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by gmat_perfect » Sat Sep 25, 2010 2:18 am
Shipwrecks are more likely to be found undisturbed at great depths than in shallow coastal waters, which exposes archaeological remains to turbulence and makes them accessible to anyone in scuba gear, whether they be archaeologist, treasure hunter, or sport diver.

(A) than in shallow coastal waters, which exposes archaeological remains to turbulence and makes them accessible to anyone in scuba gear, whether they be
(B) than in shallow coastal waters, where archaeological remains are exposed to turbulence and are accessible to anyone in scuba gear, whether
(C) as opposed to shallow waters along the coast, where archaeological remains are exposed to turbulence and accessible to anyone in scuba gear, including
(D) instead of in shallow waters along the coast, which exposes archaeological remains to turbulence and making them accessible to anyone in scuba gear, including an
(E) instead of shallow coastal waters, because it exposes archaeological remains to turbulence and makes them accessible to anyone in scuba gear, whether
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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Sat Sep 25, 2010 2:51 am
imo B
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by niksworth » Sat Sep 25, 2010 8:47 am
C ?

A -SVA error.
B - whether A,B, or C at the end is incorrect.
D - instead of in - incorrect; which exposes archaeological remains... - incorrectly modifies coast; Also parallelism error in the relative clause.
E - no referent of it; whether A,B, or C at the end is incorrect.
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by harvard_girl » Sat Sep 25, 2010 5:06 pm
B???

Eliminate C,D,E since it doesn't fit the "More X than Y"
Eliminate A becuase of "which" Which is signifying the "shallow coastal waters" But this is a place.

Therefore, I believe it is B
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by karanrulz4ever » Sat Sep 25, 2010 9:29 pm
IMO B
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by psychomath » Mon Sep 27, 2010 1:19 am
B IMO
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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Mon Sep 27, 2010 3:53 am
what is the oa?
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by ankurmit » Mon Sep 27, 2010 4:06 am
I will go with C

B: use of "whether" is incorrect here
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by pesfunk » Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:57 pm
IMO B.

Whats the OA ??
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by kapur.arnav » Sat Oct 16, 2010 2:58 am
gmat_perfect wrote:Shipwrecks are more likely to be found undisturbed at great depths than in shallow coastal waters, which exposes archaeological remains to turbulence and makes them accessible to anyone in scuba gear, whether they be archaeologist, treasure hunter, or sport diver.

(A) than in shallow coastal waters, which exposes archaeological remains to turbulence and makes them accessible to anyone in scuba gear, whether they be
(B) than in shallow coastal waters, where archaeological remains are exposed to turbulence and are accessible to anyone in scuba gear, whether
(C) as opposed to shallow waters along the coast, where archaeological remains are exposed to turbulence and accessible to anyone in scuba gear, including
(D) instead of in shallow waters along the coast, which exposes archaeological remains to turbulence and making them accessible to anyone in scuba gear, including an
(E) instead of shallow coastal waters, because it exposes archaeological remains to turbulence and makes them accessible to anyone in scuba gear, whether
B should be the answer because of the following 2 reasons:

1. Usage of more likely x.... than y...
2. shallow coastal waters refer to place hence we use where over which...
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by diebeatsthegmat » Sat Oct 16, 2010 9:36 am
gmat_perfect wrote:Shipwrecks are more likely to be found undisturbed at great depths than in shallow coastal waters, which exposes archaeological remains to turbulence and makes them accessible to anyone in scuba gear, whether they be archaeologist, treasure hunter, or sport diver.

(A) than in shallow coastal waters, which exposes archaeological remains to turbulence and makes them accessible to anyone in scuba gear, whether they be
(B) than in shallow coastal waters, where archaeological remains are exposed to turbulence and are accessible to anyone in scuba gear, whether
(C) as opposed to shallow waters along the coast, where archaeological remains are exposed to turbulence and accessible to anyone in scuba gear, including
(D) instead of in shallow waters along the coast, which exposes archaeological remains to turbulence and making them accessible to anyone in scuba gear, including an
(E) instead of shallow coastal waters, because it exposes archaeological remains to turbulence and makes them accessible to anyone in scuba gear, whether
more likely... thank so eliminate BDE
between A and B, "where" makes sense more than which, if it used "which" it should be " in which" and the ST should not be so wordy like A
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by sumit.sinha » Tue Oct 19, 2010 4:40 am
IMO B.
What is OA?
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by GMATMadeEasy » Tue Oct 19, 2010 6:28 am
(C) as opposed to shallow waters along the coast, where archaeological remains are exposed to turbulence and accessible to anyone in scuba gear, including
This is wrong because "as opposed to" follows more likely , does not work. So is true for option D and E in fact.

@niksworth : Why do you consider the usage of whether at the end incorrect ?


I know OA of the question that is B
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by niksworth » Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:40 am
GMATMadeEasy wrote:
(C) as opposed to shallow waters along the coast, where archaeological remains are exposed to turbulence and accessible to anyone in scuba gear, including
This is wrong because "as opposed to" follows more likely , does not work. So is true for option D and E in fact.
Hmmm, A is more likely to be B as opposed to C.

Perhaps more likely...than is good but I wonder if the above construction is outrightly wrong.
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@niksworth : Why do you consider the usage of whether at the end incorrect ?
I can't recall if I have ever encountered such an expression. anyone in scuba gear, whether A, B or C - don't feel entirely comfortable with it. Cannot offer a grammatical reason.
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by gmat_perfect » Tue Oct 19, 2010 10:26 am
gmat_perfect wrote:Shipwrecks are more likely to be found undisturbed at great depths than in shallow coastal waters, which exposes archaeological remains to turbulence and makes them accessible to anyone in scuba gear, whether they be archaeologist, treasure hunter, or sport diver.

(A) than in shallow coastal waters, which exposes archaeological remains to turbulence and makes them accessible to anyone in scuba gear, whether they be
(B) than in shallow coastal waters, where archaeological remains are exposed to turbulence and are accessible to anyone in scuba gear, whether
(C) as opposed to shallow waters along the coast, where archaeological remains are exposed to turbulence and accessible to anyone in scuba gear, including
(D) instead of in shallow waters along the coast, which exposes archaeological remains to turbulence and making them accessible to anyone in scuba gear, including an
(E) instead of shallow coastal waters, because it exposes archaeological remains to turbulence and makes them accessible to anyone in scuba gear, whether
The issues:

More likely...............than is correct.

This kills C, D, and E.

In the option A, there is an obvious error that is known to all. "waters, which exposes" --> here, which clearly refers to "waters"; therefore, the verb MUST be "expose" rather than "exposes". This kills A.

Answer is B.

Regarding "whether X, Y, and Z"

"......... are accessible to anyone in scuba gear, whether X, Y, or Z."

It is fine for the following reasons:

1. It has been used in the official question and in the right answer.
2. ...are accessible to anyone whether X, Y, or Z is more smooth. The sentence has used, I suppose, "COMMA + Whether" for clarity. If the sentence were ".....are accessible to anyone in scuba gear whether X, Y, or Z", it might be read wrongly as "gear whether X, Y, or Z". In that case the person would be gear.

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