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by mundasingh123 » Sun Aug 21, 2011 2:13 am
Canadian scientists have calculated that one human being should be struck every nine years by a meteorite, while each year sixteen buildings can be expected to sustain damage from such objects.
(A) one human being should be struck every nine years by a meteorite
(B) a human being should be struck by a meteorite once in every nine years
(C) a meteorite will strike one human being once in every nine years
(D) every nine years a human being will be struck by a meteorite
(E) every nine years a human being should be struck by a meteorite
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by chufus » Sun Aug 21, 2011 2:25 am
mundasingh123 wrote:Canadian scientists have calculated that one human being should be struck every nine years by a meteorite, while each year sixteen buildings can be expected to sustain damage from such objects.
(A) one human being should be struck every nine years by a meteorite
(B) a human being should be struck by a meteorite once in every nine years
(C) a meteorite will strike one human being once in every nine years
(D) every nine years a human being will be struck by a meteorite
(E) every nine years a human being should be struck by a meteorite
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https://www.beatthegmat.com/canadian-sci ... 61571.html
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by mundasingh123 » Sun Aug 21, 2011 2:32 am
chufus wrote:
mundasingh123 wrote:Canadian scientists have calculated that one human being should be struck every nine years by a meteorite, while each year sixteen buildings can be expected to sustain damage from such objects.
(A) one human being should be struck every nine years by a meteorite
(B) a human being should be struck by a meteorite once in every nine years
(C) a meteorite will strike one human being once in every nine years
(D) every nine years a human being will be struck by a meteorite
(E) every nine years a human being should be struck by a meteorite
This question has already been discussed in the post below:

https://www.beatthegmat.com/canadian-sci ... 61571.html
So cant we discuss it again . I can see that only 4 members have replied to that post and that doesnt include any experts .You will wind that most of the questions already have preexisting posts related to them
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by GmatKiss » Mon Aug 22, 2011 6:55 am
mundasingh123 wrote:Canadian scientists have calculated that one human being should be struck every nine years by a meteorite, while each year sixteen buildings can be expected to sustain damage from such objects.
(A) one human being should be struck every nine years by a meteorite
(B) a human being should be struck by a meteorite once in every nine years
(C) a meteorite will strike one human being once in every nine years
(D) every nine years a human being will be struck by a meteorite
(E) every nine years a human being should be struck by a meteorite
should be, gets A,B,E out!
D, "struck every nine years"(number) matches parallel with "while each year sixteen"(number) in the sentence.
nine years || sixteen buildings

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by mundasingh123 » Mon Aug 22, 2011 11:27 am
GmatKiss wrote:
mundasingh123 wrote:Canadian scientists have calculated that one human being should be struck every nine years by a meteorite, while each year sixteen buildings can be expected to sustain damage from such objects.
(A) one human being should be struck every nine years by a meteorite
(B) a human being should be struck by a meteorite once in every nine years
(C) a meteorite will strike one human being once in every nine years
(D) every nine years a human being will be struck by a meteorite
(E) every nine years a human being should be struck by a meteorite
should be, gets A,B,E out!
D, "struck every nine years"(number) matches parallel with "while each year sixteen"(number) in the sentence.
nine years || sixteen buildings

Please correct me if am wrong!
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This is precisely the same way that i used to eliminate A B and E . Any other technique
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by e-GMAT » Wed Aug 24, 2011 5:48 am
Your analysis is correct. This is the way this question should be attempted. From the meaning aspect it is clear that choices that contain "should" convey illogical meaning. The sentence presents a probability. So use of "should" is incorrect.

Between choices C and D, choice D sets the contrast/comparison correctly.
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by jainpiyushjain » Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:07 am
Can someone please explain why should is inappropriate here ? I narrowed down to D & E on the bases of paralellsim and ended up choosing D because of can in the not underlined portion.

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e-GMAT wrote:Your analysis is correct. This is the way this question should be attempted. From the meaning aspect it is clear that choices that contain "should" convey illogical meaning. The sentence presents a probability. So use of "should" is incorrect.

Between choices C and D, choice D sets the contrast/comparison correctly.
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by GMATGuruNY » Sat Mar 02, 2013 4:17 am
jainpiyushjain wrote:Can someone please explain why should is inappropriate here ? I narrowed down to D & E on the bases of paralellsim and ended up choosing D because of can in the not underlined portion.

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D: Every nine years a human being SHOULD be struck by a meteorite.
Here, should implies a RECOMMENDATION.
According to scientists, what SHOULD happen every nine years?
In other words, what do the scientists RECOMMEND?
They recommend the following:
A human being SHOULD be struck by a meteorite.
Not the intended meaning.

The goal of the scientists is NOT to make a recommendation (telling us what SHOULD happen) but to make a PREDICTION (telling us what WILL happen).
According to scientists, what WILL happen every nine years?
E: A human being WILL be struck by a meteorite.
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