There may be more than a dozen boat parties in the Grand Canyon on a

Great explanation here by VeritasKarishma! Not sure there's much else to add, but here goes...

In (A), "one seldom encounters the other" suggests that we only have TWO things: (1) one and (2) the other. But we are actually talking about potentially dozens of boat parties, not just two.

In (E), "one seldom encounters another" suggests that we have MULTIPLE things and that one of those things seldom encounters ANOTHER one of those things.

This makes the most sense given the context -- we're talking about running into ANY other boat party, not just one specific other boat party. So the meaning is off in choice (A), and (E) is the best option.
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1. "Such that" vs "So that"
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"Such that" is a description of HOW something is to be done.
"So that" is a description of WHY something is to be done.
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'such that' expresses consequence, 'so that' purpose.
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Gramatically, both options, A and E are correct.
Meaningwise, E is correct. The purpose of positioning of parties is that the parties shouldn't interfere with each other.
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2. "The other" vs "Another"
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"The other" is used when there are only two entities involved.
"Another" is used when more than two entities involved.
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A and B are similar options Bunuel : please check

SPLIT1:
I was pretty clear that it should be so not such , why? Because

"Such that" means "in such a way that"
"So that" means "with the intention that"
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SPLIT2
Distinction between:
so as to vs so that


So that wins over so as to

Case1: A can do B so as to X
Meaning: A can do B and in process X appears to happen.
Note1: It has not happened but it seems to happen something hypothetical situation.

Case2: A can do B so that X
A can do B so that X can happen
Note1: Someone is doer of X ( have purpose).
Note2: Why do you do B? -- > for the purpose of X.

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Fixed. Thank you!
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There may be more than a dozen boat parties in the Grand Canyon on a given day between May and October, each party positioned such that one seldom encounters the other.

(A) such that one seldom encounters the other Incorrect

(B) such that there are few encounters one with another Incorrect

(C) in such ways as not to encounter others Incorrect

(D) so as not to encounter the other Incorrect

(E) so that one seldom encounters another Correct


I choose E because of 'other '; not sure about only other, but most of time it is in wrong form
meanings in E intact

B sounds bad

Waiting for OA
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ERROR ANALYSIS -

1) 'such that' - signifies 'in a way' - Correct meaning

ANSWER CHOICE ANALYSIS -

A) CORRECT
B) Encounter one with another - redundant
C) not to encounter - changes the meaning, seldom means rarely
D) Same as C
E) 'so that' not correct

There may be more than a dozen boat parties in the Grand Canyon on a given day between May and October, each party positioned such that one seldom encounters the other.

(A) such that one seldom encounters the other - Correct. Conveys proper meaning.
(B) such that there are few encounters one with another - words are jumbled in a funny way; makes no sense.
(C) in such ways as not to encounter others - such ways as not to is incorrect.
(D) so as not to encounter the other - so as not to.. is incorrect
(E) so that one seldom encounters another - wrong meaning conveyed: each party positioned SO THAT one seldom encounters.... conveys that the very reason for POSITIONING is to encounter the other.
The correct meaning is conveyed by (A).

so that , such that are usually wrong , seems D is right answer

GMATNinja, I was torn between A and E and I ended up choosing A. The meanings of the two seem the same to me. Is it about the use of "another" over "other"? Can you pls opine?

MartyTargetTestPrep please help with this one.

Please throw some light of the usage of Other and Another

Why is "A" wrong? please help me understand where I am going wrong.

Bunuel Can you please post the OA and explanation if possible?

DmitryFarber, mikemcgarry, VeritasKarishma would love to see your explanations if possible.

Hi ANUsha93, generally speaking, "the other" is used when there are only two entities involved; "another" is used when there are multiple entities.

For example:

While they were both old classmates, none of them recognized the other when they met many years later.

While my favorite dish was available at the restaurant, I ordered another.

In the sentence under consideration, since there are multiple entities (boat parties), usage of "another" makes sense.
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"one seldom encounters the other" implies that there are 2 things involved. So either one will not encounter the other one.
Use of 'the' shows that the other is defined. With 2, when you pick one, the other is defined.

When we have multiple things and we need to talk about each pair that can be picked, we use "one another". So if we pick one, then it should not encounter any other. Hence (A), (C) and (D) are eliminated.

Option (B) doesn't make sense because "few encounters one with another" is unclear. "encounters" is used as a noun here.
Option (E) clearly says "one seldom encounters another" which means one doesn't bump into any other.

Answer (E)
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Would A be correct if it was,

"such that one seldom encounters others"?

or would E still be the preferred option?

Hi VeritasKarishma

In option-C, OTHERS is used in place of THE OTHER. Could you please elaborate why this choice is incorrect?

Regards
Rohit

(C) each party positioned in such ways as not to encounter others...

Each party is positioned in one way. The use of plural "ways" doesn't make sense.
Also, I wouldn't like to split "as to" if I were using it.
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My way of thinking:

a) "other" - this makes it seem like there is only 2 parties

b) "each party" - the subject of the second part is singular and the verb "are" is plural. It should be "is". Note: "encounters" is a name here

c) "others" is ok here, because there is more than 1 party. The problem here is the verb "encounter" is plural, while the subject "each" is singular

d) "other" - same as in answer a)

e) correct answer. "another" - can be 2 or more parties. "encounters" is in the singular for the subject "each party" which is singular.

GMATNinja would love to hear your opinion about this, since its my first time giving my thoughs about an answer