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Updated on: 06 Dec 2019, 17:18
Originally posted by EMPOWERgmatVerbal on 04 Dec 2019, 13:45.
Last edited by EMPOWERgmatVerbal on 06 Dec 2019, 17:18, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by EMPOWERgmatVerbal on 06 Dec 2019, 17:18, edited 1 time in total.
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Pack 6, Question 2 of 5:
The concerns about feeding the growing global population has usually emphasized the possibility of available farmland and soil nutrients decreasing and to what extent it might, but agriculturists are more concerned about water scarcity caused by inefficient and uncoordinated water use that has reduced river flows, depleted aquifers, and caused salinization of irrigated land.
A. The concerns about feeding the growing global population has usually emphasized the possibility of available farmland and soil nutrients decreasing and to what extent it might,
B. The concerns about feeding the growing global population have usually emphasized whether available farmland and soil nutrients would decrease and the extent that is,
C. Concerns about feeding the growing global population have usually had as its emphasis whether available farmland and soil nutrients would decrease and what that extent would be,
D. Concerns about feeding the growing global population have usually emphasized whether available farmland and soil nutrients would decrease and to what extent,
E. Concerns about feeding the growing global population has usually had as an emphasis the possibility of available farmland and soil nutrients decreasing and to what extent it might,
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The concerns about feeding the growing global population has usually emphasized the possibility of available farmland and soil nutrients decreasing and to what extent it might, but agriculturists are more concerned about water scarcity caused by inefficient and uncoordinated water use that has reduced river flows, depleted aquifers, and caused salinization of irrigated land.
A. The concerns about feeding the growing global population has usually emphasized the possibility of available farmland and soil nutrients decreasing and to what extent it might,
B. The concerns about feeding the growing global population have usually emphasized whether available farmland and soil nutrients would decrease and the extent that is,
C. Concerns about feeding the growing global population have usually had as its emphasis whether available farmland and soil nutrients would decrease and what that extent would be,
D. Concerns about feeding the growing global population have usually emphasized whether available farmland and soil nutrients would decrease and to what extent,
E. Concerns about feeding the growing global population has usually had as an emphasis the possibility of available farmland and soil nutrients decreasing and to what extent it might,
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04 Dec 2019, 14:06
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First split: "has" vs "have"
Concerns are "plural", so "has" violates the noun verb agreement --> A,E out
Second split: "have usually had as its emphasis" vs "have usually emphasized"
"have usually had as its emphasis" is wordy, redundant and "its" has no proper noun to refer to --> C out
Third split: "the extent that is" vs "to what extent":
"to what" is parallel to "whether". and "to what extent" is the correct idiom
On the other hand, "the extent that is" has no parallel noun verb structure. Also "the extent" should be referring to "the decrease", but "decrease" came in the sentence as a verb, not as a noun. --> B out
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Concerns are "plural", so "has" violates the noun verb agreement --> A,E out
Second split: "have usually had as its emphasis" vs "have usually emphasized"
"have usually had as its emphasis" is wordy, redundant and "its" has no proper noun to refer to --> C out
Third split: "the extent that is" vs "to what extent":
"to what" is parallel to "whether". and "to what extent" is the correct idiom
On the other hand, "the extent that is" has no parallel noun verb structure. Also "the extent" should be referring to "the decrease", but "decrease" came in the sentence as a verb, not as a noun. --> B out
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04 Dec 2019, 14:31
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A. The concerns about feeding the growing global population has usually emphasized the possibility of available farmland and soil nutrients decreasing and to what extent it might,
Subject concerns does not agree with the verb has
B. The concerns about feeding the growing global population have usually emphasized whether available farmland and soil nutrients would decrease and the extent that is,
Here when we split the sentence, we notice that it is not parallel. Also each bullet should be able to stand on its own and we notice that the second bullet doesnt.
The concerns have emphasized
C. Concerns about feeding the growing global population have usually had as its emphasis whether available farmland and soil nutrients would decrease and what that extent would be,
Have had is unnecessary as there is no other second past event to express this kind of sequencing
D. Concerns about feeding the growing global population have usually emphasized whether available farmland and soil nutrients would decrease and to what extent,
Correct
E. Concerns about feeding the growing global population has usually had as an emphasis the possibility of available farmland and soil nutrients decreasing and to what extent it might,
Same as A.
Answer is D
Subject concerns does not agree with the verb has
B. The concerns about feeding the growing global population have usually emphasized whether available farmland and soil nutrients would decrease and the extent that is,
Here when we split the sentence, we notice that it is not parallel. Also each bullet should be able to stand on its own and we notice that the second bullet doesnt.
The concerns have emphasized
- 1. whether available farmland and soil nutrients would decrease
- 2. extent that is
C. Concerns about feeding the growing global population have usually had as its emphasis whether available farmland and soil nutrients would decrease and what that extent would be,
Have had is unnecessary as there is no other second past event to express this kind of sequencing
D. Concerns about feeding the growing global population have usually emphasized whether available farmland and soil nutrients would decrease and to what extent,
Correct
E. Concerns about feeding the growing global population has usually had as an emphasis the possibility of available farmland and soil nutrients decreasing and to what extent it might,
Same as A.
Answer is D
