hmm, Princeton stumps me twice in a cat

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by bblast » Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:26 am

The demystified computer, considered by most analysts the major breakthrough of the 1980s, was the pivotal event that caused technology and mass communication to unite.

The demystified computer, considered by most analysts the

The demystified computer, which most analysts have been considering

Demystifying the computer, which most analysts consider to be

The demystification of the computer, which most analysts consider the

The demystified computer, which most analysts consider a

it took me 30 secs to identify D- OA. But took me another 2 minutes to select the wrong answer E

. I compromised meaning for the ambiguous use of which in D. However can D be declared correct ?
Accepted that we are talking about the event "The demystification of the computer", but is'nt which modifying computer in D ?

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by Frankenstein » Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:36 am

Hi,
'D' is of the form noun1+preposition+noun2, which...
In such examples, which can refer to either
1)noun2 (or)
2)noun1+preposition+noun2
whichever makes sense.
As we are talking about 'major breakthrough' which should refer to 'demystification of the computer' and not 'computer' alone.

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by bblast » Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:42 am

Good one Frank, I haven't come across this exception in the use of which till date.

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by GMATGuruNY » Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:57 am

bblast wrote:The demystified computer, considered by most analysts the major breakthrough of the 1980s, was the pivotal event that caused technology and mass communication to unite.

The demystified computer, considered by most analysts the

The demystified computer, which most analysts have been considering

Demystifying the computer, which most analysts consider to be

The demystification of the computer, which most analysts consider the

The demystified computer, which most analysts consider a

it took me 30 secs to identify D- OA. But took me another 2 minutes to select the wrong answer E . I compromised meaning for the ambiguous use of which in D. However can D be declared correct ?
Accepted that we are talking about the event "The demystification of the computer", but is'nt which modifying computer in D ?

In A, B and E, the demystified computer...was the pivotal event does not convey the intended meaning of the sentence. The computer was not the event; the demystification of the computer was the event. Eliminate A, B and E.

In C, consider to be is not idiomatic. Eliminate C.

The correct answer is D.

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by sameerballani » Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:09 am

bblast wrote:Good one Frank, I haven't come across this exception in the use of which till date.

Another example [by ron] to help you in getting more clarity and for my revision

The BOX of NAILS, which IS kept on the counter, is to be used for thi project.
Which in this case refers to BOX not NAILS. We conclude because the usage is WHICH IS.

The BOX of NAILS,which ARE 2inch long, is required.
Here which refers to NAILS. Usage: WHICH ARE

And as far thi question is concerned. The meaning tells it wanna talk about the procss demystification instead of the demystified compute.
Hence IMO D

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by saxenashobhit » Tue Jun 21, 2011 8:03 am

I believe they call this as "Noun idea"...box of nails is one idea similarly demystification of computer is one idea and cannot be broken.

Knewton taught this concept using "cluster of islands"

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by Sanjay2706 » Thu Jun 23, 2011 1:56 am

Yes.
The event here is the demystification of computer.
D for me.

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