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E) A newly developed type of manufacturing called 3-D printing, or additive manufacturing, involves futuristic printing machines that can replicate 3-D images and that will lower manufacturing costs considerably by expanding where products can be made and who can make them.

Indeed the OA is less than satisfactory. If it is already developed printing m/c then why will it involve "futuristic" printing m/c?
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We hope this finds you well.

To provide a bit of clarity, something (typically technology) that exists in the present can be described as "futuristic" if it is considered sufficiently advanced in comparison with other things of its type - in this case, printing machines; this is a minor metaphorical convention that is perfectly acceptable on the GMAT.

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E) A newly developed type of manufacturing called 3-D printing, or additive manufacturing, involves futuristic printing machines that can replicate 3-D images and that will lower manufacturing costs considerably by expanding where products can be made and who can make them.

Indeed the OA is less than satisfactory. If it is already developed printing m/c then why will it involve "futuristic" printing m/c?

Hello abhishekmayank,

We hope this finds you well.

To provide a bit of clarity, something (typically technology) that exists in the present can be described as "futuristic" if it is considered sufficiently advanced in comparison with other things of its type - in this case, printing machines; this is a minor metaphorical convention that is perfectly acceptable on the GMAT.

We hope this helps.

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Hi ExpertsGlobal5 :

Thanks for your insight. When the futuristic printing m/c is presented in future tense as in option E :

"futuristic printing machines that can replicate 3-D images and that WILL lower manufacturing costs" - it accentuates the idea that we are talking about upcoming m/c having upcoming fallout. The option E creates ambiguity at best whether "futuristic" implies advanced or the upcoming m/c. The ambiguity, which GMAT abhors.
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E) A newly developed type of manufacturing called 3-D printing, or additive manufacturing, involves futuristic printing machines that can replicate 3-D images and that will lower manufacturing costs considerably by expanding where products can be made and who can make them.

Indeed the OA is less than satisfactory. If it is already developed printing m/c then why will it involve "futuristic" printing m/c?

Hello abhishekmayank,

We hope this finds you well.

To provide a bit of clarity, something (typically technology) that exists in the present can be described as "futuristic" if it is considered sufficiently advanced in comparison with other things of its type - in this case, printing machines; this is a minor metaphorical convention that is perfectly acceptable on the GMAT.

We hope this helps.

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Hi ExpertsGlobal5 :

Thanks for your insight. When the futuristic printing m/c is presented in future tense as in option E :

"futuristic printing machines that can replicate 3-D images and that WILL lower manufacturing costs" - it accentuates the idea that we are talking about upcoming m/c having upcoming fallout. The option E creates ambiguity at best whether "futuristic" implies advanced or the upcoming m/c. The ambiguity, which GMAT abhors.
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Hello abhishekmayank,

We hope this finds you well.

To provide a bit more clarity, describing something as "futuristic" does NOT imply that it is "upcoming", only that it is advanced; depending on the verb tenses, the quality of being "futuristic" can take place in the past, present, or future.

For example: "Next year's flagship phones will be very futuristic."
"The company's first smartphone was very futuristic when it first came out."

This sentence quite clearly conveys three things about the printing machines - they are currently futuristic; they currently have the ability to replicate 3-D images, and they will lower manufacturing costs considerably.

"futuristic" is a quality that the machines currently have, and lowering manufacturing costs is an action they will take in the future.

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Whats wrong with B anyways..I mean if the author had not committed the mistake of us having pre knowledge on 3D printng

Zarrolou hints at why (B) is wrong. The problem here is the subject of the sentence. Instead of "type of manufacturing" as the subject, answer choice (B) makes "development" the subject of the sentence. Now this may not make sense immediately, but ask yourself if development is the logical subject of the verb:

"development ... will involve futuristic printing machines ..."

This is illogical! The development won't involve these things. This is a description of 3-D printing and printers—not a description of their development. So this is a subtle distinction but an important one.

"... the new type of manufacturing ... will involve ... printing machines ..."

Does that make sense?

We can't describe the development of 3-D printers in the same way that we describe 3-D printers.

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Hi KevinRocci,

Could you please help non-native speakers like me to understand more about this point?
I think It is Correct to say: I will be involved in the development of A.
So why is It Incorrect to say ' The development of A involve me'?

