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by james » Sun Oct 05, 2014 1:04 pm
Studies have found that deaf children from American families who identify themselves as culturally deaf, and use sign language, are generally on a par with hearing children in terms of reading and writing, because they have been exposed to language since birth.

A: and use sign language, are generally
B: using sign language, are generally
C: use sign language, and are generally
D: and using sign language are generally
E: and use sign language, generally

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by [email protected] » Sun Oct 05, 2014 1:29 pm
Hi james,

From the prompt (and most of the answer choices), we can see that this SC uses an "intervening phrase" (a phrase offset by commas). As a rule, you should be able to remove the intervening phrase and still have a complete, grammatically-correct sentence.

1) Ignoring the intervening phrase: The sentence compares "deaf children" to "hearing children", telling us that both groups are essentially equal in terms of reading and writing. We need the verb "are" ---- "deaf children....are generally.....on a par with hearing children...." Eliminate E.

2) Parallelism: Now, putting the intervening phrase back in, we need parallel verbs. The first verb is in the phrase "deaf children who IDENTIFY as deaf..." -the children do something else too - they "sign." So the verb must parallel "identify" and be introduced by the word AND. The phrase "AND USE...." is perfect. Eliminate B, C and D.

Final answer: A

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by james » Sun Oct 05, 2014 2:24 pm
Hello Rich,

What is wrong with C as shown below?

DEAF CHILDREN(who identify themselves as culturally deaf), USE sign language, and ARE
culturally on a par with...

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by [email protected] » Sun Oct 05, 2014 4:37 pm
Hi james,

Answer C treats the sentence as a "list" of 3 traits of deaf children, and it's grammatically fine up until it hits the last comma. The last part of the sentence doesn't make sense - the word "because" presents a reason for the list (and that reason does not make any sense).

Try reading the whole sentence for context:

"Studies have found that deaf children....identify.....as culturally deaf, _____, and _______, because they have been exposed to language since birth.

Why would they identify as "culturally deaf" because they were exposed to language since birth? That makes no sense. Therefore, the "intent" of the sentence CAN'T BE to present a list of 3 traits of deaf children.

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by GMATGuruNY » Mon Oct 06, 2014 3:46 am
james wrote:Hello Rich,

What is wrong with C as shown below?

DEAF CHILDREN(who identify themselves as culturally deaf), USE sign language, and ARE
culturally on a par with...

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deaf children who identify themselves as culturally deaf
This meaning is nonsensical.
Deaf children are ACTUALLY deaf; they do not IDENTIFY themselves as deaf.

In the SC above, who serves to refer not to deaf children but to FAMILIES:
families who identify themselves as culturally deaf and use sign language.
As a result of these actions, the deaf children in these families HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO LANGUAGE since birth and are ON A PAR WITH HEARING CHILDREN.

Only A conveys the intended meaning:
Deaf children from American families who identify themselves as culturally deaf and use sign language are generally on a par with hearing children.
The red portion refers to families; the blue portion refers to deaf children.
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by james » Mon Oct 06, 2014 2:06 pm
Hi GmatGuru,

Good job ... i have 2 issues here:

in context, what is d difference btw
(i) children who identify themselves as culturally deaf; and
(ii) families who identify themselves as culturally deaf
why is (i) wrong but (ii) correct?

I also feel there should NOT be a COMMA after "deaf" below
(a) families who identify themselves as culturally DEAF, AND use sign...

should be removed as shown below:
(b) families who identify themselves as culturally DEAF AND use sign...

Thanks to here from you.

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by GMATGuruNY » Tue Oct 07, 2014 9:45 am
james wrote:Hi GmatGuru,

Good job ... i have 2 issues here:

in context, what is d difference btw
(i) children who identify themselves as culturally deaf; and
(ii) families who identify themselves as culturally deaf
why is (i) wrong but (ii) correct?
A person identifies as culturally deaf if he assumes the behaviors associated with deafness -- the use of sign language, for example -- even though he himself may not be physically deaf.
Intended meaning of the SC above:
A deaf child born into a family that uses sign language will be on a par with a hearing child.

Another issue in C:
deaf children...who identify, use and are...
Here, the portion in red is a MODIFIER.
As a result, deaf children -- which serves as the subject of a that-clause -- lacks a verb.
I also feel there should NOT be a COMMA after "deaf" below
(a) families who identify themselves as culturally DEAF, AND use sign...

should be removed as shown below:
(b) families who identify themselves as culturally DEAF AND use sign...
The commas are not necessary, but including them is not a clear error.
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