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by deepak_free » Tue Jun 01, 2010 12:17 pm
[u]The banana that contains high level of potassium and other important minerals are considered[/u] to be one of nature's healthiest fruits.

1)The banana that contains high level of potassium and other important minerals are considered to be
2)The banana, which contains high levels of potassium and other important minerals, is considered
3)The banana, which contain high levels of potassium and other important minerals, is considered to be
4)Bananas which contain high levels of potassium and other important minerals are considered
5)The banana, which contains high levels of potassium and other important minerals, is considered to be

Sorry tried a lot to underline but was not able to do not know what is the problem?
I am using mozilla is there some setting which needs to be done.

I am not able to use the spoiler as well :-( will post the OA later
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by h_jitendras » Tue Jun 01, 2010 12:23 pm
option (D). whats the OA?
deepak_free wrote:The banana that contains high level of potassium and other important minerals are considered to be one of nature's healthiest fruits.

1)The banana that contains high level of potassium and other important minerals are considered to be
2)The banana, which contains high levels of potassium and other important minerals, is considered
3)The banana, which contain high levels of potassium and other important minerals, is considered to be
4)Bananas which contain high levels of potassium and other important minerals are considered
5)The banana, which contains high levels of potassium and other important minerals, is considered to be

Sorry tried a lot to underline but was not able to do not know what is the problem?
I am using mozilla is there some setting which needs to be done.

I am not able to use the spoiler as well :-( will post the OA later
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by crackgmat800 » Tue Jun 01, 2010 12:35 pm
B.
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by deepak_free » Tue Jun 01, 2010 12:38 pm
[quote="deepak_free"][u]The banana that contains high level of potassium and other important minerals are considered[/u] to be one of nature's healthiest fruits.

1)The banana that contains high level of potassium and other important minerals are considered to be
2)The banana, which contains high levels of potassium and other important minerals, is considered
3)The banana, which contain high levels of potassium and other important minerals, is considered to be
4)Bananas which contain high levels of potassium and other important minerals are considered
5)The banana, which contains high levels of potassium and other important minerals, is considered to be

Sorry tried a lot to underline but was not able to do not know what is the problem?
I am using mozilla is there some setting which needs to be done.

I am not able to use the spoiler as well :-( will post the OA later[/quote]

considered to be is wrong hence eliminating 1,3,5

But not able to reach to 2 which is the OA
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by money9111 » Tue Jun 01, 2010 1:38 pm
yes 2 is the OA... as you said... considered to be is incorrect...

also it should be ,which rather than which
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by missionGMAT007 » Tue Jun 01, 2010 7:33 pm
IMO B
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by gmatmachoman » Tue Jun 01, 2010 7:48 pm
missionGMAT007 wrote:IMO B
Deepak..Let me give hint to u! Try figuring out whether Subject -Verb agreement is ther or not! That shuld disentangle ur doubt!
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by frank1 » Tue Jun 01, 2010 8:51 pm
OA seems to be B
but i think there is some problem with option E
i think it is typo...
GMAT options are not that lame....i have not seen so...

to be to be...
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by outreach » Tue Jun 01, 2010 9:19 pm
B
deepak_free wrote:The banana that contains high level of potassium and other important minerals are considered to be one of nature's healthiest fruits.

1)The banana that contains high level of potassium and other important minerals are considered to be
2)The banana, which contains high levels of potassium and other important minerals, is considered
3)The banana, which contain high levels of potassium and other important minerals, is considered to be
4)Bananas which contain high levels of potassium and other important minerals are considered
5)The banana, which contains high levels of potassium and other important minerals, is considered to be

Sorry tried a lot to underline but was not able to do not know what is the problem?
I am using mozilla is there some setting which needs to be done.

I am not able to use the spoiler as well :-( will post the OA later
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by makkiemaps » Sun Mar 06, 2011 8:49 am
Golden rule:

When 'consider' means 'regard as' in the sentence, 'as' should not be present. Almost always in GMAT, 'consider' is also not followed by a infinitive 'to be'.

Examples:

Critics consider facilities to be an integral part of the infrastructure. -- Incorrect
Critics consider facilities an integral part of the infrastructure. -- Correct
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by atulmangal » Sun Mar 06, 2011 9:32 am
money9111 wrote:yes 2 is the OA... as you said... considered to be is incorrect...

also it should be ,which rather than which
why ,which rather than which can u pls explain????
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by Jim@Grockit » Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:36 am
Which is usually not restrictive (doesn't give necessary information about the noun it's modifying), and is preceded by a comma. That is restrictive (gives necessary information about the noun it's modifying) and is not preceded by a comma.

That car, which looks like it could use a car wash, has three parking tickets on its windshield. (you could just say That car has three parking tickets on its windshield and the main point of the sentence is unaffected).

The car that has three parking tickets on its windshield is about to be towed away. (here, the that clause tells us which car is about to towed, essential information for the sentence's main point).
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by czarczar » Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:45 am
deepak_free wrote:The banana that contains high level of potassium and other important minerals are considered to be one of nature's healthiest fruits.

1)The banana that contains high level of potassium and other important minerals are considered to be
2)The banana, which contains high levels of potassium and other important minerals, is considered
3)The banana, which contain high levels of potassium and other important minerals, is considered to be
4)Bananas which contain high levels of potassium and other important minerals are considered
5)The banana, which contains high levels of potassium and other important minerals, is considered to be

Sorry tried a lot to underline but was not able to do not know what is the problem?
I am using mozilla is there some setting which needs to be done.

I am not able to use the spoiler as well :-( will post the OA later
Seems to be D.

Was left with B and D.

Choose B because of one of nature's healthiest fruits.
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by atulmangal » Mon Mar 07, 2011 5:39 pm
Jim@Grockit wrote:Which is usually not restrictive (doesn't give necessary information about the noun it's modifying), and is preceded by a comma. That is restrictive (gives necessary information about the noun it's modifying) and is not preceded by a comma.

That car, which looks like it could use a car wash, has three parking tickets on its windshield. (you could just say That car has three parking tickets on its windshield and the main point of the sentence is unaffected).

The car that has three parking tickets on its windshield is about to be towed away. (here, the that clause tells us which car is about to towed, essential information for the sentence's main point).
Thank you very much Jim, your explanation clear my doubt...thanks again
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by Anaira Mitch » Thu Sep 14, 2017 6:28 am
This sentence discusses characteristics of "the banana," a singular subject. Thus, the plural verb "are"
is incorrect. Additionally, the phrase "considered to be" is unidiomatic. In standard written English,
"considered" is accompanied by neither a preposition nor a verb. Finally, the relative pronoun "that"
makes it seem that a particular banana, rather than bananas in general, contains high levels of
potassium.

(A) This choice is incorrect as it repeats the original sentence.

(B) CORRECT. This choice correctly uses the singular verb "is" with the singular subject "banana,"
and correctly uses "considered" without an accompanying preposition or verb. Additionally, the relative
pronoun "which" properly introduces a non-restrictive clause that indicates all bananas, rather than
one specific banana, contain high levels of potassium.

(C) The plural verb "contain" is incorrectly paired with the singular subject "banana." Additionally,
"considered to be" is unidiomatic.

(D) The relative pronoun "which" is incorrectly used to introduce a restrictive clause. Also, the
sentence seems to indicate that certain bananas, rather than all bananas, contain high levels of
potassium.

(E) This choice incorrectly uses the unidiomatic "considered to be."
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