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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Fri Aug 27, 2010 12:44 am
Question #22 (correct)

Unlike the Pacific Ocean, where scuba divers can usually expect to face cold temperatures for most months of the year, the surface temperature of the water in the South China Sea drops below 25 degrees Celsius for only a few weeks every year, and the water is ideal for divers, swimmers, and boaters year-round.


(A) Unlike the Pacific Ocean, where scuba divers can usually expect to face cold temperatures for most months of the year, the surface temperature of the water in the South China Sea

(B) Unlike the Pacific Ocean scuba divers who can usually expect to face cold temperatures for most months of the year, the surface temperature of the water in the South China Sea

(C) Unlike those of the Pacific Ocean, whose scuba divers can usually expect to face cold temperatures, most months in the South China Sea's surface temperature of the water

(D) In comparison with the Pacific Ocean, whose scuba divers can usually expect to face cold temperatures for most months of the year, the surface temperature of the water in the South China Sea

(E) In the Pacific Ocean, scuba divers can usually expect to face cold temperatures for most of the year, but in most parts of the South China Sea the surface temperature of the water
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by gmatmachoman » Fri Aug 27, 2010 12:48 am
Pick E

A has comparision errors: A compares the Pacific Ocean with the surface temperature . This is wrong.

E corrects it by introducing "prepositional phrases" for comparision of the Pacific Ocean & the South China.

Pick E

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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Fri Aug 27, 2010 1:33 am
hi govi how are you?
have u given yr gmat?
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by niksworth » Fri Aug 27, 2010 1:47 am
The answer should be E.

All other answer choices have comparison errors
A - Compares the pacific ocean with the surface temperature of the water in the South China Sea
B - Compares the Pacific Ocean scuba divers with with the surface temperature of the water in the South China Sea
C - Comparison error, modifier error badly constructed statement.
D - Compares the pacific ocean with the surface temperature of the water in the South China Sea
E - Error resolved through the use of prepositional phrases

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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Fri Aug 27, 2010 8:20 am
oa is E
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by ankurmit » Sat Aug 28, 2010 2:23 am
IMO E
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