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The word “December” is derived from the Latin word for “ten,” which seems odd considering it’s the twelfth month, but when you realize that the earliest Roman calendar had just ten months, it all makes perfect sense.
(A) The word “December” is derived from the Latin word for “ten,” which seems odd considering it’s the twelfth month, but when you realize that the earliest Roman calendar had just ten months, it all makes perfect sense.
(B) It seems odd that the name of the twelfth month of the year, “December,” is derived from the Latin word for “ten,” but it makes perfect sense once you realize that the earliest Roman calendar had just ten months.
(C) The word “December” is derived from the Latin word for “ten,” which seems odd considering it’s the twelfth month, but when you realized that the earliest Roman calendar had just ten months, it all makes perfect sense.
(D) It makes perfect sense that the word “December” is derived from the Latin word for “ten,” which seems odd considering it’s the twelfth month, but the earliest Roman calendar had just ten months, so it’s logical.
(E) Since December is the twelfth month of our calendar year, it seems odd that the word “December” is derived from the Latin word for “ten,” which only makes perfect sense when you realize that the earliest Roman calendar had just ten months.
(A) The word “December” is derived from the Latin word for “ten,” which seems odd considering it’s the twelfth month, but when you realize that the earliest Roman calendar had just ten months, it all makes perfect sense.
(B) It seems odd that the name of the twelfth month of the year, “December,” is derived from the Latin word for “ten,” but it makes perfect sense once you realize that the earliest Roman calendar had just ten months.
(C) The word “December” is derived from the Latin word for “ten,” which seems odd considering it’s the twelfth month, but when you realized that the earliest Roman calendar had just ten months, it all makes perfect sense.
(D) It makes perfect sense that the word “December” is derived from the Latin word for “ten,” which seems odd considering it’s the twelfth month, but the earliest Roman calendar had just ten months, so it’s logical.
(E) Since December is the twelfth month of our calendar year, it seems odd that the word “December” is derived from the Latin word for “ten,” which only makes perfect sense when you realize that the earliest Roman calendar had just ten months.
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My answer is (B). It took me 01:32.
(A) "which" in "which seems odd" refers to "ten", and to say "ten seems odd" is indeed odd.
Outside GMAT, "which" can be used to reference the concept conveyed in the previous clause. GMAT insists that "which" have a clear precedent (noun or pronoun.)
(B) This option avoids the issue above. But, what is the precedent of "it" in "it makes perfect sense"? The only plausible explanation is that this "it" refers to the implicit it in the previous clause. This is a rather creative interpretation of antecedent.
(CD) See (A)
(E) "which only makes perfect sense" suffers the similar issue as in (ACD).
Now, after an additional deliberation of (B), I believe it is a better option than the other four options. But "it makes perfect sense" should be modified to read like "the fact makes perfect sense".
(A) "which" in "which seems odd" refers to "ten", and to say "ten seems odd" is indeed odd.
Outside GMAT, "which" can be used to reference the concept conveyed in the previous clause. GMAT insists that "which" have a clear precedent (noun or pronoun.)
(B) This option avoids the issue above. But, what is the precedent of "it" in "it makes perfect sense"? The only plausible explanation is that this "it" refers to the implicit it in the previous clause. This is a rather creative interpretation of antecedent.
(CD) See (A)
(E) "which only makes perfect sense" suffers the similar issue as in (ACD).
Now, after an additional deliberation of (B), I believe it is a better option than the other four options. But "it makes perfect sense" should be modified to read like "the fact makes perfect sense".
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I am still not sure why it is B. Doesn't it have the pronoun it two times which make it all the more ambiguous?
What exactly is "it" referring to?
What exactly is "it" referring to?
