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The Bunsen burner, named after the German scientist who improved its design and efficiency, was invented in 1885 not by Bunsen himself but by fellow scientist Michael Faraday.


A- named after the German scientist who improved its design and efficiency, was invented in 1885 not by Bunsen himself but by fellow scientist Michael Faraday

B- which was named for the German scientist who improved its design and efficiency, was not invented in 1885 by Bunsen himself but, rather, by Michael Faraday, his fellow scientist

C- which is named for the German scientist improving its design and efficiency, was invented not by Bunsen himself but, rather, by Michael Faraday, a fellow scientist in 1885

D- named for the German scientist improving its design and efficiency, was not invented by Bunsen himself but by Michael Faraday, a fellow scientist, in 1885

E- naming after the German scientist who had improved its design and efficiency, was invented not by Bunsen himself, but, rather, by fellow scientist Michael Faraday in 1885
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The Bunsen burner, named after the German scientist who improved its design and efficiency, was invented in 1885 not by Bunsen himself but by fellow scientist Michael Faraday.

A- named after the German scientist who improved its design and efficiency, was invented in 1885 not by Bunsen himself but by fellow scientist Michael Faraday
B- which was named for the German scientist who improved its design and efficiency, was not invented in 1885 by Bunsen himself but, rather, by Michael Faraday, his fellow scientist
C- which is named for the German scientist improving its design and efficiency, was invented not by Bunsen himself but, rather, by Michael Faraday, a fellow scientist in 1885
D- named for the German scientist improving its design and efficiency, was not invented by Bunsen himself but by Michael Faraday, a fellow scientist, in 1885
E- naming after the German scientist who had improved its design and efficiency, was invented not by Bunsen himself, but, rather, by fellow scientist Michael Faraday in 1885
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Dear Rock750,
This is a great question, and I am happy to help. :-)

The first split I'll point out is the placement of the word "not." This is a subtle issue of Logical Predication. See this blog for a more detailed discussion:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/logical-pr ... orrection/
The contrast is in the two putative inventors, so the "not ... but" structure should included only these two: "invented not by Bunsen but by Faraday." If the word "not" comes before the verb "invented", it creates the impression that we are contrasting the action of "inventing" with some other action --- that is not the case here. The answers with the word "not" in front of the word "invented", choices (B) & (D), are incorrect.

Choice (A) is sleek, elegant, and perfectly correct.
Choice (C) is a little wordier, and it illogically places the preposition "in 1885" right after the words "fellow scientist", as if Faraday were Bunsen's fellow scientist only for that one year. That is illogical and incorrect.
Choice (E) is the worst of the worst: the present participle "naming" is active, so it must modify the person doing the naming, not the object named. For more information, see:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2014/gmat-gramm ... ive-verbs/
Choice (E) is entirely incorrect.

The only possible answer is choice (A).

Does this make sense?
Mike :-)
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The Bunsen burner, named after the German scientist who improved its design and efficiency, was invented in 1885 not by Bunsen himself but by fellow scientist Michael Faraday.

A- named after the German scientist who improved its design and efficiency, was invented in 1885 not by Bunsen himself but by fellow scientist Michael Faraday
B- which was named for the German scientist who improved its design and efficiency, was not invented in 1885 by Bunsen himself but, rather, by Michael Faraday, his fellow scientist
C- which is named for the German scientist improving its design and efficiency, was invented not by Bunsen himself but, rather, by Michael Faraday, a fellow scientist in 1885
D- named for the German scientist improving its design and efficiency, was not invented by Bunsen himself but by Michael Faraday, a fellow scientist, in 1885
E- naming after the German scientist who had improved its design and efficiency, was invented not by Bunsen himself, but, rather, by fellow scientist Michael Faraday in 1885
Dear Rock750,
This is a great question, and I am happy to help. :-)

The first split I'll point out is the placement of the word "not." This is a subtle issue of Logical Predication. See this blog for a more detailed discussion:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/logical-pr ... orrection/
The contrast is in the two putative inventors, so the "not ... but" structure should included only these two: "invented not by Bunsen but by Faraday." If the word "not" comes before the verb "invented", it creates the impression that we are contrasting the action of "inventing" with some other action --- that is not the case here. The answers with the word "not" in front of the word "invented", choices (B) & (D), are incorrect.

Choice (A) is sleek, elegant, and perfectly correct.
Choice (C) is a little wordier, and it illogically places the preposition "in 1885" right after the words "fellow scientist", as if Faraday were Bunsen's fellow scientist only for that one year. That is illogical and incorrect.
Choice (E) is the worst of the worst: the present participle "naming" is active, so it must modify the person doing the naming, not the object named. For more information, see:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2014/gmat-gramm ... ive-verbs/
Choice (E) is entirely incorrect.

The only possible answer is choice (A).

Does this make sense?
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Hi Mike .
Thanks for the explanation.
I have eliminated on the basis of But /rather both are used for contrasting so cannot be together ..
is this approach right?

