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by paes » Mon Jun 21, 2010 5:26 pm
As a baby emerges from the darkness of the womb with a rudimentary sense of vision, it would be rated about 20/500, or legally blind if it were an adult with such vision.

A. As a baby emerges from the darkness of the womb with a rudimentary sense of vision, it would be rated about 20/500, or legally blind if it were an adult with such vision.
B. A baby emerges from the darkness of the womb with a rudimentary sense of vision that would be rated about 20/500, or legally lind as an adult.
C. As a baby emerges from the darkness of the womb, its rudimentary sense of vision would be rated about 20/500; qualifying it to be legally blind if an adult.
D. A baby emerges from the darkness of the womb with a rudimentary sense of vision that would be rated about 20/500; an adult with such vision would be deemed legally blind.
E. As a baby emerges from the darkness of the womb, its rudimentary sense of vision, which would deemed legally blind for an adult, would be rated about 20/500.

[spoiler]OA among A/B/D
My doubts are,
(i)
in A, B D
What does with a rudimentary sense of vision - in choice A ,B and D modifies ?
Is it not that the prepositional phrase modifies the colsest preceding noun if not seperated by comma ??
(in this case since there is no comma in between womb and this phrase so will it not modify WOMB.
(ii)
Can 'it' refer back to a baby(living thing) ??
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by this_time_i_will » Mon Jun 21, 2010 5:39 pm
the prepositional modifiers are the verb modifiers and not noun modifiers. So IMO with a rudimentary sense of vision modifies emerges. Note that verb modifiers may not touch the verb.

It can not be used to refer baby.

D looks good. what's OA?
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by The Jock » Mon Jun 21, 2010 7:20 pm
A makes it sound as though the baby, rather than its vision, would be rated about 20/500.
C improperly uses the semi-colon; the second half of it(a phrase not a clause) would not be able to stand on its own, even though both sides of a semi-colon should be able to stand on their own.

Between B, D, and E, D most clearly and succinctly states that an adult with 20/500 vision would be deemed legally blind.

So my take is D.
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by hardik.jadeja » Mon Jun 21, 2010 8:04 pm
This is very nice question if you want to understand different usages of AS.
paes wrote: OA among A/B/D
My doubts are,
(i) in A, B D, What does with a rudimentary sense of vision - in choice A ,B and D modifies ?
Is it not that the prepositional phrase modifies the colsest preceding noun if not seperated by comma ??
(in this case since there is no comma in between womb and this phrase so will it not modify WOMB.
In the original sentence, "with a rudimentary sense of vision" isn't modifying "womb". womb can't have a vision. I think "with a rudimentary sense of vision" is an adverbial. But anyways, thats not the concept being tested in this question. So dont worry about it.
paes wrote: (ii) Can 'it' refer back to a baby(living thing) ??
"It" can refer to a baby. It is allowed when you don't want to mention or when you don't know the gender of the baby.
paes wrote: A. As a baby emerges from the darkness of the womb with a rudimentary sense of vision, it would be rated about 20/500, or legally blind if it were an adult with such vision.
If you see, "As" in this sentence is used with a clause "a baby emerges from the darkness of the womb with a rudimentary sense of vision". When "As" is used with a clause, it is called a Conjunction As. As per MGMAT SC guide, there are three types of Conjunction As - (1) Duration As (2) Causation As (3) Comparison As. Option A is wrongly using Duration As. Observe the usage of "As" in the following sentence.

As I strolled to the store, I smelled the air. (As = while or during)

Option A is using "As" in a similar sense. And since "As" in option A is a Duration As, it gives the sentence a very weird meaning. As if, baby's vision is rated when it is emerging from the darkness of the womb.
paes wrote: B. A baby emerges from the darkness of the womb with a rudimentary sense of vision that would be rated about 20/500, or legally blind as an adult.
Lets observer "As" in this sentence. Here "As" is used with a noun "an adult". When "As" is used with a noun or a noun phrase, it is called a Preposition As. Again, there are three types of Preposition As. (1) Function As (2) Equation As (3) Stage As. Option B is wrongly using Function As. Usage of "As" in B is similar to the following sentence.

As you leader, I am in charge. (As = in the role of)

Option B is using "As" in a similar sense. Refer Chapter 13 of MGMAT SC guide if you want to get more understanding on the correct usages of AS.
paes wrote: D. A baby emerges from the darkness of the womb with a rudimentary sense of vision that would be rated about 20/500; an adult with such vision would be deemed legally blind.
Option D is avoiding any such errors and thus is the correct answer.

Pick D.

Hope that helps...
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by paes » Mon Jun 21, 2010 8:39 pm
OA is D

Thanks Jadeja, for a detailed reply.

But my main question is still unanswered.

As you wrote : ( I agree that this concept is not tested in this question, but as general, I want to know)
"with a rudimentary sense of vision" is an adverbial modifier
then it should be exasperated by a comma. So how it is modifying to 'child emerge'.

usage of 'it' makes sense, thanks.
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by hardik.jadeja » Mon Jun 21, 2010 8:51 pm
paes wrote: "with a rudimentary sense of vision" is an adverbial modifier
then it should be exasperated by a comma. So how it is modifying to 'child emerge'.
Not necessarily, you can use adverbial modifiers in the sentence without using the comma. Let me give you an example from MGMAT SC Guide ..

The group arrived in New-Orleans a week before Mardi-Grass and decided to stay in a hotel.

"a week before Mardi-Grass" is an adverbial modifier modifying the verb "arrived".

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by outreach » Mon Jun 21, 2010 8:55 pm
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by paes » Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:07 pm
great explanation Jadeja.

Thanks again
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by Cinji18 » Wed Aug 04, 2010 8:31 pm
I need more clarity in the explanation of prepositional phrase modifiers.

I disagree that prepositional phrases only modify verbs. It states in MGMAT that "Prepositional phrases can modify either nouns or verbs." (MGMAT SC Pg. 301) I completely agree with this statement. Therefore, "with a rudimentary sense of vision" can modify "womb," making A, B, and D incorrect.

I'm absolutely confused.
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