The increased popularity and availability of televisions has led to the decline of regional dialects, language variations which originate from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated by geographic isolation.
(A) which originate from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
(B) that originated from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
(C) originated from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
(D) originating from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
(E) originating from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuating
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A - which usually follows a comma. Moreover, originate is a verb here and perpetuated is a participle
B - originated is the simple past tense of originate and this is not parallel to perpetuated
C - originated is a verb
D - Originating is a participle modifying language variations and is parallel to perpetuated by geographic locations - Correct
E - Perpetuating by is wrong
B - originated is the simple past tense of originate and this is not parallel to perpetuated
C - originated is a verb
D - Originating is a participle modifying language variations and is parallel to perpetuated by geographic locations - Correct
E - Perpetuating by is wrong
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GmatKiss wrote:The increased popularity and availability of televisions has led to the decline of regional dialects, language variations which originate from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated by geographic isolation.
(A) which originate from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated ---- awkward
(B) that originated from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated ---- it changes the intended meaning because the sentence uses has led while this option uses past tense i.e originated symbolizing that there are no more language variations coming and thus contradicting initial has led to the decline of
(C) originated from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
(D) originating from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
(E) originating from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuating
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why is it D or E and not B?? I find B to be parallel and make sense...GmatKiss wrote:The increased popularity and availability of televisions has led to the decline of regional dialects, language variations which originate from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated by geographic isolation.
(A) which originate from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated ---- awkward
(B) that originated from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated ---- it changes the intended meaning because the sentence uses has led while this option uses past tense i.e originated symbolizing that there are no more language variations coming and thus contradicting initial has led to the decline of
(C) originated from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
(D) originating from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
(E) originating from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuating
Any idea about the source, are we getting such type of convoluted questions in GMAT these days??
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D looks to be correct.GmatKiss wrote:The increased popularity and availability of televisions has led to the decline of regional dialects, language variations which originate from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated by geographic isolation.
(A) which originate from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
(B) that originated from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
(C) originated from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
(D) originating from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated
(E) originating from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuating
A> The rule of a comma is, a Comma(,) should be applied on either side of a phrase or a clause, if it is acting as an interruptor in the sentence. Here, 'language variations' acts as an interruptor because it pauses the natural flow of the sentence adding strength to the argument. Hence A is incorrect.
B> 'that originated' gives me the feeling that the evolution of language variations was a one time event only. Clearly that is not what the author intends to express.
C> Ditto as B
D> Most appropriate
E> Perpetuating by is incorrect.
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BellTheGMAT
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sorry, i meant wats wrong with C?? C is parallel originated and perpetuated why we need to go for originating
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Proleefeek111
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Just plugging in C in the Problem Statement:BellTheGMAT wrote:sorry, i meant wats wrong with C?? C is parallel originated and perpetuated why we need to go for originating
The increased popularity and availability of televisions has led to the decline of regional dialects, language variations originated from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages and perpetuated by geographic isolation.
Without a suitable modifier like 'which' or 'that' the above sentence reads like two independant clauses without any relation between them. Option B corrects this but the sentence is trying to potray a situation which will remain true irrespective of television; i.e. regardless of popularity of television regional dialects will continue to originate from diverse ethnic and cultural heritages. Hence a participle is more suitable here than a perfect tense. Hope it made sense!
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Please check this link --
https://gmatclub.com/forum/regional-dialects-85756.html
MGMAT instructor has provided a detailed explanation for this question.
OA is D
https://gmatclub.com/forum/regional-dialects-85756.html
MGMAT instructor has provided a detailed explanation for this question.
OA is D
