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by getso » Fri Apr 30, 2010 7:41 pm
Because it has rich limestone soil like the Rhine Valley, Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley attracted many German settlers who had brought traditional farming methods with them from home.

A>the Rhine Valley

B>the Rhine Valley did

C>it has the Rhine Valley

d>the Rhine Valley's

e>that of the Rhine Valley

The answer is E. But just wondering how D is wrong. Whats the difference between D and E??

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by beat_gmat_09 » Fri Apr 30, 2010 7:54 pm
getso wrote:Because it has rich limestone soil like the Rhine Valley, Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley attracted many German settlers who had brought traditional farming methods with them from home.

A>the Rhine Valley

B>the Rhine Valley did

C>it has the Rhine Valley

d>the Rhine Valley's

e>that of the Rhine Valley

The answer is E. But just wondering how D is wrong. Whats the difference between D and E??

Thanks,
Shobha
possessives have a rule in english and i hope same is in GMAT.

's structure is followed when the first noun refers to a person,country,animal or to group of living creatures.
of the is used other than that , inanimate objects ..

here rhine valley is the noun hence correct use is of the rhine valley.

example -

the back of the room NOT - the room's back
the top of the page NOT - the page's top
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by sumanr84 » Fri Apr 30, 2010 8:06 pm
getso wrote:Because it has rich limestone soil like the Rhine Valley, Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley attracted many German settlers who had brought traditional farming methods with them from home.

A>the Rhine Valley

B>the Rhine Valley did

C>it has the Rhine Valley

d>the Rhine Valley's

e>that of the Rhine Valley

The answer is E. But just wondering how D is wrong. Whats the difference between D and E??

Thanks,
Shobha
I read somewhere in Ron's post that when you have something in the sentence that can be associated with 'that of', in this case limestone soil, usage of THAT OF is correct.
In D, rich limestone soil of Pennsylvaniaâ is directly compared to Rhine Valley.
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by TheGraduate » Wed Jan 04, 2017 2:56 am
Could an expert please comment on the difference between D and E?
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by Sun Light » Thu Jan 05, 2017 9:43 pm
The comparison is between the two valleys with respect to limestone...

In this case, "that" correctly refers to the other set of limestone and we are also comparing the two valleys...

The posseieve doesn't help to show comparison between two valleys.
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by GMATGuruNY » Fri Jan 13, 2017 4:32 am
TheGraduate wrote:Could an expert please comment on the difference between D and E?
Generally, POSSESSIVE + OMITTED NOUN should be preceded by a parallel POSSESSIVE + NOUN.
Mary's car is larger than John's.
Conveyed meaning:
Mary's car is larger than John's [car].
Here, John's [car] (POSSESSIVE + OMITTED NOUN) is preceded by a parallel POSSESSIVE + NOUN (Mary's car).

D: Because it has rich limestone soil like the Rhine Valley's
Here, the portion in red -- POSSESSIVE + OMITTED NOUN -- is not preceded by a parallel POSSESSIVE + NOUN.
Eliminate D.
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