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k800 sc Really twisted

by ashish1354 » Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:30 am
It was anomalies in the orbit of Uranus that led to the discovery of Neptune.

(a) It was anomalies in the orbit of Uranus that
(b) It was the orbit of Uranus showing anomalies that
(c) They were anomalies in the orbit of Uranus that
(d) The orbit of Uranus being anomalous was what
(e) The anomalies in the orbit of Uranus was what

i think anomalies is plural subject A) cannot be the answer so i chose d)
K800 explanation says d) is unidiomatic construction

can someone help??
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by aj5105 » Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:33 am
IMO A..
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by Suyog » Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:44 am
being is almost always wrong in GMAT
its considered passive
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Re: k800 sc Really twisted

by sudhir3127 » Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:51 am
ashish1354 wrote:It was anomalies in the orbit of Uranus that led to the discovery of Neptune.

(a) It was anomalies in the orbit of Uranus that
(b) It was the orbit of Uranus showing anomalies that
(c) They were anomalies in the orbit of Uranus that
(d) The orbit of Uranus being anomalous was what
(e) The anomalies in the orbit of Uranus was what

i think anomalies is plural subject A) cannot be the answer so i chose d)
K800 explanation says d) is unidiomatic construction

can someone help??
A for me too... anomalies in the orbit is singular and when It is used as stating of a sentence then it will be a 3rd person singular..

hence A
D uses being ,..ruled out
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sorry i chose option c

by ashish1354 » Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:10 pm
Excuse me friends i chose option C) instead of d)

It was anomalies in the orbit of Uranus that led to the discovery of Neptune.

(a) It was anomalies in the orbit of Uranus that
(b) It was the orbit of Uranus showing anomalies that
(c) They were anomalies in the orbit of Uranus that
(d) The orbit of Uranus being anomalous was what
(e) The anomalies in the orbit of Uranus was what

i think anomalies is plural subject A) cannot be the answer so i chose c)
K800 explanation says c) is unidiomatic.

can someone help?
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by jeffxujian » Wed Aug 27, 2008 2:36 pm
IMO B

After first round of elimination, I had A/B left. As I compare A with B, I have noticed the subtle difference btwn the two choices- the subject before that. I believe that the original passage is stating that anomalies caused the discovery, instead of Uranus.

I might be wrong. OA plz.
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by anju » Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:06 pm
IMO: C

anomalies is plural. D is ruled out b'coz of being

OA pls.?
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by stubbornp » Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:23 pm
imo C....

OA PLZ....
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by eccentric » Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:56 pm
It was anomalies in the orbit of Uranus that led to the discovery of Neptune.

(a) It was anomalies in the orbit of Uranus that
(b) It was the orbit of Uranus showing anomalies that – passive can be avoided
(c) They were anomalies in the orbit of Uranus that – can be ruled out
(d) The orbit of Uranus being anomalous was what – can be ruled out
(e) The anomalies in the orbit of Uranus was what –
It is a toss up between A & E

I would preferably go with A {that preferred over what}

what is OA though
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by reachac » Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:40 am
Should be A. It seems to be the best option.

Lemme try and explain the use of was here,

Read it like this, Fact: Anomalies in the orbit of Uranus.
It was the fact that led to........
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by vivek.kapoor83 » Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:04 am
IMO A.
D cant b the answer as' being' is almost always wrong on GMAT
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by bluementor » Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:42 am
What's wrong with 'E'?
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by nitin86 » Sat Aug 30, 2008 10:29 pm
reachac wrote:Should be A. It seems to be the best option.

Lemme try and explain the use of was here,

Read it like this, Fact: Anomalies in the orbit of Uranus.
It was the fact that led to........
Hi @reachac

Going by your explaination, E should also be correct

The FACT was what led to ........

Please explain, what's wrong with E? Is it the use of WAS...due to which E is incorrect ?
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by HarvardDreamin » Sun Aug 31, 2008 12:20 am
nitin86 wrote:
reachac wrote:Should be A. It seems to be the best option.

Lemme try and explain the use of was here,

Read it like this, Fact: Anomalies in the orbit of Uranus.
It was the fact that led to........
Hi @reachac

Going by your explaination, E should also be correct

The FACT was what led to ........


My answer is E.

Please explain, what's wrong with E? Is it the use of WAS...due to which E is incorrect ?
ON MY WAY TO HBS......
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by younggun044 » Wed Sep 03, 2008 6:49 am
Am i missing something....or still no OA is declared for this problem?
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