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by sam2304 » Sat Oct 15, 2011 3:26 am
Sulfur dioxide, a major contributor to acid rain, is an especially serious pollutant because
it diminishes the respiratory system's ability to deal with all other pollutants.

A. an especially serious pollutant because it diminishes the respiratory system's
ability to deal

B. an especially serious pollutant because of diminishing the respiratory system's
capability of dealing

C. an especially serious pollutant because it diminishes the capability of the
respiratory system in dealing

D. a specially serious pollutant because it diminishes the capability of the respiratory
system to deal

E. a specially serious pollutant because of diminishing the respiratory system's
ability to deal

Was between A and D. Please explain which is better.
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by sl750 » Sat Oct 15, 2011 3:40 am
The word especially emphasizes how serious the pollutant is

In D, the word specially alters the meaning by suggesting that the pollutant is special in a way. Also
'diminishing the capability of' is unidiomatic
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by gmatclubmember » Sat Oct 15, 2011 5:06 am
There should be 'an' article before especially and not 'a'.
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by sam2304 » Sat Oct 15, 2011 5:25 am
article is fine mate, 'a specially' doesn't need 'an'. But A and D both gives similar meaning. Though we know A is right D is tempting to me. Any strong reason with which we can eliminate D ?
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by aspirant2011 » Sat Oct 15, 2011 6:42 am
sam2304 wrote:Sulfur dioxide, a major contributor to acid rain, is an especially serious pollutant because it diminishes the respiratory system's ability to deal with all other pollutants.

A. an especially serious pollutant because it diminishes the respiratory system's ability to deal

B. an especially serious pollutant because of diminishing the respiratory system's capability of dealing

C. an especially serious pollutant because it diminishes the capability of the respiratory system in dealing

D. a specially serious pollutant because it diminishes the capability of the respiratory system to deal

E. a specially serious pollutant because of diminishing the respiratory system's ability to deal

Was between A and D. Please explain which is better.
Especially is correct because when we focus on a thing then we need to use words like especially with article an
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by zaarathelab » Sat Oct 15, 2011 7:33 am
+1 for A
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by GmatKiss » Sat Oct 15, 2011 10:23 am
IMO: A
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by nandy1984 » Sun Oct 16, 2011 3:46 am
sam2304 wrote:Sulfur dioxide, a major contributor to acid rain, is an especially serious pollutant because
it diminishes the respiratory system's ability to deal with all other pollutants.

A. an especially serious pollutant because it diminishes the respiratory system's
ability to deal

B. an especially serious pollutant because of diminishing the respiratory system's
capability of dealing

C. an especially serious pollutant because it diminishes the capability of the
respiratory system in dealing

D. a specially serious pollutant because it diminishes the capability of the respiratory
system to deal

E. a specially serious pollutant because of diminishing the respiratory system's
ability to deal

Was between A and D. Please explain which is better.
Between A and D i will go with A because:
1) we need "especially" becuase we want to highlight that fact..
2) since this is a FACT it should be in Simple Present..."it DIMINISHES"...

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by rohit_gmat » Sun Oct 16, 2011 5:59 am
wats wrong with C?
I can tell it doesnt sound right and A sounds better. But I can't find a sure reason to get rid of it...
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by sam2304 » Sun Oct 16, 2011 6:36 am
capability of X in dealing - unidiomatic
capability of X to deal - right
ability to deal - right
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by garima99 » Sun Oct 16, 2011 7:40 am
rohit_gmat wrote:wats wrong with C?
I can tell it doesnt sound right and A sounds better. But I can't find a sure reason to get rid of it...
diminishes is an intransitive verb so an infinitive "to deal" is correct
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by saketk » Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:52 pm
sam2304 wrote:Sulfur dioxide, a major contributor to acid rain, is an especially serious pollutant because
it diminishes the respiratory system's ability to deal with all other pollutants.

A. an especially serious pollutant because it diminishes the respiratory system's
ability to deal

B. an especially serious pollutant because of diminishing the respiratory system's
capability of dealing

C. an especially serious pollutant because it diminishes the capability of the
respiratory system in dealing

D. a specially serious pollutant because it diminishes the capability of the respiratory
system to deal

E. a specially serious pollutant because of diminishing the respiratory system's
ability to deal

Was between A and D. Please explain which is better.
We need Especaially, which is Used to single out one person over all others. That is what the indtended meaning is. That's why option A is correct
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