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Updated on: 20 Sep 2019, 14:58
Originally posted by MartyTargetTestPrep on 20 Sep 2019, 14:03.
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Last edited by MartyTargetTestPrep on 20 Sep 2019, 14:58, edited 4 times in total.
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Similar to a cat, a fox’s tail helps them to balance when they are running, jumping or pouncing.
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- A. Similar to a cat, a fox’s tail helps them to balance when they are
B. When compared with that of a cat, a fox’s tail is similar, helping the fox to balance when
C. A fox’s tail is similar to that of a cat, which helps the fox to balance when
D. Like a cat’s tail, a fox’s tail is similar, and helps it to balance when
E. A fox’s tail, similar to that of a cat, helps it to balance when
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20 Sep 2019, 18:42
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Hi.
I actually edited the choices a little to make the question more focused on comparisons. So, the parallel structure issue that you pointed out in (D) is no longer there.
Regarding the other issues that you pointed out,
- The pronoun issue in (A) is a clear and strong reason to eliminate the choice.
- Version (B) does not actually compare the fox's tail to the cat. It mentions the fox's tail and "that of the cat," which is presumably the tail of the cat. So, the decision point that you mentioned does not exist.
- What you said about "which" in (C) is the way to go. On the other hand, the use of "similar to" is perfect in (C), which expresses the logical meaning that a fox's tail is similar to that of a cat. "Similar to" is synonymous with "like," but similar to is a bit more specific than "like." "Similar to" indicates that something is like something else, but not exactly like it.
- Here's the OE for (D).
(D) Incorrect. This version mentions both a cat’s tail and a fox’s tail, but is illogical, because it says that “a fox’s tail is similar” without indicating what a fox’s tail is similar to. It may seem to convey that a fox’s tail is similar to a cat’s tail, but actually, it conveys that a fox’s tail is like a cat’s tail in that both a cat’s tail and a fox’s tail are similar to something not mentioned. So, the comparison expressed by “a fox’s tail is similar” is incomplete.
Here's the OE for (E).
(E) Correct. This version clearly conveys that a fox’s tail helps a fox to balance. The use of the modifier “similar to a cat’s” is perhaps slightly awkward, but the modifier does clearly modify “a fox’s tail,” in a manner similar to the manner in which “red and shiny” modifies “cherry” in the following example:
A cherry, red and shiny, sat on the plate.
Also, it may seem that which noun or pronoun the pronoun “it” refers to is ambiguous, since “fox’s,” “tail,” “that,” and “cat” all precede “it” in the sentence. However, since “fox’s tail” is the clearly the subject of “helps,” and since the fox’s tail would help the fox, we can tell that “it” refers to “fox.”
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20 Sep 2019, 14:25
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I’m going to point out “Definite errors” in the options directly as the sentence is easily understood, I feel.
A) use of “them”
B) compares cat to a fox’s tail
C) the sentence here starts off nice... but cat, which — . A cat can’t help a fox jump.. also I would prefer using “like” here than “similar to”
D) it looks like the perfect one, but wait... no parallelism in the end. In case you missed it, read carefully. Also with pouncing is but right.
E) no error. List in the end is good too
Correct answer.
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A) use of “them”
B) compares cat to a fox’s tail
C) the sentence here starts off nice... but cat, which — . A cat can’t help a fox jump.. also I would prefer using “like” here than “similar to”
D) it looks like the perfect one, but wait... no parallelism in the end. In case you missed it, read carefully. Also with pouncing is but right.
E) no error. List in the end is good too
Correct answer.
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20 Sep 2019, 16:03
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B. It actually doesn't compare a cat to a fox's tail. It says "that of a cat."Instead, it fails to define what part of a cat is similar to a fox's tail. We still don't know what "that of a cat" is referring to.
And if you look at the second part of the sentence, it is connected very poorly. (example below)
First part: The tails of cats and foxes are similar
Second part: The tail helps the fox to balance when X, Y and Z.
D. The problem is not parallelism. Instead the meaning is the problem.
"Like a cat’s tail, a fox’s tail is similar, and helps it to balance when..."
The clause "a fox's tail is similar" technically contains the subject and the verb.
Let's attack it from a few different directions.
1. A fox's tail is similar and helps it to balance when... Similar to what? Similar to "Like a cat's tail?"
2. Like a cats tail, a fox's tail is similar. And helps it to balance... If we read the sentence this way, it is again poorly connected. What helps who to balance? The cat or the fox?
3. Like a cats tail, and helps it to balance when... If we read "a fox's tail is similar" as a nonessential modifier, which it isn't, the sentence still doesn't make any sense.
