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The ecosystems!!

by gmat_perfect » Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:27 pm
The ecosystems of barrier islands are extremely vulnerable--whether from natural processes like shoreline recession, rising sea levels, and destructive hurricanes, or the ever-increasing pressures of development.

(A) whether from natural processes like shoreline recession, rising sea levels, and destructive hurricanes, or
(B) whether from natural processes such as shoreline recession, rising sea levels, and destructive hurricanes, or also
(C) to processes that are natural like shoreline recession, rising sea levels, and destructive hurricanes, and also
(D) to processes that are natural ones like shoreline recession, rising sea levels, and destructive hurricanes, as well as to
(E) to natural processes such as shoreline recession, rising sea levels, and destructive hurricanes, as well as to

[spoiler]OA: E[/spoiler]

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by indiantiger » Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:47 pm
We need to give examples here so that would narrow down to B and E.
E is better because IIism and correct meaning
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by reply2spg » Tue Jul 20, 2010 3:52 pm
What is wrong with B here?

Is 'or also' correct?
gmat_perfect wrote:The ecosystems of barrier islands are extremely vulnerable--whether from natural processes like shoreline recession, rising sea levels, and destructive hurricanes, or the ever-increasing pressures of development.

(A) whether from natural processes like shoreline recession, rising sea levels, and destructive hurricanes, or
(B) whether from natural processes such as shoreline recession, rising sea levels, and destructive hurricanes, or also
(C) to processes that are natural like shoreline recession, rising sea levels, and destructive hurricanes, and also
(D) to processes that are natural ones like shoreline recession, rising sea levels, and destructive hurricanes, as well as to
(E) to natural processes such as shoreline recession, rising sea levels, and destructive hurricanes, as well as to

[spoiler]OA: E[/spoiler]
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by [email protected] » Thu Dec 22, 2011 11:35 pm
Final solution at one place:

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The ecosystems of barrier islands are extremely vulnerable-whether from natural processes like shoreline recession, rising sea levels, and destructive hurricanes, or the ever-increasing pressures of development.
(A) whether from natural processes like shoreline recession, rising sea levels, and destructive hurricanes, or
(B) whether from natural processes such as shoreline recession, rising sea levels, and destructive hurricanes, or also
(C) to processes that are natural like shoreline recession, rising sea levels, and destructive hurricanes, and also
(D) to processes that are natural ones like shoreline recession, rising sea levels, and destructive hurricanes, as well as to
(E) to natural processes such as shoreline recession, rising sea levels, and destructive hurricanes, as well as to

Between 'like' and 'such as', the GMAT always prefers 'such as'. This eliminates A, C, and D.

Also, the correct idiom is 'vulnerable to' ... this eliminates B.

Ans. E
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by mankey » Fri Dec 23, 2011 11:34 am
@Sandeep: Is "whether from" not unidiomatic?

Please help.

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