jabhatta2 wrote:
AnthonyRitz GMATGuruNY ReedArnoldMPREPHi experts - how would you pick (E) over (A) ?
i have gone through the messages but i am not able to understand what is wrong with (A)
Curious on your thoughts.
Mary is talented because she has a lovely singing voice.Conveyed meaning:
The lovely singing voice causes Mary to be talented.This meaning is illogical.
The singing voice does not CAUSE Mary to be talented; more logically, it is the WAY in which she is talented.
To convey the latter meaning, we use
in that rather than
because:
Mary is talented IN THAT she has a lovely singing voice.Question:
In what WAY is Mary talented?
Answer:
She is talented IN THAT she has a lovely singing voice.
The same reasoning can be applied to A:
Teratomas are unusual forms of cancer because they are composed of tissues such as tooth and bone.Conveyed meaning:
The composition of tissues causes teratomas to be unusual.Again, this meaning is illogical.
The composition does not CAUSE teratomas to be unusual; more logically, it is the particular WAY in which they are unusual.
To convey the latter meaning, we use
in that rather than
because, as in the OA:
Teratomas are unusual forms of cancer IN THAT they are composed of tissues such as tooth and bone.Question:
In what WAY are teratomas unusual?
Answer:
They are unusual IN THAT they are composed of tissues such as tooth and bone.
Eliminate A and choose E.
E:
Teratomas are unusual forms of cancer in that they are composed of tissues such as tooth and bone, tissues not normally found in the organ in which the tumor appears.Here, the repetition of
tissues is an example of a RESUMPTIVE modifier.
I discuss this type of modifier
here.
If an answer choice includes a resumptive modifier, be suspicious:
There is a good chance that the resumptive modifier will be needed for reasons of clarity.
In the OA, the repetition of the word in green makes it crystal clear that the blue modifier refers not to
tooth and bone but to TISSUES.