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by umaa » Tue Apr 07, 2009 6:57 pm
During and immediately after the California gold rush, the way for a merchant to generate the most profit was to move a limited amount of scarce goods to San Francisco as quickly as possible, rather than to carry larger loads more slowly, determining the design of the clipper ship.

a) to carry larger loads more slowly, determining
b) to carry larger loads more slowly, a situation that determined
c) carry larger loads more slowly, which determined
d) slowly carry larger loads which determined
e) carrying larger loads more slowly, and this was a situation in determining
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by gmat740 » Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:30 pm
Idiom
X rather than Y

X and Y have to be parallel
During and immediately after the California gold rush, the way for a merchant to generate the most profit was to move a limited amount of scarce goods to San Francisco as quickly as possible, rather than to carry larger loads more slowly, determining the design of the clipper ship

The Bold and Underline have to be parallel


So Option has to start with "to"

only A and B

Now A has no clear antecedent "determining"
b) to carry larger loads more slowly, a situation that determined


Situation==> proper antecedent

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by nasa » Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:36 pm
IMO B
During and immediately after the California gold rush, the way for a merchant to generate the most profit was to move a limited amount of scarce goods to San Francisco as quickly as possible, rather than to carry larger loads more slowly, determining the design of the clipper ship.

a) to carry larger loads more slowly, determining ---- determining antecedent is unclear - goods or speed or the whole situation
b) to carry larger loads more slowly, a situation that determined --- clearly refers to the situation
c) carry larger loads more slowly, which determined --- which has no proper referent
d) slowly carry larger loads which determined --- which has no proper referent
e) carrying larger loads more slowly, and this was a situation in determining --- and shouldn't preceeded with a comma here, was a situation in determinig is awkward and wordy
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