As you've rightly figured out, C is the right answer. The difference between so and so that is not really being tested here. From GMAT perspective, it is sufficient to appreciate that 'so' is much more versatile in its usage. Some of the usages of 'so' are:
It is so frustrating when people bribe. - 'so' is used as an intensifier He observed the snakes so he could describe their behavior - 'so' indicates purpose.
He has symptoms of stroke and so, he exercises daily- 'so' indicates hence.
Going back to the sentence, 'so' in A and B is used to depict hence and in C is used to indicate purpose. Hence, these are completely different usages and since the meaning of the original sentence is clearly to depict the purpose (as to why turtles can draw in their exposed parts), c is the correct answer.
On a different note, another interesting thing is that in a and b, the 'conjunction' is not and, but and so. Take a look at the following sentences:
It is raining and schools are closed.
It is raining and so, schools are closed.
In the first sentence, the two independent clauses (it is raining and schools are closed) do not define any causal relationship. Raining and schools being closed appear as two independent events.
In the second sentence, the causal relationship comes out, illustrating that schools are closed because of rain. Now look at option e; the way 'and' is used in this option, it merely joins the two 'independent' clauses, missing the 'causal' relationship between the two (by the way, this is not the only thing that is wrong with e).
This understanding comes in handy in solving many SC questions.
Hey, Thanks for such an elaborate explanation I have posted one more query. Do help in that too !
Regarding your doubt, "his surviving" is acceptable since it uses possesive pronoun.
Dude yeah answer is D but I have not asked that! According to Manhattan' SC Guide possessive noun cannot become an antecedent of pronoun and moreover "his" cannot qualify "Carricks personality" which is the case in the sentence !
I am doing a survey on what criteria is used by Indian applicants while chosing a US B-school. The survey has 16 questions. Each question has slight variations such as High Ranking, Highly Perceived by Family, Highly Perceived by Coworkers. Please take a note of factors which are important for you and rank the choices appropriately. Thus give 100 if all the criteria are met and 20 if say only 1 meets.
I hope that once you take this survey it will help you also to identify what parameters are important for you and what parameters should be considered while looking for Schools.
Dude yeah answer is D but I have not asked that! According to Manhattan' SC Guide possessive noun cannot become an antecedent of pronoun and moreover "his" cannot qualify "Carricks personality" which is the case in the sentence !
As I have mentioned in my previous post also, "his surviving" is acceptable since it uses possesive pronoun. To specifically answer your question "his" in underlined as well as non-underlined part refers to "Carrick".
you have rightly pointed out that possessive noun cannot become an antecedent of pronoun. But, possessive pronoun can refer to noun in the possessive phrase.
Look at the two sentence below -:- 1. Once you show her the ropes, Josephinas natural skill as a salesperson will allow her to run the store by herself in no time.
2. In spite of Charlies protest, his friendsincluding his closest companion Rafaelinsisted that Charlie consider outside aid to help Charlie deal with his eating disorder. In the first sentence, "her" is the pronoun and can not refer to josephina since the "Josephina's natural skill" is possessive phrase. But in the second sentene, The use of his in the phrase his friends is okay,because only possessive pronouns can refer to nouns that are part of a possessive clause. The sentence is correct!
Thus,"his" in non-underlined/underlined part in question statement is a possessive pronoun and can refer to "carrick"(noun in the possessive phrase).
I hope the above explanation answers your question. you can refer to Page 50 and 56 of Manhattan SC flashcard also.
Ashutosh, Yes you are right in saying that possessive pronouns can refer to nouns that are part of a possessive clause.
On stage, the force of Carricks personality and the vividness of his acting disguised the fact he was, which his surviving velvet suit shows, a short man.
Option (D):that he was, as his surviving velvet suit shows,
I have no issues with the pronoun "his", mentioned in both the underlined and the not underlined part of the sentence. The issue is with the pronoun "he", mentioned in the underlined part of the sentence. "He" is not a possesive pronoun and cannot refer to the Carrick in the possesive clause "Carricks personality". Don't you think he should be replaced with Carrick. Same explanation cited by you for the first example. The error is rectified in your second example which is specifically using Charlie instead of using a pronoun.
