Sentence Correction

Geva@MasterGMAT wrote:

aspirant2011 wrote:

Geva@MasterGMAT wrote:There's nothing grammatically wrong in C, but there's definitely a distorted/illogical meaning. The last few posts are close to putting their finger on the issue: C puts all three verbs on the same level: do very little impulse buying, do not buy skis and boomerang, leave with basketball. This is a conceptual mistake, rather than a grammar one: the last two portions are a lower level example of "very little impulse shopping", and should be separated from the main clause.

D correctly puts the first part (Do very little shopping) on a separate level above the remaining two clauses with the use of the semicolon separating verb one from its examples.

Hi geva, isn't the usage of as well awkward in D????

no, it's fine where it is. You actually need it there. Think about it: if you take out the as well, you don't know whether the impulse buyer buys the skis and boomerang as well as the basketball, or instead of the basketball. The additional phrase actually eliminates ambiguity.

thanks for helping me out but I still have a doubt i.e isn't the usage of not buy a pair of skis and a boomerang itself explanatory that after buying basketball they won't buy skis and a boomerang???????

aspirant2011 wrote:

Geva@MasterGMAT wrote:

aspirant2011 wrote:

Geva@MasterGMAT wrote:There's nothing grammatically wrong in C, but there's definitely a distorted/illogical meaning. The last few posts are close to putting their finger on the issue: C puts all three verbs on the same level: do very little impulse buying, do not buy skis and boomerang, leave with basketball. This is a conceptual mistake, rather than a grammar one: the last two portions are a lower level example of "very little impulse shopping", and should be separated from the main clause.

D correctly puts the first part (Do very little shopping) on a separate level above the remaining two clauses with the use of the semicolon separating verb one from its examples.

Hi geva, isn't the usage of as well awkward in D????

no, it's fine where it is. You actually need it there. Think about it: if you take out the as well, you don't know whether the impulse buyer buys the skis and boomerang as well as the basketball, or instead of the basketball. The additional phrase actually eliminates ambiguity.

thanks for helping me out but I still have a doubt i.e isn't the usage of not buy a pair of skis and a boomerang itself explanatory that after buying basketball they won't buy skis and a boomerang???????

@aspirant2011

D. those in department stores, do very little impulse shopping; someone who comes in for a basketball will leave with a basketball only and not buy a pair of skis and a boomerang as well

I understand this is a small subtle point. Just an advice, Try reading this sentence both with and without AS WELL many times.
You will feel as well helps in differentiating two events and not list of items.
Also, if we remove as well(read it once more ), i get a feeling as if it is putting some condition/constraint that a person who buys a basket ball won't but boomerang and a ski, but ofcourse the intended meaning is not this.

I hope I make some sense !!

i just read thread of Ron
https://www.beatthegmat.com/companies-in ... tml#368498

if i didnt read that first i would pick C

the issue between C and D is logical meaning over grammatical justification

regards nafi