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altairahmad
13 Jun 2019, 03:20
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Hi,
I am conflicted by the pronoun ambiguity examples provided by e-gmat and MGMAT (or is it just me ?) !
Referring to the thread here one of the examples mentioned by Payal from e-gmat is
iv. The White Tiger is nicknamed “the Lightning” because it moves very quickly.
The pronoun “it” is ambiguous in its usage. It is not clear if “it” refers to “White Tiger” or “Lightning”. Observe that both the following sentences make perfect sense.
a. The White Tiger is nicknamed “the Lightning” because the white tiger moves very quickly.
b. The White Tiger is nicknamed “the Lightning” because lightning moves very quickly.
So there is a pronoun usage error in this sentence.
Where as in MGMAT the following example is cited,
"Although the term "supercomputer" may sound fanciful or exaggerated, IT is simply an extremely fast mainframe that can execute trillions of calculations every second."
According to MGMAT, 'IT' can not refer to 'term "supercomputer"' since it doesn't make sense.
Doesn't same logic hold true for eGmat example ? It is mentioned clearly that the White Tiger is 'nicknamed "the Lightning"' which means there is no ambiguity regarding what 'it' can refer to.
Doesn't logical meaning make a big part of what antecedent a pronoun can refer to ?
What am I missing ?
Thanks.
I am conflicted by the pronoun ambiguity examples provided by e-gmat and MGMAT (or is it just me ?) !
Referring to the thread here one of the examples mentioned by Payal from e-gmat is
iv. The White Tiger is nicknamed “the Lightning” because it moves very quickly.
The pronoun “it” is ambiguous in its usage. It is not clear if “it” refers to “White Tiger” or “Lightning”. Observe that both the following sentences make perfect sense.
a. The White Tiger is nicknamed “the Lightning” because the white tiger moves very quickly.
b. The White Tiger is nicknamed “the Lightning” because lightning moves very quickly.
So there is a pronoun usage error in this sentence.
Where as in MGMAT the following example is cited,
"Although the term "supercomputer" may sound fanciful or exaggerated, IT is simply an extremely fast mainframe that can execute trillions of calculations every second."
According to MGMAT, 'IT' can not refer to 'term "supercomputer"' since it doesn't make sense.
Doesn't same logic hold true for eGmat example ? It is mentioned clearly that the White Tiger is 'nicknamed "the Lightning"' which means there is no ambiguity regarding what 'it' can refer to.
Doesn't logical meaning make a big part of what antecedent a pronoun can refer to ?
What am I missing ?
Thanks.
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