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1000SC Qn:12

by scorpion_phoenix » Wed Mar 25, 2009 3:36 pm
A little under a million years ago, the briny waters of the Baltic Sea began flooding into the cold North Atlantic: geologists are still debating whether the flood was gradual or created a cataclysm.

(A) whether the flood was gradual or created a cataclysm

(B) if the flood was gradual or created a cataclysm

(C) about whether the flood was gradual or cataclysmic

(D) whether the flood was gradual or cataclysmic

(E) whether the flood was gradual or it created a cataclysm

OA=D

I answered this correctly. I'm just curious to see what other logic can be used to arrive at the same answer.
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Re: 1000SC Qn:12

by El Cucu » Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:07 pm
scorpion_phoenix wrote:A little under a million years ago, the briny waters of the Baltic Sea began flooding into the cold North Atlantic: geologists are still debating whether the flood was gradual or created a cataclysm.

(A) whether the flood was gradual or created a cataclysm

(B) if the flood was gradual or created a cataclysm

(C) about whether the flood was gradual or cataclysmic

(D) whether the flood was gradual or cataclysmic

(E) whether the flood was gradual or it created a cataclysm

OA=D

I answered this correctly. I'm just curious to see what other logic can be used to arrive at the same answer.
whehter : alternatives
if: conditional
B & C out
Paralellism between was x or y
Only D complies that.
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by rs2010 » Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:22 pm
D has correct adjectives which are modifying flood.
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Re: 1000SC Qn:12

by ken3233 » Sat Mar 28, 2009 7:55 pm
scorpion_phoenix wrote:A little under a million years ago, the briny waters of the Baltic Sea began flooding into the cold North Atlantic: geologists are still debating whether the flood was gradual or created a cataclysm.

(A) whether the flood was gradual or created a cataclysm

(B) if the flood was gradual or created a cataclysm

(C) about whether the flood was gradual or cataclysmic

(D) whether the flood was gradual or cataclysmic

(E) whether the flood was gradual or it created a cataclysm

OA=D

I answered this correctly. I'm just curious to see what other logic can be used to arrive at the same answer.
D - is correct because it uses two adjectives, which satisfies the parallel structure requirement.

A & E - can be eliminated because they violate the parallelism rule.
B - is wrong because it lacks parallel structure, and because the use of "if" is unidiomatic (see page 193 of MGMAT SC).
C - is wrong because it "...about whether..." is redundant.

If my reasoning is incorrect here, I would appreciate it someone could explain why. Thanks.
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by tanviet » Thu Apr 09, 2009 3:25 am
why C is wrong? "about" is redundant?, pls explain
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by rs2010 » Thu Apr 09, 2009 3:49 am
gradual or cataclysmic is not parallel.
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