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The effect of the earthquake that caused most of Port Royal to sink in [#permalink] New post   02 Aug 2020, 09:31
[quote="Bunuel"]The effect of the earthquake that caused most of Port Royal to sink into the Caribbean was like the eruption that buried ancient Pompeii: in each case a slice of civilization was instantly frozen in time.

(A) The effect of the earthquake that caused most of Port Royal to sink into the Caribbean was
(B) As the result of an earthquake, most of Port Royal sank into the Caribbean; the effect was
(C) In its effects, the sinking of most of Port Royal into the Caribbean was the result of an earthquake
(D) The earthquake that caused most of Port Royal to sink into the Caribbean was, in its effects,
(E) Most of Port Royal sank into the Caribbean because of an earthquake, the effect of which was

I looked at option that would be justly comparing the right things, in this case, earthquake with the eruption.
Only D does that.
A- compares effect of earthquake
B- compares result of earthquake
C-sinking of Port Royal
E-Indirect, when compared to option D, D stands out.

Not an ideal way to solve, but I was looking for comparison clues to get to the right answer.
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The effect of the earthquake that caused most of Port Royal to sink in [#permalink] New post   11 Aug 2020, 23:23
The effect of the earthquake that caused most of Port Royal to sink into the Caribbean was like the eruption that buried ancient Pompeii: in each case a slice of civilization was instantly frozen in time.

(A) The effect of the earthquake that caused most of Port Royal to sink into the Caribbean was
(B) As the result of an earthquake, most of Port Royal sank into the Caribbean; the effect was
(C) In its effects, the sinking of most of Port Royal into the Caribbean was the result of an earthquake
(D) The earthquake that caused most of Port Royal to sink into the Caribbean was, in its effects,
(E) Most of Port Royal sank into the Caribbean because of an earthquake, the effect of which was

On first galnce it appears that: Subject = The effect of earthquake and Verb = was like.

As we read further, we note that comparison is made between 'The effect of the earthquake that caused most of Port Royal to sink into the Caribbean' and 'the eruption that buried ancient Pompeii'. But equal entities are not compared. Either the natural calamities must be compared or their effects must be compared.

Since 'the eruption that buried ancient Pompeii' is NOT underlined, we learn that the calamities need to be compared. Therefore, the Subject should be 'the earthquake' and not 'the effects of earthquake'.

Option D correctly compares earthquake and eruption using a grammatically correct sentence.
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Re: The effect of the earthquake that caused most of Port Royal to sink in [#permalink] New post   14 May 2021, 13:02
POE:
A: Faulty comparison between 'the effect' and 'the eruption'
B: Faulty comparison between 'the effect' and 'the eruption'
C: "In its effect" should be followed by 'The earthquake" AND Change of meaning
D: Correct
E: Unreasonable comparison between 'the effect' and 'the eruption'
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The effect of the earthquake that caused most of Port Royal to sink in [#permalink] New post   21 May 2021, 09:33
Hi AndrewN - i eliminated D because i thought the comparison marker "Like" should compare Noun to Noun only and not clause to clause.

Insn't there a clause to the left of "LIKE" in option D, given the word "was" ?

option D) The earthquake that caused most of Port Royal to sink into the Caribbean was, in its effects, like the eruption that buried ancient Pompeii

Option D seems to be comparing how the earthquake was to the eruption ?

Hence i eliminated D.

Analogy of option D

The 2000 Tsunami WAS like the 1990 Tsunami = I thought this would be wrong as you are comparing a clause (The 2000 Tsunami WAS) to a noun (1990 Tsunami)
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Re: The effect of the earthquake that caused most of Port Royal to sink in [#permalink] New post   21 May 2021, 15:51
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jabhatta2 wrote:
Hi AndrewN - i eliminated D because i thought the comparison marker "Like" should compare Noun to Noun only and not clause to clause.

Insn't there a clause to the left of "LIKE" in option D, given the word "was" ?

option D) The earthquake that caused most of Port Royal to sink into the Caribbean was, in its effects, like the eruption that buried ancient Pompeii

Option D seems to be comparing how the earthquake was to the eruption ?

Hence i eliminated D.

Analogy of option D

The 2000 Tsunami WAS like the 1990 Tsunami = I thought this would be wrong as you are comparing a clause (The 2000 Tsunami WAS) to a noun (1990 Tsunami)

Hello, jabhatta2. I think you are applying the clause label a little loosely. Sure, The earthquake was begins a clause, but it could not stand on its own to make a sentence: was is an intransitive verb. You need a what, some form of noun, to complete the predicate. The predicate in this sentence happens to be the second element in the comparison, one that involves two nouns: The earthquake was like the eruption. Furthermore, the two embedded clauses immediately follow the nouns they modify—The earthquake that... and the eruption that...—and you know how the GMAT™ likes parallelism.

The takeaway? Do not be too quick to write off an answer choice. There may be more to the picture than meets the eye. I hope that helps resolve your concerns. Thank you for thinking to ask me.

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