BREAKING: Target Test Prep releases Brand New 2026 On Demand GMAT prep course

Redeem

Baffled

This topic has expert replies
Post new topic Locked
Previous Topic Next Topic
Legendary Member
Posts: 2330
Joined: Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:14 am
Thanked: 56 times
Followed by:26 members

Baffled

by mundasingh123 » Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:18 am
Though the term "graphic design" may suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they
have come to signify widely ranging work, from package designs and company logotypes to signs, book
jackets, computer graphics, and film titles.
(A) suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they have come to signify widely ranging
(B) suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, it has come to signify a wide range of
(C) suggest corporate brochure and annual report layout, it has signified widely ranging
(D) have suggested corporate brochure and annual report layout, it has signified a wide range of
(E) have suggested laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they have come to signify widely
ranging

have done ... has done
does... has done
does... have done
:roll:
:idea:
I Seek Explanations Not Answers
Top
Source: — Sentence Correction |
Legendary Member
Posts: 2789
Joined: Tue Jul 26, 2011 12:19 am
Location: Chennai, India
Thanked: 206 times
Followed by:43 members
GMAT Score:640

by GmatKiss » Thu Sep 01, 2011 12:34 pm
mundasingh123 wrote:Though the term "graphic design" may suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they
have come to signify widely ranging work, from package designs and company logotypes to signs, book
jackets, computer graphics, and film titles.
(A) suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they have come to signify widely ranging
(B) suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, it has come to signify a wide range of
(C) suggest corporate brochure and annual report layout, it has signified widely ranging
(D) have suggested corporate brochure and annual report layout, it has signified a wide range of
(E) have suggested laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they have come to signify widely
ranging

have done ... has done
does... has done
does... have done
:roll:
:idea:
IMO:B
Top
Legendary Member
Posts: 2330
Joined: Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:14 am
Thanked: 56 times
Followed by:26 members

by mundasingh123 » Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:48 pm
GmatKiss wrote:
mundasingh123 wrote:Though the term "graphic design" may suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they
have come to signify widely ranging work, from package designs and company logotypes to signs, book
jackets, computer graphics, and film titles.
(A) suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they have come to signify widely ranging
(B) suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, it has come to signify a wide range of
(C) suggest corporate brochure and annual report layout, it has signified widely ranging
(D) have suggested corporate brochure and annual report layout, it has signified a wide range of
(E) have suggested laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they have come to signify widely
ranging

have done ... has done
does... has done
does... have done
:roll:
:idea:
IMO:B
Why B
I Seek Explanations Not Answers
Top
Legendary Member
Posts: 2789
Joined: Tue Jul 26, 2011 12:19 am
Location: Chennai, India
Thanked: 206 times
Followed by:43 members
GMAT Score:640

by GmatKiss » Thu Sep 01, 2011 10:15 pm
mundasingh123 wrote:
GmatKiss wrote:
mundasingh123 wrote:Though the term "graphic design" may suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they
have come to signify widely ranging work, from package designs and company logotypes to signs, book
jackets, computer graphics, and film titles.
(A) suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they have come to signify widely ranging
(B) suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, it has come to signify a wide range of(C) suggest corporate brochure and annual report layout, it has signified widely ranging
(D) have suggested corporate brochure and annual report layout, it has signified a wide range of
(E) have suggested laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they have come to signify widely
ranging

have done ... has done
does... has done
does... have done
:roll:
:idea:
IMO:B
Why B
The company should be refered with it, not "they" - A and E out
c. suggest corporate brochure and annual report layout - ambiguous
d. have suggested corporate brochure and annual report layout - ambiguous

B stands out!!
Top
Legendary Member
Posts: 2330
Joined: Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:14 am
Thanked: 56 times
Followed by:26 members

by mundasingh123 » Thu Sep 01, 2011 10:33 pm
GmatKiss wrote:
mundasingh123 wrote:
GmatKiss wrote:
mundasingh123 wrote:Though the term "graphic design" may suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they
have come to signify widely ranging work, from package designs and company logotypes to signs, book
jackets, computer graphics, and film titles.
(A) suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they have come to signify widely ranging
(B) suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, it has come to signify a wide range of(C) suggest corporate brochure and annual report layout, it has signified widely ranging
(D) have suggested corporate brochure and annual report layout, it has signified a wide range of
(E) have suggested laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they have come to signify widely
ranging

have done ... has done
does... has done
does... have done
:roll:
:idea:
IMO:B
Why B
The company should be refered with it, not "they" - A and E out
c. suggest corporate brochure and annual report layout - ambiguous
d. have suggested corporate brochure and annual report layout - ambiguous

