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atulmangal: Legendary Member; Posts: 1112; Joined: Sat Feb 26, 2011 11:16 am; Thanked: 77 times; Followed by:49 members

Sulfur dioxide

by atulmangal » Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:40 am

Sulfur dioxide, a major contributor to acid rain, is an especially serious pollutant because it diminishes the respiratory system's ability to deal with all other pollutants.

A. an especially serious pollutant because it diminishes the respiratory system's ability to deal

B. an especially serious pollutant because of diminishing the respiratory system's capability of dealing

C. an especially serious pollutant because it diminishes the capability of the respiratory system in dealing

D. a specially serious pollutant because it diminishes the capability of the respiratory system to deal

E. a specially serious pollutant because of diminishing the respiratory system's ability to deal

This question is from GMAT paper test...

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clock60: Legendary Member; Posts: 759; Joined: Mon Apr 26, 2010 10:15 am; Thanked: 85 times; Followed by:3 members

by clock60 » Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:29 am

i remember this question, so can say few words
B) because of diminishing -wrong usage
C)capability in-wrong idiom. capable of -ing right usage
D)specially -not proper word in this context, capability of..to..do,wrong idiom
E)specially-the same as in D,because of diminishing-wrong as in B
so left with A

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atulmangal: Legendary Member; Posts: 1112; Joined: Sat Feb 26, 2011 11:16 am; Thanked: 77 times; Followed by:49 members

by atulmangal » Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:44 am

Hey Clock

Can u please share,

1) how u select b/w especially vs specially ??

2) because of --- a preposition when to use and when its incorrect to use ??

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by aspirant2011 » Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:08 am

i would also go with A because-

1. "ability to" is an idiom
2. use of "an Especially"...........this thing i can't tell you why i went but when i spoke the sentence twice or thrice to my mind i was again and again coming of "an especially" instead of "a specially"

in C and D i dont feel "capability of" is the right usage......please correct me if i am wrong........

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by rohu27 » Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:08 am

Atul,
see if its of any help

https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/sc-t6533.html

Have time? https://www.beatthegmat.com/730-q-50-v40 ... 88058.html

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by clock60 » Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:18 am

hi atul
i am not sure that i can answer on all questions correctly, but my try
the difference between specially and especially it is better show on example
i like coffee,especially that grown in Brazil. (here especially somewhat intensify my liking)
and
i like Brazilian coffee, specially cooked in this restaurant.( cooked in some specific way)

as for second question
diminishing-here is a gerund and it can`t be object of preposition-of.

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atulmangal: Legendary Member; Posts: 1112; Joined: Sat Feb 26, 2011 11:16 am; Thanked: 77 times; Followed by:49 members

by atulmangal » Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:42 am

rohu27 wrote:Atul,
see if its of any help

https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/sc-t6533.html

Hey Rohu

Thanks a lot for the link, it helped a lot (mark my word)

Ron's explanation was awesome, and even i got the same glimpse that in this question GMAT is taking cheap potshots at the Non-native speakers...its unfortunate...but still have to except this...apart from that other concepts are really nice and its a good learning.

@clock

Buddy thanks for the explanation but after reading Ron's explanation for those two words especially / specially i think your example is not correct..may be m wrong, u judge yourself..just follow the link...

Thanks