BREAKING: Target Test Prep releases Brand New 2026 On Demand GMAT prep course

Redeem
TTP OnDemand GMAT Video Course
Featured Course

Target Test Prep GMAT OnDemand

Scott Woodbury-Stewart’s private virtual classroom — 400 hours of master-class video lessons for the GMAT Focus Edition.

  • 715+ score guarantee — highest in the industry (99th percentile)
  • 52 chapters · 1,500+ lessons · 4,000+ practice questions
  • 400 hours of video · 1,500+ instructor-led HD smartboard lessons
  • 300,000+ students accepted to Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, Booth & Sloan & more
  • 24/7 live support + weekly Zoom office hours with GMAT instructors
  • TTP AI Assist — 24/7 AI-powered virtual tutor for instant help
  • 1,200+ flashcards + AI-powered study assistant & daily calendar
  • OnDemand, LiveTeach & GMAT Bootcamp formats available
  • Also: GRE, SAT Math & Executive Assessment courses
  • MBA Admissions Consulting now available
  • 🏆 2025 EdTech Breakthrough Award: Test Prep Solution Provider of the Year
  • 200,000+ students served
  • 5-day free trial — $0 to start, no auto-billing, cancel anytime
★★★★★ 5.0 (559 reviews)
130-pt guarantee
$0 to start then $127/mo
Start Free 5-Day Trial Read 559 Reviews →

Dinosaur metabolism

Expert replies
Post new topic Locked
Previous Topic Next Topic
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 239
Joined: Thu Oct 28, 2010 8:40 amFollowed by: 2 members
Location: India
Thanked: 5 times
GMAT Score:690
by Dean Jones » Sat Dec 17, 2011 6:15 am
Dear Friends,

I was having problems in answering the following question.

Some scientists contend that many species of dinosaur had a metabolism more like a
warm-blooded mammal's than a cold-blooded reptile's.
A. that many species of dinosaur had a metabolism more like
B. that the metabolism of many dinosaur species were more like
C. that the metabolisms of many species of dinosaurs were more like those of
D. there were many species of dinosaurs that had metabolisms more like those of
E. there were many dinosaur species that had a metabolism more like that of


Please help.

OA after some discussions.

My choice was option C

Regards
Deano.
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
Source: — Sentence Correction |
User avatar
Legendary Member
Posts: 1239
Joined: Tue Apr 26, 2011 6:25 amFollowed by: 26 members
Thanked: 233 times
GMAT Score:680

by sam2304 » Sat Dec 17, 2011 10:51 am
contend that - eliminate D, E
B - metabolism were - wrong
C - more like those of warm blooded mammals (no possessive form) is right but those of is already referring to metabolism, usage of possessive form seems redundant - wrong

IMO D.
Getting defeated is just a temporary notion, giving it up is what makes it permanent.
https://gmatandbeyond.blogspot.in/
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
Posts: 62
Joined: Fri Aug 12, 2011 12:37 amFollowed by: 1 member
Thanked: 3 times

by sk8legend408 » Sun Dec 18, 2011 5:23 am
Contend that is the correct idiom...eliminate D and E.

Species of dinosaur is incorrect...eliminate A.

Metabolism were is incorrect...eliminate B.

You are left with C.

Dean Jones you went with option C...is it the correct answer?
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
Legendary Member
Posts: 541
Joined: Thu May 31, 2007 6:44 pmFollowed by: 3 members
Location: UK
Thanked: 21 times
GMAT Score:680

by rohangupta83 » Sun Dec 18, 2011 12:45 pm
imo A

i am not convinced we need plural "metabolisms". A states "species of dinosaur", i'm guessing this is a typo. C would still be wrong because "more like those of..." will be incorrect: idiom more X than Y.

sentence should say: more like a........ than a.......

or: more like those of a......than those of a.......

A fits the idiom and C does not.
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 138
Joined: Thu Nov 12, 2009 10:07 amFollowed by: 3 members
Thanked: 19 times

by GmatVerbal » Sun Dec 18, 2011 8:26 pm
I agree with Rohan.
IMO -A;
B - were /incorrect
C/D/E -- those of (double possessive), lack of parallelism , also idiom contend that..
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
User avatar
GMAT Instructor
Posts: 1035
Joined: Fri Dec 17, 2010 11:13 amFollowed by: 365 members
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Thanked: 474 times

by VivianKerr » Sun Dec 18, 2011 8:55 pm
We cannot compare singular to plural, so since we have "a warm-blooded mammal's" we'll need the first part (underlined portion) to be singular as well. Therefore, C and D are out.

In order for the sentence to make sense, we need the word "that" after contend, so E is out.

Comparing A and B, "metabolism" is singular, so we cannot use the plural "were." The answer must be A.
Vivian Kerr
GMAT Rockstar, Tutor
https://www.GMATrockstar.com
https://www.yelp.com/biz/gmat-rockstar-los-angeles

Former Kaplan and Grockit instructor, freelance GMAT content creator, now offering affordable, effective, Skype-tutoring for the GMAT at $150/hr. Contact: [email protected]

Thank you for all the "thanks" and "follows"! :-)
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
Legendary Member
Posts: 2789
Joined: Tue Jul 26, 2011 12:19 amFollowed by: 43 members
Location: Chennai, India
Thanked: 206 times
GMAT Score:640

by GmatKiss » Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:07 am
IMO:C
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 268
Joined: Mon Mar 15, 2010 12:10 am
Thanked: 13 times

by shekhar.kataria » Thu Dec 22, 2011 5:18 am
Hi Vivian

Can we eliminate C,D,E on the basis that it uses those of/ that of incorrectly because it refers to metabolisms and we already have an appossitve "a warm blooded mammal's" which means their metabolism in the sentence already.

I hope everyone can understand what i m trying to make out. Please help.


VivianKerr wrote:We cannot compare singular to plural, so since we have "a warm-blooded mammal's" we'll need the first part (underlined portion) to be singular as well. Therefore, C and D are out.

In order for the sentence to make sense, we need the word "that" after contend, so E is out.

Comparing A and B, "metabolism" is singular, so we cannot use the plural "were." The answer must be A.
Restlessness and discontent are the first necessities of progress.--Thomas A. Edison

If you find this post helpful, let me know by clicking thanks above :-)
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
Post new topic Locked
• Page 1 of 1