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The reams of studies and drafts documented by Gustave Eiffel indicate that the design of the Eiffel Tower generally emerged not in a rapid manner but developed painstakingly from multiple trial prototypes.

(A) emerged not in a rapid manner but developed painstakingly
(B) emerged not in a rapid manner but was painstakingly developed
(C) did not emerge in a rapid manner but developed painstakingly
(D) did not emerge in a rapid manner but had painstakingly developed
(E) did not emerge in a rapid manner but it was painstakingly developed

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Don't read my issue with the official answer before solving the problem.

Is the official answer's meaning correct?
I feel that the OA implies that "the design" does 2 things:
1- The design did not emerge... (which seems fine to me)
2- The design developed ...
I feel that the OA says "the design" actually developed something instead of being developed. Shouldn't "developed" be in passive voice ( was developed)?
The OA mentions that one reason B is wrong is that the passive voice is inappropriate:
"Answer choice B makes a similar error in parallel structure to that of the original sentence; further, the passive voice 'were developed' is inappropriate."

By the way the OA says ' were developed' instead of 'was developed' when it quotes choice B.
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Re: The reams of studies and drafts documented by Gustave Eiffel [#permalink] New post   23 Nov 2013, 11:04
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I believe "developed" is being used here as an intransitive verb--or, precisely, as an ergative verb.

Intransitive verbs do not have objects, so the sentence is not suggesting that the design developed something, just that it developed, period.

Consider the following sentences:

(1) John broke the window.
(2) The window broke.

Either is okay, and we don't think that the window broke anything in the latter case. The relevant part of the item in question could read:

(1) Gustave Eiffel developed the design.
(2) The design developed.

Hope that helps!
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Re: The reams of studies and drafts documented by Gustave Eiffel [#permalink] New post   05 Jun 2018, 04:52
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amostofi1999 wrote:
The reams of studies and drafts documented by Gustave Eiffel indicate that the design of the Eiffel Tower generally emerged not in a rapid manner but developed painstakingly from multiple trial prototypes.

(A) emerged not in a rapid manner but developed painstakingly
(B) emerged not in a rapid manner but was painstakingly developed
(C) did not emerge in a rapid manner but developed painstakingly
(D) did not emerge in a rapid manner but had painstakingly developed
(E) did not emerge in a rapid manner but it was painstakingly developed

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Don't read my issue with the official answer before solving the problem.

Is the official answer's meaning correct?
I feel that the OA implies that "the design" does 2 things:
1- The design did not emerge... (which seems fine to me)
2- The design developed ...
I feel that the OA says "the design" actually developed something instead of being developed. Shouldn't "developed" be in passive voice ( was developed)?
The OA mentions that one reason B is wrong is that the passive voice is inappropriate:
"Answer choice B makes a similar error in parallel structure to that of the original sentence; further, the passive voice 'were developed' is inappropriate."

By the way the OA says ' were developed' instead of 'was developed' when it quotes choice B.


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Correct Answer: C

The correct answer to this question is C. The original sentence possesses a Sentence Construction error in parallel structure. The original sentence contains the construction 'not...but.' As such, the words that directly follow 'not' must be parallel with those that directly follow 'but.' In the original sentence, 'not' is followed by the prepositional phrase 'in a rapid manner' and 'but' is followed by the verb 'developed', making answer choice A incorrect. Answer choice B makes a similar error in parallel structure to that of the original sentence; further, the passive voice 'were developed' is inappropriate. Answer choice C is the correct answer, as 'not' and 'but' are both followed by verbs; further, the verbs 'did...emerge' and 'developed' are parallel, both in the simple past tense.' In answer choice D, 'had developed' uses the incorrect past perfect verb form; further, this verb form is not parallel with the verb 'did...emerge.' Answer choice E makes a similar error in parallel structure to that of A and B.
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Re: The reams of studies and drafts documented by Gustave Eiffel [#permalink] New post   23 Nov 2013, 11:12
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yes i understand now. it is the same as saying ' the child is developing'. to be honest, it seems pretty obvious to me now. :D
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Re: The reams of studies and drafts documented by Gustave Eiffel [#permalink] New post   23 Nov 2013, 12:01
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yes i understand now. it is the same as saying ' the child is developing'. to be honest, it seems pretty obvious to me now. :D


