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
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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Even I pciked B but OA is Craunekk wrote:imo:B
"that" modifies "the group"....
i had a hard time eliminating E,, but still not confident..
CAn anyone pls provide a concrete reason for eliminating E.
E is incorrect becoz use of "which" is incorrect here.
what is "which" referring to?
"which" is referring to "graveteiro" , and that is incorrect.
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gmat009 wrote:raunekk wrote:imo:B
Even I pciked B but OA is C
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What is that supposed to mean ?
Anyways C should not be the correct answer because WHAT includes more than 230 species ? Birds or Group ?
So that refers to the group, which is singular.
In option E)
graveteiro, which belongs to the ovenbird family, a group of New World tropical birds that includes more than 230 species and is
I am not sure whether there is a grammar mistake but it is definetely wordier. Somebody please explain this.
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C, after choosing between B and C.
D and E out for sure because of the "which": that word is unnecessary here. read the whole sentence with option D and you will see that the sentence now seems incomplete/odd because of the extra "which".
between B and C, need to choose C since group is singular which would make "includes" a better choice than "include".
D and E out for sure because of the "which": that word is unnecessary here. read the whole sentence with option D and you will see that the sentence now seems incomplete/odd because of the extra "which".
between B and C, need to choose C since group is singular which would make "includes" a better choice than "include".
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how can C be correct?
graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group (singular) of New World tropical birds that include (plural) more than 230 species and is
graveteiro belongs to the ovenbird family, a group (singular) of New World tropical birds that include (plural) more than 230 species and is
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What is the source of this question.
I solved same question which had an OA was B
However C is incorrect since include is plural for a singular noun "Group"
I solved same question which had an OA was B
However C is incorrect since include is plural for a singular noun "Group"
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(B) is right
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I picked "C" as well.
Between "B" and "C" the difference is "birds that includes" and "birds that include" and as per rule, verb should agree with noun immediately preceding "that"
Between "B" and "C" the difference is "birds that includes" and "birds that include" and as per rule, verb should agree with noun immediately preceding "that"
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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
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
OA cannot be C, it expresses contradict : include and is have the same subject,
IMO: B
Bold texts are unparallel or incorrect
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
OA cannot be C, it expresses contradict : include and is have the same subject,
IMO: B
Bold texts are unparallel or incorrect
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Mitch,
This is a very old post. Can you please help me with this post. I am confused between include and includes. B seems best to me.
group of birds that includes seems correct over group of birds that include.
This is a very old post. Can you please help me with this post. I am confused between include and includes. B seems best to me.
group of birds that includes seems correct over group of birds that include.
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In D and E, the graveteiro (subject) lacks a verb. The result is an incomplete sentence. Eliminate D and E.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
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......
In A, that INCLUDES (singular) does not agree with and that ARE (plural). Eliminate A.
In C, that INCLUDE (plural) does not agree with and IS (singular). Eliminate C.
The correct answer is B.
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