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To restore fishing grounds damaged by pollution [#permalink] New post   15 Aug 2016, 09:47
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To restore fishing grounds damaged by pollution, marine engineers can create an artificial reef by towing old barges to an offshore location and sinking to the sandy bottom.

a. and sinking
b. and sinking them
c. and sinking it
d) where it sinks
d. having sunk them
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Re: To restore fishing grounds damaged by pollution [#permalink] New post   15 Aug 2016, 10:34
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i'm going with C

Quote:
a. and sinking

marine engineers are not going to sink - Eliminate
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b. and sinking them

them is plural, and marine engineers want to sink the aritifical reef, which is singular.- Eliminate
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c. and sinking it

Correct singular pronoun usage.
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d) where it sinks

it doesnt sink, someone is sinking it - Eliminate
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d. having sunk them

simply awkward.


No, The meaning of the sentence is towing old barges and sinking old barges to the sandy bottom. hence, answer should be B. Here, them clearly refers to old barges.
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Re: To restore fishing grounds damaged by pollution [#permalink] New post   22 Jun 2017, 13:14
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Just as there is an object, old barges, for towing, the sinking also should be followed by an appropriate object, 'barges', or 'them'. Otherwise, it would mean that the marine engineers are towing and sinking themselves
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To restore fishing grounds damaged by pollution [#permalink] New post   03 Sep 2020, 23:43
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How do we determine whether the engineers are sinking the barges or reef?
Moreover, do we really think that sinking barges (boat) will restore fishing ground?
It's the reef that will attract fishes, raising fishing probabilities.
How will the sinking of a boat help in this case?
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Re: To restore fishing grounds damaged by pollution [#permalink] New post   27 May 2022, 04:36
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BLTN wrote:
Dear experts,
could you enlighten, does 2 actions happened at the same time; how is it possible to fulfill two action simultaneously?
"...by Towing old barges to an offshore location AND Sinking them"

Would it be clear to add then after conjunction "and" ?

Thanks beforehand.


Hello BLTN,

We hope this finds you well.

To answer your query, this sentence does not indicate that these two actions happen simultaneously; the sentence merely conveys that marine engineers can create an artificial reef by taking two actions - towing old barges to an offshore location and sinking the barges to the sandy bottom.

We hope this helps.
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Re: To restore fishing grounds damaged by pollution [#permalink] New post   15 Aug 2016, 09:58
i'm going with C

Quote:
a. and sinking

marine engineers are not going to sink - Eliminate
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b. and sinking them

them is plural, and marine engineers want to sink the aritifical reef, which is singular.- Eliminate
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c. and sinking it

Correct singular pronoun usage.
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d) where it sinks

it doesnt sink, someone is sinking it - Eliminate
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d. having sunk them

simply awkward.
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Re: To restore fishing grounds damaged by pollution [#permalink] New post   22 Jun 2017, 11:09
abhimahna wrote:
Senthil1981 wrote:
i'm going with C

Quote:
a. and sinking

marine engineers are not going to sink - Eliminate
Quote:
b. and sinking them

them is plural, and marine engineers want to sink the aritifical reef, which is singular.- Eliminate
Quote:
c. and sinking it

Correct singular pronoun usage.
Quote:
d) where it sinks

it doesnt sink, someone is sinking it - Eliminate
Quote:
d. having sunk them

simply awkward.


No, The meaning of the sentence is towing old barges and sinking old barges to the sandy bottom. hence, answer should be B. Here, them clearly refers to old barges.



When should we repeat words in parallelism?
As in this case, will this be correct: by towing........and by sinking..........
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Re: To restore fishing grounds damaged by pollution [#permalink] New post   23 Jun 2017, 06:17
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Shiv2016 wrote:
When should we repeat words in parallelism?
As in this case, will this be correct: by towing........and by sinking..........


Hi Shiv2016 ,

Here is the great article written by our expert mikemcgarry .

https://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/gmat-para ... ce-inside/

I hope this will help!
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Re: To restore fishing grounds damaged by pollution [#permalink] New post   31 Aug 2018, 02:45
i selected C.. Can you please explain why B is wrong.. Many thanks
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Re: To restore fishing grounds damaged by pollution [#permalink] New post   31 Aug 2018, 05:02
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i selected C.. Can you please explain why B is wrong.. Many thanks
C is having a SV error
Barges - - - > plural

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Re: To restore fishing grounds damaged by pollution [#permalink] New post   10 Jun 2020, 05:24
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To restore fishing grounds damaged by pollution, marine engineers can create an artificial reef by towing old barges to an offshore location and sinking to the sandy bottom.

a. and sinking
b. and sinking them
c. and sinking it
d) where it sinks
d. having sunk them




a. and sinking - Wrong: Meaning Issue: sinking what
b. and sinking them - Correct
c. and sinking it - Wrong: 1) Pronoun
d) where it sinks - Wrong: 1) Pronoun 2) Meaning
d. having sunk them - Wrong: 1) Modifier 2) Meaning
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Re: To restore fishing grounds damaged by pollution [#permalink] New post   14 Aug 2020, 17:11
a. and sinking
(1) what is sinking? Is it the “old barges” or is it the “engineers” themselves?

b. and sinking them
best option

c. and sinking it
(1) it = SV disagreement; we’re referring to the “old barges”

d. where it sinks
(1) it = SV disagreement; we’re referring to the “old barges”; (2) meaning error = the act of (intentionally) sinking is removed within this option, changing the meaning the original sentence

e. having sunk them
(1) sounds like the sinking comes from the towing, illogically
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Re: To restore fishing grounds damaged by pollution [#permalink] New post   04 May 2022, 22:58
DexterZabula wrote:
daagh mikemcgarry


How do we determine whether the engineers are sinking the barges or reef?
Moreover, do we really think that sinking barges (boat) will restore fishing ground?
It's the reef that will attract fishes, raising fishing probabilities.
How will the sinking of a boat help in this case?



Can someone please explain this??

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Re: To restore fishing grounds damaged by pollution [#permalink] New post   26 May 2022, 21:16
Dear experts,
could you enlighten, does 2 actions happened at the same time; how is it possible to fulfill two action simultaneously?
"...by Towing old barges to an offshore location AND Sinking them"

Would it be clear to add then after conjunction "and" ?

Thanks beforehand.
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Re: To restore fishing grounds damaged by pollution [#permalink] New post   27 May 2022, 03:02
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BLTN wrote:
Dear experts,
could you enlighten, does 2 actions happened at the same time; how is it possible to fulfill two action simultaneously?
"...by Towing old barges to an offshore location AND Sinking them"

Would it be clear to add then after conjunction "and" ?

Yeah...but I think we have to leave some of it to imagination and common sense :) .

For example:

Every morning, Peter wakes up and goes for a walk.

Obviously, waking up and going for a walk, don't happen simultaneously.
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