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See how easy it is to format things properly so they're easy to read (although the formatting on E got a bit messed up when I added the omitted part of the answer).mgmt_gmat wrote:In California, a lack of genetic variation in the Argentine ant has allowed the species
to spread widely; due to their being so genetically similar to one another, the ants
consider all their fellows to be a close relative and thus do not engage in the kind of
fierce intercolony struggles that limits the spread of this species in its native
Argentina.
A. due to their being so genetically similar to one another, the ants consider
all their fellows to be a close relative and thus do not engage in the kind
of fierce intercolony struggles that limits
B. Due to its being so genetically similar the ant considers all its fellows to be
a close relative and thus does not engage in the kind of fierce intercolony
struggles that limit
C. Because it is so genetically similar, the ant considers all its fellows to be
close relatives and thus does not engage in the kind of fierce intercolony
struggles that limits
D. Because they are so genetically similar to one another, the ants consider
all their fellows to be close relatives and thus do not engage in the kind
of fierce intercolony struggles that limit
E. Because of being so genetically similar to one another, the ants consider all their fellows to be close relatives and thus do not engage in the kind of fierce intercolony struggles that limit
ha ha!! i know gmatmachoman dost, you are a veteran. I have learnt many things from your posts. I was talking about the "new" destroyers who have increased their post-count during the running month.gmatmachoman wrote:Harsh..I am not new GMAT destroyer BTW dude,harshavardhanc wrote:echo your comments!!okigbo wrote:How can you guys even dissect the problem w/out the underlying???
Soo annoying! It literally takes 5 secs to underline...
the "giant GMAT giveaway" surely has increased the quantity of posts, but has degraded the quality of them.
Moreover, mods/instructors have repeatedly asked to cite the source, but the new "GMAT destroyers" don't even care about it.
I am a loyal/legible/strict follower of BTG rules..
hahaha!!
BTW plz share ur view on the above SC query..its interesting when many people have given a wrong shot!!
here if it refers to the ant, then a to+ a noun should follow similar .C. Because it is so genetically similar, the ant considers all its fellows to be
Stuart Kovinsky wrote:See how easy it is to format things properly so they're easy to read (although the formatting on E got a bit messed up when I added the omitted part of the answer).mgmt_gmat wrote:In California, a lack of genetic variation in the Argentine ant has allowed the species
to spread widely; due to their being so genetically similar to one another, the ants
consider all their fellows to be a close relative and thus do not engage in the kind of
fierce intercolony struggles that limits the spread of this species in its native
Argentina.
A. due to their being so genetically similar to one another, the ants consider
all their fellows to be a close relative and thus do not engage in the kind
of fierce intercolony struggles that limits
B. Due to its being so genetically similar the ant considers all its fellows to be
a close relative and thus does not engage in the kind of fierce intercolony
struggles that limit
C. Because it is so genetically similar, the ant considers all its fellows to be
close relatives and thus does not engage in the kind of fierce intercolony
struggles that limits
D. Because they are so genetically similar to one another, the ants consider
all their fellows to be close relatives and thus do not engage in the kind
of fierce intercolony struggles that limit
E. Because of being so genetically similar to one another, the ants consider all their fellows to be close relatives and thus do not engage in the kind of fierce intercolony struggles that limit
@Fibo
In the Second clause (look at the bolded portion ) "this & its" are singular right??
SO they have to refer a singular subject !!
In D..the subject (the ants) is plural, where a C gives a singular subject..
Fibo.. i am in deep confusion..where I am missing??
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From my original post:gmatmachoman wrote:Stuart,
so what about the " this & its (Singular) " in the second clause??
Plz do give a reason why C is wrong here??
There's one reason to eliminate C!(1) it vs their
"it" cannot be genetically similar to itself; eliminate B and C.
As an aside, the semicolon divides the sentence, so "their" properly refers to "the ants" after the comma.
And hey, just in case 1 reason wasn't good enough, there's another reason to eliminate C!(2) limit vs limits
Every choice has "struggles" as the subject, so "limit" (i.e. the plural form of the verb) is required; eliminate A (and C if you haven't already eliminated it).
i see no mess!!!! u wanna see mess??? check this..... https://www.beatthegmat.com/gmat-cr-assu ... 10319.htmlGuys... Seems I have created a BIG MESS out of this SC Post...
the "giant GMAT giveaway" surely has increased the quantity of posts, but has degraded the quality of them
Lol ^ infinityan achievement !!!! Stuart & I posted at the same time!!!! hurray
"struggles" is the subject as it relates to the verb "limit"; the ants are the main subject of the entire second half.gmatmachoman wrote:Stuart,
U mean to say "the ant" is not the subject & "struggles" is the subject in the second clause???
That phrase is only acceptable because it appears in every answer choice; idiomatically, it should be:okigbo wrote:Can someone explain to me why the phrase "consider x to be y" is acceptable here...
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