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by kullayappayenugula » Sat Sep 29, 2012 10:21 pm
During the rule of Emperor Claudius, which was known for his military expeditions against the German tribes of the Chauci and Catti, the population of ancient Rome exceeded any city in the Roman Empire.
"¢ which was known for his military expeditions against the German tribes of the Chauci and Catti, the population of ancient Rome exceeded any
"¢ known for his military expeditions against the German tribes of the Chauci and Catti, the population of ancient Rome was exceeded by no other
"¢ known for his military expeditions against the German tribes of the Chauci and Catti, the population of ancient Rome exceeded that of any
"¢ known for his military expeditions against the German tribes of the Chauci and Catti, ancient Rome exceeded any
"¢ known for his military expeditions against the German tribes of the Chauci and Catti, the population of ancient Rome exceeded that of any other



[spoiler]CAn somebody please explain me why usage "Which" in option A is not correct? and what is the subject of the sentence the Emperor or the rule? OA E [/spoiler][/spoiler]
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by GMATGuruNY » Sun Sep 30, 2012 4:20 am
kullayappayenugula wrote:During the rule of Emperor Claudius, which was known for his military expeditions against the German tribes of the Chauci and Catti, the population of ancient Rome exceeded any city in the Roman Empire.
"¢ which was known for his military expeditions against the German tribes of the Chauci and Catti, the population of ancient Rome exceeded any
"¢ known for his military expeditions against the German tribes of the Chauci and Catti, the population of ancient Rome was exceeded by no other
"¢ known for his military expeditions against the German tribes of the Chauci and Catti, the population of ancient Rome exceeded that of any
"¢ known for his military expeditions against the German tribes of the Chauci and Catti, ancient Rome exceeded any
"¢ known for his military expeditions against the German tribes of the Chauci and Catti, the population of ancient Rome exceeded that of any other
In A and B, the population of ancient Rome is illogically compared to any city and no other city.
The POPULATION cannot be compared to a CITY.
Eliminate A and B.

In C and D, ANY city in the Roman empire includes ROME itself.
Thus:
The population of ancient ROME exceeded that of ANY CITY in the Roman empire (in C) implies that the population of Rome exceeded the population of ROME itself.
Ancient Rome exceeded any city in the Roman empire (in D) implies that Rome exceeded ITSELF.
Both meanings are nonsensical.
To convey the intended meaning, the population of Rome must be compared to that of any OTHER city in the Roman Empire.
Eliminate C and D.

The correct answer is E.
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by EducationAisle » Sun Sep 30, 2012 7:36 am
kullayappayenugula wrote: Can somebody please explain me why usage "Which" in option A is not correct?
which cannot grammatically refer to a human being. Here, the intention is that which refers to the person Emperor Claudius, but that is not allowed. The least it should have been, is who.
kullayappayenugula wrote: and what is the subject of the sentence the Emperor or the rule?
Neither Emperor nor rule is the subject; the subject of the main clause is population.
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by ssidda01 » Mon Oct 01, 2012 12:13 pm
GMATGuruNY wrote:
kullayappayenugula wrote:During the rule of Emperor Claudius, which was known for his military expeditions against the German tribes of the Chauci and Catti, the population of ancient Rome exceeded any city in the Roman Empire.
"¢ which was known for his military expeditions against the German tribes of the Chauci and Catti, the population of ancient Rome exceeded any
"¢ known for his military expeditions against the German tribes of the Chauci and Catti, the population of ancient Rome was exceeded by no other
"¢ known for his military expeditions against the German tribes of the Chauci and Catti, the population of ancient Rome exceeded that of any
"¢ known for his military expeditions against the German tribes of the Chauci and Catti, ancient Rome exceeded any
"¢ known for his military expeditions against the German tribes of the Chauci and Catti, the population of ancient Rome exceeded that of any other
In A and B, the population of ancient Rome is illogically compared to any city and no other city.
The POPULATION cannot be compared to a CITY.
Eliminate A and B.

In C and D, ANY city in the Roman empire includes ROME itself.
Thus:
The population of ancient ROME exceeded that of ANY CITY in the Roman empire (in C) implies that the population of Rome exceeded the population of ROME itself.
Ancient Rome exceeded any city in the Roman empire (in D) implies that Rome exceeded ITSELF.
Both meanings are nonsensical.
To convey the intended meaning, the population of Rome must be compared to that of any OTHER city in the Roman Empire.
Eliminate C and D.

The correct answer is E.
HI Mitch -

Can you explain how to rephrase the answer. Is'nt the part "exceeded that of any" missing a modifier?
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