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Hi Mike .
Thanks for the explanation.
I have eliminated on the basis of But /rather both are used for contrasting so cannot be together ..
is this approach right?

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Dear Rahul,
I would not recommend that approach. Sometimes "but" and "rather" are redundant, but in some contexts, it works to say both of them. That is not as sure a basis of eliminating answers as the points I mentioned. Does this make sense?
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The Bunsen burner, named after the German scientist who improved its design and efficiency, was invented in 1885 not by Bunsen himself but by fellow scientist Michael Faraday.

A- named after the German scientist who improved its design and efficiency, was invented in 1885 not by Bunsen himself but by fellow scientist Michael Faraday
B- which was named for the German scientist who improved its design and efficiency, was not invented in 1885 by Bunsen himself but, rather, by Michael Faraday, his fellow scientist
C- which is named for the German scientist improving its design and efficiency, was invented not by Bunsen himself but, rather, by Michael Faraday, a fellow scientist in 1885
D- named for the German scientist improving its design and efficiency, was not invented by Bunsen himself but by Michael Faraday, a fellow scientist, in 1885
E- naming after the German scientist who had improved its design and efficiency, was invented not by Bunsen himself, but, rather, by fellow scientist Michael Faraday in 1885
Dear Rock750,
This is a great question, and I am happy to help. :-)

The first split I'll point out is the placement of the word "not." This is a subtle issue of Logical Predication. See this blog for a more detailed discussion:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2013/logical-pr ... orrection/
The contrast is in the two putative inventors, so the "not ... but" structure should included only these two: "invented not by Bunsen but by Faraday." If the word "not" comes before the verb "invented", it creates the impression that we are contrasting the action of "inventing" with some other action --- that is not the case here. The answers with the word "not" in front of the word "invented", choices (B) & (D), are incorrect.

Choice (A) is sleek, elegant, and perfectly correct.
Choice (C) is a little wordier, and it illogically places the preposition "in 1885" right after the words "fellow scientist", as if Faraday were Bunsen's fellow scientist only for that one year. That is illogical and incorrect.
Choice (E) is the worst of the worst: the present participle "naming" is active, so it must modify the person doing the naming, not the object named. For more information, see:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2014/gmat-gramm ... ive-verbs/
Choice (E) is entirely incorrect.

The only possible answer is choice (A).

Does this make sense?
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Hi Mike,

In Option A- Isn't it should be not by Bunsen himself but by scientist Michael Faraday

Isn't fellow after by making it incorrect.

Pls adv

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Hi Mike,

In Option A- Isn't it should be not by Bunsen himself but by scientist Michael Faraday

Isn't fellow after by making it incorrect.

Pls adv

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Dear M14,
I'm happy to respond. :-)

The word "fellow" is a funny word, because it functions as both a noun and an adjective. The noun is the common usage: a casual way of referring to a person, often a male person. The noun form is too casual and unlikely to appear on the GMAT. The adjective form is more sophisticated and appropriate for the GMAT. In this sense, "fellow" means "holding the rank or station of an equal or a colleague." It carries the implication of collegiality and cooperation. Bunsen and Faraday lived at the same time and presumably knew of each other's work. They may even have had some measure of respect for one another. Thus, Bunsen was a scientist, and Faraday was his fellow scientist --- that is to say, another scientist whom Bunsen would have been likely to regard as a colleague and peer.

Does this make sense?
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Hi Mike,

In Option A- Isn't it should be not by Bunsen himself but by scientist Michael Faraday

Isn't fellow after by making it incorrect.

Pls adv

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Dear M14,
I'm happy to respond. :-)

The word "fellow" is a funny word, because it functions as both a noun and an adjective. The noun is the common usage: a casual way of referring to a person, often a male person. The noun form is too casual and unlikely to appear on the GMAT. The adjective form is more sophisticated and appropriate for the GMAT. In this sense, "fellow" means "holding the rank or station of an equal or a colleague." It carries the implication of collegiality and cooperation. Bunsen and Faraday lived at the same time and presumably knew of each other's work. They may even have had some measure of respect for one another. Thus, Bunsen was a scientist, and Faraday was his fellow scientist --- that is to say, another scientist whom Bunsen would have been likely to regard as a colleague and peer.

Does this make sense?
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Thanks Mike for your reply...

This is new concept for me :)...

Can you let us know few more word such as fellow....

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Thanks Mike for your reply...

This is new concept for me :)...

Can you let us know few more word such as fellow....

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Dear Mountain14
Hmmm. I wish I could better help you. I can explain a great deal about the GMAT, but I have no training as an ESL teacher, and without that specific experience, I am not sure what other words would be "like" the word "fellow" in this way. Here's a blog you may find helpful:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2010/20-commonl ... -the-gmat/
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I cannot seem to understand why D is wrong . Can anyone please give me an explanation to why D is wrong exactly GMATNinja
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