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Potatoes, be they in fried, roasted, or baked form, are an extremely popular food item today, second in human consumption only to rice.
A) are an extremely popular food item today, second in human consumption only to rice
B) are an extremely popular food item today, only second in human consumption to rice
C) are an extremely popular food item today, second in only human consumption to rice
D) an extremely popular food item today, are second in human consumption only to rice
E) an extremely popular food item today, are only second in human consumption to rice
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
THE PROMPT
→ In English, be they X, Y, or Z and be it A, B, or C are idiomatic expressions.
Yes, I know—because the phrase is in the nonunderlined portion, be they is not a decision point.
The phrase may sound strange. Just know that it is idiomatic.
The idiom may show up. I highly doubt that GMAC would test this idiom; it's esoteric.
But the phrasing might show up in a correct answer, and I just want you to have seen it.
It makes an appearance in an adage: Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home.
• sentence structure?
→ The phrase be they in fried, roasted, or baked form is modifying potatoes as is the phrase an extremely popular food item today.
• the word only
→ The word only is intended to modify rice and should be placed close to rice.
When only is an adjective, its placement is more restricted than when the word is an adverb.
Almost always, noun modifiers should be placed close to their nouns.
GMAC tests placement of the word only, especially when only is an adjective.
THE OPTIONS
→ The sentence places only before rice.
KEEP
→ only is intended to modify the word rice and should be placed close to it
• meaning
→ The use of only to modify second distorts the meaning of the sentence.
At the least, option A is much clearer. (In option A, only correctly modifies rice.)
ELIMINATE B
→ only is intended to modify the word rice and should be placed close to it
• strange meaning
→ The placement of only creates strange meaning.
The only situation in which potatoes are second in consumption to rice is in human consumption?
What, in other situations that involve consumption, such as mammalian consumption, potatoes take first place and rice takes second?
ELIMINATE C
→ back-to-back adjective phrases are sometimes called "stacked" adjectives.
Notice that the verb are shifts.
Now we are left with two adjective phrases, back to back, that describe the same noun, potatoes.
Both are appositives. One uses a strange idiomatic format.
It is usually better to split long adjectives if possible.
Stacked adjective phrases often force the reader to work too hard to find a verb.
• compare to option A
→ Option A is better than D.
In option A, the two adjective phrases are separated by the linking verb are, making it easier than it is in (D), to keep track of what the subject (potatoes) is doing.
ELIMINATE D
→ only is intended to modify the word rice and should be placed close to it
• "stacked adjectives"
→ we have the same problem as that in option D: too many adjectives stacked after a noun creates a sentence that is not as good as that in option A
ELIMINATE E
The best answer is A.
COMMENTS
Nicely done!
Keep up the good work.
Project SC Butler: Sentence Correction (SC2)
THE PROMPT
Quote:
• "be they"?
→ In English, be they X, Y, or Z and be it A, B, or C are idiomatic expressions.
Yes, I know—because the phrase is in the nonunderlined portion, be they is not a decision point.
The phrase may sound strange. Just know that it is idiomatic.
The idiom may show up. I highly doubt that GMAC would test this idiom; it's esoteric.
But the phrasing might show up in a correct answer, and I just want you to have seen it.
It makes an appearance in an adage: Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home.
• sentence structure?
→ The phrase be they in fried, roasted, or baked form is modifying potatoes as is the phrase an extremely popular food item today.
• the word only
→ The word only is intended to modify rice and should be placed close to rice.
When only is an adjective, its placement is more restricted than when the word is an adverb.
Almost always, noun modifiers should be placed close to their nouns.
GMAC tests placement of the word only, especially when only is an adjective.
THE OPTIONS
Quote:
• Correct
→ The sentence places only before rice.
KEEP
Quote:
• "only"
→ only is intended to modify the word rice and should be placed close to it
• meaning
→ The use of only to modify second distorts the meaning of the sentence.
At the least, option A is much clearer. (In option A, only correctly modifies rice.)
ELIMINATE B
Quote:
• "only"
→ only is intended to modify the word rice and should be placed close to it
• strange meaning
→ The placement of only creates strange meaning.
The only situation in which potatoes are second in consumption to rice is in human consumption?
What, in other situations that involve consumption, such as mammalian consumption, potatoes take first place and rice takes second?
ELIMINATE C
Quote:
• "stacked" adjectives
→ back-to-back adjective phrases are sometimes called "stacked" adjectives.
Notice that the verb are shifts.
Now we are left with two adjective phrases, back to back, that describe the same noun, potatoes.
Both are appositives. One uses a strange idiomatic format.
It is usually better to split long adjectives if possible.
Stacked adjective phrases often force the reader to work too hard to find a verb.
• compare to option A
→ Option A is better than D.
In option A, the two adjective phrases are separated by the linking verb are, making it easier than it is in (D), to keep track of what the subject (potatoes) is doing.
ELIMINATE D
Quote:
• "only"
→ only is intended to modify the word rice and should be placed close to it
• "stacked adjectives"
→ we have the same problem as that in option D: too many adjectives stacked after a noun creates a sentence that is not as good as that in option A
ELIMINATE E
The best answer is A.
COMMENTS
Nicely done!
Keep up the good work.
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Potatoes, be they in fried, roasted, or baked form, are an extremely popular food item today, second in human consumption only to rice.
A) are an extremely popular food item today, second in human consumption only to rice -> we need a verb in the main clause. I don't get any error in A. Let's keep it.
B) are an extremely popular food item today, only second in human consumption to rice -> "only second" doesn't make sense. Incorrect.
C) are an extremely popular food item today, second in only human consumption to rice -> "only human consumption" is another absurd. Incorrect.
D) an extremely popular food item today, are second in human consumption only to rice -> verb is missing in main clause. Incorrect.
E) an extremely popular food item today, are only second in human consumption to rice -> Same as D. Incorrect.
So, I think A
A) are an extremely popular food item today, second in human consumption only to rice -> we need a verb in the main clause. I don't get any error in A. Let's keep it.
B) are an extremely popular food item today, only second in human consumption to rice -> "only second" doesn't make sense. Incorrect.
C) are an extremely popular food item today, second in only human consumption to rice -> "only human consumption" is another absurd. Incorrect.
D) an extremely popular food item today, are second in human consumption only to rice -> verb is missing in main clause. Incorrect.
E) an extremely popular food item today, are only second in human consumption to rice -> Same as D. Incorrect.
So, I think A
