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by gmatblood » Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:38 am
The reason that certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, makes some people sweat is because they contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerve endings in the mouth as does a rise in temperature; this stimulation sometimes results in the activation of certain biological cooling mechanisms, one of which is perspiration.

a. The reason that certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, makes some people sweat is because they contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerve endings in the mouth as does a rise in temperature

b. The reason that certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, makes some people sweat is that these foods contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerves in the mouth like a rise in temperature

c. Certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, make some people sweat because they contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerves in the mouth like a rise in temperature does

d. The reason that certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, make some people sweat is that these foods contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerves in the mouth and on the tongue as does a rise in temperature

e. The reason that certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, make some people sweat is because they contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerves in the mouth as does a rise in temperature

OA after some responses :)
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by GmatKiss » Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:40 am
gmatblood wrote:The reason that certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, makes some people sweat is because they contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerve endings in the mouth as does a rise in temperature; this stimulation sometimes results in the activation of certain biological cooling mechanisms, one of which is perspiration.

a. The reason that certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, makes some people sweat is because they contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerve endings in the mouth as does a rise in temperature

b. The reason that certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, makes some people sweat is that these foods contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerves in the mouth like a rise in temperature

c. Certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, make some people sweat because they contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerves in the mouth like a rise in temperature does

d. The reason that certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, make some people sweat is that these foods contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerves in the mouth and on the tongue as does a rise in temperature

e. The reason that certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, make some people sweat is because they contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerves in the mouth as does a rise in temperature

OA after some responses :)
IMO:D
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by cans » Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:45 am
IMO D
a,b -> Subject verb agreement error... (certain spicy food -> plural, makes -> singular)
C) 'like' compares similar things and also 'they' is ambiguous..
D) Correct.. 'these foods' is mentioned instead of 'they' and 'make' is in agreement with certains picy foods...
E) 'reason' , 'because' redundant. 'they' ambiguous (people or foods)??
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by cbaum » Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:49 am
I would go with D as well (used the same reasoning as cans)
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by M09 » Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:36 am
cans wrote:IMO D
a,b -> Subject verb agreement error... (certain spicy food -> plural, makes -> singular)
C) 'like' compares similar things and also 'they' is ambiguous..
D) Correct.. 'these foods' is mentioned instead of 'they' and 'make' is in agreement with certains picy foods...
E) 'reason' , 'because' redundant. 'they' ambiguous (people or foods)??
Hello Cans,your reasoning in option c
'they' is ambiguous. Can you please justify it?
I understand the 'like' reasoning part in the same option.
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by crick » Wed Sep 14, 2011 7:01 pm
+1 for D.


The Ambiguity of "they"

Certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, make some people sweat because they contain a chemical ....

The pronoun "they" has two possible antecedents - spicy foods and people (both are plural , hence suitable to be used with they).

The ambiguity is - is it the people that contain a chemical , OR
is it the spicy foods that contain a chemical .
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by gunjan1208 » Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:00 am
Yes. It is D.

1- Reason.....that
2. Se does instead of like.


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by GmatKiss » Mon Sep 19, 2011 3:46 am
Is OA:D ?
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