Although vs When

[Mayur Sand]

Under high pressure and intense heat, graphite, the most stable form of pure carbon, changes into the substance commonly referred to as diamond and remaining this way whether or not the heat and pressure are removed.

A. remaining this way whether or not
B. remaining like that even as
C. remaining as such whether or not
D. remains in this way although
E. remains thus even when

Confused b/w D & E

[amitsahdev]

Its E because 'although' implies a condition that is FORCED (eg. although the pressure was removed..xyz stayed the same) as opposed to an acceptable CONDITION

[dumb.doofus]

i dont see much of an issue with although here.. although essentially means "inspite of the fact that".. so that doesn't seem a problem here..

problem is "in this way"... that is wordy.. don't know what "this" means.. which way?? remains in this state is a better usage.. remains in this way is just too vague..

that's why D is out.. and "although" E doesn't sound that good.. it seems the best option here..

[maihuna]

when should normally points to a time clause, I met her when she was travelling to US, although is a subordinate clause, adverb clause of reason, the pressure has no instant meaning here, although is better, although the pressure is removed the state is same, even when the pressure is released state is same...doesnt make any sense, nonsensical, absurd, awkward, the other option although should be credited choice...

[gmat_dest]

E sounds awkard..."remains thus even".

I am not a native speaker but have never come across such a usage.

D, "in this way" makes the sentence wordy but D looks to be the only correct option.

[mittalashwani13]

Under high pressure and intense heat, graphite, the most stable form of pure carbon, changes into the substance commonly referred to as diamond and remaining this way whether or not the heat and pressure are removed.

A. remaining this way whether or not
B. remaining like that even as
C. remaining as such whether or not
D. remains in this way although
E. remains thus even when

Confused b/w D & E

Mayur - Could you pls share the source of this question?

[Sharma_Gaurav]

This is a GMAT sets 22 question number 30.

I also picked up E but the OA is D.

I cannot understand D,
"In this way" does not seem to be right - which way ??

Please help

[Stuart@KaplanGMAT]

This is a GMAT sets 22 question number 30.

I also picked up E but the OA is D.

I cannot understand D,
"In this way" does not seem to be right - which way ??

Please help

If the OA is D, then you should never use this source of questions again.

".. remains in this way" is an incredibly awkward construction and I highly doubt it would ever appear in the correct answer to a real GMAT question.

"although" also changes the meaning of the sentence; the author isn't giving a definite contrast, which is what although implies. "whether or not" means that the condition may or may not occur and "even when" preserves the intended meaning of the sentence.

"when" must refer to a time, but that includes events (e.g. "Kids today have it easy; back when I went to school I had to walk uphill both ways!"). It would be perfectly OK to start a sentence with "When heat and pressure are removed, ...", so the use of when in the sentence is just fine.

[lunarpower]

i think i've seen this question on gmatprep. the answer is definitely (e).

as one poster mentioned above, "X although Y" implies that Y is a given (unless Y contains weasel words such as "might" or "could").

if i say "you can take the bus to the city, although you cannot drive", then it's a fact that you cannot drive, period.

if i say "you can take the bus to the city when you cannot drive", then this is basically an "if/then" statement: if you can't drive, then you can take the bus.

same deal with (d) and (e) in this problem. the intent of the problem is definitely "if you take away the heat and pressure, then...", so (e) is better than (d).

also, as stuart said, "in this way" is not idiomatic with "remains", either.

[sumanr84]

I was stumped here..Worth taking notes..( I encountered this Q on OG Verbal Review )