With a rotational axis tilted nearly parallel to the plane of the Sola

Question

With a rotational axis tilted nearly parallel to the plane of the Solar System, Uranus exhibits extreme seasons: hemispheres go  from continuous sunlight to continuous darkness in its 84-year cycle.

(A) With a rotational axis tilted nearly parallel to the plane of the Solar System, Uranus exhibits extreme seasons: hemispheres go

(B) With a rotational axis tilted nearly parallel to the plane of the Solar System, Uranus exhibiting extreme seasons, because hemispheres went

(C) Uranus has a rotational axis that is tilted nearly parallel to the plane of the Solar System, exhibiting extreme seasons, and the hemispheres went

(D) Uranus’s rotational axis tilted nearly parallel to the plane of the Solar System, it exhibits extreme seasons, with hemispheres going

(E) As a consequence of a rotational axis that is tilted nearly parallel to the plane of the Solar System, Uranus exhibited extreme seasons, such as the hemispheres going

daagh · Answer

With a rotational axis tilted nearly parallel to the plane of the Solar System, Uranus exhibits extreme seasons: hemispheres go  from continuous sunlight to continuous darkness in its 84-year cycle.

(A) With a rotational axis tilted nearly parallel to the plane of the Solar System, Uranus exhibits extreme seasons: hemispheres go --- - correct choice; colon amply describes the extreme seasons. 
 
(B) With a rotational axis tilted nearly parallel to the plane of the Solar System, Uranus exhibiting extreme seasons because hemispheres  went  ---  past tense is wrong 
 
(C) Uranus has a rotational axis that is tilted nearly parallel to the plane of the Solar System, exhibiting extreme seasons, and the hemispheres  went  ---  past tense is wrong

(D) Uranus’s rotational axis tilted nearly parallel to the plane of the Solar System,  it  exhibits extreme seasons, with hemispheres going ---  it' refers to the axis; this is wrong meaning

(E) As a consequence of a rotational axis that is tilted nearly parallel to the plane of the Solar System, Uranus  exhibited  extreme seasons, such as the hemispheres going ---- past tense is wrong

elegantm · Answer

With a rotational axis tilted nearly parallel to the plane of the Solar System, Uranus exhibits extreme seasons: hemispheres go  from continuous sunlight to continuous darkness in its 84-year cycle.

(A) With a rotational axis tilted nearly parallel to the plane of the Solar System, Uranus exhibits extreme seasons: hemispheres go
 CORRECT 
(B) With a rotational axis tilted nearly parallel to the plane of the Solar System, Uranus  exhibiting  extreme seasons,  because  hemispheres went
 Run on. No clear meaning 
(C) Uranus has a rotational axis that is tilted nearly parallel to the plane of the Solar System,  exhibiting  extreme seasons,  and  the hemispheres went
 Incorrect use of AND & Modifier 
(D) Uranus’s rotational axis tilted nearly parallel to the plane of the Solar System,  it  exhibits extreme seasons, with hemispheres going
 What is the antecedent of IT 
(E) As a consequence of a rotational axis that is tilted nearly parallel to the plane of the Solar System, Uranus  exhibited  extreme seasons, such as the hemispheres going
 Incorrect use of Simple past since author is talking about Truth

chesstitans · Answer

daagh 
In A, with + noun + past-participle is still correct in this question.

aragonn · Answer

Official Explanation: 
this question contains a "Case II" use of the "with" +   +   structure, additional description. The participle following "with" is not an action word: it merely paints a picture, describes the appearance of the planet Uranus. This is 100% acceptable, so we can't eliminate anything on the basis of this split.

The sentence is radically reorganized on each choice, so we have to analyze each choice separately.

(A) "with"-phrase, comma, independent clause, colon, independent clause. = that's a grammatically correct organization of a sentence, and there are no errors; this choice is promising.

(B) "with"-phrase, comma, independent clause, "because" +   = this organization is grammatically acceptable; however, the independent clause "Uranus' seasons exhibit extremeness" is an extremely indirect and awkward way of saying "Uranus exhibits extreme seasons". Further, "nearly tilted parallel" changes the meaning of the initial sentence: "nearly tilted parallel" means that the axis is almost tilted, while "tilted nearly parallel" means the axis is tilted such that it is almost parallel to a plane. Because of the change in meaning and awkward phrasing, B is wrong.

(C) has two independent clauses ("Uranus has... Solar System" and "it exhibits extreme seasons...") separated by a comma — this is a run-on sentence and is, therefore, incorrect.

(D)  , comma,  , comma, "with"-phrase = this could be a grammatically acceptable organization, but the antecedent of the pronoun "it" is "Uranus's," which is in the possessive. The "with"-clause at the end is arguably the acceptable kind discussed in this blog, but the very short independent clause, following by a much longer "with"-phrase, is awkward. This is wrong.

(E)   , comma,  , comma,   = this could be a grammatically acceptable organization, but the verb tense "exhibited," past tense, is wrong. Also, the description of the hemispheres explains what is meant by "extreme seasons," but it's not an example of "extreme seasons;" the latter is what the construction "such that" implies. Finally, this is excessively wordy. This is wrong.

The only possible answer is (A).

GKomoku · Answer

with +   +   on GMAT Sentence Correction

gvij2017 · Answer

I want to point out a question against option A. 
How can you connect two independent sentences with colon?
I think semi-colon instead of colon is grammatically correct. Am I wrong? 
Perhaps, punctuation mark is not tested here.

aragonn · Answer

gvij2017  - left clause is not an independent clause. it is just a clause as it has no verb. here is the test for it. hope it will be helpful.

Here only 'tilted' can be the verb. let see if it is a verb of modifier. Ask your self this question. Is 'a rotational axis' main action at any point in life time is 'tilted'. Axis never tilted it self. ofcourse no. so this is just working as -ed modifier.

gvij2017 · Answer

What I understood from option a is as below.

Modifier, Uranus(subject) exhibits (verb)..... :  hemispheres (subject) go (verb).......
Now, my question is that isn't it example of two sentences joined by colon?

aragonn · Answer

my bad I didn't see that part. here are the rules you need for colon.

- Colon ( : ) - A colon is used to provide more details. It can only be used after a complete sentence: Ex - Wrong: She got the present: she wanted a pony. Correct: She got the present she wanted: a pony. Ex 2 - He got what he worked for: a promotion that paid a higher wage.
 - Avoid using a colon before a list if it directly follows a verb or preposition that would ordinarily need no punctuation in that sentence. Ex - wrong - I want: butter, sugar, and flour.
 - A colon instead of a semicolon may be used between independent clauses when the second sentence explains, illustrates, paraphrases, or expands on the first sentence. Ex - He got what he worked for: he really earned that promotion.

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