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09 Oct 2019, 03:51
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Hi Arun/Team
Can you pls explain the sentence structure for the below question.
Why the preference for although/but & at the end of the underlined sentence "but they are" / "although they are" clauses are used.
They can easily be referred from previous clause.
If a meaning based approach is taken. How do they differ ??
Heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved from the previous year, only look less appetizing than their round and red supermarket cousins, often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises, but are more flavorful.
(A) cousins, often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises, but are
(B) cousins, often green and striped, or with plenty of bumps and bruises, although
(C) cousins, often green and striped, or they have plenty of bumps and bruises, although they are
(D) cousins; they are often green and striped, or with plenty of bumps and bruises, although
(E) cousins; they are often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises, but they are
Can you pls explain the sentence structure for the below question.
Why the preference for although/but & at the end of the underlined sentence "but they are" / "although they are" clauses are used.
They can easily be referred from previous clause.
If a meaning based approach is taken. How do they differ ??
Heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved from the previous year, only look less appetizing than their round and red supermarket cousins, often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises, but are more flavorful.
(A) cousins, often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises, but are
(B) cousins, often green and striped, or with plenty of bumps and bruises, although
(C) cousins, often green and striped, or they have plenty of bumps and bruises, although they are
(D) cousins; they are often green and striped, or with plenty of bumps and bruises, although
(E) cousins; they are often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises, but they are
11 Oct 2019, 04:33
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Clause 1:
Heirloom tomatoes,grown from seeds saved from the previous year, only look less appetizing than their round and red supermarket cousins,
Now let us look at the options:
A, B, & C all say "often green and striped" - this is an adjective and as a rule can modify only the closest noun "supermarket cousins".
But wait - we are already told that they are "round and red" hence a modifier error.
D & E have a semicolon that indicates to us that they have a new clause. This seems to be a better structure.
Clause 2:
D-> they are often green and striped, or with plenty of bumps and bruises, although more flavourful
First issue is with the word "with". They have bumps and they are not with bumps. This is just idiomatic but wanted to pointed it out.
Second issue is that after the word "although" I want a clause - what I get is just an adjective no verb.
E -> they are often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises, but are more flavorful.
Perfect! No issues.
GMAT SC questions are interesting although tricky --> INCORRECT
GMAT SC questions are interesting although they can be tricky --> CORRECT
GMAT SC questions are interesting but are also tricky --> CORRECT
Hope this helps,
Heirloom tomatoes,
Now let us look at the options:
A, B, & C all say "often green and striped" - this is an adjective and as a rule can modify only the closest noun "supermarket cousins".
But wait - we are already told that they are "round and red" hence a modifier error.
D & E have a semicolon that indicates to us that they have a new clause. This seems to be a better structure.
Clause 2:
D-> they are often green and striped, or with plenty of bumps and bruises, although more flavourful
First issue is with the word "with". They have bumps and they are not with bumps. This is just idiomatic but wanted to pointed it out.
Second issue is that after the word "although" I want a clause - what I get is just an adjective no verb.
E -> they are often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises, but are more flavorful.
Perfect! No issues.
GMAT SC questions are interesting although tricky --> INCORRECT
GMAT SC questions are interesting although they can be tricky --> CORRECT
GMAT SC questions are interesting but are also tricky --> CORRECT
Hope this helps,
14 Oct 2019, 05:02
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Hi arun@crackverbal
This misplaced modifier in the question wasn't very tricky to spot following the rule that a modifier should be placed next to the thing it should modify. However, I solved a similar question using the same logic of misplaced modifier and eliminated the right answer because there were other things at play that I missed. Could you check this question out?
Although appearing less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year—they are often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises—heirlooms are more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.
(A) Although appearing less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year
(B) Although heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year, appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins
(C) Although they appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year
(D) Grown from seeds saved during the previous year, heirloom tomatoes appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins
(E) Heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year, although they appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins
Thinking process:
(A) Although appearing less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirloom tomatoes (has no predicate because a new noun is introduced later in the sentence), grown from seeds saved during the previous year Eliminated
(C) Although they appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirloom tomatoes (has no predicate because a new noun is introduced later in the sentence), grown from seeds saved during the previous year Eliminated
(D) Grown from seeds saved during the previous year, heirloom tomatoes appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins It fails to make a contrast.
(E) Heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year, although they appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins Chose this wrong option because I couldn't spot an error and I had already eliminated option B (The correct answer) thinking that there is a modifier issue.
(B) Although heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year, appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins—they are often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises—heirlooms are more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.
What kind of role does the slanted part play in a sentence? I eliminated option B because the description (slanted part) of the heirloom tomatoes is placed next to the "red supermarket cousins". Therefore, I thought it described the wrong subject and eliminated option B.
Dablu
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This misplaced modifier in the question wasn't very tricky to spot following the rule that a modifier should be placed next to the thing it should modify. However, I solved a similar question using the same logic of misplaced modifier and eliminated the right answer because there were other things at play that I missed. Could you check this question out?
Although appearing less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year—they are often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises—heirlooms are more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.
(A) Although appearing less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year
(B) Although heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year, appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins
(C) Although they appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year
(D) Grown from seeds saved during the previous year, heirloom tomatoes appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins
(E) Heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year, although they appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins
Thinking process:
(A) Although appearing less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirloom tomatoes (has no predicate because a new noun is introduced later in the sentence), grown from seeds saved during the previous year Eliminated
(C) Although they appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirloom tomatoes (has no predicate because a new noun is introduced later in the sentence), grown from seeds saved during the previous year Eliminated
(D) Grown from seeds saved during the previous year, heirloom tomatoes appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins It fails to make a contrast.
(E) Heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year, although they appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins Chose this wrong option because I couldn't spot an error and I had already eliminated option B (The correct answer) thinking that there is a modifier issue.
(B) Although heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year, appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins—they are often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises—heirlooms are more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.
What kind of role does the slanted part play in a sentence? I eliminated option B because the description (slanted part) of the heirloom tomatoes is placed next to the "red supermarket cousins". Therefore, I thought it described the wrong subject and eliminated option B.
Dablu
. Got it! 
