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Hi Aditya,

Problem I faced with E is that
usage of would brings uncertainty , so as the stem states that MPC has announced the news , so will be seems better than would
Also modifier which according to touch rule modifies number 207715 instead of planet.

Please let us know whats missing in my reasoning.

"WOULD" as used in E has different connotation. you are missing the import of the word "ANNOUNCED" in this SC. This SC is TALKING about the FUTURE event in the past and in such cases "WOULD" is USED and NOT "WILL"
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Also modifier which according to touch rule modifies number 207715 instead of planet.

hmm!! well not really . "WHICH" is modifying "minor planet number 207715"
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E seems best: US based minor planet center (MPC) announced in its journal that it would officially name minor planet number 207715, which was discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on September 11, 2007, “Muqin Shuijao”, which means “water cellar for mothers” in English, in the international minor planet table


ERRORS IN BOLD :

A.Discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on September 11, 2007, US based minor planet center (MPC) announced in its journal that it will officially name minor planet number 207715 as “Muqin Shuijao”, which means “water cellar for mothers” in English, in the international minor planet table.----->"NAME AS" is WRONG; also modification error

B.US based minor planet center (MPC) announced in its journal that in the international minor planet table it would officially name minor planet number 207715 as “Muqin Shuijao”, which means “water cellar for mothers” in English, and which was discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on September 11, 2007.------>"NAME AS" is WRONG

C.Discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on September 11, 2007, minor planet number 207715 will be officially named in the international minor planet table as “Muqin Shuijao”, which means “water cellar for mothers” in English, announced US based minor planet center (MPC) in its journal.---->"ANNOUNCED" CANNOT GO with "WILL BE" ; also NAMED AS IS WRONG

D.US based minor planet center (MPC) announced in its journal that in the international minor planet table, it will officially name minor planet number 207715, which was discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on September 11, 2007, “Muqin Shuijao”, which means “water cellar for mothers” in English.----->"ANNOUNCED" CANNOT GO with "WILL BE"




Hi aditya8062,

Is it a idiom -->> Name XY

Actually I got confused in between Name and Regard

Regard X as Y is an idiom so just wondering same thing in this as well.

Can we eliminate--> Name X as Y...??

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Hi aditya8062,

Is it a idiom -->> Name XY

Actually I got confused in between Name and Regard

Regard X as Y is an idiom so just wondering same thing in this as well.

Can we eliminate--> Name X as Y...??

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The reason as why NAME X as Y is wrong is ----->with this usage the implied meaning is NAME X IN THE ROLE OF Y --->this is WRONG
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Also modifier which according to touch rule modifies number 207715 instead of planet.

hmm!! well not really . "WHICH" is modifying "minor planet number 207715"

'Which' can modify, a little far off noun, or noun phrases , while making sense for that matter.
This has been discussed several times in GMAT Club forums.
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Hi aditya8062,

Is it a idiom -->> Name XY

Actually I got confused in between Name and Regard

Regard X as Y is an idiom so just wondering same thing in this as well.

Can we eliminate--> Name X as Y...??

Thanks and Regards,
Prakhar
The reason as why NAME X as Y is wrong is ----->with this usage the implied meaning is NAME X IN THE ROLE OF Y --->this is WRONG

Hi aditya8062

If this is so, then I hope in every scenario it will be treated like this because
Wherever we find Name X as Y--> Name X is IN THE ROLE OF Y.

Can you please help a little more in this.... ?
Any example in which Name X as Y will be correct...??

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Discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on September 11, 2007, US based minor planet center (MPC) announced in its journal that it will officially name minor planet number 207715 as “Muqin Shuijao”, which means “water cellar for mothers” in English, in the international minor planet table.


A.Discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on September 11, 2007, US based minor planet center (MPC) announced in its journal that it will officially name minor planet number 207715 as “Muqin Shuijao”, which means “water cellar for mothers” in English, in the international minor planet table.

B.US based minor planet center (MPC) announced in its journal that in the international minor planet table it would officially name minor planet number 207715 as “Muqin Shuijao”, which means “water cellar for mothers” in English, and which was discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on September 11, 2007.

C.Discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on September 11, 2007, minor planet number 207715 will be officially named in the international minor planet table as “Muqin Shuijao”, which means “water cellar for mothers” in English, announced US based minor planet center (MPC) in its journal.

D.US based minor planet center (MPC) announced in its journal that in the international minor planet table, it will officially name minor planet number 207715, which was discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on September 11, 2007, “Muqin Shuijao”, which means “water cellar for mothers” in English.

E.US based minor planet center (MPC) announced in its journal that it would officially name minor planet number 207715, which was discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on September 11, 2007, “Muqin Shuijao”, which means “water cellar for mothers” in English, in the international minor planet table

I choose c, not e,. in e, Muqin Shijao is too far from minor planet. this is not accepatable
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It becomes very straight forward question once you figure out which modifier goes with what:

Which means "water cellar...." modifies --> "Muquin Shuijao"
Discovered by scientists .... modifies ---> planet number 207715.

If you look only E has these modifiers clearly listed.

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Discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on September 11, 2007, US based minor planet center (MPC) announced in its journal that it will officially name minor planet number 207715 as “Muqin Shuijao”, which means “water cellar for mothers” in English, in the international minor planet table.


