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by f2001290 » Thu May 03, 2007 5:43 am
Baker was perhaps not the most gifted soloist in the orchestra, but the conductor felt what was lacking in his technical skill was more than made up by the passion with which he played the music.

(A) what was lacking in his technical skill was more than made up by
(B) what he lacked in technical skill was more than made up by
(C) whatever was lacking in his technical skill was more than made up by
(D) whatever he lacked in technical skill was more than made up for by
(E) whatever he lacked in technical skill he more than made up by

Please expalain this SC.
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by isisalaska » Thu May 03, 2007 5:59 am
Right answer is D you need "what" (specific) instead of whatever, (general)

'to make up for' means 'to compensate for' you need that idiomatic construction
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by mankey » Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:08 am
Can someone please explain this one?

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by saketk » Tue Sep 20, 2011 2:00 am
mankey wrote:Can someone please explain this one?

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what is more preferable than whatever. 'what' is more specific in the use. Eliminate option C, D and E.

Also in choice A -- 'what was lacking' is incorrect' (wordy and awkward)

Option B should be the right answer for this one

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by GmatKiss » Tue Sep 20, 2011 5:11 am
f2001290 wrote:Baker was perhaps not the most gifted soloist in the orchestra, but the conductor felt what was lacking in his technical skill was more than made up by the passion with which he played the music.

(A) what was lacking in his technical skill was more than made up by
(B) what he lacked in technical skill was more than made up by
(C) whatever was lacking in his technical skill was more than made up by
(D) whatever he lacked in technical skill was more than made up for by
(E) whatever he lacked in technical skill he more than made up by

Please expalain this SC.
OA coming after few explanations
B and D are close. (parallel)
However D uses the correct idiom "made up for"

IMO:D

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by gmatblood » Tue Sep 20, 2011 5:19 am
I never knew "made up for" is an idiom!
IMO : GMAT is a bit harsh on non-native speakers :)
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