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aspirant2011: Legendary Member; Posts: 1574; Joined: Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:52 amFollowed by: 13 members; Thanked: 88 times

by aspirant2011 » Sat Sep 24, 2011 12:13 am

gmat009 wrote:A South American bird that forages for winged termites and other small insects while swinging upside down form the foliage of tall trees, the graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and that are represented in virtually every kind of habitat.
A. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and that are ---- that refers to birds therefore,singular includes is wrong
B. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and is
C. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that include more than 230 species and is
D. graveteiro, which belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and that are
E. graveteiro, which belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and is

Plz. explain this......

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by saketk » Sat Sep 24, 2011 7:05 am

aspirant2011 wrote:
gmat009 wrote:A South American bird that forages for winged termites and other small insects while swinging upside down form the foliage of tall trees, the graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and that are represented in virtually every kind of habitat.
A. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and that are ---- that refers to birds therefore,singular includes is wrong
B. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and is
C. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that include more than 230 species and is
D. graveteiro, which belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and that are
E. graveteiro, which belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and is

Plz. explain this......

Hey aspirant2011, 'includes' in correct here.

the correct answer should be [spoiler]option B[/spoiler] - includes is modifying Group which is singular. You cannot say birds include [that will be illogical]

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by aspirant2011 » Sat Sep 24, 2011 8:44 am

saketk wrote:
aspirant2011 wrote:
gmat009 wrote:A South American bird that forages for winged termites and other small insects while swinging upside down form the foliage of tall trees, the graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and that are represented in virtually every kind of habitat.
A. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and that are ---- that refers to birds therefore,singular includes is wrong
B. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and is
C. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that include more than 230 species and is
D. graveteiro, which belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and that are
E. graveteiro, which belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and is

Plz. explain this......
Hey aspirant2011, 'includes' in correct here.

the correct answer should be [spoiler]option B[/spoiler] - includes is modifying Group which is singular. You cannot say birds include [that will be illogical]

I am confused

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by GMATGuruNY » Sat Sep 24, 2011 3:15 pm

aspirant2011 wrote:
saketk wrote:
aspirant2011 wrote:
gmat009 wrote:A South American bird that forages for winged termites and other small insects while swinging upside down form the foliage of tall trees, the graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and that are represented in virtually every kind of habitat.
A. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and that are ---- that refers to birds therefore,singular includes is wrong
B. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and is
C. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that include more than 230 species and is
D. graveteiro, which belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and that are
E. graveteiro, which belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and is

Plz. explain this......
Hey aspirant2011, 'includes' in correct here.

the correct answer should be [spoiler]option B[/spoiler] - includes is modifying Group which is singular. You cannot say birds include [that will be illogical]
I am confused

The subject of includes and is represented is A GROUP:

...a GROUP...that INCLUDES more than 230 species and IS REPRESENTED in virtually every kind of habitat.

In the construction NOUN + PREPOSITIONAL MODIFIER + THAT, that can refer to the noun BEFORE the prepositional modifier.
In B, since birds is plural, it is clear that the singular verbs INCLUDES and IS REPRESENTED refer to the singular subject (A GROUP) that appears before the prepositional modifier (of New World tropical birds).

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by aspirant2011 » Sat Sep 24, 2011 9:17 pm

GMATGuruNY wrote:
aspirant2011 wrote:
saketk wrote:
aspirant2011 wrote:
gmat009 wrote:A South American bird that forages for winged termites and other small insects while swinging upside down form the foliage of tall trees, the graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and that are represented in virtually every kind of habitat.
A. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and that are ---- that refers to birds therefore,singular includes is wrong
B. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and is
C. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that include more than 230 species and is
D. graveteiro, which belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and that are
E. graveteiro, which belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and is

Plz. explain this......
Hey aspirant2011, 'includes' in correct here.

the correct answer should be [spoiler]option B[/spoiler] - includes is modifying Group which is singular. You cannot say birds include [that will be illogical]
I am confused
The subject of includes and is represented is A GROUP:

...a GROUP...that INCLUDES more than 230 species and IS REPRESENTED in virtually every kind of habitat.

In the construction NOUN + PREPOSITIONAL MODIFIER + THAT, that can refer to the noun BEFORE the prepositional modifier.
In B, since birds is plural, it is clear that the singular verbs INCLUDES and IS REPRESENTED refer to the singular subject (A GROUP) that appears before the prepositional modifier (of New World tropical birds).

Thanks a lot mitch

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by 1947 » Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:36 am

gmat009 wrote:A South American bird that forages for winged termites and other small insects while swinging upside down form the foliage of tall trees, the graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and that are represented in virtually every kind of habitat.
A. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and that are
B. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and is
C. graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that include more than 230 species and is CORRECT
D. graveteiro, which belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and that are
E. graveteiro, which belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that [color=orange]includes [/color]more than 230 species and is

Plz. explain this......

basically birds that include......not includes...
hope it helps
answer should be C

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by saketk » Sun Sep 25, 2011 4:18 am

Hey 1947: read 2 posts up. Mitch has explained this.

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