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07 May 2021, 08:30
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The term "malfunction" is a failure to function or abnormal functioning.
A. is a failure to function or
B. can be a failure to function or
C. describes the failure to function of
D. is often used to describe a failure to function or
E. describes a failure to function or
A. is a failure to function or
B. can be a failure to function or
C. describes the failure to function of
D. is often used to describe a failure to function or
E. describes a failure to function or
14 May 2021, 08:45
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
The term "malfunction" is a failure to function or abnormal functioning.
A. is a failure to function or
Incorrect.
This answer choice is illogical. The subject of the sentence is The term "malfunction", not an actual malfunction. A malfunction (not the term malfunction) is the failure to function or abnormal functioning. The term malfunction refers to/defines/describes this failure.
What helps us identify this mistake is the following Stop Sign:
The word/term... (it) is...
Whenever we see this Stop Sign, we know that the topic that the question checks is pronouns, specifically using refers to/defines/describes after the word/term (and not is).
B. can be a failure to function or
Incorrect.
This answer choice repeats the original Pronoun mistake. The subject of the sentence is The term malfunction, not an actual malfunction. A malfunction (not the term malfunction) is the failure to function or abnormal functioning. The term malfunction refers to/defines/describes this failure.
C. describes the failure to function of
Incorrect.
Although this answer choice corrects the Pronoun error of the original sentence, it changes its meaning: the failure of abnormal functioning is not the same as the failure or abnormal functioning. In GMAT Sentence Correction, attention to details is paramount.
The lesson to be learned here is not to automatically choose the first answer choice that corrects the original mistake. Remember that in Sentence Correction questions, we do not choose a correct answer but rather eliminate four incorrect answer choices and choose the last one standing.
After eliminating answer choices that repeat the original mistake (if there is one), you have to go over all the remaining answer choices carefully and compare them word for word. This is the only way you'll be able to correctly eliminate all but one of them.
D. is often used to describe a failure to function or
Incorrect.
Although this answer choice corrects the original Pronoun mistake, it unnecessarily changes its meaning, by adding the word often.
E. describes a failure to function or
This answer choice corrects the logical mistake in the original sentence. The subject of the sentence is The term malfunction, not an actual malfunction. A malfunction (not the term malfunction) is the failure to function or abnormal functioning. The term malfunction refers to/defines/describes this failure.
General Discussion
11 May 2021, 14:09
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The term "malfunction" is a failure to function or abnormal functioning.
A. is a failure to function or
B. can be a failure to function or
C. describes the failure to function of
D. is often used to describe a failure to function or
E. describes a failure to function or
A bit tricky question
The first thing to notice is "the term". So we need something that whos what this term does or explain
The options that contain "describes " are the best.
However, between C and E we do have "the" failure vs "a failure". here we need the description in general of all failure, not THE failure, which means the main failure.
E is the best option
A. is a failure to function or
B. can be a failure to function or
C. describes the failure to function of
D. is often used to describe a failure to function or
E. describes a failure to function or
A bit tricky question
The first thing to notice is "the term". So we need something that whos what this term does or explain
The options that contain "describes " are the best.
However, between C and E we do have "the" failure vs "a failure". here we need the description in general of all failure, not THE failure, which means the main failure.
E is the best option
