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by annakool1009 » Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:49 pm
Almost like clones in their similarity to one another, the cheetah species’ homogeneity makes them especially vulnerable to disease.

A. the cheetah species’ homogeneity makes them especially vulnerable to disease
B. the cheetah species is especially vulnerable to disease because of its homogeneity
C. the homogeneity of the cheetah species makes it especially vulnerable to disease
D. homogeneity makes members of the cheetah species especially vulnerable to disease
E. members of the cheetah species are especially vulnerable to disease because of their homogeneity
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by just_do_it » Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:51 pm
IMO: E

Here is how i arrived at the answer.
The beginning phrase of the sentence "Almost like clones in their similarity to one another.." should modify the cheetah species. Hence options A, C and D are out. In A, cheetah species’ homogeneity is incorrectly modified. And same is the case in options C and D. Its not the "homogenity" of the species which is similar to one another.

Between options B and E, B does not have a plural noun to refer back to the pronoun "their" in the modifying phrase. E correctly uses the noun "members of the cheetah species" to refer back to the pronoun "their"

Hence i think the answer is E.
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by stubbornp » Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:04 pm
just_do_it wrote:IMO: E

Here is how i arrived at the answer.
The beginning phrase of the sentence "Almost like clones in their similarity to one another.." should modify the cheetah species. Hence options A, C and D are out. In A, cheetah species’ homogeneity is incorrectly modified. And same is the case in options C and D. Its not the "homogenity" of the species which is similar to one another.

Between options B and E, B does not have a plural noun to refer back to the pronoun "their" in the modifying phrase. E correctly uses the noun "members of the cheetah species" to refer back to the pronoun "their"

Hence i think the answer is E.
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Answer should be E.....

but regarding ur explaination b/w B & E, SVA is fine in both sentences.......
its because clones shuld be parallel to members, not to cheetah species.
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by maihuna » Wed Dec 09, 2009 9:55 am
annakool1009 wrote:Almost like clones in their similarity to one another, the cheetah species� homogeneity makes them especially vulnerable to disease.

A. the cheetah species' homogeneity makes them especially vulnerable to disease
B. the cheetah species is especially vulnerable to disease because of its homogeneity
C. the homogeneity of the cheetah species makes it especially vulnerable to disease
D. homogeneity makes members of the cheetah species especially vulnerable to disease
E. members of the cheetah species are especially vulnerable to disease because of their homogeneity
I think it is a hard modifier question: Understanding what is being modified here is tough to figure out, but two hints: their in non underline part helps us know that things being modified needs be plural, so all option gone, as "the chhetah" in B and the "homogeneity" in C &D is singular. In option A for possesive specie's "them" is not a right pronoun, it should be "possessive their". SO E becomes the owner.
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by aspirant1 » Wed Dec 09, 2009 11:41 am
Its (E)....Maihuna and just_do_it.......great explanation guys keep it up
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by gmat_perfect » Sat Jun 19, 2010 1:14 pm
annakool1009 wrote:Almost like clones in their similarity to one another, the cheetah species� homogeneity makes them especially vulnerable to disease.

A. the cheetah species� homogeneity makes them especially vulnerable to disease
B. the cheetah species is especially vulnerable to disease because of its homogeneity
C. the homogeneity of the cheetah species makes it especially vulnerable to disease
D. homogeneity makes members of the cheetah species especially vulnerable to disease
E. members of the cheetah species are especially vulnerable to disease because of their homogeneity
Some thoughts:

=> Drop ALMOST.
Then we go back to "like XX, YY", where XX and YY MUST be grammatically parallel.
=> "Like clones in their similarity to one another, CHEETAH........" should be the right answer.
So, A, C, and D are out.

In the option B, "its" does not match with "their" in the previous phrase. So it is out.

Answer is E.
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by Haaress » Sat Jun 19, 2010 1:24 pm
Another strong support for E.

Actually B , which was also one of my contenders should not be a contender because species is singular.

As Gmat_perfect stated, Like X ( singular ), Y ( singular ) but I guess it is incorrect to state Like Xs ( plural ), Y ( singular ).
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by sahilchaudhary » Thu Sep 12, 2013 8:05 am
It was a bit hard to understand what is being modified here.
Now, I understood the explanation.

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by Java_85 » Thu Sep 12, 2013 11:56 am
IMO also D.
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by [email protected] » Thu Sep 12, 2013 10:21 pm
Hi All,

It looks like most or perhaps all of you made the connection in this SC. The opening phrase is a common Modification "pattern" on the GMAT. The clue word "their" means that the word that follows the comma must be a plural. There's only one answer that fits...

Final Answer:E

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by Crystal W » Sun Mar 20, 2016 11:44 am
I have a samll question. Can I use make + adj. ? Do I need to add "be" before the adj.? In this question, Can I say makes them vulnerable?
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