Events & Promotions
|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Nov 2007:30 AM PST
-08:30 AM PST
Learn what truly sets the UC Riverside MBA apart and how it helps in your professional growth
Nov 2211:00 AM IST
-01:00 PM IST
Do RC/MSR passages scare you? e-GMAT is conducting a masterclass to help you learn – Learn effective reading strategies Tackle difficult RC & MSR with confidence Excel in timed test environment- Nov 23
11:00 AM IST
-01:00 PM IST
Attend this free GMAT Algebra Webinar and learn how to master the most challenging Inequalities and Absolute Value problems with ease. 
Nov 2510:00 AM EST
-11:00 AM EST
Prefer video-based learning? The Target Test Prep OnDemand course is a one-of-a-kind video masterclass featuring 400 hours of lecture-style teaching by Scott Woodbury-Stewart, founder of Target Test Prep and one of the most accomplished GMAT instructors.
04 Aug 2013, 10:44
Kudos
Bookmarks
Can someone please clarify my doubt:
1. The use of lie detectors is based on the assumption that lying produces emotional reactions in an individual that, in turn, create unconscious physiologial responses.
In this question 126 of OG, "that" before comma refers back to "emotional reactions" and not to "individual". The reason we give is "in an individual" is a prepositional phrase and "that" refers back to preceding noun, which is "emotional reactions". Correct??
But
2. In the review of 2000 studies of human behavior that date back to 1940's, two Swiss psychologists, declared that since most of the studies had failed to control for such variables as social class and family size, none could be taken seriously.
In this question as explained earlier:
"that" before "date" refers to "2000 studies", but is "of 2000 studies" a prepositional phrase, and hence "that" should ideally refer back to "review" ???
My query now is if there is a "noun+prepositional phrase(containing a noun)" before "that" in a sentence, than what should "that" refer back to.
Similarly if there is a "noun+prepositional phrase(containing a noun), " before "which" than what "which" refer back to.
Please anyone explain my query.
Thank You
1. The use of lie detectors is based on the assumption that lying produces emotional reactions in an individual that, in turn, create unconscious physiologial responses.
In this question 126 of OG, "that" before comma refers back to "emotional reactions" and not to "individual". The reason we give is "in an individual" is a prepositional phrase and "that" refers back to preceding noun, which is "emotional reactions". Correct??
But
2. In the review of 2000 studies of human behavior that date back to 1940's, two Swiss psychologists, declared that since most of the studies had failed to control for such variables as social class and family size, none could be taken seriously.
In this question as explained earlier:
egmat
"that" before "date" refers to "2000 studies", but is "of 2000 studies" a prepositional phrase, and hence "that" should ideally refer back to "review" ???
My query now is if there is a "noun+prepositional phrase(containing a noun)" before "that" in a sentence, than what should "that" refer back to.
Similarly if there is a "noun+prepositional phrase(containing a noun), " before "which" than what "which" refer back to.
Please anyone explain my query.
Thank You
Archived Topic
Hi there,
This topic has been closed and archived due to inactivity or violation of community quality standards. No more replies are possible here.
Where to now? Join ongoing discussions on thousands of quality questions in our Verbal Questions Forum
Still interested in this question? Check out the "Best Topics" block below for a better discussion on this exact question, as well as several more related questions.
Thank you for understanding, and happy exploring!
blueseas
Current Student
Joined: 14 Dec 2012
Last visit: 15 Jan 2019
Posts: 577
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 197
Location: India
Concentration: General Management, Operations
Schools: PGDM (GM) '15 (A)
GMAT 1: 700 Q50 V34
GPA: 3.6
04 Aug 2013, 11:41
Kudos
Bookmarks
sharmaprashant19
it is not true that if you have a preposition phrase then it(THAT/WHICH) will modify farther noun..
which/THAT always modifies closest noun....except in few cases.
the rule is:
Relative Pronouns Modify closest nouns UNLESS
– The phrase between modified entity and modifier provides additional
information about modified entity
– The phrase cannot be placed anywhere else
– The phrase does not create any ambiguity in meaning
few examples:
I killed the snake,which lived in the burrow behind my house.==>which clearly modifies....SNAKE.
I killed the snake with scales ,which lived in the burrow behind my house.===>here which modifies snake and not the scales...because....above conditions follow here....scales is describing snake....you cannot place anywhere else to make sense correctly.....it doesnot create any ambiguity means.....==>this means scales live behind my house....this doesnt makes sense....
now take other example.:
i killed the snake with eggs ,which lay in burrow behind my house......==>here you can see that there is ambiguity....both EGGS and SNAKE can lay in burrow...hence this version of which is wrong....
HOPE IT HELPS
Archived Topic
Hi there,
This topic has been closed and archived due to inactivity or violation of community quality standards. No more replies are possible here.
Where to now? Join ongoing discussions on thousands of quality questions in our Verbal Questions Forum
Still interested in this question? Check out the "Best Topics" block above for a better discussion on this exact question, as well as several more related questions.
Thank you for understanding, and happy exploring!
