GMAT Question of the Day - Daily to your Mailbox; hard ones only
close

It is currently 18 Jun 2018, 13:46
Search
Register
GMAT Club Tests
Decision Tracker
My Rewards
New posts
Unanswered

Close

GMAT Club Daily Prep

Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.

Go to My Error Log Learn more
Close

Request Expert Reply

Confirm Cancel

Events & Promotions

Events & Promotions in June
Open Detailed Calendar
CLICK HERE TO HIDE/SHOW EVENTS

Though the artifacts of pre-Columbian civization created a stir from t

  new topic post reply Question banks Downloads My Bookmarks Reviews Important topics  
  Sort by Date Sort by Kudos  
Search for:
 

Go to page   Previous    1   2   [ 27 posts ] 

Print view
First unread post
Author Message
TAGS:

Hide Tags
Director
Director
User avatar
B
Joined: 03 Feb 2013
Posts: 907
Location: India
Concentration: Operations, Strategy
Schools: Tepper '17 (M), NUS '17 (A), W.P. Carey '17 (A)
GMAT 1: 760 Q49 V44
GPA: 3.88
WE: Engineering (Computer Software)
Reviews Badge
Re: Though the artifacts of pre-Columbian civization created a stir from t [#permalink]

Show Tags

New post 19 Oct 2014, 10:35
EducationAisle wrote:
kinjiGC wrote:
Though the artifacts of pre-columbian civilization created a stir from the very first European contacts with the new world in the sixteenth century,it was not until the later half of the nineteenth century that western designers,artists and crafters were inspired to imitate them.

(A)it was not until the later half of the nineteenth century that western designers,artists, and crafters were inspired to imitate them.
Though there is a pronoun ambiguity but it can still be resolved.

Any reason why you consider them to be ambiguous?


I was thinking about "artifacts" and "European contacts" and logically western designers cannot imitate the artifacts. That was my reasoning.
_________________

Thanks,
Kinjal
My Debrief : http://gmatclub.com/forum/hardwork-never-gets-unrewarded-for-ever-189267.html#p1449379
My Application Experience : http://gmatclub.com/forum/hardwork-never-gets-unrewarded-for-ever-189267-40.html#p1516961
Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/kinjal-das/

Please click on Kudos, if you think the post is helpful

Director
Director
User avatar
G
Joined: 27 Mar 2010
Posts: 938
Location: Bangalore, India
Re: Though the artifacts of pre-Columbian civization created a stir from t [#permalink]

Show Tags

New post 19 Oct 2014, 10:57
kinjiGC wrote:
I was thinking about "artifacts" and "European contacts" and logically western designers cannot imitate the artifacts. That was my reasoning.

Actually western designers (or artists and crafters) cannot be an antecedent of them. The reason being that them cannot refer to a noun in the same clause. Let's look at an example. Suppose after winning a match, the players were proud of their performance. Then, we would not say:

After winning the match, players were proud of them.

What is more appropriate is:

After winning the match, players were proud of themselves.
_________________

Thanks,
Ashish
EducationAisle, Bangalore

Sentence Correction Nirvana available at Amazon.in and Flipkart

Now! Preview the entire Grammar Section of Sentence Correction Nirvana at pothi.com

Intern
Intern
avatar
Joined: 22 Dec 2015
Posts: 44
Schools: HEC Montreal '19, Mannheim"18, COpenhagen"18, ESMT"18, Trinity College, HHL Leipzig
Re: Though the artifacts of pre-Columbian civization created a stir from t [#permalink]

Show Tags

New post 29 Apr 2016, 21:27
Please add OA to the question, thanks! :)
Manager
Manager
User avatar
B
Joined: 16 Mar 2016
Posts: 130
Location: France
Schools: Anderson '19, Darden '19, Marshall '19, HKUST '19
GMAT 1: 660 Q47 V33
GPA: 3.25
GMAT ToolKit User
Re: Though the artifacts of pre-Columbian civization created a stir from t [#permalink]

Show Tags

New post 22 May 2016, 04:25
Hi !

I don't understand why the answer choice B is false... :?

I have red in your posts that there is no antecedent for "it" in the sentence B.

But what is the difference with the sentence A : "it was not until the latter..." ??

Thanks for your help

Alex
Intern
Intern
avatar
Joined: 22 Dec 2015
Posts: 44
Schools: HEC Montreal '19, Mannheim"18, COpenhagen"18, ESMT"18, Trinity College, HHL Leipzig
Re: Though the artifacts of pre-Columbian civization created a stir from t [#permalink]

Show Tags

New post 22 May 2016, 06:15
Hi Alex75PAris,

I don't believe the issue is with the usage of "it". The issue is with the meaning. Option B seems to illogically state that the artifacts did not inspire the imitations of western designers. Which is absurd.

b)they did not inspire imitations of western designers, artists, and crafters until it was the latter half of the nineteenth century
Manager
Manager
avatar
Joined: 16 Feb 2010
Posts: 158
Re: Though the artifacts of pre-Columbian civization created a stir from t [#permalink]

Show Tags

New post 01 May 2017, 15:01
In the official explanation of this question. Option B is rejected because " IT" in the line " It was not untill later half of nineteen century..." does not have a referent.
Whereas in Option A the same "It" is taken as place holder so can anyone explain when to take "It" as a placeholder and when "It" needs a referent ?
Expert Post
Verbal Expert
User avatar
G
Joined: 14 Dec 2013
Posts: 3201
Location: Germany
Schools: HHL Leipzig
GMAT 1: 780 Q50 V47
WE: Corporate Finance (Pharmaceuticals and Biotech)
GMAT ToolKit User Premium Member Reviews Badge
Re: Though the artifacts of pre-Columbian civization created a stir from t [#permalink]

Show Tags

New post 05 May 2017, 02:54
dixitraghav wrote:
In the official explanation of this question. Option B is rejected because " IT" in the line " It was not untill later half of nineteen century..." does not have a referent.
Whereas in Option A the same "It" is taken as place holder so can anyone explain when to take "It" as a placeholder and when "It" needs a referent ?


In option B, there is no " It was not untill later half of nineteen century..." as you mentioned. You seem to have confused something.

Nonetheless please refer to this explanation why B is wrong:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/though-the-a ... l#p1194988
Re: Though the artifacts of pre-Columbian civization created a stir from t   [#permalink] 05 May 2017, 02:54
Print view
First unread post

Go to page   Previous    1   2   [ 27 posts ] 

Display posts from previous: Sort by

Though the artifacts of pre-Columbian civization created a stir from t

  new topic post reply Question banks Downloads My Bookmarks Reviews Important topics  

Moderators: mikemcgarry, GMATNinja, GMATNinjaTwo, broall, hazelnut, Vyshak, generis

Search for:


GMAT Club MBA Forum Home| About| Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy| GMAT Club Rules| Contact| Sitemap

Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group | Emoji artwork provided by EmojiOne

Kindly note that the GMAT® test is a registered trademark of the Graduate Management Admission Council®, and this site has neither been reviewed nor endorsed by GMAC®.

Main navigation

GMAT Resources

Partners

MBA Resources

www.gmac.com|www.mba.com | | GMAT Club Rules | Terms and Conditions