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by AIM GMAT » Wed Apr 20, 2011 2:54 am
Unlike computer skills or other technical skills, there is a disinclination on the part of many people to recognize the degree to which their analytical skills are weak.

(A) Unlike computer skills or other technical skills, there is a disinclination on the part of many people to recognize the degree to which their analytical skills are weak.
(B) Unlike computer skills or other technical skills, which they admit they lack, many people are disinclined to recognize that their analytical skills are weak.
(C) Unlike computer skills or other technical skills, analytical skills bring out a disinclination in many people to recognize that they are weak to a degree.
(D) Many people, willing to admit that they lack computer skills or other technical skills, are disinclined to recognize that their analytical skills are weak.
(E) Many people have a disinclination to recognize the weakness of their analytical skills while willing to admit their lack of computer skills or other technical skills.
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by bubbliiiiiiii » Wed Apr 20, 2011 3:07 am
Unlike computer skills or other technical skills, there is a disinclination on the part of many people to recognize the degree to which their analytical skills are weak.

(A) Unlike computer skills or other technical skills, there is a disinclination on the part of many people to recognize the degree to which their analytical skills are weak.
Idiomatic error. Unlike X or Y, Z ...

(B) Unlike computer skills or other technical skills, which they admit they lack, many people are disinclined to recognize that their analytical skills are weak.
Idiomatic error. Unlike X or Y, Z ...

C) Unlike computer skills or other technical skills, analytical skills bring out a disinclination in many people to recognize that they are weak to a degree.
Though proper idiom usage, pronoun Ambiguity

(D) Many people, willing to admit that they lack computer skills or other technical skills, are disinclined to recognize that their analytical skills are weak.
Proper subject verb agreement, properly placed modifier

(E) Many people have a disinclination to recognize the weakness of their analytical skills while willing to admit their lack of computer skills or other technical skills.
Passive voice

IMO D. Please correct my approach in case it is wrong.
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by atulmangal » Wed Apr 20, 2011 3:19 am
IMO D

I think i have seen this question, is it from OG 10???

Wel i narrowed down to Op D and Op E, though pick Op D at one glance but still looking for a convincing reason to state here for dropping Op E...

Drop Op A and Op B...incorrect comparison

Op C...comparison is correct but meaning is changed, how see...

"analytical skills bring out a disinclination in many people to recognize that they are weak to a degree."

The correct meaning is: its actually people who recognize that they are weak in analytical skills, but this Op Suggests analytical skills made people to recognize that they are weak to a degree...nonsensical...degree in what????

Op D / Op E

Many People are disinclined /Many People have a disinclination

Though, clearly first one seems better and 2nd one seems awkward...moreover you can apply

VAN principal also (Manhattan guide)

Verb > Adjective > Noun

are disinclined ----> Verb
disinclination------> Noun

Also both two options have a slight change in meaning but i think this is sufficient enough to pick Op D as an answer.

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by AIM GMAT » Wed Apr 20, 2011 3:27 am
VAN principal also (Manhattan guide)

Verb > Adjective > Noun

are disinclined ----> Verb
disinclination------> Noun
Wow exactly the same thing stricked to me while eliminating E . Yep its from OG 10 . This one i tried to solve using the concept of looking at the SC in bigger picture :) , but also used little concepts . Going just by meaning of sentence is not very reliable for me , i need to figure out some concepts to know whether the option is correct .I was just wondering if these SC would have been in our national language/mother tounge then it would have been so much easier ... ;) . No offence .
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by atulmangal » Wed Apr 20, 2011 3:33 am
@Bublii

You raised the point of pronoun ambiguity in Op C, well its one of the most hot and debating topic in SC...some people like me believe that the pronoun THEY is not ambiguous here...why because i think

A pronoun is ambiguous when Logically more than one possible antecedent for that pronoun is there in the sentence...

Manish told his friend that he had been elected president.

here HE is ambiguous as two logically possible antecedents are there...

But in Op C...look at it, THEY ARE WEAK...u think THEY is ambiguous because THEY can refer to people or skills etc...but logically as per my understanding

Skills can't be weak...u can say, Analytical skills of some people are weak

But, Analytical skills are weak...doesn't make sense to me in formal conversation

So i believe logically THEY has only one referent and that is PEOPLE...hence i believe there is no pronoun ambiguity...

Though some expert can prove me wrong...and in that case i learn and update my concept.
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by bubbliiiiiiii » Wed Apr 20, 2011 3:34 am
Can someone elaborate on VAN principle?
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by atulmangal » Wed Apr 20, 2011 3:40 am
AIM GMAT wrote:
VAN principal also (Manhattan guide)

Verb > Adjective > Noun

are disinclined ----> Verb
disinclination------> Noun
Wow exactly the same thing stricked to me while eliminating E . Yep its from OG 10 . This one i tried to solve using the concept of looking at the SC in bigger picture :) , but also used little concepts . Going just by meaning of sentence is not very reliable for me , i need to figure out some concepts to know whether the option is correct .I was just wondering if these SC would have been in our national language/mother tounge then it would have been so much easier ... ;) . No offence .
Its good to see we share same thought process and this VAN rule rock man, in so many questions i find its application...

Well, the best part of our mother tongue HINDI, what i have seen so far, is that this language has no pronoun ambiguity.

By the way what do you think, Op C has pronoun ambiguity???

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by AIM GMAT » Wed Apr 20, 2011 3:47 am
bubbliiiiiiii wrote:Can someone elaborate on VAN principle?
V-A-N = Verb > Adjective (or Adverb) > Noun

1] Prefer a Verb to an Action Noun

Decided is BETTER than Decesion
Revolted is BETTER than Revolution

2] Prefer a That-Clause (with Verbs) to a Series of Phrases (with Nouns)

3] Prefer a Verb to an Adjective

Inspired > Inspirational [">" refers to BETTER than]

4] Prefer an Adjective to a Noun

5] Prefer an Adverb to a Prepositional Phrase

Significantly > Significant degree

6] Prefer an Adjective to an Adjective Clause with Be

7] Remove IT IS... THAT.

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by bubbliiiiiiii » Wed Apr 20, 2011 3:48 am
@ Atul,

C) Unlike computer skills or other technical skills, analytical skills bring out a disinclination in many people to recognize that they are weak to a degree.
pronoun Ambiguity

My perception of they was,

they could refer to skills (w.r.t. people) or people.
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by HSPA » Wed Apr 20, 2011 3:56 am
Even European languages are very good and have very easy subject verb agreement

Ich spreche - I speak [Now follow root verb 'sprech']
du sprech't' - You speak
Sie sprech'en' - they speak

You can see in german it is very easy to use verb. English confuses with "speaks/speak" .. Sub-verb agreements ..SCs....entrance exams..OMG
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