Most people may not think of photographic processing to be hazardous,

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Most people may not think of photographic processing to be hazardous, but many of the chemicals used can cause health problems, especially if they are not used in rooms with proper ventilation.

A. Most people may not think of photographic processing to be hazardous, but many of the chemicals used can cause health problems, especially if they are not used in rooms with proper ventilation.

B. Most people may not think of photographic processing being hazardous, but many of the chemicals used can cause health problems, especially if they are not used in rooms with proper ventilation.

C. Most people may not think hazardously of photographic processing, but health problems can be caused when many of the chemicals are used in rooms that are not properly ventilated.

D. Most people may not think of photographic processing as being hazardous, but many of the chemicals used can cause health problems, especially if they are not used in rooms with proper ventilation.

E. Photographic processing, while not thought of as being hazardous, can cause health problems when many of the chemicals used are done so in rooms with no proper ventilation.

LordStark · Answer

Can we ever have an official question, which hinges only on idiom usage?

surendrasaini1 · Answer

Most people may not think of photographic processing to be hazardous, but many of the chemicals used can cause health problems, especially if they are not used in rooms with proper ventilation.

A. Most people may not think of photographic processing to be hazardous, but many of the chemicals used can cause health problems, especially if they are not used in rooms with proper ventilation.(clear,correct)

B. Most people may not think of photographic processing being hazardous, but many of the chemicals used can cause health problems, especially if they are not used in rooms with proper ventilation.(loser because of use of being)

C. Most people may not think hazardously of photographic processing, but health problems can be caused when many of the chemicals are used in rooms that are not properly ventilated.( Incorrect use of adverb,meaning change)

D. Most people may not think of photographic processing as being hazardous, but many of the chemicals used can cause health problems, especially if they are not used in rooms with proper ventilation.(as being avoided,no strong reason)

E. Photographic processing, while not thought of as being hazardous, can cause health problems when many of the chemicals used are done so in rooms with no proper ventilation.(meaning change,lots of issues)

I will go with A.

Please correct if I am wrong

Thanks

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mbahopeful1989 · Answer

Most people may not think of photographic processing to be hazardous, but many of the chemicals used can cause health problems, especially if they are not used in rooms with proper ventilation.

A. Most people may not think of photographic processing  to be  hazardous, but many of the chemicals used can cause health problems, especially if they are not used in rooms with proper ventilation.

B. Most people may not think of photographic processing  being  hazardous, but many of the chemicals used can cause health problems, especially if they are not used in rooms with proper ventilation.

C. Most people may not think  hazardously  of photographic processing, but health problems  can be caused  when many of the chemicals are used in rooms that are not properly ventilated.

D. Most people may not think of photographic processing  as being  hazardous, but many of the chemicals used can cause health problems, especially if they are not used in rooms with proper ventilation. (wordy, unidiomatic)

E. Photographic processing, while not thought of as being hazardous, can cause health problems when many of the chemicals used are done so in rooms with no proper ventilation.

I would say E.

prabsahi · Answer

Can you tell your POE?

dint get much by the highligted part

GMATNinja · Answer

It's rare to see an official question that hinges exclusively on idiom usage, though it does happen. The bigger issue is that there are tens of thousands of idioms in English, so memorizing all of them is not likely to be the most effective way to invest your time. More on idioms in  this article .

I hope this helps!

LordStark · Answer

Hi  GMATNinja  !
thanks for the reply.
Yeah I have read this article of yours. That is why when I came across this question, I was wondering whether an official question would ever have this kind of decision point.

thanks!

dollytaneja51 · Answer

I still do not understand why D is correct.

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SidSpeaks32 · Answer

GMATNinja  Need your help on this Question please.

Is the idiom "Think of X as" tested on this question.

Cheers!
SidSpeaks32

surbhi1991 · Answer

Hi

Can anyone pls explain as to why D is correct and not A.

SidSpeaks32 · Answer

dollytaneja51  I believe that you are clear on - Why the remaining options are incorrect.

Now, among the options A & D, i also could not understand why Option D is correct and why not Option A. However, i am also skeptical on the Idiom "Think of X as "
If so, this is what distinguishes Option A & Option D

Anyway Fingers crossed. Also request opinion from any of the experts on this forum

Cheers!
SidSpeaks32

SidSpeaks32 · Answer

surbhi1991  I think the idiom "Think of X as" is tested over here. I am not sure though. Request opinion of any of the expert to make the fundamentals clear

Cheers!
SidSpeaks32

prabsahi · Answer

+1

even I agree to this!! I think its testing ..To Think of X as Y idiom

QuabityAssurance · Answer

I also think so. How can we double check tne answer?

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sid0791 · Answer

Hi All,

Hopefully, my POE helps.

The difference between "to be" and "being"-

To be- It is generally used when someone wants something.

example- I want to be home by noon. I just want it to be healthy.

Being- It is generally used as a state. (Although there are other uses as well of Being, but generally you would be able to solve maximum questions by remembering Being as a state)

POE-

Here "Most people may not think of photographic processing to be hazardous", meaning something like people don't wish it to be hazardous.

But for now, let's keep A

Here "processing" is a state. And in this sentence, it clearly states that photographic processing state, i.e the moment when the photographs are getting processed is hazardous.

Although it lacks "as", and thus sound funny, and it would get clear as we go to option D.

But this sentence clear us that usage of "being" is much better in this sentence than "to be".

Option C- I hope no one had an issue with this. This option clearly changes the intended meaning.

Option D- It is similar to B but the Introduction of "as" makes D more clear.

Option E- This option misses people and misses "may", which shows that they could also think about photographic processing as being Hazardous.

Thus D is correct

DmitryFarberMPrep · Answer

The idiom issue definitely knocks out A: we can't say "think of X to be Y." It's "think of X as Y" or "think X is Y."

However, I'd say the question needs a rewrite, as the right answer (along with two others) has a meaning problem. We want to look at where the chemicals are used, not where they are  not  used. I may not be in proper ventilation right now, but I am not using the chemicals, so that's not a hazard. We're concerned about cases in which they  are  used without proper ventilation. C and E try to say this, but they are too jumbled to be good answers.

jatin093 · Answer

I understand that there is structural problem with A but i do not understand how 'being' is used in option D.
Can anyone explain?

Thanks

ExpertsGlobal5 · Answer

Hello  jatin093 ,

We hope this finds you well.

To answer your query, here "being" is used as a passive continuous tense verb.

We hope this helps.

All the best!
Experts' Global Team

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