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by pareekbharat86 » Thu Nov 14, 2013 4:25 pm
Teratomas are unusual forms of cancer because they are composed of tissues such as tooth and bone not normally found in the organ in which the tumor appears.
(A) because they are composed of tissues such as tooth and bone
(B) because they are composed of tissues like tooth and bone that are
(C) because they are composed of tissues, like tooth and bone, tissues
(D) in that their composition, tissues such as tooth and bone, is
(E) in that they are composed of tissues such as tooth and bone, tissues

OA is E

Doesn't sound right. I went with A

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by theCodeToGMAT » Thu Nov 14, 2013 10:43 pm
pareekbharat86 wrote:Teratomas are unusual forms of cancer because they are composed of tissues such as tooth and bone not normally found in the organ in which the tumor appears.
(A) because they are composed of tissues such as tooth and bone
(B) because they are composed of tissues like tooth and bone that are
(C) because they are composed of tissues, like tooth and bone, tissues
(D) in that their composition, tissues such as tooth and bone, is
(E) in that they are composed of tissues such tooth and bone, tissues

OA is E

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Are you sure of OA? the idiom in [spoiler]{E}[/spoiler] is incomplete
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by pareekbharat86 » Thu Nov 14, 2013 11:01 pm
theCodeToGMAT wrote:
pareekbharat86 wrote:Teratomas are unusual forms of cancer because they are composed of tissues such as tooth and bone not normally found in the organ in which the tumor appears.
(A) because they are composed of tissues such as tooth and bone
(B) because they are composed of tissues like tooth and bone that are
(C) because they are composed of tissues, like tooth and bone, tissues
(D) in that their composition, tissues such as tooth and bone, is
(E) in that they are composed of tissues such tooth and bone, tissues

OA is E

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Are you sure of OA? the idiom in [spoiler]{E}[/spoiler] is incomplete
While transcribing 'as' was omitted. Done the needful
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by theCodeToGMAT » Thu Nov 14, 2013 11:16 pm
{A} - INCORRECT; "because" gives the meaning that "Teratomas" is cancer because of there composition.. meaning issue
{B} - INCORRECT; usage of "like" is incorrect; "because" gives the meaning that "Teratomas" is cancer because of there composition.. meaning issue
{C} - INCORRECT; "like" usage is incorrect as it tries to compare tooth and bones with Teratomas; "because" gives the meaning that "Teratomas" is cancer because of there composition.. meaning issue
{D} - INCORRECT; composition & tissues are not connected
{E} - CORRECT
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by pareekbharat86 » Fri Nov 15, 2013 8:05 pm
theCodeToGMAT wrote:{A} - INCORRECT; "because" gives the meaning that "Teratomas" is cancer because of there composition.. meaning issue
{B} - INCORRECT; usage of "like" is incorrect; "because" gives the meaning that "Teratomas" is cancer because of there composition.. meaning issue
{C} - INCORRECT; "like" usage is incorrect as it tries to compare tooth and bones with Teratomas; "because" gives the meaning that "Teratomas" is cancer because of there composition.. meaning issue
{D} - INCORRECT; composition & tissues are not connected
{E} - CORRECT
Is the usage of 'in that they' correct? Does GMAC accept such a usage?

In A, You mean to say teratoma is 'cancerous' and not 'cancer', right?
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by AbhiS » Fri Nov 15, 2013 10:11 pm
pareekbharat86 wrote:
Is the usage of 'in that they' correct? Does GMAC accept such a usage?

In A, You mean to say teratoma is 'cancerous' and not 'cancer', right?
"in that" is a valid construction, though it is a bit out of fashion to use it, there are few problems in OG and GMAT prep which use ''IN That''
and "in that" is often easily the best way to express a certain relationship, especially in contrast to "because". BECAUSE is always correct when there is a cause and effect relationship. In this sentence there is no cause and effect relationship.

The sentence A has a meaning issue, if you read the original sentence it would mean

Teratomas are unusual forms of cancer because they are composed of tissues such as tooth and bone not normally found in the organ in which the tumor appears

Tooth and Bone are not formally found in the organ, this is not what the author wants to say, he wants to say tissue that compose of similar tissues such as tooth and bone not formally found...

To keep the meaning intact we have to use - in that they are composed of tissues such tooth and bone, tissues not formally found...

The tissues here is used as an appositive pronoun (is the renaming or amplification of something earlier in the sentence) and stand for Cancer tissues which are composed of tissues such as tooth and bone.

I hope it helps.

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