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by kaulnikhil » Fri Mar 05, 2010 9:54 am
Models introduced by BMW in 1990s in USA is aesthetic, showcasing much of the avant garde design but also incorporates world class advances in automobile engineering.

A. is aesthetic, showcasing much of the avante garde design but also incorporates
B. is aesthetic, showcasing much of the avante garde design and also incorporates
C. were aesthetic, they showcase much of the avante garde design, but also incorporating
D. were aesthetic, showcasing much of the avante garde design and incorporating
E. were aesthetic, showcasing much of the avante garde design while also incorporating
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by Osirus@VeritasPrep » Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:03 am
I would choose D

A and B are out because of subject verb agreement. Models can't agree with "is"

C this is just wordy and awkard

D- Correct

E- "while also" is not as concise as a simple "and"
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by gmatmachoman » Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:03 am
kaulnikhil wrote:Models introduced by BMW in 1990s in USA is aesthetic, showcasing much of the avant garde design but also incorporates world class advances in automobile engineering.

A. is aesthetic, showcasing much of the avante garde design but also incorporates
B. is aesthetic, showcasing much of the avante garde design and also incorporates
C. were aesthetic, they showcase much of the avante garde design, but also incorporating
D. were aesthetic, showcasing much of the avante garde design and incorporating
E. were aesthetic, showcasing much of the avante garde design while also incorporating
Plz use underliner options that u culd see it on left side of ur screen!!

Models introduced by BMW in 1990s in USA is aesthetic, showcasing much of the avant garde design but also incorporates world class advances in automobile engineering

There is a Subject -verb Disagreement.

Models: plural
verb : plural (required)

IMO E.
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by money9111 » Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:15 am
i was debating between D and E but I choose E because the "while also" makes it clear that it happened at the same time.
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by Rajat Khandelwal » Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:49 am
@money9111....In option E , while is used as adverbial conjunction .

..........while models were also incorporating.......

is an adverbial clause, which bold words can be omitted...


option E suits well.
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by Osirus@VeritasPrep » Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:57 am
Rajat Khandelwal wrote:@money9111....In option E , while has been used as conjunction to join two present participle phrases...but while is used as adverbial conjunction .

But "and" can be used to join two present participle phrases .

Hence i think option D...
wow, I have never even heard of this. Which conjunctions must be followed by adverbs and which can be followed by present participles?
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by money9111 » Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:58 am
anyone have the OA?
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by Rajat Khandelwal » Fri Mar 05, 2010 11:05 am
E....
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by kaulnikhil » Fri Mar 05, 2010 11:30 am
Can someone please explain the reason why D is wrong ?
OA E
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by camilaross » Fri Mar 05, 2010 11:50 am
I would have chosen D as well, just because it's has less words.. but does "and" take away the clarity of the sentence? Meaning, by using "and" it's not clear it happens at the same time?
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by max37274 » Fri Mar 05, 2010 4:49 pm
Choice between D and E will primarily be decided by which one of them are closer in meaning to the original sentence. "but also" in the original sentence means emphasis and also happening at the same time. And simply states twi qualities are there but doesnot emphasise the second one
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by kstv » Fri Mar 05, 2010 6:23 pm
Initially I chose D, more concise than E.

max37274 wrote E is closer to the meaning of the original. But since the original can be wrong should be base our subtle undestanding of the sentence on it. But the logic worked. Is it a safe bet?

Models introduced by BMW in 1990s in USA is aesthetic, showcasing much of the avant garde design but also incorporates world class advances in automobile engineering.

Models were aesthetic and had world class engineering. They do not necessarily have to go hand in hand. Hence the use of also makes sense even if it was not there in the original.
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