A.Discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on September 11, 2007, US based minor planet center (MPC) announced in its journal that it will officially name minor planet number 207715 as “Muqin Shuijao”, which means “water cellar for mothers” in English, in the international minor planet table.

B.US based minor planet center (MPC) announced in its journal that in the international minor planet table it would officially name minor planet number 207715 as “Muqin Shuijao”, which means “water cellar for mothers” in English, and which was discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on September 11, 2007.

C.Discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on September 11, 2007, minor planet number 207715 will be officially named in the international minor planet table as “Muqin Shuijao”, which means “water cellar for mothers” in English, announced US based minor planet center (MPC) in its journal.

D.US based minor planet center (MPC) announced in its journal that in the international minor planet table, it will officially name minor planet number 207715, which was discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on September 11, 2007, “Muqin Shuijao”, which means “water cellar for mothers” in English.

E.US based minor planet center (MPC) announced in its journal that it would officially name minor planet number 207715, which was discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on September 11, 2007, “Muqin Shuijao”, which means “water cellar for mothers” in English, in the international minor planet table
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Discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on September 11, 2007, US based minor planet center (MPC) announced in its journal that it will officially name minor planet number 207715 as “Muqin Shuijao”, which means “water cellar for mothers” in English, in the international minor planet table.


A.Discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on September 11, 2007, US based minor planet center (MPC) announced in its journal that it will officially name minor planet number 207715 as “Muqin Shuijao”, which means “water cellar for mothers” in English, in the international minor planet table.

B.US based minor planet center (MPC) announced in its journal that in the international minor planet table it would officially name minor planet number 207715 as “Muqin Shuijao”, which means “water cellar for mothers” in English, and which was discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on September 11, 2007.

C.Discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on September 11, 2007, minor planet number 207715 will be officially named in the international minor planet table as “Muqin Shuijao”, which means “water cellar for mothers” in English, announced US based minor planet center (MPC) in its journal.

D.US based minor planet center (MPC) announced in its journal that in the international minor planet table, it will officially name minor planet number 207715, which was discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on September 11, 2007, “Muqin Shuijao”, which means “water cellar for mothers” in English.

E.US based minor planet center (MPC) announced in its journal that it would officially name minor planet number 207715, which was discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on September 11, 2007, “Muqin Shuijao”, which means “water cellar for mothers” in English, in the international minor planet table


Experts would somebody pls suggest about what is wrong with option B.
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Discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on September 11, 2007, US based minor planet center (MPC) announced in its journal that it will officially name minor planet number 207715 as “Muqin Shuijao”, which means “water cellar for mothers” in English, in the international minor planet table.


A.Discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on September 11, 2007, US based minor planet center (MPC) announced in its journal that it will officially name minor planet number 207715 as “Muqin Shuijao”, which means “water cellar for mothers” in English, in the international minor planet table.

B.US based minor planet center (MPC) announced in its journal that in the international minor planet table it would officially name minor planet number 207715 as “Muqin Shuijao”, which means “water cellar for mothers” in English, and which was discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on September 11, 2007.

C.Discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on September 11, 2007, minor planet number 207715 will be officially named in the international minor planet table as “Muqin Shuijao”, which means “water cellar for mothers” in English, announced US based minor planet center (MPC) in its journal.

D.US based minor planet center (MPC) announced in its journal that in the international minor planet table, it will officially name minor planet number 207715, which was discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on September 11, 2007, “Muqin Shuijao”, which means “water cellar for mothers” in English.

E.US based minor planet center (MPC) announced in its journal that it would officially name minor planet number 207715, which was discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on September 11, 2007, “Muqin Shuijao”, which means “water cellar for mothers” in English, in the international minor planet table


Experts would somebody pls suggest about what is wrong with option B.

We have a meaning-problem in option B.
“Muqin Shuijao”, which means “water cellar for mothers” in English, and which was discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on September 11, 2007.

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B.US based minor planet center (MPC) announced in its journal that in the international minor planet table it would officially name minor planet number 207715 as “Muqin Shuijao”, which means “water cellar for mothers” in English, and which was discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on September 11, 2007.
Option-B states that the name "Muqin Shuijao" implies 2 things:
1) "Muqin Shuijao" name means “water cellar for mothers” in English. - Correct
    The 1st which correctly implies that the meaning of name "Muqin Shuijao" is “water cellar for mothers” in English.
    To maintain the parallelism intact, the 2nd which should also point to the name "Muqin Shuijao"
    Now, this creates a meaning error:
2) "Muqin Shuijao" name was discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) on September 11, 2007. - Incorrect
    The 2nd which implies that the name "Muqin Shuijao" was discovered by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science(CAS) on September 11, 2007 rather than the discovery of the minor planet number 207715.

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Xylan is right. Answer choice B is tacking two "which" modifiers on to the name “Muqin Shuijao.” The name was not discovered by scientists!

I should add that to make this a proper sentence, the choices should use capitals and an article in describing the name of the organization: "the U.S-based Minor Planet Center."
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https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/name+as

This question hasn’t been touched in a long time.


However, I have the same question regarding the correct usage of “Names as”.

When can you use “name as” correctly?

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