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Question

please explain

Amit05 · Answer

I would for for A.. Rest all choices modify things unnecessarily like 'dearly' in D and E. 

What is the OA ?

asdert · Answer

I like A too.

D, E are our because dearly is an adverb modyfying a noun. A noun requires an adjective.

B, C 'and removing' is incorrect because it's not parallel. You could have 'removing' without 'and', but this is not the case. To convert and remove is parallel (you don't need a second to)

GMATBLACKBELT · Answer

I say A as well.

B is not ||

are D and E the same answer?? I cant see a difference btwn the two.

asdert · Answer

man, you need to take a break! haha.. jk. I don't see it either. Maybe I need a break. I didn't see it the first time.

pmenon · Answer

said A BTW, great question with a reference to Krishna Menon !

x2suresh · Answer

D,E are out because of 'dearly'

A is not || right? (to convert, remove

why not C - it is || (converting, removing)

please explain

asdert · Answer

Balvinder, what's the answer?

X2suresh, A is parallel. A sentence like this one (a list) doesn't doesn't require the second 'to'. (Note that this can be the case for 'will' or 'would' too)

I like to vote and  (to understood)  elect my governor.
I will vote and ( will understood ) elect my governor.

C is a past progressive that signals the ongoing nature of an action, and you usually do this as a reference when talking in a different tense.
I  was studying  when she  arrived . 

It's not only not necesary on this sentence, but it also makes it awkward. It implies that the dreams were actually converting the islands...

Hope it makes sense. I could also be wrong.

sztiwari · Answer

I was confused between A and C. If we go by parallelism ; the 2 verbs to convert and to remove are parallel in both the cases.

C looks like a close option since all three verbs ending - ing but is incorrect since parallelism says only the supporting clauses need to be in the same tense. If you check the last part it is not parallel ; in fact supporting the clause with remove.

Does that make sense?

Beyond700 · Answer

Will go for 'A'

When we use posseive nouns ( his ), especially in an indirect speech, verbs in present participle form ( converting ) are treated as Gerund.. 
 Therefore 'C' has bad phrasing..

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