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by sumanr84 » Fri Jul 30, 2010 5:34 am
The spatial relationships among the elements of Jan Micker's 1652 masterwork Bird's Eye View of Amsterdam, which he painted long before such a vantage point became possible, are much more subtle and intricate than they are in most other seventeenth-century Dutch paintings.

a. which he painted long before such a vantage point became possible, are much more subtle and intricate than they are in
b. painted by the artist long before such a vantage point was to become possible, are much more subtle and intricate than those among
c. which he painted long before the possibility of such a vantage point, are much more subtle and intricate than in
d. painted long before the possibility of such a vantage point, are much more subtle and intricate than they are in
e. painted long before such a vantage point became possible, are much more subtle and intricate than those in

[spoiler]Source : MGMAT , OA : E [/spoiler]
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by clock60 » Fri Jul 30, 2010 5:43 am
vote for E
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by indiantiger » Fri Jul 30, 2010 5:45 am
I will go with E

Those goes correctly with spatial relationships
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by selango » Fri Jul 30, 2010 6:13 am
Confused bw C and E

IMO E

The spatial relationships of eye view of amsterdam are much more subtle and intricate than those in
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by gmat1011 » Fri Jul 30, 2010 6:24 am
I think its C

it doesn't get into "they", "those" in a, b, d, e --- which can refer to relationships or to the elements and can be a bit ambiguous....
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by tomada » Fri Jul 30, 2010 6:51 am
I vote for D.
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by fitzgerald23 » Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:13 am
Not sure of the answer. Id guess E.

I eliminated B right off the bat for the "was to become possible" phrase.

I eliminated A & D for use of the word they, which sounds awkward. "the spatial relationships...are much more subtle and intricate than they are in..."

I chose E over C because I thought it sounded more concise.
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by Emeraldweapon » Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:38 am
I think it's A =.=
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by kvcpk » Fri Jul 30, 2010 8:03 am
IMO E.

Which refers to amsterdam. not to the masterwork.
AC Out

B uses "was to become possible" which is awkward.

D changes meaning. Also, "they" is subjective pronoun. We need an objective pronoun "those"

pick E
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by pnk » Sat Jul 31, 2010 8:28 am
sumanr84 wrote:The spatial relationships among the elements of Jan Micker's 1652 masterwork Bird's Eye View of Amsterdam, which he painted long before such a vantage point became possible, are much more subtle and intricate than they are in most other seventeenth-century Dutch paintings.

a. which he painted long before such a vantage point became possible, are much more subtle and intricate than they are in
b. painted by the artist long before such a vantage point was to become possible, are much more subtle and intricate than those among
c. which he painted long before the possibility of such a vantage point, are much more subtle and intricate than in
d. painted long before the possibility of such a vantage point, are much more subtle and intricate than they are in
e. painted long before such a vantage point became possible, are much more subtle and intricate than those in

[spoiler]Source : MGMAT , OA after discussion[/spoiler]
My vote for D (it requires subject pronoun...they);
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by pnk » Sat Jul 31, 2010 8:29 am
My vote for D (it requires subject pronoun...they)
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by diebeatsthegmat » Sat Jul 31, 2010 10:30 am
sumanr84 wrote:The spatial relationships among the elements of Jan Micker's 1652 masterwork Bird's Eye View of Amsterdam, which he painted long before such a vantage point became possible, are much more subtle and intricate than they are in most other seventeenth-century Dutch paintings.

a. which he painted long before such a vantage point became possible, are much more subtle and intricate than they are in
b. painted by the artist long before such a vantage point was to become possible, are much more subtle and intricate than those among
c. which he painted long before the possibility of such a vantage point, are much more subtle and intricate than in
d. painted long before the possibility of such a vantage point, are much more subtle and intricate than they are in
e. painted long before such a vantage point became possible, are much more subtle and intricate than those in

[spoiler]Source : MGMAT , OA after discussion[/spoiler]
E
what is the OA
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by GAURAVshivhare » Sat Jul 31, 2010 1:49 pm
It's D so as to maintain proper comparison.
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by FightWithGMAT » Sat Jul 31, 2010 2:25 pm
sumanr84 wrote:The spatial relationships among the elements of Jan Micker's 1652 masterwork Bird's Eye View of Amsterdam, which he painted long before such a vantage point became possible, are much more subtle and intricate than they are in most other seventeenth-century Dutch paintings.

a. which he painted long before such a vantage point became possible, are much more subtle and intricate than they are in
b. painted by the artist long before such a vantage point was to become possible, are much more subtle and intricate than those among
c. which he painted long before the possibility of such a vantage point, are much more subtle and intricate than in
d. painted long before the possibility of such a vantage point, are much more subtle and intricate than they are in
e. painted long before such a vantage point became possible, are much more subtle and intricate than those in

[spoiler]Source : MGMAT , OA after discussion[/spoiler]
It is E

A--"he" is orphan here...no antecedent........they is not clear......could point to relationships or to elements
B--can be eliminated easily because of "was to become"
C--"he" does not have any referent.
D--they is not clear......could point to relationships or to elements
E--good

And moreover, how can the spatial relationships of one particular painting be part of others???????? think about it
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by bubbliiiiiiii » Mon Aug 02, 2010 2:05 am
Vote for D.

OA Please .. [:)]

A -> he points to painter .. whereas painter's work is talked about not the painter .. so eliminate.
B-> Awkward
C->Same as A {the 'he' explanation}
D-> painted refers to paintings and not the painter, 'the possibility of such a vantage point' sounds accurate active voice, in 'are much more subtle and .. ' are correctly agrees with the subject - Thus D.
E -> 'such a vantage point became possible' I would prefer to avoid passive when active voice phrase is available.

Thus, D.

Expert's opinion please.

Cheers,

Pranay
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