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Hi experts, I am facing issue with eliminating option, just because they are wordy. Can you please help me with some pointers to evaluate such error in SC
Take for instance this GMAT Advanced (official) SC
The spraying of pesticides can be carefully planned, but accidents, weather conditions that could not be foreseen, and pilot errors often cause much larger deposits of spray than they had anticipated.
(B) weather conditions that cannot be foreseen, and pilot errors often cause much larger deposits of spray than
(D) weather conditions that are not foreseeable, and pilot errors often cause much larger deposits of spray than
D is wrong
Now look at this SC - Source Manhattan Prep
Recent studies have shown that the antioxidants found in the acai berry boost immune cell function more effectively than almost any other fruit, making it one of the healthiest widely available fruits on the market.
C. Recent studies have shown that the antioxidants found in the acai berry boost immune cell function more effectively than those in almost any other fruit, which makes the acai berry one of the healthiest widely available fruits
D. Because the acai berry’s antioxidants boost immune cell function more effectively than those in almost any other fruit, it is one of the healthiest fruits that is widely available
OA - D
While I agree, there are other errors, but why can't wordy come into play here
Hi experts, I am facing issue with eliminating option, just because they are wordy. Can you please help me with some pointers to evaluate such error in SC
Take for instance this GMAT Advanced (official) SC
The spraying of pesticides can be carefully planned, but accidents, weather conditions that could not be foreseen, and pilot errors often cause much larger deposits of spray than they had anticipated.
(B) weather conditions that cannot be foreseen, and pilot errors often cause much larger deposits of spray than
(D) weather conditions that are not foreseeable, and pilot errors often cause much larger deposits of spray than
D is wrong
Now look at this SC - Source Manhattan Prep
Recent studies have shown that the antioxidants found in the acai berry boost immune cell function more effectively than almost any other fruit, making it one of the healthiest widely available fruits on the market.
C. Recent studies have shown that the antioxidants found in the acai berry boost immune cell function more effectively than those in almost any other fruit, which makes the acai berry one of the healthiest widely available fruits
D. Because the acai berry’s antioxidants boost immune cell function more effectively than those in almost any other fruit, it is one of the healthiest fruits that is widely available
OA - D
While I agree, there are other errors, but why can't wordy come into play here
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You can't pick one out of these two options using 'wordiness' as your guide. They use the same number of words!
There are multiple reasons why I would pick (B) here.
'weather conditions that are not foreseeable' implies a characteristic of the weather conditions. Weather can be mild or rough but not 'unforeseeable.'
Whether you can foresee what the weather will be like depends on you and your actions. It is not an inherent quality of weather.
Also, in this context, it is common to use 'cannot be foreseen' and not 'is not foreseeable.' It is more common to use foreseeable in the context of 'as far as can be seen' (e.g. 'in the foreseeable future')
Whether you can see something in the future or not depends on your ability; it is usually not an intrinsic characteristic of what you want to foresee.
Also, if I wanted to give an adjective 'weather conditions that are not rough,' I would much rather write 'mild weather conditions' which is succinct and simple. If I introduce a clause, I would normally do it for a verb. For an adjective, if I can write it before the noun, I wouldn't bother bringing in a clause.
Hence, (B) is better than (D).
