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Updated on: 04 Feb 2021, 05:00
Originally posted by thangvietnam on 28 Jun 2020, 02:50.
Last edited by thangvietnam on 04 Feb 2021, 05:00, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by thangvietnam on 04 Feb 2021, 05:00, edited 1 time in total.
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[quote="jerrywu"]Scientists claim that the discovery of the first authenticated mammal bones in amber could provide important clues of determining, in addition to how, when mammals colonized the islands of the West Indies.
(A) of determining, in addition to how, when mammals colonized the islands of the West Indies
(B) in the determination of how and when the islands of the West Indies were colonized by mammals
(C) to determine how mammals colonized the islands of the West Indies and when they did
(D) for determining when the islands of the West Indies were colonized by mammals and how they were
(E) for determining how and when mammals colonized the islands of the West Indies
if the agent who take an action is not important , we use passive voice. here, agen is important , and we should use active voice. so, choice B and D are gone.
if we want to know two point of an event presented by a clause, we should use one clause and two interogative pronouns such as "when" and "how". this use is concise and and makes us understand the intended meaning easily. use of two clauses and ellipsis in choice B, C and D is wordy and make the intended meaning hard to understand.
in choice A, ellipsis "in addition to how" is wrong. we can not have ellipsis of this kind. we have to use 2 clauses and one of them is ellipted. the second error is that "in addition to" is different from "and". "in addition to' means that one of two exists before the other. this is not the intended meaning. so, choice A contain 2 errors.
(A) of determining, in addition to how, when mammals colonized the islands of the West Indies
(B) in the determination of how and when the islands of the West Indies were colonized by mammals
(C) to determine how mammals colonized the islands of the West Indies and when they did
(D) for determining when the islands of the West Indies were colonized by mammals and how they were
(E) for determining how and when mammals colonized the islands of the West Indies
if the agent who take an action is not important , we use passive voice. here, agen is important , and we should use active voice. so, choice B and D are gone.
if we want to know two point of an event presented by a clause, we should use one clause and two interogative pronouns such as "when" and "how". this use is concise and and makes us understand the intended meaning easily. use of two clauses and ellipsis in choice B, C and D is wordy and make the intended meaning hard to understand.
in choice A, ellipsis "in addition to how" is wrong. we can not have ellipsis of this kind. we have to use 2 clauses and one of them is ellipted. the second error is that "in addition to" is different from "and". "in addition to' means that one of two exists before the other. this is not the intended meaning. so, choice A contain 2 errors.
28 Jun 2020, 17:08
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Scientists claim that the discovery of the first authenticated mammal bones in amber could provide important clues of determining, in addition to how, when mammals colonized the islands of the West Indies.
(A) of determining, in addition to how, when mammals colonized the islands of the West Indies
(B) in the determination of how and when the islands of the West Indies were colonized by mammals
(C) to determine how mammals colonized the islands of the West Indies and when they did
(D) for determining when the islands of the West Indies were colonized by mammals and how they were
(E) for determining how and when mammals colonized the islands of the West Indies
If we compare first and last few words of answer choices
In A, we have "in addition to how, when...."
In B, we have " how and when....."
In C, we have " how.......and when......."
In D, we have "when.....and how...."
In E, we have "how and when........"
In A, "how, when..." must be joined with help of "and" ....Eliminate
In C and D, the portion "the islands of the West Indies were colonized " is common after "how" and "when". So, there is redundancy.... Eliminate.
In B, "......were colonized by mammals" is passive. Passive is avoidable in GMAT. Eliminate.
Hence E, is the correct answer
(A) of determining, in addition to how, when mammals colonized the islands of the West Indies
(B) in the determination of how and when the islands of the West Indies were colonized by mammals
(C) to determine how mammals colonized the islands of the West Indies and when they did
(D) for determining when the islands of the West Indies were colonized by mammals and how they were
(E) for determining how and when mammals colonized the islands of the West Indies
If we compare first and last few words of answer choices
In A, we have "in addition to how, when...."
In B, we have " how and when....."
In C, we have " how.......and when......."
In D, we have "when.....and how...."
In E, we have "how and when........"
In A, "how, when..." must be joined with help of "and" ....Eliminate
In C and D, the portion "the islands of the West Indies were colonized " is common after "how" and "when". So, there is redundancy.... Eliminate.
In B, "......were colonized by mammals" is passive. Passive is avoidable in GMAT. Eliminate.
Hence E, is the correct answer
09 Jul 2020, 11:42
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Scientists claim that the discovery of the first authenticated mammal bones in amber could provide important clues of determining, in addition to how, when mammals colonized the islands of the West Indies.
(A) of determining, in addition to how, when mammals colonized the islands of the West Indies
(B) in the determination of how and when the islands of the West Indies were colonized by mammals
(C) to determine how mammals colonized the islands of the West Indies and when they did
(D) for determining when the islands of the West Indies were colonized by mammals and how they were
(E) for determining how and when mammals colonized the islands of the West Indies
In A, we need "and" to connect "how" and "when"......Eliminate
In B, "determination" is noun form, which is avoidable. Also, this option is passive....Eliminate
In C and D, "they" does not have clear antecedent.....Eliminate
Hence, E is the correct answer
(A) of determining, in addition to how, when mammals colonized the islands of the West Indies
(B) in the determination of how and when the islands of the West Indies were colonized by mammals
(C) to determine how mammals colonized the islands of the West Indies and when they did
(D) for determining when the islands of the West Indies were colonized by mammals and how they were
(E) for determining how and when mammals colonized the islands of the West Indies
In A, we need "and" to connect "how" and "when"......Eliminate
In B, "determination" is noun form, which is avoidable. Also, this option is passive....Eliminate
In C and D, "they" does not have clear antecedent.....Eliminate
Hence, E is the correct answer
