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by rohit9359 » Sun Mar 01, 2009 10:06 am
Q. In the traditional Japanese household, most clothing could be packed flatly, and so it was not necessary to have elaborate closet facilities.
(A) flatly, and so it was not necessary to have elaborate closet facilities
(B) flat, and so elaborate closet facilities were unnecessary
(C) flatly, and so there was no necessity for elaborate closet facilities
(D) flat, there being no necessity for elaborate closet facilities
(E) flatly, as no elaborate closet facilities were necessary

The OA is [spoiler](B)[/spoiler]. What's wrong with [spoiler](C)[/spoiler]? Shouldn't [spoiler]"flatly"[/spoiler] be used than [spoiler]"flat"[/spoiler]?
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by hitmewithgmat » Sun Mar 01, 2009 10:23 am
A) flatly, and so it was not necessary to have elaborate closet facilities
(B) flat, and so elaborate closet facilities were unnecessary
(C) flatly, and so there was no necessity for elaborate closet facilities
(D) flat, there being no necessity for elaborate closet facilities
(E) flatly, as no elaborate closet facilities were necessary

"flat" is adverb so "flatly" is wrong to use. Elminiate A,C, and E.

Between B and D,
B is better than D.
B is concise and it uses "and so" words. It also has a succint structure.
D uses "being" and it's not welcome most of the time in GMAT, not always though.
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by sgjg » Sun Mar 01, 2009 10:43 am
Yes B for me.

Flatly is not an adverb.
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by sjd00d » Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:16 pm
sgjg wrote:Yes B for me.

Flatly is not an adverb.
What do you mean flatly is not an adverb. It is an adverb. B is the correct option coz we need an adjective here as we'd like to describe clothes as being flat as opposed to packed (verb) as being flatly.

The previous posts says flat is an adverb and flatly is not. Guys, before sounding too cocky or confident about your responses, please do some research as this could potentially mislead reader and can do more damage than good.
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by piyush_nitt » Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:53 am
sjd00d wrote:
sgjg wrote:Yes B for me.

Flatly is not an adverb.
What do you mean flatly is not an adverb. It is an adverb. B is the correct option coz we need an adjective here as we'd like to describe clothes as being flat as opposed to packed (verb) as being flatly.

The previous posts says flat is an adverb and flatly is not. Guys, before sounding too cocky or confident about your responses, please do some research as this could potentially mislead reader and can do more damage than good.
Agree with You dude.

Flatly is an adverb as you said and it means "In an unqualified manner" e.g ""he flatly denied the charges""

So IMO wrong usage should be the reason to eliminate the answer choices.

Moreover , I think could be is the verb in above sentence and "packed" is an adjective (IMO)

Please share your thoughts.
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by sjd00d » Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:49 am
piyush_nitt wrote:
sjd00d wrote:
sgjg wrote:Yes B for me.

Flatly is not an adverb.
What do you mean flatly is not an adverb. It is an adverb. B is the correct option coz we need an adjective here as we'd like to describe clothes as being flat as opposed to packed (verb) as being flatly.

The previous posts says flat is an adverb and flatly is not. Guys, before sounding too cocky or confident about your responses, please do some research as this could potentially mislead reader and can do more damage than good.
Agree with You dude.

Flatly is an adverb as you said and it means "In an unqualified manner" e.g ""he flatly denied the charges""

So IMO wrong usage should be the reason to eliminate the answer choices.

Moreover , I think could be is the verb in above sentence and "packed" is an adjective (IMO)

Please share your thoughts.

packed is a verb. You are right on the meaning of flatly, "in an unqualified manner" OR "in a flat manner". Could latter be interpreted literally? I think so. So, I would like to think that we reject flatly not because of the meaning but because of what it modifies.
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by hitmewithgmat » Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:59 am
Yes indeed. "flatly" is an adverb. Sorry for the false information.
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