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by confuse mind » Fri Aug 03, 2012 8:29 pm

If an SC question contains:

X and Y, which ...

then which modifies Y or 'X and Y'

Similarly,

X or Y, which ...

then which modifies Y or 'X or Y'

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by Jim@StratusPrep » Mon Aug 06, 2012 8:05 am

which defines Y for both of these examples.

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by EducationAisle » Mon Aug 06, 2012 10:58 pm

Yeah, it looks like GMAT prefers to use "that" when a "list" needs to be modified. Following is a correct sentence form OG Verbal:

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by confuse mind » Wed Aug 08, 2012 6:23 pm

Jim@StratusPrep wrote:which defines Y for both of these examples.

Thanks Jim.
And I hope the same is true for other relative pronouns, such as, who, that, etc. and corresponding essential and non-essential modifiers. No?

Ram and Shyam who...........
Ram or Shyam who.............

Ram and Shyam, who......, .....
Ram or Shyam, who......., ......

Books and notebooks that ......
Books or notebooks that .......

What would be the correct sentence if want to modify both X and Y in such sentences:

X and Y
X or Y

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