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With only one percent of the world's population, the English people have dramatically altered the course of the world.
A) With
B) Although accounting for
C) Being
D) Despite having
E) As
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With only one percent of the world's population, the English people have dramatically altered the course of the world.
Meaning:
The English (only 1%)--> but they have changed the course of the world. (Contrast)
POE:
A) With
-> Meaning Error: The above mentioned contrast is lost in this case. It means that it is a general event of changing the world with few population.
B) Although accounting for
-> Although (the English people are) accounting for....., the English people...(Here, the subject of the dependent clause is also the subject of the independent clause. So, we can hide the pronoun and verb in this case. )
C) Being
-> Meaning Error: No contrast is here.
D) Despite having
->The English people are having one percent population... vs the English people are accounting one percent population(the correct way to express the meaning is to use account or constitute in this case)
E) As
-> Meaning Error: There is no no causal or function in this case. it misses the contrast.
Meaning:
The English (only 1%)--> but they have changed the course of the world. (Contrast)
POE:
A) With
-> Meaning Error: The above mentioned contrast is lost in this case. It means that it is a general event of changing the world with few population.
B) Although accounting for
-> Although (the English people are) accounting for....., the English people...(Here, the subject of the dependent clause is also the subject of the independent clause. So, we can hide the pronoun and verb in this case. )
C) Being
-> Meaning Error: No contrast is here.
D) Despite having
->The English people are having one percent population... vs the English people are accounting one percent population(the correct way to express the meaning is to use account or constitute in this case)
E) As
-> Meaning Error: There is no no causal or function in this case. it misses the contrast.
General Discussion
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
The key to solving this question is to understand that it presents a contrast between the size of the English population and the activities of its citizens.
Suppose that the first time you read this question, you did not think about it as presenting contrast.
If that were the case, then the answers would give you that hint.
Options B and D use contrast words: although and despite.
Whoever wrote this question sounds like an Anglophile or an apologist for colonialism and imperialism.
But I digress.
• Meaning?
On the one hand, the English constitute only one percent of the world's population.
(More accurately, people in the UK constitute only one percent of the world's population.)
On the other hand, these relatively few people have radically altered world history.
• Split #1 - a contrast word is needed
The word with Option A does not present contrast.
→ with in this context describes a feature of the English population: it is only one percent of the world's population
Option A is also illogical: The word with suggests that the English people possess one percent of the population, rather than constitute one percent.
The words being in option C and as in option E present no contrast, either.
The absence of contrast is fatal.
There is no logical connection between constituting a tiny percentage of the world's population and having an enormous impact on world history.
Quite the opposite—a very few people should not have had such a drastic effect on world history.
Eliminate A, B, and E
• Split #2: Meaning must be sensible
Like the word "with" in option A, the words "despite having" in option D confusingly suggest that English people somehow possess, rather than constitute, one percent of the population.
Compare with option B, which uses Although accounting for to express accurately that the English make up or constitute one percent of the population.
GMAC tests this distinction.
The correct usage is account for or constitute.
Have is a strange verb to use in this instance, although that strangeness is easier to see once you compare (D) to (B).
Eliminate D
The correct answer is B.
COMMENTS
mona2019 , welcome to SC Butler.
Both people who ventured an answer did very well.
In fact, Ranasaymon , I am bumping your post to Best Community Reply.
Here's my weekend tidbit for you—it's 2 minutes long, and worth every second. Don't scroll till the end, here.
Quote:
• Approach?
The key to solving this question is to understand that it presents a contrast between the size of the English population and the activities of its citizens.
Suppose that the first time you read this question, you did not think about it as presenting contrast.
If that were the case, then the answers would give you that hint.
Options B and D use contrast words: although and despite.
Whoever wrote this question sounds like an Anglophile or an apologist for colonialism and imperialism.
But I digress.
• Meaning?
On the one hand, the English constitute only one percent of the world's population.
(More accurately, people in the UK constitute only one percent of the world's population.)
On the other hand, these relatively few people have radically altered world history.
• Split #1 - a contrast word is needed
The word with Option A does not present contrast.
→ with in this context describes a feature of the English population: it is only one percent of the world's population
Option A is also illogical: The word with suggests that the English people possess one percent of the population, rather than constitute one percent.
The words being in option C and as in option E present no contrast, either.
The absence of contrast is fatal.
There is no logical connection between constituting a tiny percentage of the world's population and having an enormous impact on world history.
Quite the opposite—a very few people should not have had such a drastic effect on world history.
Eliminate A, B, and E
• Split #2: Meaning must be sensible
Like the word "with" in option A, the words "despite having" in option D confusingly suggest that English people somehow possess, rather than constitute, one percent of the population.
Compare with option B, which uses Although accounting for to express accurately that the English make up or constitute one percent of the population.
GMAC tests this distinction.
The correct usage is account for or constitute.
Have is a strange verb to use in this instance, although that strangeness is easier to see once you compare (D) to (B).
Eliminate D
The correct answer is B.
COMMENTS
mona2019 , welcome to SC Butler.
Both people who ventured an answer did very well.
In fact, Ranasaymon , I am bumping your post to Best Community Reply.
Here's my weekend tidbit for you—it's 2 minutes long, and worth every second. Don't scroll till the end, here.
