Although ice particles in the upper atmosphere benefit Earth in that they reflect and absorb solar radiation, acting as a global thermostat and thus keeping Earth from either burning up or freezing over, thev also accelerate the destruction of the ozone layer by reacting with chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's).
A. acting as a global thermostat and thus keeping Earth from either burning up or freezing over, they also accelerate
B. acting as a global thermostat and thus keeping Earth either from burning up or freezing over, while also accelerating
C. act as a global thermostat and thus keep Earth from either burning up or freezing over, while also accelerating
D. they act as a global thermostat that thus keeps Earth either from burning up or freezing over, even though it also accelerates
E. they act as a global thermostat to thus keep Earth from either burning up or freezing over, but they also accelerate
This is a GMAT Prep question.
I got confused between A and C.
Although ice particles in the upper atmosphere
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The Jock wrote:Although ice particles in the upper atmosphere benefit Earth in that they reflect and absorb solar radiation, acting as a global thermostat and thus keeping Earth from either burning up or freezing over, thev also accelerate the destruction of the ozone layer by reacting with chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's).
A. acting as a global thermostat and thus keeping Earth from either burning up or freezing over, they also accelerate
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B. acting as a global thermostat and thus keeping Earth either from burning up or freezing over, while also accelerating
C. act as a global thermostat and thus keep Earth from either burning up or freezing over, while also accelerating
D. they act as a global thermostat that thus keeps Earth either from burning up or freezing over, even though it also accelerates
E. they act as a global thermostat to thus keep Earth from either burning up or freezing over, but they also accelerate
This is a GMAT Prep question.
I got confused between A and C.
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IMO AThe Jock wrote:Although ice particles in the upper atmosphere benefit Earth in that they reflect and absorb solar radiation, acting as a global thermostat and thus keeping Earth from either burning up or freezing over, thev also accelerate the destruction of the ozone layer by reacting with chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's).
A. acting as a global thermostat and thus keeping Earth from either burning up or freezing over, they also accelerate
B. acting as a global thermostat and thus keeping Earth either from burning up or freezing over, while also accelerating
C. act as a global thermostat and thus keep Earth from either burning up or freezing over, while also accelerating
D. they act as a global thermostat that thus keeps Earth either from burning up or freezing over, even though it also accelerates
E. they act as a global thermostat to thus keep Earth from either burning up or freezing over, but they also accelerate
This is a GMAT Prep question.
I got confused between A and C.
In C, "while also accelerating" creates a sentence fragment. it does not complete the sentence
Read it like this
Although A is responsible for X, he also does y
Although A is responsible for X, while also doing Y
Which answer choice seems correct?
Also while has 2 different meanings...
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I vote for E because Although and but are properly matched over there.The Jock wrote:Although ice particles in the upper atmosphere benefit Earth in that they reflect and absorb solar radiation, acting as a global thermostat and thus keeping Earth from either burning up or freezing over, thev also accelerate the destruction of the ozone layer by reacting with chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's).
A. acting as a global thermostat and thus keeping Earth from either burning up or freezing over, they also accelerate
B. acting as a global thermostat and thus keeping Earth either from burning up or freezing over, while also accelerating
C. act as a global thermostat and thus keep Earth from either burning up or freezing over, while also accelerating
D. they act as a global thermostat that thus keeps Earth either from burning up or freezing over, even though it also accelerates
E. they act as a global thermostat to thus keep Earth from either burning up or freezing over, but they also accelerate
This is a GMAT Prep question.
I got confused between A and C.
Please correct.
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Answer should be A.
B violates " either x or y "
C misuses while.
I came to the choice A by POE
in A acting is modifying "ice particles" or "ice particles in the upper atmosphere benefit Earth in that they reflect and absorb solar radiation" ?
B violates " either x or y "
C misuses while.
I came to the choice A by POE
in A acting is modifying "ice particles" or "ice particles in the upper atmosphere benefit Earth in that they reflect and absorb solar radiation" ?
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I think it should be A.
Here is my explaination:
- D can easily be ruled out becasues it uses "keeps" - Read the simple statement as 'Particles keeps earth burning up' vs 'Particle keep earth burning up'.
Also as correctly pointed out in previous post, construction
Although X , eve though y doesn't look right
- E can be ruled out for same reason.
Although X ,but Y doesn't look right
- B and C can be ruled out or same reason again
Although X while also Y doesn't look right
- A is the correct answer : On the first glance it looks like an issue with parallelism but its not.
Here, consider this
X = Although ice particles in the upper atmosphere benefit Earth in that they reflect and absorb solar radiation, acting as a global thermostat and thus keeping Earth from either burning up or freezing over,
So, ice particles benefit earth in that they reflect and absorb solar radiation
The next part of X explains HOW ice particles do that, so its not necessary to use parallelism here.
Here is my explaination:
- D can easily be ruled out becasues it uses "keeps" - Read the simple statement as 'Particles keeps earth burning up' vs 'Particle keep earth burning up'.
Also as correctly pointed out in previous post, construction
Although X , eve though y doesn't look right
- E can be ruled out for same reason.
Although X ,but Y doesn't look right
- B and C can be ruled out or same reason again
Although X while also Y doesn't look right
- A is the correct answer : On the first glance it looks like an issue with parallelism but its not.
Here, consider this
X = Although ice particles in the upper atmosphere benefit Earth in that they reflect and absorb solar radiation, acting as a global thermostat and thus keeping Earth from either burning up or freezing over,
So, ice particles benefit earth in that they reflect and absorb solar radiation
The next part of X explains HOW ice particles do that, so its not necessary to use parallelism here.
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IMO A.
Please correct me if I am wrong but, the present participle should be used, in case of this sentence 'acting' to indicate all are happening in the same time frame. ' acting as a global thermostat '
Options CDE can be eliminated.
Please correct me if I am wrong but, the present participle should be used, in case of this sentence 'acting' to indicate all are happening in the same time frame. ' acting as a global thermostat '
Options CDE can be eliminated.
Although ice particles in the upper atmosphere benefit Earth in that they reflect and absorb solar radiation, acting as a global thermostat and thus keeping Earth from either burning up or freezing over, thev also accelerate the destruction of the ozone layer by reacting with chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's).
A. [acting] as a global thermostat and thus [keeping] Earth from either (burning) up or (freezing) over, they also accelerate
B. [acting] as a global thermostat and thus [keeping] Earth either (from burning) up or (freezing over), while also accelerating
C. act as a global thermostat and thus keep Earth from either (burning) up or (freezing) over, {while also} accelerating
D. they act as a global thermostat that thus keeps Earth either (from burning) up or (freezing) over, {even though} it also accelerates
E. they act as a global thermostat to thus keep Earth from either (burning) up or (freezing) over, {but} they also accelerate
Answer is A
A. [acting] as a global thermostat and thus [keeping] Earth from either (burning) up or (freezing) over, they also accelerate
B. [acting] as a global thermostat and thus [keeping] Earth either (from burning) up or (freezing over), while also accelerating
C. act as a global thermostat and thus keep Earth from either (burning) up or (freezing) over, {while also} accelerating
D. they act as a global thermostat that thus keeps Earth either (from burning) up or (freezing) over, {even though} it also accelerates
E. they act as a global thermostat to thus keep Earth from either (burning) up or (freezing) over, {but} they also accelerate
Answer is A