No worries. These items can be pretty tricky to spot when there is so much going on in the sentence. I'm glad I could be of some help.
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Re: The reams of studies and drafts documented by Gustave Eiffel [#permalink] New post   25 Nov 2013, 02:51
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Agree with C. Both "did not emerge" and "developed" are parallel in the construction "not X but Y".

Rest of the choices have either parallelism errors or passive constructions.
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Re: The reams of studies and drafts documented by Gustave Eiffel [#permalink] New post   27 Jun 2015, 02:52
VeritasPrepKarishma:

Is the use of had correct in option choice D, because there is already a word in past perfect tense, so had can be used??
Please guide me on this.
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Re: The reams of studies and drafts documented by Gustave Eiffel [#permalink] New post   22 Aug 2017, 23:18
Can an expert please comment on the difference between painstakingly developed and developed painstakingly.
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Re: The reams of studies and drafts documented by Gustave Eiffel [#permalink] New post   23 Aug 2017, 11:52
[quote="amostofi1999"]The reams of studies and drafts documented by Gustave Eiffel indicate that the design of the Eiffel Tower generally emerged not in a rapid manner but developed painstakingly from multiple trial prototypes.

(A) emerged not in a rapid manner but developed painstakingly
(B) emerged not in a rapid manner but was painstakingly developed
(C) did not emerge in a rapid manner but developed painstakingly
(D) did not emerge in a rapid manner but had painstakingly developed
(E) did not emerge in a rapid manner but it was painstakingly developed

emerged not in..........but developed.......not parallel

same prob in b

did........emerged

did...had...not parallel

it.......pronoun error in E

hope it helps....
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Re: The reams of studies and drafts documented by Gustave Eiffel [#permalink] New post   23 Aug 2017, 22:57
Why exactly is B incorrect ? Can someone explain?
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Re: The reams of studies and drafts documented by Gustave Eiffel [#permalink] New post   25 Aug 2017, 00:18
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The reams of studies and drafts documented by Gustave Eiffel indicate that the design of the Eiffel Tower generally emerged not in a rapid manner but developed painstakingly from multiple trial prototypes.

(A) emerged not in a rapid manner but developed painstakingly - parallelism issue - Not X, but Y - X and Y need to be parallel
(B) emerged not in a rapid manner but was painstakingly developed - parallelism issue -
(C) did not emerge in a rapid manner but developed painstakingly - Correct
(D) did not emerge in a rapid manner but had painstakingly developed - parallelism issue
(E) did not emerge in a rapid manner but it was painstakingly developed - parallelism issue - usage of it disrupts parallelism, also emerge is not parallel to was developed

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Re: The reams of studies and drafts documented by Gustave Eiffel [#permalink] New post   23 Nov 2017, 12:03
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Why exactly is B incorrect ? Can someone explain?


since the idiom not X but Y is used, the parallel must be maintained.
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The reams of studies and drafts documented by Gustave Eiffel [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 06 Jun 2018, 11:50
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Those who want to go through the official prototype of this question, please see the passage below below


The Official Guide for GMAT Review 10th Edition, 2003
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Question No.: SC 22
Page: 656

The voluminous personal papers of Thomas Alva Edison reveal that his inventions typically sprang to life not in a flash of inspiration but evolved slowly from previous works.

