Not only did the systematic clearing of forests
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vivek.kapoor83
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I got the source of the ques ans in the explanation of answers. Source itself says ...this is wrong ques.... SO, there is no point in discussing this ques furthur.......
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This is a GMATPREP Practise test 1. question.
And the OA is D.
can some one explain why and how??
thanks
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And the OA is D.
can some one explain why and how??
thanks
-V
I had picked A to begin with. Seeing the posts, realized that there's a tense issue there. D was my 2nd best choice and now that it is the OA, it makes more sense to me.
I don't think there's anything wrong with a sentence such as:
Event X does some good stuff, but it also does something not-so-good.
I don't think there's anything wrong with a sentence such as:
Event X does some good stuff, but it also does something not-so-good.
yep agreed. D is a good option.sjd00d wrote:I had picked A to begin with. Seeing the posts, realized that there's a tense issue there. D was my 2nd best choice and now that it is the OA, it makes more sense to me.
I don't think there's anything wrong with a sentence such as:
Event X does some good stuff, but it also does something not-so-good.
The GMAT is indeed adaptable. Whenever I answer RC, it proficiently 'adapts' itself to mark my 'right' answer 'wrong'.
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IMO its D.
Its the clearing of wood that gave consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture NOT the farmland. So option B in which, gave consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture modifies Farmland looks illogical to me. 'And' should be used and D makes perfect sense to me.
Its the clearing of wood that gave consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture NOT the farmland. So option B in which, gave consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture modifies Farmland looks illogical to me. 'And' should be used and D makes perfect sense to me.
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helo friends
we should study good questions mainly from OG. gmat must be basic and fomal. gmat is not test of luck or trick.
I thing study bad questions destroy our performance on gmat.
I want understand fully the questions in OG or retied tests. hope you share this idea
we should study good questions mainly from OG. gmat must be basic and fomal. gmat is not test of luck or trick.
I thing study bad questions destroy our performance on gmat.
I want understand fully the questions in OG or retied tests. hope you share this idea
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Hi duongthang,
From reading many posts on this forum, I believe that many people agree with you. In case you are not aware, this question is from GMATPrep #1, which comes from the same source as OG (i.e. GMAC).
From reading many posts on this forum, I believe that many people agree with you. In case you are not aware, this question is from GMATPrep #1, which comes from the same source as OG (i.e. GMAC).
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humm it seems this question can test the most perfect of all 800ish too...i was also puzzeled for a moment...but found the construction is...okish...Stuart Kovinsky wrote:The GMAT loves to test the "not only... but also" construction. Whenever half of this construction appears, the other half will as well.netigen wrote:Not only did the systematic clearing of forests in the United States create farmland (especially in the Northeast) and gave consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture, but it also caused erosion and very quickly deforested whole regions.
A. Not only did the systematic clearing of forests in the United States create farmland (especially in the Northeast) and gave consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture, but it also
B. Not only did the systematic clearing of forests in the United States create farmland (especially in the Northeast), which gave consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture, but also
C. The systematic clearing of forests in the United States, creating farmland (especially in the Northeast) and giving consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture, but also
D. The systematic clearing of forests in the United States created farmland
(especially in the Northeast) and gave consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture, but it also
E. The systematic clearing of forests in the United States not only created farmland (especially in the Northeast), giving consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture, but it
So, we can quickly eliminate (c), (d) and (e).
(a) has a verb tense problem: "create... and gave..." are not parallel, yet they should be. i.e., the sentence should read "create...and give...".
To be honest, I'm not a huge fan of (b) either. For the sentence to be truly parallel, there should be an "it" after the comma.
A better version would have been:
"The systematic clearing of forests in the United States not only created farmland (especially in the Northeast), giving consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture, but also"
Also, if (e) ended with "but also" instead of "but it", it would be perfect.
What's the source of this question?
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https://www.urch.com/forums/gmat-sentenc ... lso-3.html
Guys...Please check out the link. The answer is D. and this is a GMAT Prep Question
Guys...Please check out the link. The answer is D. and this is a GMAT Prep Question
IMO the "Not only X but also Y" construction should not be used here since X is listing the positives while Y is listing the negatives of "systemic clearing of forests"
D is clearly the correct option here
D is clearly the correct option here
Whatz d OA?netigen wrote:Not only did the systematic clearing of forests in the United States create farmland (especially in the Northeast) and gave consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture, but it also caused erosion and very quickly deforested whole regions.
A. Not only did the systematic clearing of forests in the United States create farmland (especially in the Northeast) and gave consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture, but it also (I think correct choice)
B. Not only did the systematic clearing of forests in the United States create farmland (especially in the Northeast), which gave consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture, but also
C. The systematic clearing of forests in the United States, creating farmland (especially in the Northeast) and giving consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture, but also (verb missing)
D. The systematic clearing of forests in the United States created farmland
(especially in the Northeast) and gave consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture, but it also
E. The systematic clearing of forests in the United States not only created farmland (especially in the Northeast), giving consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture, but it
