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Like the grassy fields and old pastures

by andy123 » Sun Oct 04, 2009 10:36 am
Like the grassy fields and old pastures that the upland sandpiper needs for feeding and nesting when it returns in May after wintering in the Argentine Pampas, the sandpipers vanishing in the northeastern United States is a result of residential and industrial development and of changes in farming practices.

A. the sandpipers vanishing in the northeastern United States is a result of residential and industrial development and of changes in
B. the bird itself is vanishing in the northeastern United States as a result of residential and industrial development and of changes in
C. that the birds themselves are vanishing in the northeastern United States is due to residential and industrial development and changes to
D. in the northeastern United States, sandpipers' vanishing is due to residential and industrial development and to changes in
E. in the northeastern United States, the sandpipers' vanishing, a result of residential and industrial development and changing



are not we comparing the Parts to parts ?? as highlighted above....

after reading that bothare disappearing ...it makes sense...

but... earlier we have done so many queries..in which....comparision is done for similar things... ..could you please help to explain more :(
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by vivekjaiswal » Tue Dec 01, 2009 3:37 am
doesn't any one have a view on this...or am I looking in a wrong thread?
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by 2010gmat » Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:52 pm
i guess B is the answer...we are saying that like the pastures the bird is also disappearing...

we are not comparing birds and pastures here ...but the fact that both are vanishing...
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by rockeyb » Tue Dec 01, 2009 10:03 pm
2010gmat wrote:i guess B is the answer...we are saying that like the pastures the bird is also disappearing...

we are not comparing birds and pastures here ...but the fact that both are vanishing...
I agree that we are not comparing pastures and birds , but why is A wrong is it not conveying the same meaning ?
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by 2010gmat » Tue Dec 01, 2009 10:58 pm
A says --sandpipers vanishing is the result of .... its sounding awkward...

if it were -- sandpipers are vanishing as a result of ..then it would have been correct
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by brick2009 » Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:38 am
b: PARALLEL construction

the bird --is vanishing- as a result (of residential and ...) and (of changes in ) farming

In A: is a result of ...is an result of...changes the meaning...

what is the OA???
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by vivekjaiswal » Wed Dec 02, 2009 2:21 am
Guys,

This is a duplicate thread....
You can find the explanations here: https://www.beatthegmat.com/sc-doubt-sty ... tml#207097

Cheers,
Vivek
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