Last visit was: 19 Jul 2025, 11:35 It is currently 19 Jul 2025, 11:35
Home
GMAT
Messages
Tests
Schools
Events
Rewards
Chat
My Profile
Close
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Go to My Error Log Learn more
Close
Request Expert Reply
Confirm Cancel
Back to Forum
Create Topic
605-655 Level|   Parallelism|      
User avatar
Bunuel
User avatar
Math Expert
Joined: 02 Sep 2009
Last visit: 19 July 2025
Posts: 102,625
Own Kudos:
742,753
 [2]
Given Kudos: 98,235
Products:
GMAT Club Tests Forum Quiz
Expert
Expert reply
Active GMAT Club Expert! Tag them with @ followed by their username for a faster response.
Posts: 102,625
Kudos: 742,753
 [2]
The ocean, a beautiful deep blue hue in the light and in stretching as 01 Dec 2022, 02:30
Kudos
Add Kudos
2
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
00:00
Start Timer
Pause Timer
Resume Timer
Show Answer
Hide
Show
History
C
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!

Difficulty:

45% (medium)

Question Stats:

50% (01:06) correct 50% (01:08) wrong based on 249 sessions

History

Date
Time
Result
Not Attempted Yet
The ocean, a beautiful deep blue hue in the light and in stretching as far as the eye could see, beckoned the adventurer to set sail on its water in search of what lay beyond the horizon.

(A) a beautiful deep blue hue in the light and in stretching as far as the eye could see

(B) a beautiful deep blue hue in the light and a stretch as far as the eye could see

(C) a beautiful deep blue hue in the light and stretching as far as the eye could see

(D) a beautiful deep blue hue in the light and stretches as far as the eye could see

(E) a beautiful deep blue hue in the light and being stretched as far as the eye could see



 


This Month's Butler Questions are Sponsored and Provided by Experts' Global
for SC Butler and CR Butler

 

Experts Global

 

ShowHide Answer
Official Answer
C
User avatar
Nidzo
User avatar
Joined: 26 Nov 2019
Last visit: 31 May 2025
Posts: 959
Own Kudos:
1,325
Given Kudos: 59
Location: South Africa
Posts: 959
Kudos: 1,325
The ocean, a beautiful deep blue hue in the light and in stretching as 04 Dec 2022, 03:19
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
What proceeds the comma will modify "The ocean". Looking at the answer choices, one finds that they are identical for the first half ("a beautiful deep blue hue in the light and...") and that they all make use of the conjunction 'and'. What proceeds 'and' needs to modify "The ocean" as if "a beautiful deep blue hue in the light and..." were not there, while still making sense within the sentence.

Altering the answer choices a little to make things easier:

(A) The ocean, in stretching as far as the eye could see
This choice makes no sense and does not work with the first part of the non-essential clause.

(B) The ocean, a stretch as far as the eye could see
This choice makes no sense. Using 'a' in front of 'stretch' makes it seem like calling this ocean an ocean is a stretch.

(C) The ocean, stretching as far as the eye could see
Perfect. Modifies 'the ocean' to illustrate its vastness, while linking back nicely to the first half of the non-essential clause.

(D) The ocean, stretches as far as the eye could see
One issue here is the clash of tenses. 'Stretches' is present tense while 'could see' is in the past. Overall this choice just does not work.

(E) The ocean, being stretched as far as the eye could see
Makes very little sense. The ocean cannot be stretched, rather it stretches as far as the eye can see.

Answer C
User avatar
Bunuel
User avatar
Math Expert
Joined: 02 Sep 2009
Last visit: 19 July 2025
Posts: 102,625
Own Kudos:
742,753
Given Kudos: 98,235
Products:
GMAT Club Tests Forum Quiz
Expert
Expert reply
Active GMAT Club Expert! Tag them with @ followed by their username for a faster response.
Posts: 102,625
Kudos: 742,753
The ocean, a beautiful deep blue hue in the light and in stretching as 07 Jan 2023, 13:00
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Bunuel
The ocean, a beautiful deep blue hue in the light and in stretching as far as the eye could see, beckoned the adventurer to set sail on its water in search of what lay beyond the horizon.

(A) a beautiful deep blue hue in the light and in stretching as far as the eye could see

(B) a beautiful deep blue hue in the light and a stretch as far as the eye could see

(C) a beautiful deep blue hue in the light and stretching as far as the eye could see

(D) a beautiful deep blue hue in the light and stretches as far as the eye could see

(E) a beautiful deep blue hue in the light and being stretched as far as the eye could see



Experts' Global Video Explanation:

Moderators:
GMATNinja
GMAT Club Verbal Expert
7359 posts
GMATNinjaTwo
GMAT Club Verbal Expert
235 posts