The Kenyan government, working closely with conservation groups

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The Kenyan government, working closely with conservation groups, has proposed a plan that would require developers who own land within elephant habitats  follow strict rules limiting new developments so as to protect  the elephant population.

follow strict rules limiting new developments so as to protect

to follow rules strictly limiting new development in order to protect

follow strict rules which would be limiting new development, thereby protecting

to follow strict rules limiting new development for the protection of

for the following strict rules which limit new development for the protection of

DmitryFarberMPrep · Accepted Answer

The difference is in the modifiers. "For the protection of" is a noun modifier, so it would (incorrectly) apply to development. "In order to protect" is an adverbial modifier, so it can refer back to the action: "follow rules."

This kind of switch between noun and adverbial modifiers is fairly common. For instance, in the problem linked below, notice how "of the 1930's"--a noun modifier--incorrectly applies to "daytime hours," creating an absurd meaning. Other answer choices fix this by using "in the 1930's"--an adverbial modifier--to refer back to the verb, "moved."

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roopika2990 · Answer

Why is B wrong? ... I am confused between B and D both seem to be right

Subanta · Answer

B was the official answer. I rechecked! Sorry. and here is the explanation A. No. Idiom ("require...to...in order to"). B. Yes. Idiom ("require...to...in order to"). C. No. Idiom ("require...to...in order to"). D. No. Meaning. The plan is to limit development in order to protect the elephant. Here it seems as if the development we're limiting is "development for the protection of the elephant." E. No. Idiom ("require...to...in order to"). Hope this helps!

sudhirgupta93 · Answer

Isn't there a difference between the phrases "follow rules strictly" and "follow strict rules" used in option B and D respectively? What is the intended meaning of the original sentence? I marked D because B doesn't follow the phrase as given in original sentence.

deucebigalow · Answer

Hi,
Isn't there a change in the meaning in B? "follow strict rules " to " follow rules strictly"

NNURP · Answer

It's an easy one but I still got it wrong because of "strictly"

adverbs DO NOT modify noun or pronoun, BUT "limiting", gerund, is acting as a verb here.

arvind910619 · Answer

The confusion around this question is because of use of strictly between rules and limiting .
But strictly is an adverb so it must modify anything other than nouns here it is modifying limiting so it is correct .
I think a comma before strictly limiting would have been more appropriate

Experts any thought on this ?

evolution23 · Answer

Hi gmat experts, just for my understanding, do we use "follow" instead of "to follow" if the sentence is as such (note the comma before "who" and after "habitats":

The Kenyan government, working closely with conservation groups, has proposed a plan that would require developers, who own land within elephant habitats, follow strict rules limiting new developments so as to protect the elephant population.

Prateek176 · Answer

GMATNinja  ,  VeritasKarishma

B and D both seem correct. How do we eliminate one of these?

AshutoshB · Answer

Could please elaborate on this, it wud be really helpful

NJee · Answer

how do we choose between strict rules vs rules strictly limiting?

iridescent995 · Answer

How is b correct, B changes the meaning completely, i don't think "rules strictly limiting" and "strict rules limiting" are the same. One says rules are strict but nothing about how rules must be implemented, other says rules are limiting something strictly. Can someone explain to me what am i missing here.

Very Poorly worded question.

Very Poorly worded question.

Sahil2208 · Answer

Hi,
Between "follow rules strictly" and "follow strict rules", former is much better.
If you ask a logical question at that phrase 2, what are strict rules? It's quite vague. Whereas, "follow rules strictly" is quite straightforward. "They have to follow rules strictly, no other choice".

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bellbell · Answer

I don't agree. Both phrases make sense, just with different meanings. 
And since GMAT does focus on keeping the original sentence's meaning, I'm not convince with option B. Need another explanation for why D is incorrect other than the "strict" part.

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