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I am sorry for my silly question (I think).

I didn't understand the meaning of "of up to 600 rooms each". I understand that it is a non-essential modifier, but i never seen any such structure.
Please someone help me understand the meaning and structure of this modifier.

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To answer your query, the meaning of the phrase "of up to 600 rooms each" simply conveys that the structures had at most 600 rooms each; in other words, that each structure had 600 rooms or fewer; "up to X" means "X or less than X".

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I am sorry for my silly question (I think).

I didn't understand the meaning of "of up to 600 rooms each". I understand that it is a non-essential modifier, but i never seen any such structure.
Please someone help me understand the meaning and structure of this modifier.

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We hope this finds you well.

To answer your query, the meaning of the phrase "of up to 600 rooms each" simply conveys that the structures had at most 600 rooms each; in other words, that each structure had 600 rooms or fewer; "up to X" means "X or less than X".

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Thank you for you kindness. I do understand what "up to 600 rooms each" means. I did not understand how this modifier works. Does it say that "structures of upto 600 rooms each". Can you please help me with another example that has a modifier starting with "of".

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Could you please elaborate why (D) is wrong ? because of "and with" ?
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can a preposition follow verb ?? in this question in portion which is not underlined ,,,there is usage of 'on spectucular scale' after a verb is used .
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can a preposition follow verb ?? in this question in portion which is not underlined ,,,there is usage of 'on spectucular scale' after a verb is used .
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Yup, it definitely can!

  • "Tim danced in the street." - Where did Tim dance? In the street.
  • "Tim sang with passion." - How did Tim sing? With passion.

Prepositional phrases can definitely modify verbs, so having a preposition after a verb isn't unusual at all.

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can a preposition follow verb ?? in this question in portion which is not underlined ,,,there is usage of 'on spectucular scale' after a verb is used .
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Shouldn't be a problem. For example: The hut was built ON grass.
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Isn't 'with' nonsensically modifying the spectacular scale here ?
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Isn't 'with' nonsensically modifying the spectacular scale here ?
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To answer your query, this modification is actually perfectly logical; "with more than 75 carefully engineered structures" is providing information about the scale of the settlements.

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I want to know why is the following understanding of Option D wrong -

The Anasazi settlements at Chaco Canyon were built on a spectacular scale _of more than 75 carefully engineered structures of up to 600 rooms and with each_ connected by a complex regional system of roads.

||ism(proposition phrase - of up to 600 rooms and with each connected) since both the preposition phrase modify structures, the ambiguity that each modifies rooms or structures is also resolved. Then why is this option wrong? What is wrong in my understanding?
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I want to know why is the following understanding of Option D wrong -

The Anasazi settlements at Chaco Canyon were built on a spectacular scale _of more than 75 carefully engineered structures of up to 600 rooms and with each_ connected by a complex regional system of roads.

||ism(proposition phrase - of up to 600 rooms and with each connected) since both the preposition phrase modify structures, the ambiguity that each modifies rooms or structures is also resolved. Then why is this option wrong? What is wrong in my understanding?
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To answer your query, the structure of Option D is such that it is actually ambiguous whether "each connected..." refers to "structures" or "rooms".

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Hi madam,

I want to know why is the following understanding of Option D wrong -

The Anasazi settlements at Chaco Canyon were built on a spectacular scale _of more than 75 carefully engineered structures of up to 600 rooms and with each_ connected by a complex regional system of roads.

||ism(proposition phrase - of up to 600 rooms and with each connected) since both the preposition phrase modify structures, the ambiguity that each modifies rooms or structures is also resolved. Then why is this option wrong? What is wrong in my understanding?

Hello waytowharton,

We hope this finds you well.

To answer your query, the structure of Option D is such that it is actually ambiguous whether "each connected..." refers to "structures" or "rooms".

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Hi ExpertsGlobal5 - I disagree

In (d) - remember we have an and

So the Y element is connected with the root phrase

(option D) The Anasazi settlements at Chaco Canyon were built on a spectacular scale with each connected by a complex regional system of roads.

with each connected by a complex regional system of roads. seems to refer to Anasazi settlements

I dont see what is wrong with Anasazi settlements being connected to each other by a complex regional system of roads
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In keeping with some of our other recent QOTDs (see all of the 2017 QOTDs here), this one is mostly about meaning, and mechanical grammar rules won’t get you all that far. Good times.

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I guess this is OK. It’s just a series of modifiers, all of which make sense: “of up to 600 rooms each” modifies the “75 carefully engineered structures”, and “connected by a complex regional system of roads” modifies that whole chunk that comes before it “75 carefully engineered structures of up to 600 rooms each.” It feels a little bit awkward, but that doesn’t matter. Keep (B).


Hi GMATNinja, thank you for the explanation. I need a quick clarification. With respect to option B- your response states "connected" modifies the whole chunk that comes before, but- ed modifiers modify the thing just prior to the comma, in this case "600 room each". However, since 600 rooms each is itself a modifier to the previous chuck 75 engineers......, we conclude that "connected" modifies the whole chunk before. Is that the reason - connected can be traced back to modify the whole thing before the commas. Does my doubt make sense?
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In keeping with some of our other recent QOTDs (see all of the 2017 QOTDs here), this one is mostly about meaning, and mechanical grammar rules won’t get you all that far. Good times.

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B. with more than 75 carefully engineered structures, of up to 600 rooms each,

I guess this is OK. It’s just a series of modifiers, all of which make sense: “of up to 600 rooms each” modifies the “75 carefully engineered structures”, and “connected by a complex regional system of roads” modifies that whole chunk that comes before it “75 carefully engineered structures of up to 600 rooms each.” It feels a little bit awkward, but that doesn’t matter. Keep (B).

Hi GMATNinja, thank you for the explanation. I need a quick clarification. With respect to option B- your response states "connected" modifies the whole chunk that comes before, but- ed modifiers modify the thing just prior to the comma, in this case "600 room each". However, since 600 rooms each is itself a modifier to the previous chuck 75 engineers......, we conclude that "connected" modifies the whole chunk before. Is that the reason - connected can be traced back to modify the whole thing before the commas. Does my doubt make sense?
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Seems like you have the right idea!

You can think of the "of up to 600 rooms each" part as an extra "nested" modifier (describing the "75 carefully engineered structures"). The fact that it's completely set off by commas helps the reader realize that the "connected" part is supposed to modify the structures as well -- almost as if the "of up to 600 rooms each" part weren't even there.

I hope that helps a bit!
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The Anasazi settlements at Chaco Canyon were built on a spectacular scale with more than 75 carefully engineered structures, of up to 600 rooms each, were connected by a complex regional system of roads.


A. with more than 75 carefully engineered structures, of up to 600 rooms each, were - "were" is a verb with no subject.

B. with more than 75 carefully engineered structures, of up to 600 rooms each, - "of up to 600 rooms each" is just modifying the structures so just ignore it. "connected" the ed verbal modifies the noun "75 carefully engineered structures."

C. of more than 75 carefully engineered structures of up to 600 rooms, each that had been - "each" is a subject with no verb. Moreover, it refers to "rooms" which is wrong.

D. of more than 75 carefully engineered structures of up to 600 rooms and with each - this means that the scale is made up of structures rather than using structure as an example. Also it suggests that each room is connected by roads which is wrong.

E. of more than 75 carefully engineered structures of up to 600 rooms each had been - run on, wrong meaning.
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