although it is uncertain whether the height that they hover at differs according to species.


(A) Ospreys, as most birds of prey, hunt for their prey while in flight although it is uncertain whether the height that they hover at differs according to species

(B) Ospreys hunt for their prey while in flight, as most birds of prey do, although it is uncertain if the height that they hover at differs according to species

(C) As most birds of prey do, Ospreys hunt for their prey while in flight although it is uncertain whether the height that they hover at differs according to species

(D) As most birds of prey, Ospreys hunt for their prey while in flight although it is uncertain whether the height that they hover at differs according to species

(E) As most birds of prey do, Ospreys hunt for their prey while in flight although it is uncertain whether the height that they hover at differs according to species or not
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Re: Ospreys, as most birds of prey, hunt for their prey while in flight, a [#permalink] New post   18 Jul 2021, 04:30
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Ospreys, as most birds of prey, hunt for their prey while in flight, although it is uncertain whether the height that they hover at differs according to species.


(A) Ospreys, as most birds of prey, hunt for their prey while in flight although it is uncertain whether the height that they hover at differs according to species

This answer choice is grammatically incorrect. A comparative section beginning with as should always include a conjugated verb. The comparative section in this answer choice (as most birds of prey), however, does not include a verb.

What helps us identify this question as a Comparative question as well as the mistake is the following Stop Sign: Like, unlike, than, as


(B) Ospreys hunt for their prey while in flight, as most birds of prey do, although it is uncertain if the height that they hover at differs according to species

Although this answer choice corrects the original Comparative error by adding a verb (do) to the As section, in the GMAT, If is used in Conditionals only. If you see if in a sentence and there's no condition, you should replace if with whether.

Think of whether as a choice between two possibilities dealing with the same subject or as a yes/no question.

    Example: I do not know whether this will work. (yes or no)

    He was not sure whether he wanted banana or chocolate cake. (a choice between 2 possibilities)



(C) As most birds of prey do, Ospreys hunt for their prey while in flight although it is uncertain whether the height that they hover at differs according to species

This answer choice corrects the original Comparative error by adding a verb (do) to the As section.


(D) As most birds of prey, Ospreys hunt for their prey while in flight although it is uncertain whether the height that they hover at differs according to species

This answer choice is grammatically incorrect and repeats the original Comparative error. A comparative section beginning with as should always include a conjugated verb. The comparative section in this answer choice (As most birds of prey), however, does not include a verb.

What helps us identify this question as a Comparative question as well as the mistake is the following Stop Sign: Like, unlike, than, as


(E) As most birds of prey do, Ospreys hunt for their prey while in flight although it is uncertain whether the height that they hover at differs according to species or not

Although this answer choice corrects the original Comparative error by adding a verb (do) to the As section, in the GMAT, the addition of the phrase or not at any point after the word whether is considered redundant.
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Ospreys, as most birds of prey, hunt for their prey while in flight, a [#permalink] New post   16 Jul 2021, 23:29
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C is correct imo, but isn't a comma missing before although ?
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Re: Ospreys, as most birds of prey, hunt for their prey while in flight, a [#permalink] New post   17 Jul 2021, 11:25
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Ospreys, as most birds of prey, hunt for their prey while in flight, although it is uncertain whether the height that they hover at differs according to species.


(A) Ospreys, as most birds of prey, hunt for their prey while in flight although it is uncertain whether the height that they hover at differs according to species

(B) Ospreys hunt for their prey while in flight, as most birds of prey do, although it is uncertain if the height that they hover at differs according to species

(C) As most birds of prey do, Ospreys hunt for their prey while in flight although it is uncertain whether the height that they hover at differs according to species

(D) As most birds of prey, Ospreys hunt for their prey while in flight although it is uncertain whether the height that they hover at differs according to species

(E) As most birds of prey do, Ospreys hunt for their prey while in flight although it is uncertain whether the height that they hover at differs according to species or not


A - seems Correct.
B - SVA mismatch
C - SVA mismatch
D - SVA
E - Concision, redundancy and clarity issue
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Re: Ospreys, as most birds of prey, hunt for their prey while in flight, a [#permalink] New post   17 Jul 2021, 11:39
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Here Ospreys are being compared to most birds of preys. The correct way of comparison is by either using the phrase "Like most birds of preys, Ospreys...."(Like followed by noun) or "As most birds of prey do , Ospreys " because while using "as" for comparison it must be followed by a clause not a noun phrase.

Ospreys, as most birds of prey, hunt for their prey while in flight, although it is uncertain whether the height that they hover at differs according to species.


(A) Ospreys, as most birds of prey, hunt for their prey while in flight although it is uncertain whether the height that they hover at differs according to species -As must be followed by a clause to represent comparison

(B) Ospreys hunt for their prey while in flight, as most birds of prey do, although it is uncertain if the height that they hover at differs according to species -Comparison error has been rectified but a new error has been introduced in the form of "If" which must only be used in case of conditionals

(C) As most birds of prey do, Ospreys hunt for their prey while in flight although it is uncertain whether the height that they hover at differs according to species - Correct answer

(D) As most birds of prey, Ospreys hunt for their prey while in flight although it is uncertain whether the height that they hover at differs according to species - Repeats the error in Option A

(E) As most birds of prey do, Ospreys hunt for their prey while in flight although it is uncertain whether the height that they hover at differs according to species or not - "Whether or not" is unidiomatic
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Re: Ospreys, as most birds of prey, hunt for their prey while in flight, a [#permalink] New post   05 Sep 2021, 03:21
Hi I have a query, we need DO in C becuase as always represent a verb or action. So in order to correct the error we add DO in option C right?
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