Gusty westerly winds will continue to usher in a seasonably cool air mass into the region, as a broad area of high pressure will build and bring fair and dry weather for several days.
A. to usher in a seasonably cool air mass into the region, as a broad area of high pressure will build and
B. ushering in a seasonably cool air mass into the region and a broad area of high pressure will build that
C. to usher in a seasonably cool air mass to the region, a broad area of high pressure building, and
D. ushering a seasonably cool air mass in the region, with a broad area of high pressure building and
E. to usher a seasonably cool air mass into the region while a broad area of high pressure builds, which will
OA: E
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A and B: to usher in...into the regionMo2men wrote:Gusty westerly winds will continue to usher in a seasonably cool air mass into the region, as a broad area of high pressure will build and bring fair and dry weather for several days.
A. to usher in a seasonably cool air mass into the region, as a broad area of high pressure will build and
B. ushering in a seasonably cool air mass into the region and a broad area of high pressure will build that
C. to usher in a seasonably cool air mass to the region, a broad area of high pressure building, and
D. ushering a seasonably cool air mass in the region, with a broad area of high pressure building and
E. to usher a seasonably cool air mass into the region while a broad area of high pressure builds, which will
Here, in and into are redundant.
Eliminate A and B.
C: the region, a broad area of high pressure
Here, a broad area seems to refer to the region, implying that the REGION is a BROAD AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE.
Not the intended meaning.
A broad area of high pressure is not a general truth about the region but a temporary weather condition.
Eliminate C.
and must serve to connect PARALLEL FORMS
D: with a broad area of high pressure building and bring
Here, bring (verb) and building (modifier) are not parallel forms.
Eliminate D.
The correct answer is E.
OA: Gusty westerly winds will continue to usher a seasonably cool air mass into the region while a broad area of high pressure builds, which will bring fair and dry weather for several days.
Here, the only logical referent for which is the phrase in blue.
Interestingly, which is immediately preceded not by its referent but by a verb.
This usage implies that the GMAT has become less stringent about the usage of which.
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In Choice A, does the verb tenses are correct 'Gust ....will..............,as a broad area.....will'? or should one verb in present tense while the other in future tense?GMATGuruNY wrote:A and B: to usher in...into the regionMo2men wrote:Gusty westerly winds will continue to usher in a seasonably cool air mass into the region, as a broad area of high pressure will build and bring fair and dry weather for several days.
A. to usher in a seasonably cool air mass into the region, as a broad area of high pressure will build and
B. ushering in a seasonably cool air mass into the region and a broad area of high pressure will build that
C. to usher in a seasonably cool air mass to the region, a broad area of high pressure building, and
D. ushering a seasonably cool air mass in the region, with a broad area of high pressure building and
E. to usher a seasonably cool air mass into the region while a broad area of high pressure builds, which will
Here, in and into are redundant.
Eliminate A and B.
C: the region, a broad area of high pressure
Here, a broad area seems to refer to the region, implying that the REGION is a BROAD AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE.
Not the intended meaning.
A broad area of high pressure is not a general truth about the region but a temporary weather condition.
Eliminate C.
and must serve to connect PARALLEL FORMS
D: with a broad area of high pressure building and bring
Here, bring (verb) and building (modifier) are not parallel forms.
Eliminate D.
The correct answer is E.
OA: Gusty westerly winds will continue to usher a seasonably cool air mass into the region while a broad area of high pressure builds, which will bring fair and dry weather for several days.
Here, the only logical referent for which is the phrase in blue.
Interestingly, which is immediately preceded not by its referent but by a verb.
This usage implies that the GMAT has become less stringent about the usage of which.
In OA E: does not 'which' describe an action? It is something considered wrong in GMAT.
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