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The way in which Taylor and the other the participants, Mason, Adams Updated on: 08 Jan 2021, 02:37
Originally posted by bahruz1992 on 08 Jan 2021, 02:34.
Last edited by Bunuel on 08 Jan 2021, 02:37, edited 1 time in total.
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The way in which Taylor and the other the participants, Mason, Adams and Jones, moved were determined from their own reported levels of involvement in school-based sports activities like soccer and track, extramural classes and activities like swimming, hiking, running, and tennis.

A. moved were determined from
B. moved were determined because of
C. moved was determined through
D. moved was determined by
E. moved was determined as a result of


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"The way" is subject and singular and require singular verb, thus A,B eliminated. We use "by" if there is "doer" of action in the sentence, so D is also eliminated.

I got stuck with C and E. Official answer is C. I am confused what is the wrong in E.
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The way in which Taylor and the other the participants, Mason, Adams 08 Jan 2021, 08:22
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Hi GMATNinja generis can you please check this question and help us understand why AC C is correct and D is incorrect.
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The way in which Taylor and the other the participants, Mason, Adams 09 Jan 2021, 08:06
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What is the source of this question?

I see issues in the non underlined portion as well.
Using like to give examples instead of using such as.
Also, the use of "and the other the participants" seems odd.
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Hello, everyone. For what it is worth, I feel as if (C) is a stronger answer than (D). Why? Because the non-underlined portion references their own reported levels of involvement. The sentence, then, seems to draw attention to an unnamed interpreter of such information, and a quick rearrangement of the two major pieces of the sentence reveals why through is stronger than by. The sentences, rearranged, with much of the "fluff" removed:

(C) Through their own reported levels of involvement, the way in which Taylor and the other participants moved was determined.
(D) By their own reported levels of involvement, the way in which Taylor and the other participants moved was determined.

Do I think the sentence would appear as is on the GMAT™? No. But does that mean it cannot or should not be studied for some related purpose? Again, I would say no. The split I have drawn attention to above is a legitimate one, one that leans on the expressed meaning of the sentence, and that is definitely something that GMAT™ SC concerns itself with.

I hope that helps. Good luck with your studies.

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The way in which Taylor and the other the participants, Mason, Adams 12 Jan 2021, 01:48
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Let me know if it helps:

C: determined through means , these things helped to determine
D: determined by means, these things actually determined it

The activities such as swimming, hiking etc can help determine the involvement here but can not determine the involvement!!

Hope this clarifies; this is what I thought to decide between my final selection between C&D

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The way in which Taylor and the other the participants, Mason, Adams 13 Jan 2021, 10:07
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The sentence mentions a few activities which helped determine their reported level of involvement. So usage of 'through' is better than that of 'by'. These activities didn't determine on their own, but through these activities involvement was determined.
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