"Unlike the original National Museum of Science and
Technology in Italy, where the models are encased in
glass or operated only by staff members, the Virtual
Leonardo Project, an online version of the museum,
encourages visitors to ""touch"" each exhibit, which
thereby activates the animated functions of the piece."
(A) exhibit, which thereby activates
(B) exhibit, in turn an activation of
(C) exhibit, and it will activate
(D) exhibit and thereby activate
(E) exhibit which, as a result, activates
In the correct option, "exhibit" and "activate" both are in a // structure. That implies, "visitors" did both the actions i.e., "Visitors activated animated functions" instead of the intended meaning that "touching an exhibit activated the animated functions.
Help
This topic has expert replies
- EducationAisle
- Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
- Posts: 434
- Joined: Sat Mar 27, 2010 10:42 pm
- Location: Bangalore, India
- Thanked: 91 times
- Followed by:46 members
"exhibit" is used as a Noun while "activate" is a verb; so they are not grammatically parallel.imskpwr wrote: In the correct option, "exhibit" and "activate" both are in a // structure. That implies, "visitors" did both the actions i.e., "Visitors activated animated functions" instead of the intended meaning that "touching an exhibit activated the animated functions.
Ashish
MBA - ISB, GMAT - 99th Percentile
GMAT Faculty @ EducationAisle
www.EducationAisle.com
Sentence Correction Nirvana available at:
a) Amazon: Sentence Correction Nirvana
b) Flipkart: Sentence Correction Nirvana
Now! Preview the entire Grammar Section of Sentence Correction Nirvana at pothi
MBA - ISB, GMAT - 99th Percentile
GMAT Faculty @ EducationAisle
www.EducationAisle.com
Sentence Correction Nirvana available at:
a) Amazon: Sentence Correction Nirvana
b) Flipkart: Sentence Correction Nirvana
Now! Preview the entire Grammar Section of Sentence Correction Nirvana at pothi
- imskpwr
- Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
- Posts: 377
- Joined: Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:45 am
- Thanked: 10 times
- Followed by:1 members
Pardon,EducationAisle wrote:"exhibit" is used as a Noun while "activate" is a verb; so they are not grammatically parallel.imskpwr wrote: In the correct option, "exhibit" and "activate" both are in a // structure. That implies, "visitors" did both the actions i.e., "Visitors activated animated functions" instead of the intended meaning that "touching an exhibit activated the animated functions.
I meant "touch" and "activate".
- Gowri@CrackVerbal
- Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
- Posts: 123
- Joined: Fri Nov 09, 2012 2:34 am
- Location: Bengaluru, India
- Thanked: 46 times
- Followed by:9 members
This is the intended meaning: the visitors' act of "touching" the exhibit will activate its animated function. Let me explain with an example:imskpwr wrote:"Unlike the original National Museum of Science and
Technology in Italy, where the models are encased in
glass or operated only by staff members, the Virtual
Leonardo Project, an online version of the museum,
encourages visitors to ""touch"" each exhibit, which
thereby activates the animated functions of the piece."
(A) exhibit, which thereby activates
(B) exhibit, in turn an activation of
(C) exhibit, and it will activate
(D) exhibit and thereby activate
(E) exhibit which, as a result, activates
In the correct option, "exhibit" and "activate" both are in a // structure. That implies, "visitors" did both the actions i.e., "Visitors activated animated functions" instead of the intended meaning that "touching an exhibit activated the animated functions.
We invite the chief guest to light the lamp, and thereby inaugurate the function.
This means that the chief guest's act of lighting the lamp leads to the inauguration of the function. The chief guest or the lamp lighting are not treated in isolation. The same structure is followed in the right answer choice D, which we can arrive at through the process of elimination in any case.
Gowri N Kishore
Verbal Specialist & Mentor
CrackVerbal
If you find my posts useful, please hit the 'Thank' button.
Get a FREE Profile Evaluation from CrackVerbal experts!
https://applications.crackverbal.com/fre ... valuation/
Attend Live, Instructor-led Online classes by 99th p'cile instructors!
https://gmat.crackverbal.com/gmat-course ... ve-course/
Verbal Specialist & Mentor
CrackVerbal
If you find my posts useful, please hit the 'Thank' button.
Get a FREE Profile Evaluation from CrackVerbal experts!
https://applications.crackverbal.com/fre ... valuation/
Attend Live, Instructor-led Online classes by 99th p'cile instructors!
https://gmat.crackverbal.com/gmat-course ... ve-course/
- Lifetron
- Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
- Posts: 308
- Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:51 am
- Thanked: 16 times
- Followed by:3 members
(A) exhibit, which thereby activates - 'exhibit' doesn't activate, it is the 'touch' that activates
(B) exhibit, in turn an activation of - Not parallel
(C) exhibit, and it will activate - 'it' has no clear antecedent
(D) exhibit and thereby activate - Neat and parallel
(E) exhibit which, as a result, activates - Not parallel
(B) exhibit, in turn an activation of - Not parallel
(C) exhibit, and it will activate - 'it' has no clear antecedent
(D) exhibit and thereby activate - Neat and parallel
(E) exhibit which, as a result, activates - Not parallel
- Brian@VeritasPrep
- GMAT Instructor
- Posts: 1031
- Joined: Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:23 pm
- Location: Malibu, CA
- Thanked: 716 times
- Followed by:255 members
- GMAT Score:750
Gughan nailed it, but just to tack on a quick explanation to answer the original question:
The word "thereby" prior to "activate" in the correct answer serves to clear up your doubt. It's there to show that the two actions "touch" and "activate" are directly and causally related. It's like saying:
"Visitors are encouraged to touch the exhibits and, by doing so, activate..."
Logically, it's still the visitors that activate the animated functions (when you turn the key in the lock, you're still the one unlocking the door even if you're doing it by virtue of a tool), so the subject isn't wrong at all. I'd agree that you should be skeptical as the two events aren't totally separate, but the word "thereby" links them and should eliminate any issue with clarity.
The word "thereby" prior to "activate" in the correct answer serves to clear up your doubt. It's there to show that the two actions "touch" and "activate" are directly and causally related. It's like saying:
"Visitors are encouraged to touch the exhibits and, by doing so, activate..."
Logically, it's still the visitors that activate the animated functions (when you turn the key in the lock, you're still the one unlocking the door even if you're doing it by virtue of a tool), so the subject isn't wrong at all. I'd agree that you should be skeptical as the two events aren't totally separate, but the word "thereby" links them and should eliminate any issue with clarity.
Brian Galvin
GMAT Instructor
Chief Academic Officer
Veritas Prep
Looking for GMAT practice questions? Try out the Veritas Prep Question Bank. Learn More.
GMAT Instructor
Chief Academic Officer
Veritas Prep
Looking for GMAT practice questions? Try out the Veritas Prep Question Bank. Learn More.