Unlike the weather in the Hawaiian Islands, which tends to be signific

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Unlike the weather in the Hawaiian Islands, which tends to be significantly cooler during the winter months than the summer, the weather in Panama is consistently warmer.

(A) Unlike the weather in the Hawaiian Islands, which tends to be significantly cooler during the winter months than the summer, the weather in Panama is consistently warmer.

(B) The weather in Panama is consistently warmer than that of the Hawaiian Islands, which tend to be significantly cooler during the winter months than the summer months are.

(C) The weather in Panama is consistently warmer than it is in the Hawaiian Islands, where it tends to be significantly cooler during the winter months than it is during the summer months.

(D) Whereas, during the winter months, the weather in the Hawaiian Islands becomes significantly cooler than they are during the summer, the weather in Panama is consistently warmer.

(E) In Panama, the weather is consistently warmer than that of the Hawaiian Islands, which tends to be significantly cooler during the winter months than in summer.

keyuwang · Answer

Isn't the original sentence saying that Panama has a relatively more stable temperature than Hawaii??

Answer B, C, E all assumes that Panama is consistently warmer than Hawaii (to mean, it means Panama is warmer than Hawaii in every month of the year), which cannot be understood from the original sentence. It's not some logical inference to negate the original meaning either because the warmest month of Hawaii could certainly be warmer than Panama.

Please explain why you can make such assumption by selecting E?

HoneyLemon · Answer

Correctly answering this question requires finding a version that expresses comparisons that are both complete and logical. One has also to avoid choosing a choice in which well matched sentence elements are used for the purpose of distracting the test-taker from the fact that the version does not effectively express a meaning that make sense.

Unlike the weather in the Hawaiian Islands, which tends to be significantly cooler during the winter months than the summer, the weather in Panama is consistently warmer.

(A) Unlike the weather in the Hawaiian Islands, which tends to be significantly cooler during the winter months than the summer, the weather in Panama is consistently warmer.

The relative clause “which tends to be significantly cooler during the winter months than the summer” does not effectively express a comparison that makes sense. Since “during” is not repeated before “summer,” the clause seems to express that the weather, which “which” refers to, is cooler than the summer, a meaning that obviously does not make sense.

Also the comparison “unlike the weather in the Hawaiian islands … the weather in Panama is consistently warmer” does not make sense, because “the weather in Panama is consistently warmer” is an incomplete comparison, since the sentence does not indicate what the weather in Panama is warmer than.

(B) The weather in Panama is consistently warmer than that of the Hawaiian Islands, which tend to be significantly cooler during the winter months than the summer months are.

The relative clause “which tend to be significantly cooler during the winter months than the summer months are” illogically compares the Hawaiian Islands, which “which” refers to, with the summer months.
 
(C) The weather in Panama is consistently warmer than it is in the Hawaiian Islands, where it tends to be significantly cooler during the winter months than it is during the summer months.

“It” appears three times in this version and seems to refer to the weather of the Hawaiian Islands. However, this version never actually mentions the weather of the Hawaiian Islands, and the only possible referent of “it” is “the weather in Panama.” As a result, this version conveys the following nonsensical meaning:

The weather in Panama is consistently warmer than the weather in Panama is in the Hawaiian Islands, where the weather in Panama tends to be significantly cooler during the winter months than the weather in Panama is during the summer months.

Notice “it” is repeated in this incorrect version to make this version appear coherent and logical even though it isn’t. Similarly, “during the winter months” is paired with the matching “during the summer months” to add further reason for test-takers to misperceive this version to be well-constructed and logical.
 
(D) Whereas, during the winter months, the weather in the Hawaiian Islands becomes significantly cooler than they are during the summer, the weather in Panama is consistently warmer.

Since the only logical referent of “they” is “the Hawaiian Islands,” this version illogically compares how the weather in the Hawaiian Islands becomes in winter with the Hawaiian Islands themselves, as we can see by substituting “Hawaiian Islands” for “they.”

the weather in the Hawaiian Islands becomes significantly cooler than the Hawaiian Islands are during the summer

Also, “the weather in Panama is consistently warmer” does not express a complete comparison, since it does not indicate what the weather in Panama is consistently warmer than.
 
(E)   In Panama, the weather is consistently warmer than that of the Hawaiian Islands, which tends to be significantly cooler during the winter months than in summer.

This version expresses a logical comparison of the weather in Panama and “that,” i.e., “the weather,” of the Hawaiian Islands. It also effectively describes the weather of the Hawaiian Islands as cooler during the winter months than it is in summer.

Notice that the wording of this version is chosen with the intent of raising doubt in the mind of test-takers that this version is correct. To that end, weather is connected with Panama via the use of “in,” while weather is connected with the Hawaiian Islands via the use of “of.” Also, “during the winter months” and “in summer,” while logically similar, are not perfectly matched.

Correct Answer

Correct answer: E

HoneyLemon · Answer

(A) Unlike  the weather  in the Hawaiian Islands,  which tends to be significantly cooler during the winter months than the summer ,  the weather in Panama  is consistently   warmer  .

(E) In Panama,  the weather  is consistently warmer than  that  of the Hawaiian Islands,  which tends to be significantly cooler during the winter months than in summer.

As you can see .. Meaning-wise version A is incomplete .. warmer than ..should be there for proper meaning .. 
 E ,corrected the same .

RohitSaluja · Answer

Hi  MartyTargetTestPrep   ScottTargetTestPrep , can we eliminate A because it is comparing noun with a clause? "weather in the Hawaiian Islands" vs "weather in Panama  is  consistently warmer"

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