Unlike most warbler species, the male and female blue-winged warbler are very difficult to tell apart.
(A) Unlike most warbler species, the male and female blue-winged warbler are very difficult to tell apart.
(B) Unlike most warbler species, the gender of the blue-winged warbler is very difficult to distinguish.
(C) Unlike those in most warbler species, the male and female blue-winged warblers are very difficult to distinguish.
(D) It is very difficult, unlike in most warbler species, to tell the male and female blue-winged warbler apart.
(E) Blue-winged warblers are unlike most species of warbler in that it is very difficult to tell the male and female apart
Confused with the OA, can someone explain pls!
5-Day Free Trial
5-day free, full-access trial TTP
Available with Beat the GMAT members only code
MORE DETAILS
Unlike usage - SC
This topic has expert replies
-
arashyazdiha
- Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
- Posts: 102
- Joined: Tue Mar 08, 2011 3:42 am
- Thanked: 2 times
Wow, I guess there are more than one correct asnwer:D
C, I guess has no problem and also E is correct to me
but because C is shorter I go with C
I am sort of doubtful
C, I guess has no problem and also E is correct to me
but because C is shorter I go with C
I am sort of doubtful
-
aspirant2011
- Legendary Member
- Posts: 1574
- Joined: Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:52 am
- Thanked: 88 times
- Followed by:13 members
GmatKiss wrote:Unlike most warbler species, the male and female blue-winged warbler are very difficult to tell apart.
(A) Unlike most warbler species, the male and female blue-winged warbler are very difficult to tell apart. ---- Apple to Apple comparison i.e most warbler species is being compared with the male and female blue-winged warbler
(B) Unlike most warbler species, the gender of the blue-winged warbler is very difficult to distinguish. ---- wrong comparison
(C) Unlike those in most warbler species, the male and female blue-winged warblers are very difficult to distinguish. ----- wrong comparison
(D) It is very difficult, unlike in most warbler species, to tell the male and female blue-winged warbler apart. ----- unnecessary fragmentation
(E) Blue-winged warblers are unlike most species of warbler in that it is very difficult to tell the male and female apart ----- awkward
Confused with the OA, can someone explain pls!
-
nafiul9090
- Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
- Posts: 226
- Joined: Thu Nov 25, 2010 12:19 am
- Thanked: 3 times
- Followed by:2 members
-
Jim@Grockit
- GMAT Instructor
- Posts: 641
- Joined: Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:07 pm
- Location: Madison, WI
- Thanked: 162 times
- Followed by:45 members
- GMAT Score:760
Hah! Honestly I'd have chosen C or E, because the others aren't even comparisons. You can't compare gender to species, or male and female birds to a whole species.
-
aspirant2011
- Legendary Member
- Posts: 1574
- Joined: Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:52 am
- Thanked: 88 times
- Followed by:13 members
Hi Jim,Jim@Grockit wrote:Hah! Honestly I'd have chosen C or E, because the others aren't even comparisons. You can't compare gender to species, or male and female birds to a whole species.
In C what does those refer to????
-
saketk
- Legendary Member
- Posts: 608
- Joined: Sun Jun 19, 2011 11:16 am
- Thanked: 37 times
- Followed by:8 members
Option C looks best among the given choices. In option A and option B -- whole Species is incorrectly compared with male and female and Gender respectively.GmatKiss wrote:Unlike most warbler species, the male and female blue-winged warbler are very difficult to tell apart.
(A) Unlike most warbler species, the male and female blue-winged warbler are very difficult to tell apart.
(B) Unlike most warbler species, the gender of the blue-winged warbler is very difficult to distinguish.
(C) Unlike those in most warbler species, the male and female blue-winged warblers are very difficult to distinguish.
(D) It is very difficult, unlike in most warbler species, to tell the male and female blue-winged warbler apart.
(E) Blue-winged warblers are unlike most species of warbler in that it is very difficult to tell the male and female apart
Confused with the OA, can someone explain pls!
D and E look awkward. only choice left is c. I am still not 100% sure though.
