Few of the corporate contributions to the earthquake relief fund, aside from Peterocom, were a significant difference from the usual amounts given by large companies for major international disasters.
a) aside from Peterocom, were a significant difference from the usual amounts
b) Peterocom's excepted, were a substantial departure from the usual amount of those
c) Peterocom excepted, broke the usual mold of those
d) notwithstanding Peterocom, veered much from the usual levels
e) apart from Peterocom's, departed significantly from the usual amounts
OA: E
I have two questions regarding this question.
1) I can't understand why "those" in B and C is redundant? I'm thinking "those" refers to the "corporate contributions" given by the large companies. Is it not?
2) When is it ok to think the possessive term is correct like E for the above question?
For example, I chose D for the question below from GMAT Prep Question Pack and the explanation for D's inaccuracy was lack of clarity regarding the Moon's "what". Therefore, for the question at hand, I avoided B and E because of the use of "Peterocom's". How are these two scenarios different from the question below in which this use is wrong?
Thank you so much for your help!
source: GMAT Prep Question Pack
Because of the Sun, which is 400 times larger than the Moon, but also 400 times farther away from Earth, so both the Sun and the Moon have the same apparent size in the sky.
A. Because of the Sun, which is 400 times larger than the Moon, but also 400 times farther away from Earth, so both the Sun and the Moon have the same apparent size in the sky.
B. The Sun, which is 400 times larger than the Moon, is also 400 times farther away from Earth, so the Sun and the Moon have the same apparent size in the sky.
C. The Sun and the Moon have the same apparent size in the sky because the Sun, which is 400 times larger than the Moon, and also 400 times farther away from Earth.
D. Four hundred times larger than the Moon and 400 times farther away from Earth, the Sun has the same apparent size in the sky as the Moon's.
E. Four hundred times larger than the Moon and also 400 times farther away from Earth, so the Sun in the sky has the same apparent size as the Moon.
a) aside from Peterocom, were a significant difference from the usual amounts
b) Peterocom's excepted, were a substantial departure from the usual amount of those
c) Peterocom excepted, broke the usual mold of those
d) notwithstanding Peterocom, veered much from the usual levels
e) apart from Peterocom's, departed significantly from the usual amounts
OA: E
I have two questions regarding this question.
1) I can't understand why "those" in B and C is redundant? I'm thinking "those" refers to the "corporate contributions" given by the large companies. Is it not?
2) When is it ok to think the possessive term is correct like E for the above question?
For example, I chose D for the question below from GMAT Prep Question Pack and the explanation for D's inaccuracy was lack of clarity regarding the Moon's "what". Therefore, for the question at hand, I avoided B and E because of the use of "Peterocom's". How are these two scenarios different from the question below in which this use is wrong?
Thank you so much for your help!
source: GMAT Prep Question Pack
Because of the Sun, which is 400 times larger than the Moon, but also 400 times farther away from Earth, so both the Sun and the Moon have the same apparent size in the sky.
A. Because of the Sun, which is 400 times larger than the Moon, but also 400 times farther away from Earth, so both the Sun and the Moon have the same apparent size in the sky.
B. The Sun, which is 400 times larger than the Moon, is also 400 times farther away from Earth, so the Sun and the Moon have the same apparent size in the sky.
C. The Sun and the Moon have the same apparent size in the sky because the Sun, which is 400 times larger than the Moon, and also 400 times farther away from Earth.
D. Four hundred times larger than the Moon and 400 times farther away from Earth, the Sun has the same apparent size in the sky as the Moon's.
E. Four hundred times larger than the Moon and also 400 times farther away from Earth, so the Sun in the sky has the same apparent size as the Moon.
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