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by gmat009 » Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:02 am
A South American bird that forages for winged termites and other small insects while swinging upside down form the foliage of tall trees, the graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and that are represented in virtually every kind of habitat.
A. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and that are
B. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and is
C. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that include more than 230 species and is
D. graveteiro, which belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and that are
E. graveteiro, which belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and is

Plz. explain this......
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by raunekk » Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:27 am
imo:B

"that" modifies "the group"....

i had a hard time eliminating E,, but still not confident..

CAn anyone pls provide a concrete reason for eliminating E.
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by gmat009 » Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:40 am
raunekk wrote:imo:B

"that" modifies "the group"....

i had a hard time eliminating E,, but still not confident..

CAn anyone pls provide a concrete reason for eliminating E.
Even I pciked B but OA is C
E is incorrect becoz use of "which" is incorrect here.
what is "which" referring to?
"which" is referring to "graveteiro" , and that is incorrect.
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by logitech » Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:39 am
gmat009 wrote:
raunekk wrote:imo:B



Even I pciked B but OA is C

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What is that supposed to mean ?

Anyways C should not be the correct answer because WHAT includes more than 230 species ? Birds or Group ?

So that refers to the group, which is singular.

In option E)

graveteiro, which belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and is

I am not sure whether there is a grammar mistake but it is definetely wordier. Somebody please explain this.

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by niraj_a » Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:35 am
C, after choosing between B and C.

D and E out for sure because of the "which": that word is unnecessary here. read the whole sentence with option D and you will see that the sentence now seems incomplete/odd because of the extra "which".

between B and C, need to choose C since group is singular which would make "includes" a better choice than "include".
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by jyotiistalking » Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:17 am
C is correct.

The verb which follows that should be as per birds.
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by rohangupta83 » Mon Oct 27, 2008 4:43 pm
how can C be correct?

graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group (singular) of New World tropical birds that include (plural) more than 230 species and is
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by schumi_gmat » Mon Oct 27, 2008 4:54 pm
What is the source of this question.

I solved same question which had an OA was B

However C is incorrect since include is plural for a singular noun "Group"
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by Bidisha800 » Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:20 pm
(B) is right
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by amitabhprasad » Wed Oct 29, 2008 4:39 am
I picked "C" as well.
Between "B" and "C" the difference is "birds that includes" and "birds that include" and as per rule, verb should agree with noun immediately preceding "that"
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by NSNguyen » Fri Oct 31, 2008 7:01 am
A. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and that are
B. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and is
C. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that include more than 230 species and is
D. graveteiro, which belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and that are
E. graveteiro, which belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and is
OA cannot be C, it expresses contradict : include and is have the same subject,
IMO: B
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by navami » Mon Sep 19, 2011 9:37 am
Mitch,

This is a very old post. Can you please help me with this post. I am confused between include and includes. B seems best to me.

group of birds that includes seems correct over group of birds that include.
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by GMATGuruNY » Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:42 pm
gmat009 wrote:A South American bird that forages for winged termites and other small insects while swinging upside down form the foliage of tall trees, the graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and that are represented in virtually every kind of habitat.
A. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and that are
B. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and is
C. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that include more than 230 species and is
D. graveteiro, which belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and that are
E. graveteiro, which belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and is

Plz. explain this......
In D and E, the graveteiro (subject) lacks a verb. The result is an incomplete sentence. Eliminate D and E.

In A, that INCLUDES (singular) does not agree with and that ARE (plural). Eliminate A.

In C, that INCLUDE (plural) does not agree with and IS (singular). Eliminate C.

The correct answer is B.
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by crick » Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:33 pm
B is the winner here.

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by gmatblood » Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:49 am
what is OA?
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