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by bupbebeo » Wed May 12, 2010 2:35 am
Researchers have explored the possibility that dolphins are able to be trained to communicate as humans

A, are able to be trained to communicate as humans
B, Were able to be trained to communicate like humans
C, Can be trained to communicate like humans can
D, Could be trained to communicate as humans
E, Are capable of being trained to communicate as humans do


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by electrico » Wed May 12, 2010 2:49 am
A, are able to be trained to communicate as humans - wordy
B, Were able to be trained to communicate like humans - wrong tense
C, Can be trained to communicate like humans can - wrong comparision
D, Could be trained to communicate as humans -- correct +precise
E, Are capable of being trained to communicate as humans do -- wardy, awakward


IMO D.
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by sumanr84 » Wed May 12, 2010 2:51 am
bupbebeo wrote:Researchers have explored the possibility that dolphins are able to be trained to communicate as humans

A, are able to be trained to communicate as humans
B, Were able to be trained to communicate like humans
C, Can be trained to communicate like humans can
D, Could be trained to communicate as humans
E, Are capable of being trained to communicate as humans do


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I personally like none of the options but to choose the best I would go with E. The sentence means to say that dolphins can be trained to communicate in the same fashion as humans can communicate.
A. are able to be trained as humans can be trained.
B. Past tense, same prob as A
C. Dolphins can be trained like humans can be trained
D. could be trained as humans could be trained.
E. Dolphins could be trained to communicate in the same manner as humans do communicate..meaning is clear here.
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by prosaicblabber » Wed May 12, 2010 6:07 am
E + 1
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by thephoenix » Wed May 12, 2010 8:42 am
IMO D

its having parallel verb
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by analyst218 » Wed May 12, 2010 8:53 am
E.

to communicate ..as...humans..DO

you need some kind of verb for humans for the passage to be parallel.
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by paes » Thu May 13, 2010 2:57 am
IMO E

But being is almost always wrong on GMAT.
So not sure.
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by nakul_anand » Thu May 13, 2010 3:08 am
IMO (E)

I was confused between C and E

C - concise (use of 'can' rather than 'able/capable'). I think 'like' can only be used with nouns/noun phrases??

E - Not concise. But the comparison between Dolphins and Humans looks more prominent.

and 'being' is almost always incorrect, but 'being' is not always incorrect.
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by Gmat_War » Thu May 13, 2010 3:20 am
Between C and D it is D since when comparing verbs,as should be used and not can.
IMO D
A,B,E are not correct since they are not concise.are able to be trained and capable of being trained to communicate can be
replaced by could be trained to communicate which is clear and concise.
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by Shawshank » Thu May 13, 2010 6:31 am
IMO -- E

"Being" can be correct on some occasions.
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by aspirant2010 » Thu May 13, 2010 10:01 am
One more vote for D...........
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by analyst218 » Thu May 13, 2010 10:07 am
aspirant2010 wrote:One more vote for D...........
D is wrong
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by ansumania » Thu May 13, 2010 9:07 pm
OA pl......
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by loveusonu » Thu May 13, 2010 9:12 pm
bupbebeo wrote:Researchers have explored the possibility that dolphins are able to be trained to communicate as humans

A, are able to be trained to communicate as humans
B, Were able to be trained to communicate like humans
C, Can be trained to communicate like humans can
D, Could be trained to communicate as humans
E, Are capable of being trained to communicate as humans do


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"explored the possibility that dolphins" such a construction requires 'could'
D is perfect answer. Also 'do' can be assumed over here, so nothing wrong with D.
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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Thu May 13, 2010 10:33 pm
imo D should be the answer E is too wordy
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