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06 Oct 2019, 00:18
Kudos
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Hi Arun/Team,
I found these options pretty confusion.
Only options B & C i understood the meaning issue and eliminated those options.
But other options seemed correct. I prematurely jumped at (verb+ing modifier "Resulting" ----> later generations)
For E-- conjugation "and" perfectly divides both independent clauses.
In A.D. 391, resulting from the destruction of the largest library of the ancient world at Alexandria, later generations lost all but the Iliad and Odyssey among Greek epics, most of the poetry of Pindar and Sappho, and dozens of plays by Aeschylus and Euripides.
(A) resulting from the destruction of the largest library of the ancient world at Alexandria,
(B) the destroying of the largest library of the ancient world at Alexandria resulted and
(C) because of the result of the destruction of the library at Alexandria, the largest of the ancient world,
(D) as a result of the destruction of the library at Alexandria, the largest of the ancient world,
(E) Alexandria’s largest library of the ancient world was destroyed, and the result was
Im kind off facing problems in sc even after practicing OG and verbal review. Am i missing the sentence structure ??
why am i not able to identify triggers ??
I found these options pretty confusion.
Only options B & C i understood the meaning issue and eliminated those options.
But other options seemed correct. I prematurely jumped at (verb+ing modifier "Resulting" ----> later generations)
For E-- conjugation "and" perfectly divides both independent clauses.
In A.D. 391, resulting from the destruction of the largest library of the ancient world at Alexandria, later generations lost all but the Iliad and Odyssey among Greek epics, most of the poetry of Pindar and Sappho, and dozens of plays by Aeschylus and Euripides.
(A) resulting from the destruction of the largest library of the ancient world at Alexandria,
(B) the destroying of the largest library of the ancient world at Alexandria resulted and
(C) because of the result of the destruction of the library at Alexandria, the largest of the ancient world,
(D) as a result of the destruction of the library at Alexandria, the largest of the ancient world,
(E) Alexandria’s largest library of the ancient world was destroyed, and the result was
Im kind off facing problems in sc even after practicing OG and verbal review. Am i missing the sentence structure ??
why am i not able to identify triggers ??
06 Oct 2019, 01:47
Kudos
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Hi guest1708,
Once again not an expert but I hope my thinking process will help.
My thinking process were as follows:
Option A:
You see the "resulting" which is a "comma + Present participle" modifier. It usually comes at the end of sentence modifying the entire clause or the subject of that clause. (Taught in the modifier module)
Ask yourself "resulting" what is resulting?
It cannot modify the preceding sentence, "In A.D. 391" (doesn't make sense) so is it modifying the proceeding sentence "later generations......"? Honestly, I am not sure if I am right but if its modifying the sentence that follows then shouldn't it be as, In A.D. 391, later generations lost all but the Iliad and Odyssey among Greek epics, most of the poetry of Pindar and Sappho, and dozens of plays by Aeschylus and Euripides, resulting from the destruction of the largest library of the ancient world at Alexandria.?
Option C:
See that "because of " (trigger)? Something happened..(clause) because of "noun" (Taught in the idiom module)
I am pretty sure "In A.D. 391" could not have happened because of "the result" (I think this is a noun which is right)....
The X (the destruction of the library at Alexandria) caused Y (later generations lost all but the Iliad and Odyssey among Greek epics) is the structure.
Option E:
Whereas in option D:
In A.D. 391, as a result of X (the destruction)....., Y (later generations lost...) this happened.
I don't see anything wrong with this...
When I a structure or an idiom that is new to me, I write it down and I put the question in my error log to go through it again in the future.
As a result of X....., Y happened (If I were you I would be aware of this structure)
Although, I had my reasons to eliminate option B, I am not confident if my reasons were valid. So I would like to see an expert's take on it. Sorry!
I hope this helps.
Once again not an expert but I hope my thinking process will help.
My thinking process were as follows:
Option A:
Quote:
You see the "resulting" which is a "comma + Present participle" modifier. It usually comes at the end of sentence modifying the entire clause or the subject of that clause. (Taught in the modifier module)
Ask yourself "resulting" what is resulting?
It cannot modify the preceding sentence, "In A.D. 391" (doesn't make sense) so is it modifying the proceeding sentence "later generations......"? Honestly, I am not sure if I am right but if its modifying the sentence that follows then shouldn't it be as, In A.D. 391, later generations lost all but the Iliad and Odyssey among Greek epics, most of the poetry of Pindar and Sappho, and dozens of plays by Aeschylus and Euripides, resulting from the destruction of the largest library of the ancient world at Alexandria.?
Option C:
Quote:
See that "because of " (trigger)? Something happened..(clause) because of "noun" (Taught in the idiom module)
I am pretty sure "In A.D. 391" could not have happened because of "the result" (I think this is a noun which is right)....
The X (the destruction of the library at Alexandria) caused Y (later generations lost all but the Iliad and Odyssey among Greek epics) is the structure.
Option E:
Quote:
I think the causality is lost because of the two independent sentence. But I would like to see an expert's take on this as well...
Whereas in option D:
Quote:
as a result of the destruction of the library at Alexandria, the largest of the ancient world (modifying the "library at Alexandria")
In A.D. 391, as a result of X (the destruction)....., Y (later generations lost...) this happened.
I don't see anything wrong with this...
When I a structure or an idiom that is new to me, I write it down and I put the question in my error log to go through it again in the future.
As a result of X....., Y happened (If I were you I would be aware of this structure)
Although, I had my reasons to eliminate option B, I am not confident if my reasons were valid. So I would like to see an expert's take on it. Sorry!
I hope this helps.
11 Oct 2019, 03:59
Kudos
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guest1708
When we use a present participle starting a clause then it needs to modify the succeeding clause while it applies to the subject of that clause.
Example:
Rivaling the beauty of the Taj Mahal, the Pyramids of Giza are a major tourist attraction. CORRECT
The presence of a phrase in the start doesn't impact the usage.
In 1930, protesting the tax imposed on salt, Mahatma Gandhi decided to launch a satyagraha. CORRECT
A is wrong because "later generations" did not result from the destruction.
guest1708
"The destroying of something" is incorrect - it should be "The destruction of something"
In general, use the gerund (the noun form with an ING) only when you want to talk of a noun like a verb.
For example:
The harvesting of grapes is a festival in France
Here, the process of harvesting is treated as a noun.
An Indian example would be:
The burning of Ravana's effigy marks the end of Navratri.
Secondly, when we use the word "resulted" - it should say resulted in something. We cannot use it at the end of the clause like in this case.
The police discovered the murder weapon resulting in the criminal's arrest. CORRECT
The police discovered the murder weapon so the criminal's arrest resulted. INCORRECT
guest1708
Because of something
The result of something
BOTH mean the same so you are looking at a redundant structure.
guest1708
Correct - no issue.
Note here - the usage of the appositive "the largest of the ancient world".
It is not modifying the destruction but the library.
Nothing - just wanted you to keep a note of such things while solving OG questions
guest1708
The moment you introduce the conjunction AND - you are now splitting the meaning.
For example:
I have an upset stomach and I ate pani puri yesterday. --> Grammatically correct but no causation so we don't know the reason
I have an upset stomach because I ate pani puri yesterday. --> Also grammatically correct but clear causation established
guest1708
Are you able to understand the reasons above? If so you have already made progress.
Don't stress about your accuracy - just ask yourself if you are learning from your mistakes.
GMAT SC is about ensuring you practice enough questions to learn what GMAT is testing you on.
Hope this helps,
