MGMAT: Descending approximately 4,000 years ago

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Descending approximately 4,000 years ago from the African wildcat, it has been an exceedingly short time for the domestic cat with respect to genetic evolution and it scarcely seems sufficient to allow the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.

(A) Descending approximately 4,000 years ago from the African wildcat, it has been an exceedingly short time for the domestic cat with respect to genetic evolution and it scarcely seems sufficient to allow the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.

(B) The domestic cat descended from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, which is an exceedingly short time for the domestic cat's genetic evolution and scarcely sufficient for the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.

(C) Descending from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, the domestic cat has had an exceedingly short time for its genetic evolution and has been scarcely sufficient for the marked physical changes in the animal.

(D) Having descended from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, the domestic cat has had an exceedingly short time for its genetic evolution that has scarcely been sufficient for the marked physical changes that transformed the animal.

(E) The domestic cat descended from the African wildcat approximately 4,000 years ago, an exceedingly recent divergence with respect to genetic evolution and one which scarcely seems sufficient to allow the marked physical changes in the animal.
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by jasonc » Sun Jun 01, 2008 1:27 pm
E?
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by senthil » Mon Jun 02, 2008 1:41 am
I am not sure is the answer C?

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by senthil » Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:26 am
I am not sure is the answer C?

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by anju » Mon Jun 02, 2008 11:42 am
Another vote for C.

OA pls?

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by s_raizada » Mon Jun 02, 2008 12:17 pm
B

only options B and D are close to original meaning

D - in appropriate use of that

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by netigen » Mon Jun 02, 2008 1:52 pm
OA is E

In B "which" seems to modify 4000 years ago
In C instead of time it seems cat has been scarcely sufficient

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by s_raizada » Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:30 pm
But option E is not parallel

... recent divergence .... and one which seems

noun and clause

if you tell me that 'which' is a relative pronoun modifying 'one' then where is comma before it because which is non essential relative pronoun

Am i missing something?

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by netigen » Mon Jun 02, 2008 3:30 pm
I got this one wrong. I was stuck between D and E and went with D because E has "one" and it does not seem to have a referent. I am at loss here myself.

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by nishchal » Mon Jun 02, 2008 4:49 pm
I am unsure between B and E. D doesn't seem to be very clear. In D, "that" in "genetic evolution that.." does not have a clear antecedent. C is definitely wrong because it says "domestic cat .... has been scarcely sufficient".

Not sure why B is wrong. Seems "which" in B is correctly modifying the "4000 years" and the sentence seems parallel. Verb error in B or any other clues?

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HI RON

by siddharth rastogi » Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:50 am
HI RON,

THIS IS A MGMAT QUESTION AND ALL OF US ARE CONFUSED BETWEEN TWO OPTIONS

B\E

CAN U PLEASE CLEAR WHICH ONE IS CORRECT?

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by heshamelaziry » Thu Aug 27, 2009 6:31 am
"that has scarcely" seems awkward and not quite clear what "that" refers to ? Is it the time period or the cat ?

So choice "D" is eliminated.

Choice B seems to be solid.

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