Two ANDs in a sentence

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sinsofgmat · Answer

mukherjee.tanuj3@gmail.co wrote: OAc Hi Tanuj, What is the source of the question.

Rich.C@EMPOWERgmat.com · Answer

hi mukherjee.tanuj3,

This SC is based primarily on Parallelism and Style rules. It's written in an odd way, but the extra "and" can be justified (I'll get to that in a moment).

1) Style - since this prompt refers to a "list" of things that are done while cattle raising, the phrase "the only thing" makes no sense. There are SEVERAL things. Eliminate D and E.

2) Parallelism - the "3-item" list of tasks must be written in parallel "format." Here, the proper format is "….leave them alone…corral them….drive them…" Eliminate A and B.

Normally, a 3-item list includes one "and" before the 3rd item. Here, the 3 tasks are actually broken into 2 "pieces": "leave them alone while they feed…and then corral them…." which likely refers to something that happens daily and "…and drive them to market when the time is right" which in all likelihood is done just once (per group of cattle). Thus, the extra "and" is used to include another piece to the first piece.

Final Answer: C

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aditya8062 · Answer

It is an oversimplified view of cattle raising to say that all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves, corral them, and to drive them to market when the time is ripe.
(A) all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves, corral them, and to
(B) all one has to do with cattle is to leave them alone to feed themselves, to corral them, and
(C) all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves and then corral them and
(D) the only thing that has to be done with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves, corral them, and
(E) the only thing that has to be done with cattle is to leave them alone while they feed themselves, to corral them, and

i am doubting this question for two reasons
firstly the construction : "view of cattle raising" is a wrong construction .prep+ noun +verbing is a wrong construction unless the prep directly refers to the noun ,which is not the case here
secondly how can C be right
C say:all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves and then corral them and
we should be having "to LEAVE them alone" --->why the correct answer has missed that infinitive
kindly tell me if my logic is right

mukherjee.tanuj3@gmail.co · Answer

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theCodeToGMAT · Answer

A = INCORRECT; Leave, Corral and to drive
B = INCORRECT; to Leave, to Corral and Drive
C = CORRECT; Leave & Corral acts as a part of an activity AND Drive is other activity
D = INCORRECT; "only thing" means one thing.. however, there are 3 tasks
E = INCORRECT; "only thing" means one thing.. however, there are 3 tasks

GMATGuruNY · Answer

i am doubting this question for two reasons
firstly the construction : "view of cattle raising" is a wrong construction .prep+ noun +verbing is a wrong construction unless the prep directly refers to the noun ,which is not the case here
secondly how can C be right

...an oversimplified view of cattle raising...
A noun can serve as an ADJECTIVE.
Here, cattle serves as an adjective, while raising -- a gerund -- serves as a NOUN.
Thus, the object of of is not the adjective cattle but the noun raising:
an oversimplified view of RAISING.

The purpose of cattle is to indicate the TYPE of raising.
What TYPE of raising?
CATTLE raising.
Analogous structures:
Figure skating --> a TYPE of skating
Money laundering --> a TYPE of laundering
Stock trading --> a TYPE of trading

C say:all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves and then corral them and
we should be having "to LEAVE them alone" --->why the correct answer has missed that infinitive
kindly tell me if my logic is right

All one has TO do with cattle is [to] leave them alone.
Here, the to in brackets is implied by the preceding infinitive (to do).

aditya8062 · Answer

thanks Gmat guru

Thus, the object of of is not cattle but raising.

but it is precisely for this reason that i had thought that this sentence is not correct .
i have read that in prep+noun + verbing construction if prep does not refer directly to the noun then the construction is wrong
for this specific reason this sentence is wrong : i've never heard of bees stinging dogs
while this sentence is correct :i have a picture of my cousin playing hockey.

kindly tell me as what am i missing ?
thanks and regards

GMATGuruNY · Answer

aditya8062 wrote:thanks Gmat guru
Thus, the object of of is not cattle but raising.
but it is precisely for this reason that i had thought that this sentence is not correct .
i have read that in prep+noun + verbing construction if prep does not refer directly to the noun then the construction is wrong
for this specific reason this sentence is wrong :
while this sentence is correct :i have a picture of my cousin playing hockey.

kindly tell me as what am i missing ?
thanks and regards

I've never heard of bees stinging dogs.
Here, bees serves as a NOUN, while stinging -- a participle -- serves as an ADJECTIVE.
Thus, the object of of is the noun BEES.
Conveyed meaning: I've never heard of BEES.
Intended meaning: I've never heard of THE STINGING OF DOGS (by bees).
Since the intended meaning is not conveyed, the sentence is incorrect.

...an oversimplified view of cattle raising...
Here, cattle serves as an ADJECTIVE, while raising -- a gerund -- serves as a NOUN.
Thus, the object of of is the noun RAISING.
In this case, the intended meaning is conveyed:
an oversimplified view of RAISING.
Please revisit my post above, in which I've clarified the reasoning.

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