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Updated on: 27 Aug 2017, 13:29
Originally posted by abansal1805 on 27 Aug 2017, 12:59.
Last edited by abansal1805 on 27 Aug 2017, 13:29, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by abansal1805 on 27 Aug 2017, 13:29, edited 1 time in total.
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The Great Blizzard of 1888 cut off many telegraph and railroad links in the northeastern United States, and is still remembered for its striking features: the unseasonably warm and rainy weather that preceded it, the sustained winds that created snowdrifts more than 50 feet tall, and prodigious snowfall was measured at over 50 inches in New England.
A. the sustained winds that created snowdrifts more than 50 feet tall, and prodigious snowfall was measured at over 50 inches in New England.
B. the sustained winds created snowdrifts more than 50 feet tall, and in New England the prodigious snowfall was measured at over 50 inches
C. the sustained winds that created snowdrifts more than 50 feet tall, and the prodigious snowfall measured at over 50 inches in New England
D. snowdrifts were created more than 50 feet tall by the sustained winds, in New England the prodigious snowfall measures at over 50 inches
E. snowdrifts which were created more than 50 feet tall by the sustained winds, and prodigious snowfall that was measured at over 50 inches in New England
A. the sustained winds that created snowdrifts more than 50 feet tall, and prodigious snowfall was measured at over 50 inches in New England.
B. the sustained winds created snowdrifts more than 50 feet tall, and in New England the prodigious snowfall was measured at over 50 inches
C. the sustained winds that created snowdrifts more than 50 feet tall, and the prodigious snowfall measured at over 50 inches in New England
D. snowdrifts were created more than 50 feet tall by the sustained winds, in New England the prodigious snowfall measures at over 50 inches
E. snowdrifts which were created more than 50 feet tall by the sustained winds, and prodigious snowfall that was measured at over 50 inches in New England
30 Aug 2017, 23:37
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arvind910619,
1) Yes, we need "the" in C to make it fit the list of distinctive features. These were unique events, not general traits or tendencies.
2) The word "that" would make C completely incorrect. The snowfall did not measure something. "Measured" is used as a modifier for "snowfall." We could say "that was measured," but it's not necessary. Official GMAT questions will definitely leave such wording out when it isn't needed. Also, if we have a list of parallel noun phrases, it's not necessary that the nouns be modified in similar ways. For instance, it's perfectly fine to say "For my birthday I want a new bicycle, a phone that takes good photos, and one of the goats we saw in Spain."
1) Yes, we need "the" in C to make it fit the list of distinctive features. These were unique events, not general traits or tendencies.
2) The word "that" would make C completely incorrect. The snowfall did not measure something. "Measured" is used as a modifier for "snowfall." We could say "that was measured," but it's not necessary. Official GMAT questions will definitely leave such wording out when it isn't needed. Also, if we have a list of parallel noun phrases, it's not necessary that the nouns be modified in similar ways. For instance, it's perfectly fine to say "For my birthday I want a new bicycle, a phone that takes good photos, and one of the goats we saw in Spain."
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27 Aug 2017, 13:09
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Where should the prepositional phrase "in New England" be placed in this question?
