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by src_saurav » Tue Jul 14, 2015 9:38 pm

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(Although appearing less appetizing than most of their
round and red supermarket cousins, heirloom
tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the
previous year)-they are often green and striped, or
have plenty of bumps and bruises-heirlooms are
more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.

(A) Although appearing less appetizing than most of
their round and red supermarket cousins,
heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved
during the previous year

(B) Although heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds
saved during the previous year, appear less
appetizing than most of their round and red
supermarket cousins

(C) Although they appear less appetizing than most
of their round and red supermarket cousins,
heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved
during the previous year

(D) Grown from seeds saved during the previous
year, heirloom tomatoes appear less appetizing
than most of their round and red supermarket
cousins

(E) Heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved
during the previous year, although they appear
less appetizing than most


I chose D because it presented the facts in detailed and proper manner. I agree that it was very hard to do splits here.

Kindly explain your answer. It is B.

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by GMATGuruNY » Wed Jul 15, 2015 2:15 am

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Although appearing less appetizing than most of their
round and red supermarket cousins, heirloom
tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the
previous year
-thev are often green and striped, or
have plenty of bumps and bruises-heirlooms are
more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.

(A) Although appearing less appetizing than most of
their round and red supermarket cousins,
heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved
during the previous year

(B) Although heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds
saved during the previous year, appear less
appetizing than most of their round and red
supermarket cousins

(C) Although they appear less appetizing than most
of their round and red supermarket cousins,
heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved
during the previous year

(D) Grown from seeds saved during the previous
year, heirloom tomatoes appear less appetizing
than most of their round and red supermarket
cousins

(E) Heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved
during the previous year, although they appear
less appetizing than most of their round and red
supermarket cousins

OAB
The dashed portion (not underlined) is a PARENTHETICAL THOUGHT.
A parenthetical thought is not necessary; it can be removed without changing the core meaning of the sentence.
Combine each answer choice with the rest of the sentence, replacing the dashed portion with a COMMA.
The result must be a structurally sound sentence.

A: Although appearing less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year, heirlooms are more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.
The subject in red lacks a verb.
Eliminate A.

B: Although heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year, appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirlooms are more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.
This works.

C: Although they appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year, heirlooms are more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.
The subject in red lacks a verb.
Eliminate C.

D: Grown from seeds saved during the previous year, heirloom tomatoes appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirlooms are more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.
Here, a contrasting CONJUNCTION is needed to connect the two complete clauses: heirloom tomatoes appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, BUT heirlooms are more flavorful.
Eliminate D.

E: Heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year, although they appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirlooms are more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.
The subject in red lacks a verb.
Eliminate E.

The correct answer is B.
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by akash singhal » Wed Jul 15, 2015 5:33 am

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GMATGuruNY wrote:
Although appearing less appetizing than most of their
round and red supermarket cousins, heirloom
tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the
previous year
-thev are often green and striped, or
have plenty of bumps and bruises-heirlooms are
more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.

(A) Although appearing less appetizing than most of
their round and red supermarket cousins,
heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved
during the previous year

(B) Although heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds
saved during the previous year, appear less
appetizing than most of their round and red
supermarket cousins

(C) Although they appear less appetizing than most
of their round and red supermarket cousins,
heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved
during the previous year

(D) Grown from seeds saved during the previous
year, heirloom tomatoes appear less appetizing
than most of their round and red supermarket
cousins

(E) Heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved
during the previous year, although they appear
less appetizing than most of their round and red
supermarket cousins

OAB
The dashed portion (not underlined) is a PARENTHETICAL THOUGHT.
A parenthetical thought is not necessary; it can be removed without changing the core meaning of the sentence.
Combine each answer choice with the rest of the sentence, replacing the dashed portion with a COMMA.
The result must be a structurally sound sentence.

A: Although appearing less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year, heirlooms are more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.
The subject in red lacks a verb.
Eliminate A.

B: Although heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year, appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirlooms are more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.
This works.

C: Although they appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year, heirlooms are more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.
The subject in red lacks a verb.
Eliminate C.

D: Grown from seeds saved during the previous year, heirloom tomatoes appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirlooms are more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.
Here, a contrasting CONJUNCTION is needed to connect the two complete clauses: heirloom tomatoes appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, BUT heirlooms are more flavorful.
Eliminate D.

E: Heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year, although they appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirlooms are more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.
The subject in red lacks a verb.
Eliminate E.

The correct answer is B.

Hi Mitch as usual your explanations are simple and satisfactory.
I have one doubt in the non-underlined part.

Well, its right since it is not underlined but still,
will you care to explain how?

Heirlooms "are more flavourful" and "thus in increasing demand".
How are these two parallel (since connected by 'and')?

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by rsarashi » Sat Jun 10, 2017 11:07 am

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C: Although they appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year, heirlooms are more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.
The subject in red lacks a verb.
Eliminate C.

