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Topic: GMAT prep: emergency calls
PostSun Jul 05, 2009 8:21 pm Reply with quote

Unlike emergency calls that travel through regular telephone lines, where they thus automatically inform the operator of the location and phone number of the caller, cellular calls require emergency operators to determine the location of the caller.
(A) lines, where they thus automatically inform the operator of the location and phone number of the caller, cellular calls require emergency operators to determine the location of the caller
(B) lines and thus automatically inform the operator of the location and phone number of the caller, cellular calls require emergency operators to determine the location of the caller
(C) lines, thus automatically informing the operator of the location and phone number of the caller, the location of the caller on a cellular phone has to be determined by the operator
(D) lines, and thus automatically inform the operator of the location and phone number of the caller, emergency operators have to determine the location of the cellular phone caller
(E) lines, thus automatically informing the operator of the location and phone number of the caller, emergency operators receiving a cellular call have to determine the location of the caller

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PostSun Jul 05, 2009 8:32 pm Reply with quote

Will go with B

Unlike X, Y

Please post the OA

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PostSun Jul 05, 2009 8:45 pm Reply with quote

yeah...definitely B.

In A where they thus is awkward
Idiom used is Unlike XY : X(emergency calls) should be compared with Y(cellular calls), so we can eliminate C, D and E
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PostMon Jul 06, 2009 11:36 am Reply with quote

nhai2003 wrote:
Unlike emergency calls that travel through regular telephone lines, where they thus automatically inform the operator of the location and phone number of the caller, cellular calls require emergency operators to determine the location of the caller.
(A) lines, where they thus automatically inform the operator of the location and phone number of the caller, cellular calls require emergency operators to determine the location of the caller
(B) lines and thus automatically inform the operator of the location and phone number of the caller, cellular calls require emergency operators to determine the location of the caller
(C) lines, thus automatically informing the operator of the location and phone number of the caller, the location of the caller on a cellular phone has to be determined by the operator
(D) lines, and thus automatically inform the operator of the location and phone number of the caller, emergency operators have to determine the location of the cellular phone caller
(E) lines, thus automatically informing the operator of the location and phone number of the caller, emergency operators receiving a cellular call have to determine the location of the caller

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C, D, and E are out coz they do not compare emergency calls with cellular calls.. in A "they" can refer to the emergency calls or the lines. hence ambiguous. thus B is the best choice.
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PostMon Jul 06, 2009 5:19 pm Reply with quote

A is definitely wrong coz of "they".. pronoun reference error.

B is the only one that compares cellular and emergency calls..

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PostMon Jul 06, 2009 10:32 pm Reply with quote

IMO=B

Correct idiom usage as Blackarrow pointed out.

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