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by mleviko » Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:15 am
N

(A) Ne
(B) Nean
(C) The
(D) The N
(E) The v

OA is B
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by simplyjat » Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:01 am
The question has a pronoun reference problem.
those can not refer back to vocal tract
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Re: Most brutal SC #20

by Stuart@KaplanGMAT » Sat Apr 12, 2008 2:39 pm
mleviko wrote:Neanderthals had a vocal tract that resembled those of the apes and so were probably without language, a shortcoming that may explain why they were supplanted by our own species.

(A) Neanderthals had a vocal tract that resembled those of the apes
(B) Neanderthals had a vocal tract resembling an ape’s
(C) The vocal tracts of Neanderthals resembled an ape’s
(D) The Neanderthal’s vocal tracts resembled the apes’
(E) The vocal tracts of the Neanderthals resembled those of the apes
With both "neanderthals" and "apes" in the sentence, the pronoun "they" is ambiguous. By changing "apes" to "ape's" it's no longer possible for the "they" at the end to refer to anything but neanderthals.

So, only (b) clears up the issues arising from "they" at the end of the sentence.
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by gmat765 » Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:01 pm
I will choose the B, too
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by resilient » Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:23 pm
can we argue that on answer choice a and b, we have Neanderthals (plural) and tract (singular). I stayed away from c and d because both have a possessive poison problem. I believe that I am using the possessive poison rule incorrectly. Usually possesives render the wrong answer unless I can completely justify the choice! Any help?
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by resilient » Thu May 15, 2008 9:58 pm
I came across this question and got snagged 1 more time for the same mistake. what to do?
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by chidcguy » Fri May 16, 2008 8:04 am
What is the difference between ape's and apes'

ape's is the possessive

apes' ????
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by resilient » Fri May 16, 2008 8:06 am
I hate this question. Is it possible to get complete run down of this question by some pros?
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