V06-41

Question

All of the letters in the Cyrillic alphabet,  one of which is borrowed from either the Greek or Latin alphabet, represents  specific sounds in spoken Russian.

A. one of which is borrowed from either the Greek or Latin alphabet, represents
B. one of which is borrowed from either the Greek or Latin alphabet, represent
C. each of which of those borrowed from either the Greek or Latin alphabets, represent
D. each of which has been borrowed from either the Greek or Latin alphabet, represents
E. each of which is borrowed from either the Greek or Latin alphabet, represent

Bunuel · Answer

Official Solution:

All of the letters in the Cyrillic alphabet,  one of which is borrowed from either the Greek or Latin alphabet, represents  specific sounds in spoken Russian.

A. one of which is borrowed from either the Greek or Latin alphabet, represents
B. one of which is borrowed from either the Greek or Latin alphabet, represent
C. each of which of those borrowed from either the Greek or Latin alphabets, represent
D. each of which has been borrowed from either the Greek or Latin alphabet, represents
E. each of which is borrowed from either the Greek or Latin alphabet, represent

The original sentence has two problems. (1) The subject  all  is incorrectly followed by the verb  represents . (2) The phrase  one of which  refers to only a single, unspecified letter of the Cyrillic alphabet, when  each  letter is really the focus of the sentence.
 
A.  Represents  does not agree with the subject of the sentence, and the phrase  one of which  is too narrow to refer to  all of the letters .
 
B. The phrase  one of which  is not adequate to the scope of the sentence.
 
C. The phrase  each of which of those  is wordy and awkward.
 
D. Represents does not agree with  all , the subject of the sentence.
 
E. The phrase  each of which  correctly matches the scope of the sentence, and the verb  represent  agrees with the subject  all .

Answer: E

rohitmanglik · Answer

Hi  Bunuel ,

Can you please explain usage of "is" in correct choice.

IMO The letters were borrowed and the effect of which is right now. So correct answer should have "was" or "has been"

daagh · Answer

When we write about languages and alphabets, it is not uncommon to put them in present tense as can be seen in the following solid GMAT Prep question.

The Achaemenid empire of Persia reached the Indus Valley in the fifth century B.C., bringing the Aramaic script with it, from which was derived both northern and southern India alphabets.

A the Aramaic script with it, from which was derived both northern and
B the Aramaic script with it, and from which deriving both the northern and the
C with it the Aramaic script, from which  derive  both the northern and the
D with it the Aramaic script, from which derives both northern and
E with it the Aramaic script, and deriving from it both the northern and

The OA is C using a present tense verb, in spite of the fact it all happened in the fifth century B.C.,

gatorguy47 · Answer

I was under the impression that  either A or B  was a closed marker.

Can someone explain to me why an extra  the  in front of Latin is not required? I know that the additional  the  is redundant, but how do I know when to break the parallelism rules?

Navinder · Answer

Shouldn't it be "greek or latin alphabets'?

badboson · Answer

Shouldn't we go by the meaning of the original sentence? 
The Original Sentence states 'one' whereas the correct answer states 'each' -- thus having completely different meaning. 
What if the author meant 'one' and not 'each'?

It will be great if experts can please clarify. Thanks!

Prostar · Answer

I agree with Badboson. Shouldn't we adhere to the original meaning of the original sentence?

I was 50/50 on choice B and E but I chose B because by choosing E we are altering the meaning of what the author was trying to convey - only one of the letters is borrowed.

Kindly elaborate what is the standard for this so we don't make the same mistake again

Thanks!

devikeerthansr · Answer

Bunuel  Shouldn't we go by the meaning of the original sentence?

carma19 · Answer

"one of which" wrong in this context: (A) and (B) out.
The subject  all  must be followed by plural verb "represent": (D) out.
(C): no sense, awkward
Hence, (E)
 each of which  is borrowed from either the Greek or Latin alphabet,  represent

Abhinav419 · Answer

Bunuel  Shouldn't we go by the meaning of the original sentence?

Abhishekgmat87 · Answer

There is nothing like meaning of the original sentence. It's not true that the meaning of the original sentence will always be correct. We have to go by logical meaning.

BottomJee · Answer

I think this is a  high-quality  question and I agree with explanation.

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