NEW HERE? LEARN MORE
closeclose
Last visit was: 25 Apr 2024, 10:38 It is currently 25 Apr 2024, 10:38
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

Out of public's interest in the details of and conflicts

SORT BY:
Date
Kudos
   1   2 
Tags:
Find Similar Topics 
Show Tags
Hide Tags
avatar
P
godot53
Manager
Manager
Joined: 14 Mar 2011
Posts: 133
Own Kudos [?]: 272 [0]
Given Kudos: 317
GMAT 1: 760 Q50 V42
Send PM
Reviews Badge
Out of public's interest in the details of and conflicts [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 07 Sep 2017, 02:22
Shiv2016 wrote:

Experts please help. Here is my analysis of this question:

1) Plural verb 'have' is fine as 'and' forms a compound subject. Why is has correct?


The correct one : Out of public's interest in the details of and conflicts in other people's lives has grown a booming market for reality television shows -- > the subject is "a booming market for reality .." Something like this -

a booming market for reality television shows has grown out of ......

We generally used this type of structure for proper placement of the subsequent modifier. One additional thing you have to note - this SC does not want us to know whether we require has/have, because there is no split between has/have ( except A) here. The real way to get any SC questions correct is to work with the splits/differences. We are not looking for the perfect one, but the best out of the five.

The main split is with "which". So, your second question..

Shiv2016 wrote:
2) Which refers to the preceding noun. Then why is which referring to market? Thanks


What "which" refers depend on context and the subsequent verb. Since, "is" is singular, it refer to a singular noun "market". What it must refer to - "market" or "shows" is a separate question however. [ for more refer the Emily Dickenson's letter Problem from OG]

In addition to what I have written, recent OG-18 questions point to a justified conclusion that GMAT has been less stringent with the usage of "which".

Cheers !!

Originally posted by godot53 on 07 Sep 2017, 00:53.
Last edited by godot53 on 07 Sep 2017, 02:22, edited 2 times in total.
User avatar
P
KS15
Director
Director
Joined: 21 May 2013
Posts: 540
Own Kudos [?]: 225 [0]
Given Kudos: 608
Send PM
Re: Out of public's interest in the details of and conflicts [#permalink] New post   07 Sep 2017, 02:00
vashistvikas wrote:
Out of public's interest in the details of and conflicts in other people's lives have grown a booming market for reality television shows, which are bringing regular people onto the television with increasing frequency.

A. other people's lives have grown a booming market for reality television shows, which are bringing

B. other people's lives has grown a booming market for reality television shows, which are bringing

C. another persons's life has grown a booming market for reality television shows, which is bringing

D. other people's lives has grown a booming market for reality television shows, which is bringing

E. other people's lives has grown a booming market for reality television shows, which bring

Similar question: LINK

Show Spoiler
My question is : What does "which" in this sentence refer to? The market or the reality television shows or is it combined phrase? My understanding was that which should always refer to noun preceding it -not sure anymore. Based on clarification, it will be either "which is" or to "which are". I am not sure. Can someone explain the rule please?

OA is D.

Cheers

Vikas


Well nice discussion here-but if this is not an official question, then it looks like a waste of time. Because if we look at the meaning and ask- 'what is it that is bringing people to TV'? It is the TV shows and not the 'market' so I would B looks to be the correct answer.
avatar
P
godot53
Manager
Manager
Joined: 14 Mar 2011
Posts: 133
Own Kudos [?]: 272 [0]
Given Kudos: 317
GMAT 1: 760 Q50 V42
Send PM
Reviews Badge
Re: Out of public's interest in the details of and conflicts [#permalink] New post   07 Sep 2017, 02:21
KS15 wrote:

Well nice discussion here-but if this is not an official question, then it looks like a waste of time. Because if we look at the meaning and ask- 'what is it that is bringing people to TV'? It is the TV shows and not the 'market' so I would B looks to be the correct answer.


Both B and D are viable here as both "market" and "television shows" can work with the non-underline portion.

Cheers !!
User avatar
G
sayantanc2k
CR Moderator
Joined: 14 Dec 2013
Posts: 2413
Own Kudos [?]: 15266 [0]
Given Kudos: 26
Location: Germany
Schools:
GMAT 1: 780 Q50 V47
WE:Corporate Finance (Pharmaceuticals and Biotech)
Send PM
GMAT ToolKit User
Re: Out of public's interest in the details of and conflicts [#permalink] New post   07 Sep 2017, 05:59
Expert Reply
Shiv2016 wrote:
Out of public's interest in the details of and conflicts in other people's lives have grown a booming market for reality television shows, which are bringing regular people onto the television with increasing frequency.

Experts please help. Here is my analysis of this question:

1) Plural verb 'have' is fine as 'and' forms a compound subject. Why is has correct?
2) Which refers to the preceding noun. Then why is which referring to market?


Thanks


1) The subject of the verb "have / has" is "a booming market". Since the subject is singular, the verb should be "has". "Out of public's interest in the details of and conflicts in other people's lives" is NOT the subject of the sentence. This sentence is an example of subject-verb flip.

