The campers were usually allowed to pack only essential

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The campers were usually  allowed to pack only essential items such as maps, water, and food, and knives rarely .
 (A) allowed to pack only essential items such as maps, water, and food, and food, and knives rarely.
(B) aloud to pack only essential items such as maps, water, and food, and rarely knives.
(C) allowed to pack only essential items such as maps, water, and food, with knives as a rarity.
(D) aloud to pack only essential items such as maps, water, and food, with knives as a rarity.
(E) allowed to packed only essential items such as maps, water, and food, and rarely they were allowed to pack knives.

tfincham86 · Answer

B and D are out--'aloud'

A is confusing
E is too wordy
C is the answer

mariyea · Answer

B and D are out b/c  aloud  doesn't have the same meaning as the intended  allowed .
In A it says that the campers were allowed to pack all those items, rarely. E is wordy as well as awkward. 
C constructs the sentence very nicely, "allowed to pack only essential items such as maps, water, and food,  with knives as a rarity. " The colored part of the sentence clearly indicates that  knives were rarely allowed.

HTH
Mari

daagh · Answer

Can there be such blatant mistakes as “aloud to pack” and allowed to packed? They must be typos or else something is wrong. Of course, as such, the answer must be C.

Aside that, there is an OG question somewhat akin to this that might be of interest to test takers. The concept tested here is the problem of using coordinating conjunctions and the alternatives to solve it.

The diet of the ordinary Greek in classical times was largely vegetarian—vegetables, fresh cheese, oatmeal, and meal cakes, and meat rarely.
(A) and meat rarely
(B) and meat was rare
(C) with meat as rare
(D) meat a rarity
(E) with meat as a rarity

VeritasPrepBrian · Answer

Hey daagh,

I agree with you (I think there's a pattern there..) - "aloud" vs. "allowed" doesn't look like a GMAT decision point to me, so I'm pretty certain that you'd never see this question on an official test. Unlike the GRE, the GMAT is not a vocabulary test!!

alchemist009 · Answer

its a bot weird question to me. eventhough i 've seen the construction "as a rarity", "allowed" and "aloud" make me confuse. i thought aloud is a typo

alchemist009 · Answer

its a bot weird question to me. eventhough i 've seen the construction "as a rarity", "allowed" and "aloud" make me confuse. i thought aloud is a typo

bschooladmit · Answer

@daag

Could u be more specific on GMAT Like differences in the usage n it example??

I checked E

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jlgdr · Answer

Aloud? Are you kidding me? Is this a real GMAT question Source please Cheers! J

ankit546 · Answer

Option B and D are clearly out. These options uses the word "aloud" which refers to nothing In option E, "allowed to packed" is incorrect usage In option A, "allowed to pack only essential items such as maps, water, and food, and food, and knives rarely" says that all these items are packed rarely. This changes the meaning of the sentence. Option C clearly shows that only knives are packed as a rarity rest all items are essential. Ty Ankit Hit Kudos :thanks

himanshujovi · Answer

Isn't C a bit ambiguous with rarity not clearly indicating what is rare. E though verbose , removes that ambiguity

ankit546 · Answer

Option E: allowed to packed

Really ?

himanshujovi · Answer

Says allowed to pack..

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deucebigalow · Answer

Hi,
if we consider the "aloud" as a typo, can B be correct?
"The campers were usually allowed to pack only essential items such as maps, water, and food, and rarely knives."

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