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by ManuGMAT » Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:23 pm
OG 5.6 Q# 15

Chinese, the most ancient of living writing systems, consists of tens of thousands of ideographic characters, each character a miniature calligraphic composition inside its own square frame.

A. each character a miniature calligraphic composition inside its
B. all the characters a miniature calligraphic composition inside their
C. all the characters a miniature calligraphic composition inside its
D. every character a miniature calligraphic composition inside their
E. each characters miniature calligraphic composition inside their

OA is A

Can anyone please explain the answer?
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Re: Chinese Characters

by x2suresh » Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:32 pm
ManuGMAT wrote:OG 5.6 Q# 15

Chinese, the most ancient of living writing systems, consists of tens of thousands of ideographic characters, each character a miniature calligraphic composition inside its own square frame.

A. each character a miniature calligraphic composition inside its
B. all the characters a miniature calligraphic composition inside their
C. all the characters a miniature calligraphic composition inside its
D. every character a miniature calligraphic composition inside their
E. each characters miniature calligraphic composition inside their

OA is A


Can anyone please explain the answer?

Only A looks good.

Other options distorts the meaning.
its like all charactes present in inside (their) every frame.. which is illogical.

E --> each characters wrong.
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Re: Chinese Characters

by griscomtestprep » Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:18 pm
ManuGMAT wrote:OG 5.6 Q# 15

Chinese, the most ancient of living writing systems, consists of tens of thousands of ideographic characters, each character a miniature calligraphic composition inside its own square frame.

A. each character a miniature calligraphic composition inside its
B. all the characters a miniature calligraphic composition inside their
C. all the characters a miniature calligraphic composition inside its
D. every character a miniature calligraphic composition inside their
E. each characters miniature calligraphic composition inside their

OA is A


Can anyone please explain the answer?
B: all...a composition
C: all...a composition
D: every character...inside their
E: Each characters ["each" is singular]

More generally, "each" emphasizes the uniqueness of a thing, while "all" and "every" emphasize its commonality with other things.
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