Unlike most other species of cat, regardless of being domesticated or

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Unlike most other species of cat,  regardless of being domesticated or not, the claws of the cheetah are not retractable and so it is more like a dog in that way .

A. regardless of being domesticated or not, the claws of the cheetah are not retractable and so it is more like a dog in that way

B. domestic or wild, the cheetah does not have retractable claws and so is more like a dog in that respect

C. regardless of domestication or not, the cheetah's claws are not retractable and so it more like a dog in that respect

D. domestic or wild, the claws of the cheetah are not retractable and so it is more like a dog in that way

E. domestic or wild, the cheetah does not have retractable claws and so they are more like a dog's in that respect

WIKI18 · Answer

Unlike most other species of cat, regardless of being domesticated or not, the claws of the cheetah are not retractable and so it is more like a dog in that way.

The problem with the original structure is that "species of cat" is being compares to "claws of the cheetah"

A. regardless of being domesticated or not, the claws of the cheetah are not retractable and so it is more like a dog in that way  Wrong, as mentioned above

B. domestic or wild, the cheetah does not have retractable claws and so is more like a dog in that respect  This is perfectly fine.

C. regardless of domestication or not, the cheetah's claws are not retractable and so it more like a dog in that respect  Wrong, as mentioned above

D. domestic or wild, the claws of the cheetah are not retractable and so it is more like a dog in that way  Wrong, as mentioned above

E. domestic or wild, the  cheetah  does not have retractable claws and so  they  are more like a dog's in that respect  Cheetah is singular but the pronoun "they" is plural

TheUltimateWinner · Answer

Unlike X, Y ............> Here, X and Y has to be same category. X=Species Y=Cheetah So, in..... A--> Y=claws. So wrong B--> Y=Cheetah. Make sense C--> Y=Claws (not Cheetah, Cheetah's=adjective). So wrong D--> Y=Claws. So wrong E--> Y=Cheetah. make sense. So, only B and E are contender. But, the problem in E is pronoun problem. "Cheetah" is not plural. So, Cheetah can't be the antecedent of "they" in E. Also, in E, 'dog's' is not a noun; it is adjective. We need a noun(dog) in E. So, B is the winner! But, B still doesn't make sense to me.

TheUltimateWinner · Answer

Hi my honorable experts  MartyMurray ,  DmitryFarber ,  ccooley ,  AjiteshArun ,  GMATNinja .
Could you explain how B is legit?
Thanks_

DmitryFarber · Answer

Hi  AsadAbu ,

Can you share what your trouble with B is? You just stated that it doesn't make sense to you, but without knowing your specific objection, I'm not sure which part of the sentence to address.

TheUltimateWinner · Answer

Hi  DmitryFarber ,
Thank you so much for your response.
Here is my analogy for choice B.
The sentence intend to mean that 
1/ Cheetah and dog don't have any retractable claws
2/ Species of Cat have retractable claws.

So, we need something where X "has" and Y "does not have"
Some examples:
 Like GMAT Club (X), ManhattanPrep GMAT forum (Y) does not have any kudos point. 
In this example, X and Y both (don't have kudos point). --> This is not our concern.

We also can't write this sentence by the following way for the wrong use of "Like":
 Like GMAT Club (X), which has kudos point, ManhattanPrep GMAT forum (Y) does not have any kudos point. 
In this example, we can't show dissimilarity by the use of "like"-'Like' is used for 'similarity'. So, finally we need "Unlike".

Unlike the honeybee, the yellow jacket can sting repeatedly without dying. 
This example is perfect to make sense.
Here the intended meaning says:
Yellow jacket can sting repeatedly without dying.
Honeybee can NOT (for the use of UNLIKE) sting repeatedly without dying.
----> make sense.

We can't write like the following:
  Unlike   the honeybee, the yellow jacket   can NOT   sting repeatedly without dying.
 The combination of "Unlike" and "Can NOT" is totally nonsense to me at least at THIS case.

AjiteshArun · Answer

These is no "rule" against combining an  unlike  and a  not  in the same sentence. The part that you mentioned in that sentence will probably be interpreted as "the honeybee can sting repeatedly, but it will die in the process".

Unlike you, I cannot run 10 kilometres without collapsing.

This just means that you can run 10 kilometres without collapsing, but I cannot.

DmitryFarber · Answer

Exactly, AjiteshArun.  AsadAbu , if we change your second GMAT Club/Manhattan example to "unlike," we'll be in the same situation as B. "Unlike GC, MPrep does not have kudos points." How is MPrep unlike GC? It has NO kudos, while GC DOES have kudos. This is a fairly common construction.

hiranmay · Answer

Unlike most other species of cat,  regardless of being domesticated or not, the claws of the cheetah are not retractable and so it is more like a dog in that way .