(A) sprang to life not in a flash of inspiration but evolved slowly

(B) sprang to life not in a flash of inspiration but were slowly evolved

(C) did not spring to life in a flash of inspiration but evolved slowly

(D) did not spring to life in a flash of inspiration but had slowly evolved

(E) did not spring to life in a flash of inspiration but they were slowly evolved
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Originally posted by daagh on 05 Jun 2018, 07:43.
Last edited by daagh on 06 Jun 2018, 11:50, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: The reams of studies and drafts documented by Gustave Eiffel [#permalink] New post   06 Jun 2018, 11:05
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Those who want to go through the official prototype of this question, please see the passage below below


The Official Guide for GMAT Review 10th Edition, 2003
Practice Question
Question No.: SC 22
Page: 656

The voluminous personal papers of Thomas Alva Edison reveal that his inventions typically sprang to life not in a flash of inspiration but evolved slowly from previous works.

(A) sprang to life not in a flash of inspiration but evolved slowly

(B) sprang to life not in a flash of inspiration but were slowly evolved

(C) did not spring to life in a flash of inspiration but evolved slowly

(D) did not spring to life in a flash of inspiration but had slowly evolved

(E) did not spring to life in a flash of inspiration but they were slowly evolved
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C


doesnt the ending of non underlined part " generally " followed by "did not" pose a structural error and awkwardness?
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Aditya, hi,
Could you kindly elucidate on the structural error you have indicated about generally and did not?
If there was an error in the copycat version, then even the OA in the official question should be wrong. Will an official question have an error in the OA?
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Re: The reams of studies and drafts documented by Gustave Eiffel [#permalink] New post   06 Jun 2018, 20:45
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Aditya, hi,
Could you kindly elucidate on the structural error you have indicated about generally and did not?
If there was an error in the copycat version, then even the OA in the official question should be wrong. Will an official question have an error in the OA?



I'm not challenging the OA sir, in fact, I'm talking about the original question, not the one you posted.
The reams of studies and drafts documented by Gustave Eiffel indicate that the design of the Eiffel Towergenerally did not emerge in.... but developed painstakingly from multiple trial prototypes.

doesnt the highlighted portion sound structurally wrong?
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Re: The reams of studies and drafts documented by Gustave Eiffel indicate [#permalink] New post   14 Jan 2019, 23:15
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The reams of studies and drafts documented by Gustave Eiffel indicate that the design of the Eiffel Tower generally emerged not in a rapid manner but developed incrementally from multiple trial prototypes.
A. emerged not in a rapid manner but developed incrementally
B. emerged not in a rapid manner but was incrementally developed
C. did not emerge in a rapid manner but developed incrementally
D. did not emerge in a rapid manner but had incrementally developed
E. did not emerge in a rapid manner but it was incrementally developed

Are you sure about the placement of word generally there?
To answer your question about parallelism I think "did not emerge" and "developed" are parallel.

and a better way to say it is "developed incrementally" rather than "incrementally developed"
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Dear IanStewart,

The officially correct answer of this problem says that “the design (itself) developed painstakingly”. I would much appreciate if you could elucidate how an inanimate thing, such as a design, can “painstakingly” develop? I have a feeling that an adverb “painstakingly” should modify actions of animate beings.

Thank you very much in advance sir.
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Re: The reams of studies and drafts documented by Gustave Eiffel [#permalink] New post   14 Feb 2020, 06:14
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JonShukhrat wrote:
Dear IanStewart,

The officially correct answer of this problem says that “the design (itself) developed painstakingly”. I would much appreciate if you could elucidate how an inanimate thing, such as a design, can “painstakingly” develop? I have a feeling that an adverb “painstakingly” should modify actions of animate beings.

Thank you very much in advance sir.


Yes, I agree completely -- only answers B and E use the word "painstakingly" correctly. If I saw this question on a test, I'd be tempted to pick B for that reason, though it has a parallelism issue unless the word "not" is moved before the first verb (if it said "did not emerge", I think it would be fine). So I don't think there's a good answer to the original question.

daagh posted an official question above that was presumably the basis for this question, and that's the version of this question that I'd recommend studying.
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Re: The reams of studies and drafts documented by Gustave Eiffel [#permalink] New post   15 Feb 2020, 05:43
did not emerge in a rapid manner but developed painstakingly.

It is correct from parallelism, however I have doubt in emerge , it should be emerges as its subject is " The design"

Please explain.

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