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by champmag » Sun May 08, 2011 11:36 pm
It was not long after the 1930s commenced that such baritone singers as Bing Crosby and Russ Columbo contributed to the popularization of a type of romantic, soothing singing that came to be called "crooning."

1.)It was not long after the 1930s commenced that such baritone singers as Bing Crosby and Russ Columbo contributed to

2.) Not long after the commencement of the decade of the 1930s, baritone singers such as Bing Crosby and also Russ Columbo decided to contribute in

3.)Not long after the 1930s commenced, baritone singers like Bing Crosby and Russ Columbo contributed to

4.) Not long after the beginning of the 1930s commencement, baritone singers like Bing Crosby and Russ Columbo had contributed to

5.)It was not long after the 1930s commenced that baritone singers such as Bing Crosby and Russ Columbo had contributed in
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by bubbliiiiiiii » Mon May 09, 2011 12:13 am
IMO C.

Fingers crossed as for three consecutive posts I have picked C as my preferred choice. ;)

I would unwind my reasoning if the answer is correct! :D
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by arunpanda22 » Mon May 09, 2011 12:40 am
IMO E

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by HSPA » Mon May 09, 2011 1:09 am
+1 for E
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by rohu27 » Mon May 09, 2011 1:22 am
using poe here,
like is not the correct usage,as we are listing out examples. so 3,4 out.
contributed to is the correct idiom,2,5 out.

1- remains. so A is the answer.
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by HSPA » Mon May 09, 2011 1:27 am
rohu27 wrote:using poe here,
like is not the correct usage,as we are listing out examples. so 3,4 out.
contributed to is the correct idiom,2,5 out.

1- remains. so A is the answer.
Nice go Rohu...
Yes I missed this idiom but " such baritone singers as X and Y" is this good???

Baritone singers such as X and Y is what I was expecting..
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by champmag » Mon May 09, 2011 1:46 am
@Rohu

Thanx. Yes the answer is A.
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by bubbliiiiiiii » Mon May 09, 2011 1:50 am
Yes I missed this idiom but " such baritone singers as X and Y" is this good???
such as and such X as .. both are correct.

I messed this question. I knew that we use such as to represent examples in GMAT but got confused with 'like' should be used to represent persons even in examples.

Now I recollect that this is applicable to comparisons and 'such as' is always used to represent examples.

Great revision guys. Thank you. :)
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by rohu27 » Mon May 09, 2011 2:05 am
HSPA wrote:
rohu27 wrote:using poe here,
like is not the correct usage,as we are listing out examples. so 3,4 out.
contributed to is the correct idiom,2,5 out.

1- remains. so A is the answer.
Nice go Rohu...
Yes I missed this idiom but " such baritone singers as X and Y" is this good???

Baritone singers such as X and Y is what I was expecting..
even i have no idea abt tht..thts y felt POE is best here, whn we cant say wth confidence tht the given form is incorrect.
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by sandy217 » Thu May 19, 2011 7:09 am
champmag wrote:It was not long after the 1930s commenced that such baritone singers as Bing Crosby and Russ Columbo contributed to the popularization of a type of romantic, soothing singing that came to be called "crooning."

1.)It was not long after the 1930s commenced that such baritone singers as Bing Crosby and Russ Columbo contributed to

2.) Not long after the commencement of the decade of the 1930s, baritone singers such as Bing Crosby and also Russ Columbo decided to contribute in

3.)Not long after the 1930s commenced, baritone singers like Bing Crosby and Russ Columbo contributed to

4.) Not long after the beginning of the 1930s commencement, baritone singers like Bing Crosby and Russ Columbo had contributed to

5.)It was not long after the 1930s commenced that such baritone singers as Bing Crosby and Russ Columbo had contributed to
Little mix up !! I changed option 5.
What do u think is the right answer??
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by GMATGuruNY » Thu May 19, 2011 7:23 am
It was not long after the 1930s commenced that such baritone singers as Bing Crosby and Russ Columbo contributed to the popularization of a type of romantic, soothing singing that came to be called "crooning."

a. It was not long after the 1930s commenced that such baritone singers as Bing Crosby and Russ Columbo contributed to

b. Not long after the commencement of the decade of the 1930s, baritone singers such as Bing Crosby and also Russ Columbo decided to contribute in

c. Not long after the 1930s commenced, baritone singers like Bing Crosby and Russ Columbo contributed to

d.Not long after the beginning of the 1930s commencement, baritone singers like Bing Crosby and Russ Columbo had contributed to

e.It was not long after the 1930s commenced that baritone singers such as Bing Crosby and Russ Columbo had contributed in
In B, the decade of the 1930s is an error of redundancy. Eliminate B.

In C and D, like should not be used to introduce examples. Eliminate C and D.

In E, had contributed should not be in the past perfect tense, since this action took place after the 1930s commenced. Eliminate E.

The correct answer is A.
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by 786 » Mon May 23, 2011 3:50 am
Can we eliminate B and E , because of the 'contribute in' ?
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by gmatdriller » Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:19 am
786 wrote:Can we eliminate B and E , because of the 'contribute in' ?
I read that "contribute to" is the corect idiomatic version as against
"contribute in"
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by gmatjeet » Sat Jul 16, 2011 5:34 am
I understood the explanation, but have a very specific doubt.

in A: such baritone singers as Bing Crosby and Russ Columbo
in E: baritone singers such as Bing Crosby and Russ Columbo

Are both usage correct? Can someone please elaborate a little about this?
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by gmatdriller » Sat Jul 16, 2011 12:47 pm
gmatjeet wrote:I understood the explanation, but have a very specific doubt.

in A: such baritone singers as Bing Crosby and Russ Columbo
in E: baritone singers such as Bing Crosby and Russ Columbo

Are both usage correct? Can someone please elaborate a little about this?
I think both are idiomatic:
(i) Such ...as X and Y
(ii) ...such as X and Y

SUCH motivating music AS musicA AND musicB are interesting to me.
I love listening to motivating music SUCH AS musicA and MusicB.

the above sentences are valid gmat-type idiomatic expressions.
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