E: Heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year, although they appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirlooms are more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.
The subject in red lacks a verb.
Eliminate E.
Hi GMATGuruNY ,

I really dont understand that in OA how verb is not lacking and in option C & E verb is lacking?

Please help sir.

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by GMATGuruNY » Sun Jun 11, 2017 10:59 am

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rsarashi wrote:Hi GMATGuruNY ,

I really dont understand that in OA how verb is not lacking and in option C & E verb is lacking?

Please help sir.

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C: Although they appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year, heirlooms are more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.

E: Heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year, although they appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirlooms are more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.

In each case, the portion in red is a subordinate clause, while the portion in blue is a non-essential modifier.
If we remove these colored potions, we get:
Heirloom tomatoes heirlooms are more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.
Here, are is the verb for heirlooms, with the result that the subject in red lacks a verb.
Eliminate C and E.

OA: Although heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year, appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirlooms are more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.
Here, the portion in blue is a non-essential modifier.
If we remove the colored portion, we get:
Although heirloom tomatoes appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirlooms are more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.
Here, appear is the verb for the subject heirloom tomatoes, while are is the verb for the subject heirlooms.
Thus, each subject has a verb.
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by [email protected] » Tue Apr 16, 2019 10:06 am

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Hello Everyone!

Let's tackle this question, one issue at a time, and narrow it down to the correct choice quickly! To get started, here is the original question with any major differences between the options highlighted in orange:

Although appearing less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year-they are often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises-heirlooms are more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.

(A) Although appearing less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year
(B) Although heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year, appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins
(C) Although they appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year
(D) Grown from seeds saved during the previous year, heirloom tomatoes appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins
(E) Heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year, although they appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins

There is a lot to deal with here, right? If you look carefully at WHY each of these options is so vastly different, you should be able to pick out the grammar concept we need to focus on:

MODIFIERS!

Let's take a look at the original sentence for clues:

Although appearing less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year-they are often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises-heirlooms are more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.

The portion of the sentence in blue is called a parenthetical. It's a non-essential phrase plugged into the sentence between parentheses or dashes to add more information or to emphasize a point.

The portion of the sentence in pink is a modifier. It is another non-essential phrase meant to add more details about heirloom tomatoes, but it's not necessary.

One thing we can try to rule out wrong options is to eliminate the parenthetical and the modifier. If the sentence still makes sense without it, then leave it for later. However, if it doesn't make sense, then eliminate it! Let's see how each option looks with the non-underlined portion added in:

(A) Although appearing less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirloom tomatoes, [spoiler]grown from seeds saved during the previous year-they are often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises-[/spoiler]heirlooms are more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.

This doesn't work! Read the sentence with the parenthetical and modifier taken out. It ends up butting the words "heirloom tomatoes" and "heirlooms" next to each other, which sounds awkward. So let's rule this one out as INCORRECT because it's clear that the parenthetical and modifier aren't in the right place.

(B) Although heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year, appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins[spoiler]-they are often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises-[/spoiler]heirlooms are more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.

This is OKAY for now! If we read the sentence without the added parenthetical and modifier, it sounds fine. So let's keep it for later.

(C) Although they appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirloom tomatoes, [spoiler]grown from seeds saved during the previous year-they are often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises-[/spoiler]heirlooms are more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.

This also doesn't work! Read the sentence with the parenthetical and modifier taken out. It ends up butting the words "heirloom tomatoes" and "heirlooms" next to each other, which sounds awkward. So let's rule this one out as INCORRECT because it's clear that the parenthetical and modifier aren't in the right place.

(D) Grown from seeds saved during the previous year, heirloom tomatoes appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins[spoiler]-they are often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises-[/spoiler]heirlooms are more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.

This is INCORRECT because it created a run-on sentence! Both portions in red are independent clauses without any conjunctions or punctuation connecting them. So let's rule this one out because it's actually a very, very long run-on.

(E) Heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year, although they appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins[spoiler]-they are often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises-[/spoiler]heirlooms are more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.

This is also INCORRECT! The way this is organized creates a major problem. The phrase "although they appear....cousins" was turned into another modifier. If we remove that one as well, this doesn't make sense. So let's toss this one out too!


There you have it - option B is the correct choice! It's the only sentence that uses modifiers and parenthetical phrases correctly! All the other options fall apart because the modifiers are in the wrong position or worded awkwardly.

Remember - when dealing with long sentences that have several non-essential phrases, start by crossing them out and seeing what's left over. It's a quick, easy way to spot problems without needing to think too hard about it!


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by vietnam47 » Wed Jul 24, 2019 2:56 am

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choice b show that an independent clause in dash can modify the preceding clause. the clause in the dash work as a appositive of the preceding clause. appositive entities is the phrase which explain the preceding entity.

in choice b, "they are often green..." modifies "tomatoes appear..."