Pack 13 Q4: Using various musical genres during his career, Jimi...

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Pack 13, Question 4 of 5:

Using various musical genres during his career, Jimi Hendrix recorded over 170 songs,  including psychedelic rock, for example, the song Purple Haze, to blues rock, for example,  the song Hey Joe.

A. including psychedelic rock, for example, the song Purple Haze, to blues rock, for example,
 
B. including psychedelic rock, for example, the song Purple Haze, to blues rock, like

C. including psychedelic rock, such as the song Purple Haze, and blues rock, as

D. ranging from psychedelic rock, such as the song Purple Haze, to blues rock, such as

E. ranging from psychedelic rock, such as the song Purple Haze, and blues rock, such as

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NiftyNiffler · Answer

Using various musical genres during his career, Jimi Hendrix recorded over 170 songs,  including psychedelic rock, for example, the song Purple Haze, to blues rock, for example,  the song Hey Joe.

Three things to keep in mind here --
1) Correct idiom - including X and Y
2) Correct idiom - ranging from X to Y
3) "such as" for examples

A. including psychedelic rock,  for example , the song Purple Haze,  to  blues rock, for example,  -- wrong idiom "including X to Y" and (3)

B. including psychedelic rock,  for example , the song Purple Haze,  to  blues rock,  like -- same as A

C. including psychedelic rock, such as the song Purple Haze, and blues rock,  as -- "such as" missing in the end

D. ranging from psychedelic rock, such as the song Purple Haze, to blues rock, such as  -- CORRECT, (2) and (3)

E. ranging from psychedelic rock, such as the song Purple Haze,  and  blues rock, such as  -- wrong idiom "ranging from X and Y"

So, the answer should be  D

NunuBot · Answer

The correct idoms are:
1. Including X and Y
2. Ranging from X to Y
Where both X and Y are parallel.

A - Including X ... to Y - incorrect idiom
B - Including X ... to Y - incorrect idiom
C - Such as ... as ... - not parallel
D - CORRECT
E - Ranging from ... and ... - incorrect idiom

Answer: D

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thenikhilseth · Answer

My choice is  D option .

1) Idiom tested-  Ranging from X to Y 
Eliminate A,B,C and E

Other errors-
2) For giving examples, we always prefer 'Such as', therefore eliminate A and B

A. including psychedelic rock, for example, the song Purple Haze, to blues rock, for example,

B. including psychedelic rock, for example, the song Purple Haze, to blues rock, like

C. including psychedelic rock, such as the song Purple Haze, and blues rock, as

D. ranging from psychedelic rock, such as the song Purple Haze, to blues rock, such as-  CORRECT

E. ranging from psychedelic rock, such as the song Purple Haze, and blues rock, such as

aniket2045 · Answer

Correct Answer is D...
A.  including  psychedelic rock, for example, the song Purple Haze,  to  blues rock, for example, - including indicates subset of songs.. Only error is use of TO.

B. including psychedelic rock, for example, the song Purple Haze, to blues rock, like

C. including psychedelic rock, such as the song Purple Haze, and blues rock,  as  - AS changes the meaning of sentence.

D. ranging from psychedelic rock, such as the song Purple Haze, to blues rock, such as - No error...

E. ranging from psychedelic rock, such as the song Purple Haze,  and  blues rock, such as - Breaks the parallelism by using AND..

EMPOWERgmatVerbal  - One small doubt..is 'to' only error in option A.

Yogananda · Answer

In my opinion, D is the answer.
ranging  from  psychedelic rock,  such as  the song Purple Haze,  to  blues rock,  such as 
Usage of From- to is correct.
Usage of Such as for giving examples is correct.

EMPOWERgmatVerbal · Answer

Well done,  NiftyNiffler ! You cracked the code on this one! Kudos to you!

EMPOWERgmatVerbal · Answer

Well done,  NunuBot ! You cracked the code on this one! Kudos to you!

EMPOWERgmatVerbal · Answer

Well done,  thenikhilseth ! You cracked the code on this one! Kudos to you!

EMPOWERgmatVerbal · Answer

Well done, aniket2045 ! You cracked the code on this one! Kudos to you! Check out the official explanation in the comments to answer your question about what's wrong with option A.

EMPOWERgmatVerbal · Answer

Well done, MBADream786 ! You cracked the code on this one! Looking forward to more explanations in future questions. Make sure that you show why each option is correct/incorrect, so students can see your thought process on each option - not just the correct one.

EMPOWERgmatVerbal · Answer

Official Explanation

Using various musical genres during his career, Jimi Hendrix recorded over 170 songs,  including psychedelic rock, for example, the song Purple Haze, to blues rock, for example,  the song Hey Joe.

A.  including  psychedelic rock,  for example,  the song Purple Haze,  to  blues rock,  for example, 
 
B.  including  psychedelic rock,  for example,  the song Purple Haze,  to  blues rock,  like

C.  including  psychedelic rock,  such as  the song Purple Haze,  and  blues rock,  as

D.  ranging from  psychedelic rock,  such as  the song Purple Haze,  to  blues rock,  such as

E.  ranging from  psychedelic rock,  such as  the song Purple Haze,  and  blues rock,  such as

After a quick glance over the options, we have a few things we can focus on:

1. including / ranging from
2. for example / such as
3. and / to
4. for example / like / as / such as

This question deals with correct idiomatic usage and clarity in text.  The GMAT stresses the importance of concise writing, so we need to eliminate any options that are overly wordy or confusing. The GMAT also stresses following idiom formats, so we need to make sure they follow one of the following idioms:

“...including X and Y” OR “...ranging from X to Y”

Let’s see how each option handles both idioms and conciseness:
 
 A.  including  psychedelic rock , for example,  the song Purple Haze,  to  blues rock,  for example,  
This is  incorrect . Using both “including” and “for example” are redundant. Due to comma placement, both “including” and “for example” are referring to psychedelic rock. It also doesn’t follow the “...including X and Y” idiom correctly.
 
 B.  including  psychedelic rock,  for example , the song Purple Haze,  to  blues rock,  like  
This is  incorrect . Using both “including” and “for example” are redundant. Due to comma placement, both “including” and “for example’” are referring to psychedelic rock. It also doesn’t follow the “...including X and Y” idiom correctly.

C. including psychedelic rock,  such as  the song Purple Haze, and blues rock,  as  
This is  incorrect . While this does get a lot of things correct, there is one big error at the end. For it to be correct “such” needs to be included before “as” at the end of the phrase for the two items to be parallel. Simply “as” is also incorrect idiomatic usage for giving examples.

D.  ranging from  psychedelic rock,  such as  the song Purple Haze,  to  blues rock,  such as  
This is  correct . The correct idiomatic usage is: ranging from psychedelic rock… to blues rock: “...ranging from X to Y.” It also uses the phrase “such as” in both cases to introduce an example. This is concise and the meaning is clear.

E.  ranging from  psychedelic rock, such as the song Purple Haze,  and  blues rock, such as 
This is  incorrect . The sentence lacks correct idiomatic usage. Instead of “from psychedelic rock...and blues rock,” it should be “from psychedelic rock...to blues rock.”

There you have it - option D is the correct choice!

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