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by akhpad » Sat Aug 14, 2010 7:01 am
208. Teratomas are unusual forms of cancer because they are composed of tissues such as tooth and bone not normally found in the organ in which the tumor appears.

(A) because they are composed of tissues such as tooth and bone
(B) because they are composed of tissues like tooth and bone that are
(C) because they are composed of tissues, like tooth and bone, tissues
(D) in that their composition, tissues such as tooth and bone, is
(E) in that they are composed of tissues such as tooth and bone, tissues
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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Sat Aug 14, 2010 7:15 am
its og 10 question

answer is E after comma noun is required tissues fulfill that condition

as is reuired to give example. like is incorrect in b/c. A is incorrect
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by akhpad » Sat Aug 14, 2010 8:07 am
tissues found in the organ in which the tumor appears => is it appositive? I believe so
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by gmat_perfect » Sat Aug 14, 2010 8:36 am
akhp77 wrote:208. Teratomas are unusual forms of cancer because they are composed of tissues such as tooth and bone not normally found in the organ in which the tumor appears.

(A) because they are composed of tissues such as tooth and bone
(B) because they are composed of tissues like tooth and bone that are
(C) because they are composed of tissues, like tooth and bone, tissues
(D) in that their composition, tissues such as tooth and bone, is
(E) in that they are composed of tissues such as tooth and bone, tissues

We can easily eliminate the wrong options in this sentence:

Look at the non-underlined portion of the sentence:

-------not normally found in the organ in which the tumor appears.

are they "tooth and bone" that are not normally found? NO. So, all the options that have "tooth and bone not normally found" can be eliminated. A and B are eliminated.

In D. "their composition" is not found in the organ---does not make sense.

In the option C, "like tooth and bone" indicates that tissues are like tooth and bone. It changes the meaning of the sentence.

Answer is E.
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by beatthegmatinsept » Sat Aug 14, 2010 9:58 am
E correctly places modifier, "tissues..." after tooth and bone that it intends to modify.
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