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by sansulee » Sun Nov 03, 2013 8:21 am
As an after thought, I understood why "like a rise in temperature does" is wrong construction.

So, my answer is D- aside from the fact that it has an additional term. :)
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by theCodeToGMAT » Sun Nov 03, 2013 9:10 am
sansulee wrote:Hi,

I am confused between C and D.

I have eliminated A and B based on the use of "make", when it should actually be "makes".
E is definitely out as "the reason" and "because" in the same sentence seem redundant.

I some how also think D could be the answer. But the option includes an additional term- "tongue" as against what is mentioned in the underlined part of the original sentence. But, I am not sure that change is allowed on the GMAT.

Can someone explain why "like a rise in temperature does" is wrong?

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c. Certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, make some people sweat because they contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerves in the mouth like a rise in temperature does

"Like" should be used for Nouns & Hypothetical; "As" is the correct usage, here
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by khushboogandhi12 » Tue Dec 03, 2013 1:50 am
The answer is 'D'
(A) The reason that certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, makes some people sweat is because they contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerve endings in the mouth as does a rise in temperature

'foods' is plural- so it should be 'make'
'The reason' with 'because' is redundant.

(B) The reason that certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, makes some people sweat is that these foods contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerves in the mouth like a rise in temperature

'foods' is plural- so it should be 'make'

(C) Certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, make some people sweat because they contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerves in the mouth like a rise in temperature does

'chemical stimulates the same nerves in the mouth' is compared to 'stimulation of nerves by a rise in temperature'-Wrong comparison

(D) The reason that certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, make some people sweat is that these foods contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerves in the mouth and on the tongue as does a rise in temperature

Correct in both meaning as well as usage of grammar

(E) The reason that certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, make some people sweat is because they contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerves in the mouth as does a rise in temperature

'The reason' with 'because' is redundant.
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by gmatsing » Thu Dec 19, 2013 7:10 am
dont understand how D can be the answer here because of this

[/i]the reason that certain spicy foods.... that

either 'that' should not come after the in the first cause or there should be no that in the second clause.

E is a better choice I feel.
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by theCodeToGMAT » Thu Dec 19, 2013 7:31 am
gmatsing wrote:dont understand how D can be the answer here because of this

[/i]the reason that certain spicy foods.... that

either 'that' should not come after the in the first cause or there should be no that in the second clause.

E is a better choice I feel.
The problem with {E} is:

e. The reason that certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, make some people sweat is because they contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerves in the mouth as does a rise in temperature

"the reason" already meanings "because"

In {D}
(D) The reason that certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, make some people sweat is that these foods contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerves in the mouth and on the tongue as does a rise in temperature
Blue & Green part acts separately; Blue part is infact a filler
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by kushwahanuj28 » Tue Feb 11, 2014 2:35 am
OPTION D IS CORRECT
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by Merlin92 » Fri May 16, 2014 1:42 am
Can you explain the "incorrect use of like" in option C?

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by GMATGuruNY » Fri May 16, 2014 2:26 am
Merlin92 wrote:Can you explain the "incorrect use of like" in option C?

Thanks.
C: like a rise in temperature does
Here, rise serves as the subject of the verb does.
LIKE + SUBJECT + VERB is always wrong.
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by ixthoughtxso » Tue May 20, 2014 9:49 am
mmslf75 wrote:The reason that certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, makes some people sweat is because they contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerve endings in the mouth as does a rise in temperature; this stimulation sometimes results in the activation of certain biological cooling mechanisms, one of which is perspiration.

a. The reason that certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, makes some people sweat is because they contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerve endings in the mouth as does a rise in temperature

b. The reason that certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, makes some people sweat is that these foods contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerves in the mouth like a rise in temperature

c. Certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, make some people sweat because they contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerves in the mouth like a rise in temperature does

d. The reason that certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, make some people sweat is that these foods contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerves in the mouth and on the tongue as does a rise in temperature

e. The reason that certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, make some people sweat is because they contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerves in the mouth as does a rise in temperature
Quickly eliminate A and B due to subject verb agreement issues.

Eliminate E because "The reason...is because" is a redundant structure--incorrect on the GMAT.

C used "like" in the wrong manner. "Like" is used to compare two nouns; this is not the case here.

This process of elimination leaves us D. As a last check, there were no errors in this choice either.
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by chtoshniwal » Fri Aug 15, 2014 8:57 am
D

A wrong because foods make not makes.
B wrong because of same
C & E wrong because they is used improperly.

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by Shilpa77 » Sat Aug 23, 2014 9:42 am
Answer E
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by jaspreetsra » Tue Sep 23, 2014 9:07 am
mmslf75 wrote:The reason that certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, makes some people sweat is because they contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerve endings in the mouth as does a rise in temperature; this stimulation sometimes results in the activation of certain biological cooling mechanisms, one of which is perspiration.

a. The reason that certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, makes some people sweat is because they contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerve endings in the mouth as does a rise in temperature

b. The reason that certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, makes some people sweat is that these foods contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerves in the mouth like a rise in temperature

c. Certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, make some people sweat because they contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerves in the mouth like a rise in temperature does

d. The reason that certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, make some people sweat is that these foods contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerves in the mouth and on the tongue as does a rise in temperature

e. The reason that certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, make some people sweat is because they contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerves in the mouth as does a rise in temperature


OA is D




Its mentioned in MGMAT forum that Pronoun ambiguity is tolerable to some extent on GMAT

Why A is rejected here ?
Subject-Verb agreement problem

Are we looking at multiple errors for rejecting A...
MGMAT explanation says
the pronoun "they" has an ambiguous referent: it could refer either to "foods" or "people." and 2 other errors


Query is : If were to have only this pronoun error then would A be the right choice??


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by royrijit1 » Sun May 10, 2015 7:17 am
Incorrect#1:
The reason that certain spicy foods makes some people sweat...
Subject Verb Issue.
Correct: The reason that certain spicy foods make some people sweat...

Incorrect#2:
...makes some people sweat is because they contain a chemical...
Pronoun and Antecedent Issue:
It seems 'they' is referring to people

As a thumb rule: Whenever you find the answer choice switching between a pronoun and an actual noun,
always choose the answer that omits the pronoun in the answer choice and uses the noun(antecedent) instead.

Option D correctly uses 'these foods' instead of 'they'

Does that make sense?
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by sanchay » Sat Jun 06, 2015 12:20 am
D, because all the other options have pronoun error. Only D addresses the issue properly.
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by jquintanillag101 » Mon Jun 08, 2015 8:33 am
Hello Guys,

I don´t understand how this work - but when are we going to know the correct answer?

I see people posting but we have to know the right answear- when do they post it?

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