The biathlon is one of the world's most demanding sports, it combines the endurance of cross country skiing with the precision of expert marksmanship.
sports, it combines
sports; that combines
sports; it combines
sports, where they combine
sports in which they combine
plz explain yr ans
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Some grammar:pradeepkaushal9518 wrote:The biathlon is one of the world's most demanding sports, it combines the endurance of cross country skiing with the precision of expert marksmanship.
sports, it combines
sports; that combines
sports; it combines
sports, where they combine
sports in which they combine
plz explain yr ans
1. COMMA SPLICE:
Two independent clauses can not be joined by COMMA only. If it is done, comma splice occurs.
Option A is faulty for this reason. OUT.
2. Any pronoun used in a sentence MUST have a logical reference:
=> In the options D and E, 'they' does not have any logical reference. The only plural noun 'sports' can not logically be the reference of 'they' because 'sports' can not combine.
3. THAT:
In the GMAT land, that should be used in restrictive clause. That is reserved for using in the restrictive form. In this case, the use of 'it' is more fluid. So, B is out.
Answer should be C.
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Thats good explanation Gmat_perfect. Keep it up!!gmat_perfect wrote:Some grammar:pradeepkaushal9518 wrote:The biathlon is one of the world's most demanding sports, it combines the endurance of cross country skiing with the precision of expert marksmanship.
sports, it combines
sports; that combines
sports; it combines
sports, where they combine
sports in which they combine
plz explain yr ans
1. COMMA SPLICE:
Two independent clauses can not be joined by COMMA only. If it is done, comma splice occurs.
Option A is faulty for this reason. OUT.
2. Any pronoun used in a sentence MUST have a logical reference:
=> In the options D and E, 'they' does not have any logical reference. The only plural noun 'sports' can not logically be the reference of 'they' because 'sports' can not combine.
3. THAT:
In the GMAT land, that should be used in restrictive clause. That is reserved for using in the restrictive form. In this case, the use of 'it' is more fluid. So, B is out.
Answer should be C.
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The pronoun they is ambiguous. Eliminate D and E.pradeepkaushal9518 wrote:The biathlon is one of the world's most demanding sports, it combines the endurance of cross country skiing with the precision of expert marksmanship.
sports, it combines
sports; that combines
sports; it combines
sports, where they combine
sports in which they combine
plz explain yr ans
If a comma can be replaced by a period, the comma is incorrect. This error is called a comma splice. Eliminate A.
A semi-colon must separate two independent clauses (two complete sentences, each with a subject and a verb). Eliminate B.
The correct answer is C.
Additional error: the word where should refer only to a place. Another reason to eliminate D.
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in b and c both have semi colon only difference is that in b and it in C. so why that is incorrect
in b and c both have semi colon only difference is that in b and it in C. so why that is incorrect
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Here's answer choice B:pradeepkaushal9518 wrote:gmat guru
in b and c both have semi colon only difference is that in b and it in C. so why that is incorrect
The biathlon is one of the world's most demanding sports; that combines the endurance of cross country skiing with the precision of expert marksmanship.
B is incorrect because the pronoun that is ambiguous; to have a complete sentence after the semi-colon, we need to know what the pronoun that is referring to.
For example:
The biathlon is one of the world's most demanding sports; it is an activity that combines the endurance of cross country skiing with the precision of expert marksmanship.
Here's answer choice C:
The biathlon is one of the world's most demanding sports; it combines the endurance of cross country skiing with the precision of expert marksmanship.
Answer choice C works because we know that the pronoun it is referring to the biathlon, so we have a complete thought after the semi-colon.
Does this help?
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yes thanks gmat guru it really helped me to understand topic.
i have also given tpr test in which i have given 21 correct verbal questions out of 41 but my score came as 17 . is it correct evaluation? and also in quant i have given 28 correct answer out of 37 but i scored 43 but in manhattan even if i have given 18 correct answers out of 37 i got 43.
and what is the diffrence betweeen trp test and manhattan test?
i have also given tpr test in which i have given 21 correct verbal questions out of 41 but my score came as 17 . is it correct evaluation? and also in quant i have given 28 correct answer out of 37 but i scored 43 but in manhattan even if i have given 18 correct answers out of 37 i got 43.
and what is the diffrence betweeen trp test and manhattan test?