Hope I am clear in what I am saying.
Cheers, Sumit
As I have mentioned in my previous post also, "his surviving" is acceptable since it uses possesive pronoun. To specifically answer your question "his" in underlined as well as non-underlined part refers to "Carrick".
you have rightly pointed out that possessive noun cannot become an antecedent of pronoun. But, possessive pronoun can refer to noun in the possessive phrase.
Look at the two sentence below -:- 1. Once you show her the ropes, Josephinas natural skill as a salesperson will allow her to run the store by herself in no time.
2. In spite of Charlies protest, his friendsincluding his closest companion Rafaelinsisted that Charlie consider outside aid to help Charlie deal with his eating disorder. In the first sentence, "her" is the pronoun and can not refer to josephina since the "Josephina's natural skill" is possessive phrase.
But in the second sentene, The use of his in the phrase his friends is okay,because only possessive pronouns can refer to nouns that are part of a possessive clause. The sentence is correct!
Thus,"his" in non-underlined/underlined part in question statement is a possessive pronoun and can refer to "carrick"(noun in the possessive phrase).
I hope the above explanation answers your question. you can refer to Page 50 and 56 of Manhattan SC flashcard also.
Try this: Based on recent box office receipts, the public's appetite for documentary films, like nonfiction books, seems to be on the rise.
A.like nonfiction books B.as nonfiction books C.as its interest in nonfiction books D.like their interest in nonfiction books E.like its interest in nonfiction books
Try this: Based on recent box office receipts, the public's appetite for documentary films, like nonfiction books, seems to be on the rise.
A.like nonfiction books B.as nonfiction books C.as its interest in nonfiction books D.like their interest in nonfiction books E.like its interest in nonfiction books
In my opinion A is the correct answer.
"As" cannnot be used here....The sentence wants to stress on the increase in appetite, so interest is irrelevant if used...
Let me know if i am correct...Official answer please...
Try this: Based on recent box office receipts, the public's appetite for documentary films, like nonfiction books, seems to be on the rise.
A.like nonfiction books B.as nonfiction books C.as its interest in nonfiction books D.like their interest in nonfiction books E.like its interest in nonfiction books
In my opinion, the answer would be D. As public is plural and the interest being talked in the sentence is about films and the comparison is done with the Non fiction books. Please post the official answer.
Try this: Based on recent box office receipts, the public's appetite for documentary films, like nonfiction books, seems to be on the rise.
A.like nonfiction books B.as nonfiction books C.as its interest in nonfiction books D.like their interest in nonfiction books E.like its interest in nonfiction books
Try this: Based on recent box office receipts, the public's appetite for documentary films, like nonfiction books, seems to be on the rise.
A.like nonfiction books B.as nonfiction books C.as its interest in nonfiction books D.like their interest in nonfiction books E.like its interest in nonfiction books
If Manhattan' SC Guide says that possessive noun cannot become an antecedent of pronoun, it is wrong.
There used to be a belief that possessive noun should not serve as antecedents of non-possessive pronouns. However, over the years, even this belief does not stand water, since there are umpteen examples of correct sentences in which this does not hold good. For example:
Joplins faith in his opera Tremonisha was unshakable; in 1911 he published the score at his own expense and decided to stage the work himself.
Going by the belief, the above sentence should have been wrong, since he (a non-possessive pronoun) refers to Joplin. But the above sentence is actually correct.
So, I would strongly suggest you do not stress yourself too much on this possessive aspect of pronouns; most importantly, do not judge a sentence wrong on this aspect alone.
Again, if you can reproduce a specific sentence that you are having problems with, do post and we can help.
@EducationAisle,
well, Manhattan' SC Guide do says that possessive noun cannot become an antecedent of pronoun.But, at the end of the day it is always the best choice out of the given choices that wins.My answer to the question posted was based on "Choose the best available choice" approach.
Now the example cited by you belong to the 1000SC. I have also read lot of discussion about this topic on other forums and people at all forums cited the same 3 examples(your's is one amoung them) from the 1000sc. Now the question is-Can we trust the 1000sc?
