Dumplings, which were introduced to the United States over a century ago, have been traditionally associated with Chinese cuisine, but it is also considered a staple of German cuisine.
(A) associated with Chinese cuisine, but it is also considered
(B) associating with Chinese cuisine; however, they are also considered as
(C) associated with Chinese cuisine but are also considered
(D) associated with Chinese cuisine, also considered to be
(E) associating with Chinese cuisine, it is also considered
SC - Pronoun Antecedent error
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Dumplings, which were introduced to the United States over a century ago, have been traditionally associated with Chinese cuisine, but it is also considered a staple of German cuisine.
(A) associated with Chinese cuisine, but it is also considered
(pronoun error; "dumplings" is plural)
(B) associating with Chinese cuisine; however, they are also considered as
(unidiomatic; we can simply say "consider *x* *y*" as in "I consider John my friend")
(C) associated with Chinese cuisine but are also considered
(good; "dumplings...have been...but are also..." is parallel and correct)
(D) associated with Chinese cuisine, also considered to be
(bad bad bad. The sentence would read "dumplings...have been..., also considered to be"; we could fix it by adding a conjunction and a linking verb)
(E) associating with Chinese cuisine, it is also considered
(Same pronoun error as A)
(A) associated with Chinese cuisine, but it is also considered
(pronoun error; "dumplings" is plural)
(B) associating with Chinese cuisine; however, they are also considered as
(unidiomatic; we can simply say "consider *x* *y*" as in "I consider John my friend")
(C) associated with Chinese cuisine but are also considered
(good; "dumplings...have been...but are also..." is parallel and correct)
(D) associated with Chinese cuisine, also considered to be
(bad bad bad. The sentence would read "dumplings...have been..., also considered to be"; we could fix it by adding a conjunction and a linking verb)
(E) associating with Chinese cuisine, it is also considered
(Same pronoun error as A)
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Also, the usage of 'associating' distorts the meaning, suggesting that dumplings themselves have been associating with Chinese cuisine.Bill@VeritasPrep wrote:
(B) associating with Chinese cuisine; however, they are also considered as
(unidiomatic; we can simply say "consider *x* *y*" as in "I consider John my friend")
@Bill, Though this option, B, is wrong for idiomatic error, would the following sentence is grammatically correct ( I know that meaning is absurd)?
Dumplings, which were introduced to the United States over a century ago, have been traditionally associating with Chinese cuisine
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Good catch. No, we can't use "have been associating" with dumplings as the subject; it means that the dumplings are doing the associating themselves. We need the passive "have been associated" to show that an outside agent is making the association between dumplings and Chinese cuisine.
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OA is C
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for option C i thought (,) shud hv come b4 but????Bill@VeritasPrep wrote:Dumplings, which were introduced to the United States over a century ago, have been traditionally associated with Chinese cuisine, but it is also considered a staple of German cuisine.
(A) associated with Chinese cuisine, but it is also considered
(pronoun error; "dumplings" is plural)
(B) associating with Chinese cuisine; however, they are also considered as
(unidiomatic; we can simply say "consider *x* *y*" as in "I consider John my friend")
(C) associated with Chinese cuisine but are also considered
(good; "dumplings...have been...but are also..." is parallel and correct)
(D) associated with Chinese cuisine, also considered to be
(bad bad bad. The sentence would read "dumplings...have been..., also considered to be"; we could fix it by adding a conjunction and a linking verb)
(E) associating with Chinese cuisine, it is also considered
(Same pronoun error as A)
pls correct me
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A comma before but (or any of the conjuctions FANBOYS) is needed when that conjuction is used for connecting two independent clauses. Here is the predicate after but is not a clause (a clause, like a sentence, has a subject and verb); therefore, comma shouldn't come before but in that sentence.for option C i thought (,) shud hv come b4 but????
pls correct me
P.S: Search for FANBOYS (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So) in any GMAT forums for detailed explanation about coordinating conjunctions.
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Good explanation.vk_vinayak wrote:A comma before but (or any of the conjuctions FANBOYS) is needed when that conjuction is used for connecting two independent clauses. Here is the predicate after but is not a clause (a clause, like a sentence, has a subject and verb); therefore, comma shouldn't come before but in that sentence.for option C i thought (,) shud hv come b4 but????
pls correct me
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