Because it has rich limestone soil like the Rhine Valley, Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley attracted many German settlers who had brought traditional farming methods with them from home.
A>the Rhine Valley
B>the Rhine Valley did
C>it has the Rhine Valley
d>the Rhine Valley's
e>that of the Rhine Valley
The answer is E. But just wondering how D is wrong. Whats the difference between D and E??
Thanks,
Shobha
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possessives have a rule in english and i hope same is in GMAT.getso wrote:Because it has rich limestone soil like the Rhine Valley, Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley attracted many German settlers who had brought traditional farming methods with them from home.
A>the Rhine Valley
B>the Rhine Valley did
C>it has the Rhine Valley
d>the Rhine Valley's
e>that of the Rhine Valley
The answer is E. But just wondering how D is wrong. Whats the difference between D and E??
Thanks,
Shobha
's structure is followed when the first noun refers to a person,country,animal or to group of living creatures.
of the is used other than that , inanimate objects ..
here rhine valley is the noun hence correct use is of the rhine valley.
example -
the back of the room NOT - the room's back
the top of the page NOT - the page's top
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I read somewhere in Ron's post that when you have something in the sentence that can be associated with 'that of', in this case limestone soil, usage of THAT OF is correct.getso wrote:Because it has rich limestone soil like the Rhine Valley, Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley attracted many German settlers who had brought traditional farming methods with them from home.
A>the Rhine Valley
B>the Rhine Valley did
C>it has the Rhine Valley
d>the Rhine Valley's
e>that of the Rhine Valley
The answer is E. But just wondering how D is wrong. Whats the difference between D and E??
Thanks,
Shobha
In D, rich limestone soil of Pennsylvaniaâ is directly compared to Rhine Valley.
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The comparison is between the two valleys with respect to limestone...
In this case, "that" correctly refers to the other set of limestone and we are also comparing the two valleys...
The posseieve doesn't help to show comparison between two valleys.
In this case, "that" correctly refers to the other set of limestone and we are also comparing the two valleys...
The posseieve doesn't help to show comparison between two valleys.
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Generally, POSSESSIVE + OMITTED NOUN should be preceded by a parallel POSSESSIVE + NOUN.TheGraduate wrote:Could an expert please comment on the difference between D and E?
Mary's car is larger than John's.
Conveyed meaning:
Mary's car is larger than John's [car].
Here, John's [car] (POSSESSIVE + OMITTED NOUN) is preceded by a parallel POSSESSIVE + NOUN (Mary's car).
D: Because it has rich limestone soil like the Rhine Valley's
Here, the portion in red -- POSSESSIVE + OMITTED NOUN -- is not preceded by a parallel POSSESSIVE + NOUN.
Eliminate D.
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