GMATGuruNY wrote:duongthang wrote:Sunspots, vortices of gas associated with strong
electromagnetic activity,// are visible as dark spots on
the surface of the Sun but,have never been sighted on//
the Sun's poles or equator.
(A) are visible as dark spot s on the surface of the
Sun but have never been sighted on
(B) are visible as dark spots that never have been
sighted on the surface of the Sun
(0 appear on the surface of the Sun as dark spots
although never sighted at
(D) appear as dark spots on the surface of the Sun,
although never having been sighted at
(E) appear as dark spots on the Sun's surface,
which have never been sighted on
My question is
why C and D are wrong? why elipsis in C and D , " sighted on the surface of the sun..." is not acceptable.
A VERBLESS CLAUSE is a clause in which the subject and verb are omitted, but their presence is understood.
The omitted verb is usually a form of TO BE.
A verbless
although clause must be NEXT TO THE OMITTED SUBJECT.
From the OG for Verbal:
Although eradicated in the United states, POLIO continues elsewhere.
Here, the verbless
although clause is correctly placed next to the omitted subject (
polio).
Implied meaning:
Although [it has been] eradicated in the United states, Polio continues elsewhere.
The words in brackets are omitted, but their presence is understood.
The following structure would be incorrect:
Polio continues elsewhere, although eradicated in the United States.
Here, the verbless
although clause is NOT next to the omitted subject (
polio).
In C,
although never sighted (a verbless
although clause) is NOT next to
sunspots (the omitted subject).
D presents the same issue.
Eliminate C and D.
thank you Hunt, your explantion with ilustration from og books is great.
I want to take this case to discuss an important point which I call CORRECT BUT NOT PREFERED.I want experts to discuss more because this is REVOLUTIONIZE OUR WAY OF THINKING OF SC.
there are many cases in which I see a pattern is considered wrong in a sc problem but that pattern appear in oa in other sc problems. In short, a pattern is considered correct sometimes and incorrect at other times. consider the following sc from gmatprep
By merging its two publishing divisions, the company will increase their share of the country's $21 billion book market from 6 percent to 10 percent, a market ranging from obscure textbooks to mass-market paperbacks.
A. their share of the country's $21 billion book market from 6 percent to 10 percent, a market ranging
B. from 6 percent to 10 percent its share of the $21 billion book market in the country, which ranges
C. to 10 percent from 6 percent in their share of the $21 billion book market in the country, a market ranging
D. in its share, from 6 percent to 10 percent, of the $21 billion book market in the country, which ranges
E. to 10 percent from 6 percent its share of the country's $21 billion book market, which ranges
OA IS E, this means gmat prefer "which relative clause" touching the noun modified. "which relative clause" in b is wrong because it dose not touch the noun modified.
however, you can see that "which relative clause" not touching the noun modified appears in many oa in other sc problems in og. (use fuction "find" in pdf version to find "which") . This is clear that this is the case CORRECT BUT NOT PREFERED.
the OA in above sc problem contains the pattern in which direct object is not touching the verb. but direct object not touching the verb is considered wrong in the following question. THIS IS THE CASE CORRECT BUT NOT PREFERED.
IT IS CLEAR THAT GMAT TEST BETTER SENTENCE NOT PERFECT SENTENCE, while we focus our mind on some rules. so, we have to change our way of thinking. this help us excel on sc.
@ Hunt, your explanation is great. But is is possible that verbless clause far from the subject is in the case CORRECT BUT NOT PREFERTED. and we should not eliminate the choice in which verbless is far from the subject.
PLEAE, CONFIRM MY THINKING, THANK YOU , HUNT.
The automotive conveyor-belt system, which Henry
Ford modeled after an assembly-line technique
introduced by Ransom Olds, reduced from a day and
a half to 93 minutes the required time of assembling
a Model T.
(A) from a day and a half to 93 minutes the required
time of assembling a Model T
(B) the time being required to assemble a Model T,
from a day and a half down to 93 minutes
(0 the time being required to assemble a Model T,
a day and a half to 93 minutes
(D) the time required to assemble a Model T from a
day and a half to 93 minutes
(E) from a day and a half to 93 minutes, the time
required for the assembling of a Model T
