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Updated on: 05 Aug 2021, 00:06
Originally posted by gurpreet07 on 05 Nov 2009, 22:42.
Last edited by Bunuel on 05 Aug 2021, 00:06, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by Bunuel on 05 Aug 2021, 00:06, edited 1 time in total.
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The spraying of pesticides can be carefully planned, but accidents, weather conditions that could not be foreseen, and pilot errors often cause much larger deposits of spray than they had anticipated.
(A) weather conditions that could not be foreseen, and pilot errors often cause much larger deposits of spray than they had
(B) weather conditions that cannot be foreseen, and pilot errors often cause much larger deposits of spray than
(C) unforeseeable weather conditions, and pilot errors are the cause of much larger deposits of spray than they had
(D) weather conditions that are not foreseeable, and pilot errors often cause much larger deposits of spray than
(E) unforeseeable weather conditions, and pilot errors often cause much larger deposits of spray than they had
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(A) weather conditions that could not be foreseen, and pilot errors often cause much larger deposits of spray than they had
(B) weather conditions that cannot be foreseen, and pilot errors often cause much larger deposits of spray than
(C) unforeseeable weather conditions, and pilot errors are the cause of much larger deposits of spray than they had
(D) weather conditions that are not foreseeable, and pilot errors often cause much larger deposits of spray than
(E) unforeseeable weather conditions, and pilot errors often cause much larger deposits of spray than they had
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28 Oct 2019, 21:02
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I've stumbled upon this question a decade later and the only answers I've seen that explain why B is a better option is the classic "wordy" or "awkward" construction. However, in this question, as in many GMAT questions, there is a real reason and it comes down to reading literally.
(B) weather conditions that cannot be foreseen
weather conditions that cannot be foreseen - OK. Foreseen by who or what? It doesn't matter in this case, all that matters is that we understand that something else is supposed to be unable to foresee weather conditions. In other words, something else or someone else is doing the observing. Weather is literally just doing what it does - being the weather.
(D) weather conditions that are not foreseeable - What does this actually mean? This is saying that the weather conditions do not have the ability to be foreseen. Wait, what? Let me rephrase that. Weather conditions choose whether they can be foreseeable? As in, weather has the ability to be foreseen or not foreseen? Last I checked, weather is just the weather and doesn't have a consciousness or the ability to do anything, except to be.
Mind you, these "wordy" or "awkward" constructions can sometimes be enough to eliminate an answer. However in 700-level questions, that is simply not enough of an excuse to eliminate an answer. In 700-level questions, both right and wrong answer choices will be disguised very well.
(B) weather conditions that cannot be foreseen
weather conditions that cannot be foreseen - OK. Foreseen by who or what? It doesn't matter in this case, all that matters is that we understand that something else is supposed to be unable to foresee weather conditions. In other words, something else or someone else is doing the observing. Weather is literally just doing what it does - being the weather.
(D) weather conditions that are not foreseeable - What does this actually mean? This is saying that the weather conditions do not have the ability to be foreseen. Wait, what? Let me rephrase that. Weather conditions choose whether they can be foreseeable? As in, weather has the ability to be foreseen or not foreseen? Last I checked, weather is just the weather and doesn't have a consciousness or the ability to do anything, except to be.
Mind you, these "wordy" or "awkward" constructions can sometimes be enough to eliminate an answer. However in 700-level questions, that is simply not enough of an excuse to eliminate an answer. In 700-level questions, both right and wrong answer choices will be disguised very well.
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My point is: Is there an issue of //ism here? Or are we trying to create a pseudo //ism by fancying something? In matters of list //islm, if you apply a tenet of //ism for one arm, then you must do that for all the rest too. Now in this case, you can not apply //ism of ‘Can be carefully planned’, to ‘weather conditions that cannot be foreseen’ alone. You must also parallelize other arms by saying some thing similar to “accidents that can not be prevented and pilot errors that can not be eliminated” etc” None of the choices does that. So parallelism is not the issue here.
The only difference between B and E is the way the weather conditions have been described. It is a question of idiom. B is better because, it uses the active voice ‘can not be seen’ instead of the passive ‘that are not foreseeable’.
This is simply a question of pronoun error and idiom
The only difference between B and E is the way the weather conditions have been described. It is a question of idiom. B is better because, it uses the active voice ‘can not be seen’ instead of the passive ‘that are not foreseeable’.
This is simply a question of pronoun error and idiom
, but I guess it serves the purpose)? Answer is NO. They can be unforeseen. 
