NASA reports that ancient observers took note of solar eclipses at lea

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NASA reports that ancient observers took note of solar eclipses at least as far back as 2500 BC,  as evidenced by surviving records from  ancient Babylon and China.

A) as evidenced by surviving records from

B) as the evidence that has survived from the records of

C) as shows the evidence of records surviving in

D) as the surviving records show the evidence of

E) as evidenced by records that have survived in

generis · Answer

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PyjamaScientist · Answer

Option  (A)  is the right choice. I took 1:03 mins.

1.  Meaning of the sentence : NASA has said something and that is corroborated by another record. Only Option (A) conveys the intended meaning.

2.  Evidenced by/ Evidence of : "as evidenced" means "as shown", whereas, "evidence of" means "something providing a proof for something". Eliminate (A) (C) (D)

3.  Surviving records from/ Surviving Records in : First implies some records  from   an era/ Second implies some records  in  an era. There is a huge meaning change. Only (A) stands, rest bite the dust.

Thus, (A) is the correct choice.

zhanbo · Answer

My answer is (A) . It took me 01:12. (A) "As evidenced by" = "As is evidenced by" = "As clearly shown by" = "As is clearly shown by". It is a good idea to treat "As (is) evidenced by" as an idiom. Read more at https://www.merriam-webster.com/diction ... enced%20by There is really nothing wrong in (A). For GMAT questions, though, it is always a good idea to eliminate other options. (B) Essentially "as the evidence", which does not make sense. (C) There are at least three issues. 1. "the evidence of records" can simply be "the records" 2. "as shows the evidence..." should be "as the evidence ... shows". No reason for inversion. 3. "records surviving in ancient Babylon and China" leaves readers the impression that those records survived in ancient Babylon and China. But do they continue to exist later? (D) "as the surviving records show the evidence of ancient Babylon and China" indicates that ancient Babylon and China does exist. It has nothing to do with solar eclipses records. (E) Wow, another "as evidenced". It has to be compared with (A) carefully. In (A): by surviving records from ancient Babylon and China In (E): by records that have survived in ancient Babylon and China As discussed in C3, those records that have survived in ancient Babylon and China may cease to exist beyond ancient times. In addition, (A) is more succinct. Reject (E) and Choose (A).

Saachi1 · Answer

Hi, how are we using evidenced "by" for records, shouldn't it be "through"

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