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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Thu Nov 25, 2010 8:57 pm
Although Mona monkeys have been protected by ordinances that ban the hunting of species native to the island for almost 50 years, its shank is still considered a delicacy by those living in Grenada.

A its shank is still considered a delicacy
B their shank is still considered as being a delicacy
C its shanks are still considered delicacies
D its shank is still considered to be a delicacy
E their shanks are still considered a delicacy[spoiler][/spoiler]
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by junegmat221 » Thu Nov 25, 2010 9:58 pm
The subject of the sentence = "Mona monkeys"

Its plural, which is very much clear from the first sentence by the words "Have".

So Effectively we are Narrowed down to B or E which contains "their"

After which i am pretty much unclear about how to proceed.

My best guess would be "Being a delicacy" will not be preferred over "Considered a Delicacy".

So with what i am able to attack the question i would choose E over B.

But experts, your help is much needed in this question...

By the way a good question. This kind of question appears frequently in GMAT..
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by junegmat221 » Thu Nov 25, 2010 10:14 pm
To add to my previous response "Considered as " => Is unidiomatic.
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by gmat_perfect » Fri Nov 26, 2010 12:18 am
pradeepkaushal9518 wrote:Although Mona monkeys have been protected by ordinances that ban the hunting of species native to the island for almost 50 years, its shank is still considered a delicacy by those living in Grenada.

A its shank is still considered a delicacy
B their shank is still considered as being a delicacy
C its shanks are still considered delicacies
D its shank is still considered to be a delicacy
E their shanks are still considered a delicacy[spoiler][/spoiler]
two things:

1. Mona monkeys---> they:
--> Eliminate A, C, and D.

2. Consider X Y.

Eliminate B.

Answer is E.
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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Fri Nov 26, 2010 12:24 am
i will also go with either b and e being is always avoidable in gmat hence i think B will be incorrect and E left.

i dont have oa now but i will post later on
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by kapur.arnav » Fri Nov 26, 2010 9:54 am
pradeepkaushal9518 wrote:i will also go with either b and e being is always avoidable in gmat hence i think B will be incorrect and E left.

i dont have oa now but i will post later on
B can be striked off straight away because we can't say considered as... E should be correct
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by GMATGuruNY » Sun Nov 28, 2010 3:27 am
pradeepkaushal9518 wrote:Although Mona monkeys have been protected by ordinances that ban the hunting of species native to the island for almost 50 years, its shank is still considered a delicacy by those living in Grenada.

A its shank is still considered a delicacy
B their shank is still considered as being a delicacy
C its shanks are still considered delicacies
D its shank is still considered to be a delicacy
E their shanks are still considered a delicacy[spoiler][/spoiler]
I receiving a PM asking me to comment.

In A, C, and D, the singular pronoun its does not agree with the plural referrent Monkeys. Eliminate A, C and D.

In B, considered as being is not idiomatic. The correct idiom is X is considered Y. Eliminate B.

The correct answer is E.
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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Sun Nov 28, 2010 9:28 am
thanks mitch
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