Sentence Correction

E also lacks parallelism: that is highly cooperative, organized is not parallel with it consists. To maintain parallelism, E should say:

...a society that is highly cooperative, organized, and consisting of...

GMATGuruNY wrote:

navami wrote:

GMATGuruNY wrote:

gmat740 wrote:Yellow jackets number among the 900 or so species of the world�s social wasps, wasps living in a highly cooperative and organized society where they consist almost entirely of females�the queen and her sterile female workers.
A. wasps living in a highly cooperative and organized society where they consist almost entirely of
B. wasps that live in a highly cooperative and organized society consisting almost entirely of
C. which means they live in a highly cooperative and organized society, almost all
D. which means that their society is highly cooperative, organized, and it is almost entirely
E. living in a society that is highly cooperative, organized, and it consists of almost all

Oa- B
IMO E : Why do we need wasps to precede living?

In C and D, it is unclear what noun is being replaced by the pronoun which. Eliminate C and D.

In E, the pronoun it is ambiguous. Eliminate E.

In A, the pronoun they suggests that the wasps consist almost entirely of females; the intended meaning is that the society consists almost entirely of females. Also, where should used to refer only to a place. Eliminate A.

The correct answer is B.

In B, wasps that live in a highly cooperative and organized society consisting almost entirely of females is a resumptive modifier. A resumptive modifier:

-- repeats a key word in the sentence
-- adds additional information about that key word
-- often includes the pronoun that
-- usually appears at the end of the sentence

Hope this helps!

Can't It of option E, refer to the nearest noun that is society in this case? GMATGuru please explain.

A subject pronoun (such as it, which is the subject of the verb consists) should not be used to refer to the object of a preposition (in the phrase living in a society, society is the object of the preposition in).

E also lacks parallelism: that is highly cooperative, organized is not parallel with it consists. To maintain parallelism, E should say:

...a society that is highly cooperative, organized, and consisting of...

GMATGuruNY wrote:

vardhankirti wrote: consisting is not an adjective

A VERBing such as consisting can serve as an adjective.
The OA includes the following phrase:
a highly cooperative and organized society consisting almost entirely of females.
Here, consisting is an adjective serving to modify society.
What KIND of society?
A society CONSISTING almost entirely of females.

GMATGuruNY wrote:
In A, the pronoun they suggests that the wasps consist almost entirely of females; the intended meaning is that the society consists almost entirely of females. Also, where should used to refer only to a place. Eliminate A.

Sir,
Please discuss why the intended meaning is that the society consists almost entirely of females.

How is it illogical to say that wasps consist almost entirely of females?

John lives in a house where he has a mother and a father.
Conveyed meaning:
The house is where John has a mother and a father, implying that OUTSIDE THE HOUSE John might not have a mother and a father.
This meaning is nonsensical.
Regardless of his location, John has a mother and a father.

A: wasps living a highly cooperative and organized organized society where they consist almost entirely of females
Conveyed meaning:
The society is where the wasps are composed almost entirely of females, implying that OUTSIDE THE SOCIETY the wasps might not be composed almost entirely of females.
This meaning is nonsensical.
Regardless of their location, the wasps are composed almost entirely of females.

Md.Belal Hossain wrote:Recently, I have got a GMAT Prep SC question in which the correct answer has used where to refer in society.
The Question is given below.
Many population studies have linked a high-salt diet to high rates of hypertension and shown that in societies where they consume little salt, their blood pressure typically does not rise with age.

(A) shown that in societies where they consume little salt, their

(B) shown that in societies that have consumed little salt, their

(C) shown that in societies where little salt is consumed,

(D) they showed that in societies where little salt is consumed,

(E) they showed that in societies where they consume little salt, their

Correct answer choice C

I thought that where could only refer to places. Apparently it also can refer to societies. Are there any other similar nouns to which where can refer?

Thanks in advance

GMATGuruNY wrote:

navami wrote:

GMATGuruNY wrote:

gmat740 wrote:Yellow jackets number among the 900 or so species of the world�s social wasps, wasps living in a highly cooperative and organized society where they consist almost entirely of females�the queen and her sterile female workers.
A. wasps living in a highly cooperative and organized society where they consist almost entirely of
B. wasps that live in a highly cooperative and organized society consisting almost entirely of
C. which means they live in a highly cooperative and organized society, almost all
D. which means that their society is highly cooperative, organized, and it is almost entirely
E. living in a society that is highly cooperative, organized, and it consists of almost all

Oa- B
IMO E : Why do we need wasps to precede living?

In C and D, it is unclear what noun is being replaced by the pronoun which. Eliminate C and D.

In E, the pronoun it is ambiguous. Eliminate E.

In A, the pronoun they suggests that the wasps consist almost entirely of females; the intended meaning is that the society consists almost entirely of females. Also, where should used to refer only to a place. Eliminate A.

The correct answer is B.

In B, wasps that live in a highly cooperative and organized society consisting almost entirely of females is a resumptive modifier. A resumptive modifier:

-- repeats a key word in the sentence
-- adds additional information about that key word
-- often includes the pronoun that
-- usually appears at the end of the sentence

Hope this helps!

Can't It of option E, refer to the nearest noun that is society in this case? GMATGuru please explain.

A subject pronoun (such as it, which is the subject of the verb consists) should not be used to refer to the object of a preposition (in the phrase living in a society, society is the object of the preposition in).

E also lacks parallelism: that is highly cooperative, organized is not parallel with it consists. To maintain parallelism, E should say:

...a society that is highly cooperative, organized, and consisting of...

John lives in a house where he has a mother and a father.
Conveyed meaning:
The house is where John has a mother and a father, implying that OUTSIDE THE HOUSE John might not have a mother and a father.
This meaning is nonsensical.
Regardless of his location, John has a mother and a father.

A: wasps living a highly cooperative and organized organized society where they consist almost entirely of females
Conveyed meaning:
The society is where the wasps are composed almost entirely of females, implying that OUTSIDE THE SOCIETY the wasps might not be composed almost entirely of females.
This meaning is nonsensical.
Regardless of their location, the wasps are composed almost entirely of females.

Safety regulations were generally not being enforced in white lead factories, where there were no unions (and little prospect of any) to pressure employers to comply with safety regulations.