A. regardless of being domesticated or not,  the claws  of the cheetah are not retractable and so it is more like a dog in that way --> "species of cat" is wrongly compared w/ "the claws of the cheetah"

B. domestic or wild, the cheetah does not have retractable claws and so is more like a dog in that respect -->  correct

C. regardless of domestication or not,  the cheetah's claws  are not retractable and so it more like a dog in that respect--> same as A

D. domestic or wild,  the claws  of the cheetah are not retractable and so it is more like a dog in that way--> same as A

E. domestic or wild, the cheetah does not have retractable claws and so  they  are more like a dog's in that respect --> "the cheetah" is singular

dcummins · Answer

First, the sentence begins with the comparison "unlike most other species of cat," which must be completed with another species of cat. However, the comparison is completed with "the claws of the cheetah," thus creating an invalid comparison. Second, "regardless of being domesticated or not" is wordy and awkward. Third, the pronoun "it" requires a singular antecedent, yet the only available antecedent is "the claws of the cheetah," which is plural. Remember, "the claws of the cheetah" is not the same as "the cheetah" itself. Finally, "in that way" is casual and imprecise. 
(A) This choice is incorrect as it repeats the original sentence. 
(B)  CORRECT . The comparison is completed here with "the cheetah," creating a valid comparison. The pronoun issue is resolved by eliminating the pronoun entirely. 
The awkward phrase "regardless of being domesticated or not" is replaced by the more elegant "domestic or wild." And "in that way" is replaced by "in that respect," which is more appropriate to the tone of the sentence. 
(C) The comparison is completed here with "the cheetah's claws," thus creating an invalid comparison. The pronoun "it" still lacks a viable singular antecedent. And the phrase "regardless of domestication or not" is no less awkward than the original phrase. This choice does, however, replace "in that way" with "in that respect." 
(D) The comparison here is completed with "the claws of the cheetah," thus creating an invalid comparison. The pronoun "it" still lacks a viable singular antecedent. The casual phrase "in that way" still remains. This choice does, however, replace the awkward "regardless of being domesticated or not" with the more elegant "domestic or wild." 
(E) The comparison here is completed with "the cheetah," creating a valid comparison. The awkward phrase "regardless of being domesticated or not" is replaced by "domestic or wild." However, the pronoun "it" is replaced by "they," which refers to the claws and changes the emphasis of the sentence to a comparison of the claws instead of a comparison of the animals, which was the intent of the original sentence.

agarwal1993 · Answer

I completely understand why Option B is correct. However, I am not able to understand why option E is incorrect.

Option E. domestic or wild, the cheetah does not have retractable claws and so they are more like a dog's in that respect

According to me, 'they' as mentioned in the statement is referring CLEARLY to claws and not the Cheetah. And, the statement has two comparisons. The first comparison is between the species and the Cheetah and the second comparison is between the claws of the Cheetah and the claws of the Dog (Hence, the dog is used as a possessive noun).

Even though I chose the correct answer. But, I am seeking an explanation for Option E. Thanks in advance.

daagh · Answer

Agarwal wrote.

If 'they' is referring to the claws, let’s us replace it with ‘claws’

Unlike most other species of cat domestic or wild, the cheetah does not have retractable claws and so claws are more like a dog's in that respect

We can’t define what precise noun does the demonstrative pronoun ‘that’ refer to. I feel it refers to nothing at all. Therefore E is defective.

Kinshook · Answer

Unlike most other species of cat,  domestic or wild, the cheetah does not have retractable claws and so is more like a dog in that respect .

A. regardless of being domesticated or not,  the claws of the cheetah  are not retractable and so it is more like a dog in that way

B. domestic or wild, the cheetah does not have retractable claws and so is more like a dog in that respect

C. regardless of domestication or not,  the cheetah's claws  are not retractable and so it more like a dog in that respect

D. domestic or wild,  the claws of the cheetah  are not retractable and so it is more like a dog in that way

E. domestic or wild, the cheetah does not have retractable claws and so  they are  more like a dog's in that respect

IMO B

Adi88 · Answer

Hello Experts,
Although I chose Option B because of POE, I need some clarity in regards to the usage of the embolden words in "the cheetah .....  and so  is more like a dog  in that respect "

1. what is the difference btw "And so is" vs "and is"?
2. When we use "and so" why do we need "in that respect" ?

Thanks

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