B stands out!!
you cant really say one option stands out when the other viable options seem to be ambiguous .then thats called a hunch
I Seek Explanations Not Answers
Top
User avatar
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 489
Joined: Tue Jul 05, 2011 11:10 am
Thanked: 28 times
Followed by:5 members

by gmatblood » Thu Sep 01, 2011 11:20 pm
GmatKiss wrote:
mundasingh123 wrote:
GmatKiss wrote:
mundasingh123 wrote:Though the term "graphic design" may suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they
have come to signify widely ranging work, from package designs and company logotypes to signs, book
jackets, computer graphics, and film titles.
(A) suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they have come to signify widely ranging
(B) suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, it has come to signify a wide range of(C) suggest corporate brochure and annual report layout, it has signified widely ranging
(D) have suggested corporate brochure and annual report layout, it has signified a wide range of
(E) have suggested laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they have come to signify widely
ranging

have done ... has done
does... has done
does... have done
:roll:
:idea:
IMO:B
Why B
The company should be refered with it, not "they" - A and E out
c. suggest corporate brochure and annual report layout - ambiguous
d. have suggested corporate brochure and annual report layout - ambiguous

B stands out!!
Thanks a lot Gmatkiss :)
Top
Legendary Member
Posts: 2330
Joined: Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:14 am
Thanked: 56 times
Followed by:26 members

by mundasingh123 » Thu Sep 01, 2011 11:31 pm
gmatblood wrote:
GmatKiss wrote:
mundasingh123 wrote:
GmatKiss wrote:
mundasingh123 wrote:Though the term "graphic design" may suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they
have come to signify widely ranging work, from package designs and company logotypes to signs, book
jackets, computer graphics, and film titles.
(A) suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they have come to signify widely ranging
(B) suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, it has come to signify a wide range of(C) suggest corporate brochure and annual report layout, it has signified widely ranging
(D) have suggested corporate brochure and annual report layout, it has signified a wide range of
(E) have suggested laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they have come to signify widely
ranging

have done ... has done
does... has done
does... have done
:roll:
:idea:
IMO:B
Why B
The company should be refered with it, not "they" - A and E out
c. suggest corporate brochure and annual report layout - ambiguous
d. have suggested corporate brochure and annual report layout - ambiguous

B stands out!!
Thanks a lot Gmatkiss :)
I wonder why no one thanks the guy who posts the questions . I guess the questions are too abundant while the explanation so scarce in supply .
I Seek Explanations Not Answers
Top
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 370
Joined: Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:50 pm
Location: Arlington, MA.
Thanked: 27 times
Followed by:2 members

by winniethepooh » Fri Sep 02, 2011 3:01 am
mundasingh123 wrote:Though the term "graphic design" may suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they
have come to signify widely ranging work, from package designs and company logotypes to signs, book
jackets, computer graphics, and film titles.
(A) suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they have come to signify widely ranging

'they' is used to signify 'the term "graphic design" ' - pronoun agreement problem

(B) suggest laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, it has come to signify a wide range of

'it has' is correctly used to relate 'the term "graphic design" ' , no problem in first clause - correct answer.

(C) suggest corporate brochure and annual report layout, it has signified widely ranging

'suggest corporate brochure and annual report' is ambiguous (is it suggesting corporate brochure?) - there is no need to move the words 'laying out' at start of the underlined portion.
Also, 'has signified' changes the tense of the second clause. - incorrect.

(D) have suggested corporate brochure and annual report layout, it has signified a wide range of

there is no need to use present perfect tense(have suggested). 'has signified' is incorrectly used to create a change in tense.
overall the sentence becomes wordy - incorrect.

(E) have suggested laying out corporate brochures and annual reports, they have come to signify widely
ranging

there is no need to use present perfect tense(have suggested). 'they' cannot be used to indicate 'the term "graphic design" ' - incorrect
Hope this helps!
Top
Post new topic Locked
• Page 1 of 1