OG 13th/2015
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Sentence Correction Practice Question #48
It is called a sea, but the landlocked Caspian is actually the largest lake on Earth, which covers more than four times the surface area of its closest rival in size, North America's Lake Superior.
B. Although it is called a sea, ....
C. Though called a sea, the landlocked Caspian is actually the largest lake on Earth, covering
D. Though called a sea...
E. Despite being called a sea, the largest lake on Earth is actually the landlocked Caspian, covering
A few questions on this one:
- There is one answer choice that starts with Although and two answer choices that start with Though. I was previously taught that Although is correct and Though is not correct, so I (incorrectly) eliminated answers C and D immediately. What is the difference between Although and Though and what does the GMAT prefer, and when?
- I (incorrectly) chose this one as my answer. I get that E is illogical (after reading the explanation) but how would one reword this to make to logical? What are some other examples of logical vs illogical comparison/wording? I'm not really clear on how the wording makes it illogical. And are there other issues with this answer choice that I should have recognized?
p. 680
Sentence Correction Practice Question #48
It is called a sea, but the landlocked Caspian is actually the largest lake on Earth, which covers more than four times the surface area of its closest rival in size, North America's Lake Superior.
B. Although it is called a sea, ....
C. Though called a sea, the landlocked Caspian is actually the largest lake on Earth, covering
D. Though called a sea...
E. Despite being called a sea, the largest lake on Earth is actually the landlocked Caspian, covering
A few questions on this one:
- There is one answer choice that starts with Although and two answer choices that start with Though. I was previously taught that Although is correct and Though is not correct, so I (incorrectly) eliminated answers C and D immediately. What is the difference between Although and Though and what does the GMAT prefer, and when?
- I (incorrectly) chose this one as my answer. I get that E is illogical (after reading the explanation) but how would one reword this to make to logical? What are some other examples of logical vs illogical comparison/wording? I'm not really clear on how the wording makes it illogical. And are there other issues with this answer choice that I should have recognized?
