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by vishalwin » Mon Nov 09, 2015 11:40 pm
One legacy of Madison Avenue's recent campaign to appeal to people fifty years old and over is the realization that as a person ages, their concerns change as well.

a)the realization that as a person ages, their

b)the realization that as people age, their

c)to realize that when a person ages, his or her

d)to realize that when people age, their

e)realizing that as people age, their


what's the catch in this question? I didn't get why B is correct and C/D are wrong.
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by GMATGuruNY » Tue Nov 10, 2015 6:08 am
vishalwin wrote:One legacy of Madison Avenue's recent campaign to appeal to people fifty years old and over is the realization that as a person ages, their concerns change as well.

a)the realization that as a person ages, their

b)the realization that as people age, their

c)to realize that when a person ages, his or her

d)to realize that when people age, their

e)realizing that as people age, their
In A, their (plural) does not agree with person (singular).

C: when a person ages
D: when people age
These options imply that there are particular moments WHEN PEOPLE AGE.
This meaning is nonsensical.
People are ALWAYS aging; they do not age only at particular moments.
Eliminate C and D.

E: One legacy...is realizing that as people age, their concerns change.
Here, is realizing seems to serve as a VERB, with one legacy as its subject.
The resulting meaning is nonsensical: that one legacy IS REALIZING a general truth about people.
Eliminate E.

The correct answer is E.
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by Jim@StratusPrep » Tue Nov 10, 2015 7:49 am
If you trim some of the words you will get the following:


One Legacy .... is ......


The legacy will not be a verb, but rather a noun. In this case 'the realization'
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by vishalwin » Wed Nov 11, 2015 4:13 am
hi,

I didn't get why we want a noun (realization).

It seems to be some standard rule(see example below) that I read in book but didn't understood this.

Wrong: The bouquet of flowers WAS a giving of love.

Right: The bouquet of flowers WAS a gift of love.

Can you please explain this part.
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by GMATGuruNY » Wed Nov 11, 2015 7:22 am
vishalwin wrote:hi,

I didn't get why we want a noun (realization).

It seems to be some standard rule(see example below) that I read in book but didn't understood this.

Wrong: The bouquet of flowers WAS a giving of love.

Right: The bouquet of flowers WAS a gift of love.

Can you please explain this part.
A gerund is a VERBing serving as a NOUN.
Generally, a gerund serves to refer to the PROCESS of performing the VERBing action.
The bouquet was a giving of love.
Here, giving serves to refer to the PROCESS of giving.
The conveyed meaning -- that the BOUQUET was a PROCESS -- is nonsensical.

The intended meaning is that the bouquet was WHAT WAS GIVEN.
In other words, the bouquet was a GIFT.
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by Mo2men » Mon Apr 01, 2019 2:34 pm
GMATGuruNY wrote:
vishalwin wrote:One legacy of Madison Avenue's recent campaign to appeal to people fifty years old and over is the realization that as a person ages, their concerns change as well.

a)the realization that as a person ages, their

b)the realization that as people age, their

c)to realize that when a person ages, his or her

d)to realize that when people age, their

e)realizing that as people age, their
In A, their (plural) does not agree with person (singular).

C: when a person ages
D: when people age
These options imply that there are particular moments WHEN PEOPLE AGE.
This meaning is nonsensical.
People are ALWAYS aging; they do not age only at particular moments.
Eliminate C and D.

E: One legacy...is realizing that as people age, their concerns change.
Here, is realizing seems to serve as a VERB, with one legacy as its subject.
The resulting meaning is nonsensical: that one legacy IS REALIZING a general truth about people.
Eliminate E.

The correct answer is E.
Dear GMATguru,

1- Is 'as' the same as 'when'? should not both have the same meaning?

2- Here, 'the legacy ........is the realization'. Both nouns are parallel.
but in some sentence we say 'my goal is to get a degree' here goal is not parallel to degree, hat is the difference between both sentences?

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by GMATGuruNY » Sat Apr 06, 2019 3:27 am
Mo2men wrote:Dear GMATguru,

1- Is 'as' the same as 'when'? should not both have the same meaning?
Generally, a when-clause refers to an action performed at a particular moment:
When Mary entered the room, John smiled.
Here, the usage of when implies that the action in blue happened at a particular moment.
An as-clause refers to an action performed over an extended period of time:
Adam sang as he typed.
Here, the usage of as implies that the action in blue happened over an extended period of time.
In the SC above, PEOPLE AGE not at a particular moment but over an extended period of time, so the usage of when is inappropriate.
2- Here, 'the legacy ........is the realization'. Both nouns are parallel.
but in some sentence we say 'my goal is to get a degree' here goal is not parallel to degree, hat is the difference between both sentences?
Generally, an infinitive (to + VERB) expresses an INTENDED action -- an action that has not yet been performed.
In the SC above, one legacy is the RESULT of a past event (the recent campaign).
C and D: One legacy of Madison Avenue's recent campaign is to realize.
Here, a RESULT (one legacy) is equated to AN ACTION THAT HAS NOT YET BEEN PERFORMED (to realize).
This meaning is nonsensical.
Eliminate C and D.
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