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The term Socialism incorporates a broad spectrum of economic organization theories but is often associated either with specific communist regimes that have had a totalitarian governmental structure.
A. specific communist regimes that have had a
B. a specific communist regime that has had a
C. specific communist regimes or with a
D. specific regimes or with a communist and
E. a specific communist regime or a
A. specific communist regimes that have had a
B. a specific communist regime that has had a
C. specific communist regimes or with a
D. specific regimes or with a communist and
E. a specific communist regime or a
02 Oct 2021, 01:15
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
The term Socialism incorporates a broad spectrum of economic organization theories but is often associated either with specific communist regimes that have had a totalitarian governmental structure.
A. specific communist regimes that have had a
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect and illogical. Either must be followed by or.
What helps us identify this question as a Parallelism question as well as identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign:
- (n)either... (n)or...
B. a specific communist regime that has had a
This answer choice repeats the original mistake: either must be followed by or.
What helps us identify this question as a Parallelism question as well as identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign:
- (n)either... (n)or...
C. specific communist regimes or with a
This answer choice corrects the original mistake by complementing either with or. Both either and or are followed by with, creating correct parallelism.
D. specific regimes or with a communist and
Although it corrects the original Parallelism mistake by complementing either with or, this answer choice changes the meaning of the original sentence. In the original sentence, the adjective communist describes regimes whereas in this answer choice it describes governmental structure.
E. a specific communist regime or a
Although this answer choice corrects the original mistake by complementing either with or, it still is grammatically incorrect. Either is followed by the preposition with while or is followed by a noun (a totalitarian governmental structure). This creates a Parallelism error.
What helps us identify this question as a Parallelism question as well as identify this mistake is the following Stop Sign:
- (n)either... (n)or...
Whenever you come across this Stop Sign, make sure the sentence follows both Parallelism rules: either must be complemented with or and neither with nor; and the same part of speech that follows (n)either must also follow (n)or.
03 Oct 2021, 00:00
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Dear Friends,
Here is a detailed explanation to this question-
Meaning is crucial to solving this problem:
Understanding the intended meaning is key to solving this question; the intended core meaning of this sentence is that the term Socialism is often associated either with specific communist regimes or with a totalitarian governmental structure.
Concepts tested here: Meaning + Prallelism + Idioms
• “neither A nor B” and “either A or B” are idiomatic uses and are only used when referring to two elements; A and B must be parallel.
A: This answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase "either with specific...governmental structure"; the unidiomatic use of "either" without "or" leads to an incoherent meaning; the intended meaning is that the term Socialism is often associated either with specific communist regimes or with a totalitarian governmental structure; please remember, “neither A nor B” and “either A or B” are idiomatic uses and are only used when referring to two elements; A and B must be parallel.
B: This answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase "either with a specific...governmental structure"; the unidiomatic use of "either" without "or" leads to an incoherent meaning; the intended meaning is that the term Socialism is often associated either with specific communist regimes or with a totalitarian governmental structure; please remember, “neither A nor B” and “either A or B” are idiomatic uses and are only used when referring to two elements; A and B must be parallel.
C: Correct. The sentence formed by this answer choice uses the phrase "either with specific communist regimes or with a totalitarian governmental structure", conveying the intended meaning - that the term Socialism is often associated either with specific regimes that are communist or with a totalitarian governmental structure. Further, Option C correctly uses the idiomatic construction "either A ("with a specific communist regime") or B ("with a totalitarian governmental structure") in the idiomatic construction "either A or B", maintaining parallelism between A and B in the same.
D: The sentence formed by this answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrases "specific regimes" and "communist and totalitarian governmental structure"; the use of "communist" to modify "governmental structure" rather than "regimes" incorrectly implies that the term Socialism is often associated either with specific regimes or with a governmental structure that is totalitarian and communist; the intended meaning is that the term Socialism is often associated either with specific regimes that are communist or with a governmental structure that is totalitarian.
E: This answer choice fails to maintain parallelism between A ("with a specific communist regime") and B ("a totalitarian governmental structure") in the idiomatic construction "either A or B"; please remember, “neither A nor B” and “either A or B” are idiomatic uses and are only used when referring to two elements; A and B must be parallel.
Hence, C is the best answer choice.
To understand the concept of "Either-Or" and "Neither-Nor" on the GMAT, you may want to watch the following video (~1 minute):
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Here is a detailed explanation to this question-
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Meaning is crucial to solving this problem:
Understanding the intended meaning is key to solving this question; the intended core meaning of this sentence is that the term Socialism is often associated either with specific communist regimes or with a totalitarian governmental structure.
Concepts tested here: Meaning + Prallelism + Idioms
• “neither A nor B” and “either A or B” are idiomatic uses and are only used when referring to two elements; A and B must be parallel.
A: This answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase "either with specific...governmental structure"; the unidiomatic use of "either" without "or" leads to an incoherent meaning; the intended meaning is that the term Socialism is often associated either with specific communist regimes or with a totalitarian governmental structure; please remember, “neither A nor B” and “either A or B” are idiomatic uses and are only used when referring to two elements; A and B must be parallel.
B: This answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase "either with a specific...governmental structure"; the unidiomatic use of "either" without "or" leads to an incoherent meaning; the intended meaning is that the term Socialism is often associated either with specific communist regimes or with a totalitarian governmental structure; please remember, “neither A nor B” and “either A or B” are idiomatic uses and are only used when referring to two elements; A and B must be parallel.
C: Correct. The sentence formed by this answer choice uses the phrase "either with specific communist regimes or with a totalitarian governmental structure", conveying the intended meaning - that the term Socialism is often associated either with specific regimes that are communist or with a totalitarian governmental structure. Further, Option C correctly uses the idiomatic construction "either A ("with a specific communist regime") or B ("with a totalitarian governmental structure") in the idiomatic construction "either A or B", maintaining parallelism between A and B in the same.
D: The sentence formed by this answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrases "specific regimes" and "communist and totalitarian governmental structure"; the use of "communist" to modify "governmental structure" rather than "regimes" incorrectly implies that the term Socialism is often associated either with specific regimes or with a governmental structure that is totalitarian and communist; the intended meaning is that the term Socialism is often associated either with specific regimes that are communist or with a governmental structure that is totalitarian.
E: This answer choice fails to maintain parallelism between A ("with a specific communist regime") and B ("a totalitarian governmental structure") in the idiomatic construction "either A or B"; please remember, “neither A nor B” and “either A or B” are idiomatic uses and are only used when referring to two elements; A and B must be parallel.
Hence, C is the best answer choice.
To understand the concept of "Either-Or" and "Neither-Nor" on the GMAT, you may want to watch the following video (~1 minute):
All the best!
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