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by src_saurav » Tue Jul 14, 2015 10:41 pm
As a baby emerges from the darkness of the womb
with a rudimentary sense of vision, it would be rated
about 20/500, or legally blind if it were an adult with
such vision.

(A) As a baby emerges from the darkness of the
womb with a rudimentary sense of vision, it
would be rated about 20/500, or legally blind if
it were an adult with such vision.

(B) A baby emerges from the darkness of the womb
with a rudimentary sense of vision that would be
rated about 20/500, or legally blind as an adult.

(C) As a baby emerges from the darkness of the
womb, its rudimentary sense of vision would be
rated about 20/500; qualifying it to be legally
blind if an adult.

(D) A baby emerges from the darkness of the womb
with a rudimentary sense of vision that would be
rated about 20/500; an adult with such vision
would be deemed legally blind.

(E) As a baby emerges from the darkness of the
womb, its rudimentary sense of vision, which
would deemed legally blind for an adult, would
be rated about 20/500.


My answer was B..OA is D please explain
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by Jim@StratusPrep » Sun Jul 19, 2015 4:00 am
B describes the rating as being legally blind; this is not possible. The person with that rating would be blind.
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by OptimusPrep » Thu Jul 23, 2015 8:03 pm
(A) As a baby emerges from the darkness of the
womb with a rudimentary sense of vision, it
would be rated about 20/500, or legally blind if
it were an adult with such vision.
"it" does not have a clear antecedent here
(B) A baby emerges from the darkness of the womb
with a rudimentary sense of vision that would be
rated about 20/500, or legally blind as an adult.
This says that the rating will be considered legally blind, whereas it should convey that the baby will be considered legally blind
(C) As a baby emerges from the darkness of the
womb, its rudimentary sense of vision would be
rated about 20/500; qualifying it to be legally
blind if an adult.
The sentence after the semicolon cannot stand on its own, hence this option is also incorrect
(D) A baby emerges from the darkness of the womb
with a rudimentary sense of vision that would be
rated about 20/500; an adult with such vision
would be deemed legally blind.
Correct. No issue with the pronoun or the sentence after the semi colon
(E) As a baby emerges from the darkness of the
womb, its rudimentary sense of vision, which
would deemed legally blind for an adult, would
be rated about 20/500.
Should be "which would be deemed legally ..."
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by GMATGuruNY » Fri Jul 24, 2015 1:48 am
As a baby emerges from the darkness of the womb with a rudimentary sense of vision, it would be rated about 20/500, or legally blind if it were an adult with such vision.

(A) As a baby emerges from the darkness of the womb with a rudimentary sense of vision, it would be rated about 20/500, or legally blind if it were an adult with such vision.
(B) A baby emerges from the darkness of the womb with a rudimentary sense of vision that would be rated about 20/500, or legally blind as an adult.
(C) As a baby emerges from the darkness of the womb, its rudimentary sense of vision would be rated about 20/500; qualifying it to be legally blind if an adult.
(D) A baby emerges from the darkness of the womb with a rudimentary sense of vision that would be rated about 20/500; an adult with such vision would be deemed legally blind.
(E) As a baby emerges from the darkness of the womb, its rudimentary sense of vision, which would be deemed legally blind for an adult, would be rated about 20/500.
A: As a baby emerges, it would be rated about 20/500...
Here, it (subject pronoun) seems to refer to a baby (the nearest preceding subject), implying that A BABY would be rated about 20/500.
The intended meaning is that the SENSE OF VISION would be rated about 20/500.
Eliminate A.

B: a rudimentary sense of vision that would be rated...legally blind as an adult.
Here, as an adult seems to refer to a sense of vision, implying that a SENSE OF VISION can function AS AN ADULT.
Not the intended meaning.
Eliminate B.

A semi-colon must serve to connect TWO COMPLETE CLAUSES, each with its own subject and verb.
In C, what follows the semi-colon is a modifier: qualifying it to be legally blind.
Eliminate C.

E: its rudimentary sense of vision, which would be deemed legally blind
Here, which seems to refer to its rudimentary sense of vision, implying that the SENSE OF VISION would be deemed LEGALLY BLIND.
Not the intended meaning.
Only a PERSON can be deemed legally blind.
Eliminate E.

The correct answer is D.
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