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by gmat_perfect » Sun Jul 18, 2010 6:53 am
Astronomers have uncovered evidence that a star that was as bright as the full moon exploding into view 340,000 years ago, emitting dazzling radiation that could have disrupted Earth's protective ozone layer and sunburned our Stone Age ancestors.

(A) that a star that was as bright as the full moon exploding into view 340,000 years ago, emitting
(B) that a star as bright as the full moon exploded into view 340,000 years ago, emitting
(C) of a star that was as bright as the full moon exploding into view 340,000 years ago and that it emitted
(D) of a star as bright as the full moon, exploding into view 340,000 years ago and emitting
(E) of a star as bright as the full moon that exploded into view 340,000 years ago and that emitted

My analysis:

"Evidence THAT XX THAT...." is INCORRECT. So, A is out.

"Evidence of + NOUN (+Modifier(s))" is correct, but "Evidence + Of + Clause" is not correct. So, C, D, and E are out.

Answer is B.

Am I right in my reasoning?

please comment.

Thanks.
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by aloneontheedge » Sun Jul 18, 2010 6:57 am
gmat_perfect wrote:Astronomers have uncovered evidence that a star that was as bright as the full moon exploding into view 340,000 years ago, emitting dazzling radiation that could have disrupted Earth's protective ozone layer and sunburned our Stone Age ancestors.

(A) that a star that was as bright as the full moon exploding into view 340,000 years ago, emitting
(B) that a star as bright as the full moon exploded into view 340,000 years ago, emitting
(C) of a star that was as bright as the full moon exploding into view 340,000 years ago and that it emitted
(D) of a star as bright as the full moon, exploding into view 340,000 years ago and emitting
(E) of a star as bright as the full moon that exploded into view 340,000 years ago and that emitted

My analysis:

"Evidence THAT XX THAT...." is INCORRECT. So, A is out.

"Evidence of + NOUN (+Modifier(s))" is correct, but "Evidence + Of + Clause" is not correct. So, C, D, and E are out.

Answer is B.

Am I right in my reasoning?

please comment.

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A is out coz it says exploding and it could have caused.
B says Exploded
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by paes » Sun Jul 18, 2010 7:09 am
very difficult.


A : there is no main verb here.

B : correct

C : it seems that the moon exploded. [full moon exploding ]

D : it seems that Astronomers exploded. (comma + ing modifier -> modifies to the clause)

E : it seems that moon exploded not star. [ that is near to moon ]
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by reply2spg » Mon Jul 19, 2010 8:44 am
I think you should rule out A because of wrong tense....exploding should be actually exploded as that in B.
gmat_perfect wrote:Astronomers have uncovered evidence that a star that was as bright as the full moon exploding into view 340,000 years ago, emitting dazzling radiation that could have disrupted Earth's protective ozone layer and sunburned our Stone Age ancestors.

(A) that a star that was as bright as the full moon exploding into view 340,000 years ago, emitting
(B) that a star as bright as the full moon exploded into view 340,000 years ago, emitting
(C) of a star that was as bright as the full moon exploding into view 340,000 years ago and that it emitted
(D) of a star as bright as the full moon, exploding into view 340,000 years ago and emitting
(E) of a star as bright as the full moon that exploded into view 340,000 years ago and that emitted

My analysis:

"Evidence THAT XX THAT...." is INCORRECT. So, A is out.

"Evidence of + NOUN (+Modifier(s))" is correct, but "Evidence + Of + Clause" is not correct. So, C, D, and E are out.

Answer is B.

Am I right in my reasoning?

please comment.

Thanks.
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