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Whats wrong with B anyways..I mean if the author had not committed the mistake of us having pre knowledge on 3D printng

Zarrolou hints at why (B) is wrong. The problem here is the subject of the sentence. Instead of "type of manufacturing" as the subject, answer choice (B) makes "development" the subject of the sentence. Now this may not make sense immediately, but ask yourself if development is the logical subject of the verb:

"development ... will involve futuristic printing machines ..."

This is illogical! The development won't involve these things. This is a description of 3-D printing and printers—not a description of their development. So this is a subtle distinction but an important one.

"... the new type of manufacturing ... will involve ... printing machines ..."

Does that make sense?

We can't describe the development of 3-D printers in the same way that we describe 3-D printers.

Cheers! :)

Hi KevinRocci,

Could you please help non-native speakers like me to understand more about this point?
I think It is Correct to say: I will be involved in the development of A.
So why is It Incorrect to say ' The development of A involve me'?

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Hello tinbq,

We hope this finds you well.

To answer your query, it is generally not grammatically incorrect to employ this structure; the error here is that Option B states that "The development...will involve"; it is not very logical to say that the development of 3-D printing will involve "futuristic printing machines", as these machines are a key component of 3-D printing; they are not involved in their development, rather to develop these machines is to develop 3-D printing.

Option D conveys a much clearer meaning - that 3-D printing itself involves futuristic printing machines.

We hope this helps.
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Hello tinbq,

We hope this finds you well.

To answer your query, it is generally not grammatically incorrect to employ this structure; the error here is that Option B states that "The development...will involve"; it is not very logical to say that the development of 3-D printing will involve "futuristic printing machines", as these machines are a key component of 3-D printing; they are not involved in their development, rather to develop these machines is to develop 3-D printing.

Option D conveys a much clearer meaning - that 3-D printing itself involves futuristic printing machines.

We hope this helps.
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Hi ExpertsGlobal5,

Could you please elaborate more about this tense issue? Why does 'the development of 3D manufacturing' can involve 'machines than are able to replicate 3D images' NOW but cannot involve those machines in the FUTURE?

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Hello tinbq,

We hope this finds you well.

To answer your query, it is generally not grammatically incorrect to employ this structure; the error here is that Option B states that "The development...will involve"; it is not very logical to say that the development of 3-D printing will involve "futuristic printing machines", as these machines are a key component of 3-D printing; they are not involved in their development, rather to develop these machines is to develop 3-D printing.

Option D conveys a much clearer meaning - that 3-D printing itself involves futuristic printing machines.

We hope this helps.
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Hi ExpertsGlobal5,

Could you please elaborate more about this tense issue? Why does 'the development of 3D manufacturing' can involve 'machines than are able to replicate 3D images' NOW but cannot involve those machines in the FUTURE?

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Hello tinbq,

We hope this finds you well.

To answer your query, saying that "futuristic printing machines" were part of the development of 3-D printing implies that these machines were used to build 3-D printers; the intended meaning is that 3-D printing, itself, involves such machines.

We hope this helps.
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Hello tinbq,

We hope this finds you well.

To answer your query, it is generally not grammatically incorrect to employ this structure; the error here is that Option B states that "The development...will involve"; it is not very logical to say that the development of 3-D printing will involve "futuristic printing machines", as these machines are a key component of 3-D printing; they are not involved in their development, rather to develop these machines is to develop 3-D printing.

Option D conveys a much clearer meaning - that 3-D printing itself involves futuristic printing machines.

We hope this helps.
All the best!
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Hi ExpertsGlobal5,

Could you please elaborate more about this tense issue? Why does 'the development of 3D manufacturing' can involve 'machines than are able to replicate 3D images' NOW but cannot involve those machines in the FUTURE?

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Hello tinbq,

We hope this finds you well.

To answer your query, saying that "futuristic printing machines" were part of the development of 3-D printing implies that these machines were used to build 3-D printers; the intended meaning is that 3-D printing, itself, involves such machines.

We hope this helps.
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Hi,

I see you pointed out that using simple future tense causes a logical meaning. So what is illogical when simple future is used in this scenario? Please help non-native speakers like me understand more clearly about this error. Thank you.
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