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Sun and Moon

by BlueDragon2010 » Fri Feb 21, 2014 6:36 pm
Because of the Sun, which is 400 times larger than the Moon, but also 400 times farther away from Earth, so both the Sun and the Moon have the same apparent size in the sky.

(A) Because of the Sun, which is 400 times larger than the Moon, but also 400 times farther away from Earth, so both the Sun and the Moon have the same apparent size in the sky.

(B) The Sun, which is 400 times larger than the Moon, is also 400 times farther away from Earth, so the Sun and the Moon have the same apparent size in the sky.

(C) The Sun and the Moon have the same apparent size in the sky because the Sun, which is 400 times larger than the Moon, and also 400 times farther away from Earth.

(D) Four hundred times larger than the Moon and 400 times farther away from Earth, the Sun has the same apparent size in the sky as the Moon's.

(E) Four hundred times larger than the Moon and also 400 times farther away from Earth, so the Sun in the sky has the same apparent size as the Moon.
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by Patrick_GMATFix » Fri Feb 21, 2014 6:49 pm
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by [email protected] » Sat Feb 22, 2014 7:10 pm
Hi BlueDragon2010,

This SC presents a comparison between the Sun and the Moon. This will require proper modification and parallelism rules.

1) Modification: the phrase "which is 400 times larger than the Moon" modifies "The Sun", so these phrases have to be next to one another. Eliminate C, D and E.

2) Parallelism: the second phrase "400 times farther away from Earth" must be parallel to the first phrase "400 times larger than the Moon" and include any additional words in parallel. Eliminate A.

Final Answer: B

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by GMATGuruNY » Sun Feb 23, 2014 4:47 am
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by iongmat » Wed Feb 26, 2014 10:47 pm
Also in D, I believe the "causal effect" is not coming out properly.

Both the Sun and the Moon have the same apparent size in the sky "because" the Sun, which is 400 times larger than the Moon, is also 400 times farther away from Earth.

This meaning is not coming out in D.

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