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29 Oct 2021, 12:00
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There is no real conflict between nature and nurture; most biologists agree that the environment not only shapes the growth of an individual, but it also affects the expression of the individual’s genes.
A. not only shapes the growth of an individual, but it also affects
B. does shape the growth of an individual, but it also affects
C. is shaping the growth of an individual, it also affects
D. not only shapes the growth of an individual, but also affecting
E. is shaping the growth of an individual and it is also affecting
A. not only shapes the growth of an individual, but it also affects
B. does shape the growth of an individual, but it also affects
C. is shaping the growth of an individual, it also affects
D. not only shapes the growth of an individual, but also affecting
E. is shaping the growth of an individual and it is also affecting
29 Oct 2021, 18:39
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A. not only shapes the growth of an individual, but it also affects -- no errors here. shapes and affects are parallel
B. does shape the growth of an individual, but it also affects -- "but creates an unnecessary contrast". The use of "does" is also not required
C. is shaping the growth of an individual, it also affects -- present continuous tense leads to illogical meaning considering the main verb "agree"
D. not only shapes the growth of an individual, but also affecting -- incorrect parallelism - "shapes" and "affecting"
E. is shaping the growth of an individual and it is also affecting -- present continuous tense leads to illogical meaning considering the main verb "agree"
B. does shape the growth of an individual, but it also affects -- "but creates an unnecessary contrast". The use of "does" is also not required
C. is shaping the growth of an individual, it also affects -- present continuous tense leads to illogical meaning considering the main verb "agree"
D. not only shapes the growth of an individual, but also affecting -- incorrect parallelism - "shapes" and "affecting"
E. is shaping the growth of an individual and it is also affecting -- present continuous tense leads to illogical meaning considering the main verb "agree"
06 Nov 2021, 09:30
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
Answer: A.
The sentence is correct as written. A popular idiomatic expression on the GMAT is “not only…but also,” which is employed here. The sentence also is parallel, correctly using “shapes” and “affects,” to describe the environment.