2) In Option D/E, "which" could refer to "shows" or "a booming market for reality television shows". Since in option D, the verb for the subject "which" is "is bringing" (singular), the antecedent for "which" is ""a booming market for reality television shows".

However option E also cannot be eliminated on solid grounds since it is meaningful to say " reality television shows bring regular people onto the television with increasing frequency".
avatar
P
godot53
Manager
Manager
Joined: 14 Mar 2011
Posts: 133
Own Kudos [?]: 272 [0]
Given Kudos: 317
GMAT 1: 760 Q50 V42
Send PM
Reviews Badge
Re: Out of public's interest in the details of and conflicts [#permalink] New post   07 Sep 2017, 08:31
sayantanc2k wrote:

However option E also cannot be eliminated on solid grounds since it is meaningful to say " reality television shows bring regular people onto the television with increasing frequency".


I think that we can eliminate E because "increasing frequency" signals continuous action, hence need a continuous tense.
User avatar
S
lary301254M7
Manager
Manager
Joined: 28 Jan 2018
Posts: 113
Own Kudos [?]: 77 [0]
Given Kudos: 273
Location: Taiwan
GMAT 1: 690 Q47 V38
GPA: 3.34
Send PM
Out of public's interest in the details of and conflicts [#permalink] New post   09 Feb 2018, 22:41
And this is why some experts have suggested test-takers to practice more OG questions.
I picked (B) because I believe booming market is not bringing people onto television, rather the shows are.
This is a bad question in my opinion.
If OA is nowhere to be found, I'm sure people are going to debate back and forth between (B) and (D).

I'd like to know how GMATNinja would approach this particular question
avatar
B
hellothere88
Manager
Manager
Joined: 18 Dec 2017
Posts: 159
Own Kudos [?]: 18 [0]
Given Kudos: 13
Send PM
Re: Out of public's interest in the details of and conflicts [#permalink] New post   17 Dec 2020, 22:38
vivophoenix wrote:
chesstitans wrote:
hello, I need help.
Can you tell me the difference between "other" and "another"



it changed the meaning of the sentence.

is the market about looking into one other person's life ( singular) or multiple peoples lives


meaning wise, shouldnt it be televisions shows that look into other's people lives? instead of market
User avatar
D
MBAB123
Director
Director
Joined: 05 Jul 2020
Posts: 590
Own Kudos [?]: 301 [0]
Given Kudos: 154
GMAT 1: 720 Q49 V38
WE:Accounting (Accounting)
Send PM
Reviews Badge
Re: Out of public's interest in the details of and conflicts [#permalink] New post   19 Dec 2020, 00:55
sumankwan wrote:
vivophoenix wrote:
chesstitans wrote:
hello, I need help.
Can you tell me the difference between "other" and "another"



it changed the meaning of the sentence.

is the market about looking into one other person's life ( singular) or multiple peoples lives


meaning wise, shouldnt it be televisions shows that look into other's people lives? instead of market


sumankwan Definitely not man. It is the people who look into other people's lives. But, if GMATninja says the question is flawed, it's not worth our time and energy.
avatar
S
SofiaDahiya
Intern
Intern
Joined: 28 Jun 2016
Posts: 29
Own Kudos [?]: 42 [0]
Given Kudos: 129
Send PM
Re: Out of public's interest in the details of and conflicts [#permalink] New post   29 Dec 2020, 19:52
'Market' can't bring people together, it's 'television shows' that are bringing people together.
Can anyone please clear this discrepancy in the meaning understanding ?
User avatar
B
HASTOWINGMAT
Manager
Manager
Joined: 15 Mar 2020
Posts: 51
Own Kudos [?]: 10 [0]
Given Kudos: 72
Location: India
Schools: ISB '21 Anderson '22 Ross '22 NUS '22 INSEAD Jan 22 intake
Send PM
Re: Out of public's interest in the details of and conflicts [#permalink] New post   30 Dec 2020, 23:33
Hi All,

Can anyone please provide more guidance on this question? Here the part after the comma can modify either tv shows or interest and how D is selected as the correct choice.
I selected option E as the modifier clause was modifying the TC shows per my understanding.
User avatar
VerbalBot
Non-Human User
Joined: 01 Oct 2013
Posts: 17220
Own Kudos [?]: 848 [0]
Given Kudos: 0
Send PM
Re: Out of public's interest in the details of and conflicts [#permalink] New post   24 Jul 2023, 07:21
Hello from the GMAT Club VerbalBot!

Thanks to another GMAT Club member, I have just discovered this valuable topic, yet it had no discussion for over a year. I am now bumping it up - doing my job. I think you may find it valuable (esp those replies with Kudos).

Want to see all other topics I dig out? Follow me (click follow button on profile). You will receive a summary of all topics I bump in your profile area as well as via email.
GMAT Club Bot
gmatclubot
Re: Out of public's interest in the details of and conflicts [#permalink]
24 Jul 2023, 07:21
   1   2 
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