I don't see any example in OG questions or in GMAT prep questions where "he"(a pronoun) is used to refer to a noun in possessive phrase.
I can't really digest that possessive noun can become an antecendent of pronoun if 1000SC is not a trusted source. Please let me know if you can find any such question statement.
well, Manhattan' SC Guide do says that possessive noun cannot become an antecedent of pronoun.But, at the end of the day it is always the best choice out of the given choices that wins.My answer to the question posted was based on "Choose the best available choice" approach.
Now the example cited by you belong to the 1000SC. I have also read lot of discussion about this topic on other forums and people at all forums cited the same 3 examples(your's is one amoung them) from the 1000sc. Now the question is-Can we trust the 1000sc?
I don't see any example in OG questions or in GMAT prep questions where "he"(a pronoun) is used to refer to a noun in possessive phrase.
I can't really digest that possessive noun can become an antecendent of pronoun if 1000SC is not a trusted source. Please let me know if you can find any such question statement.
According to Manhattan's Guide
Possessive nouns are particularly dangerous on GMAT. Consider the following
"Jose's room is so messy that HIS mother calls HIM a pig"
The possessive noun in this sentence is Jose's. Possessive pronoun can refer back to possessive nouns. Thus possessive pronoun his refers back to Jose's.
However subject and object pronoun may NOT refer back to possessive nouns. Therefore the object pronoun him is used incorrectly because it may refers back to Jose's. Subject and object pronouns may only refer back to subject and object nouns. HIM would only be accurate if it refers back to Jose.
Even though it seems obvious that him refers to Jose, the sentence must be changed in order for it to be grammatically correct on GMAT. We can fix this sentence by keeping his and eliminating him.
"Jose' room is so messy that his mother calls Jose a pig.
I hope this explanation from Manhattan's guide has solved every one's query!
Among the objects found in the excavated temple were small terra-cotta effigies left by supplicants who were either asking the goddess Bona Deas aid in healing physical and mental ills or thanking her for such help.
In the above sentence, 'her' (objective pronoun) refers to Bona Dea (depite Bona Dea being used in possessive case).
At a minimum, what this sentence suggests is that GMAT considers this structure valid.
p.s. The sentence I cited in my previous post wasn't from 1000 SCs. It was from an old source that 1000 SCs might have picked up from.
oh boy, this is getting hotter and hotter, ofcourse confusing as well. In a nutshell, if there are two choices left, one with the above mentioned pronoun thing and other is vice a versa, then we should try and find out another type of error, before picking the right one only based on possessive poison thing... right??
The banana that contains high level of potassium and other important minerals are considered to be one of natures healthiest fruits.
A The banana that contains high level of potassium and other important minerals are considered to be
B The banana, which contains high levels of potassium and other important minerals, is considered
C The banana, which contain high levels of potassium and other important minerals, is considered to be
D Bananas which contain high levels of potassium and other important minerals are considered
E The banana, which contains high levels of potassium and other important minerals, is considered to be
Please post explanations also
-Mukul
This sentence discusses characteristics of the banana, a singular subject. Thus, the plural verb are is incorrect. Additionally, the phrase considered to be is unidiomatic. In standard written English, considered is accompanied by neither a preposition nor a verb. Finally, the relative pronoun that makes it seem that a particular banana, rather than bananas in general, contains high levels of potassium.
(A) This choice is incorrect as it repeats the original sentence.
(B) CORRECT. This choice correctly uses the singular verb is with the singular subject banana, and correctly uses considered without an accompanying preposition or verb. Additionally, the relative pronoun which properly introduces a non-restrictive clause that indicates all bananas, rather than one specific banana, contain high levels of potassium.
(C) The plural verb contain is incorrectly paired with the singular subject banana. Additionally, considered to be is unidiomatic.
(D) The relative pronoun which is incorrectly used to introduce a restrictive clause. Also, the sentence seems to indicate that certain bananas, rather than all bananas, contain high levels of potassium.
(E) This choice incorrectly uses the unidiomatic considered to be.
There are no legal limits, as there are for cod and haddock, on the size of monkfish that can be caught, a circumstance that contributes to their depletion through overfishing.
A. There are no legal limits, as there are for cod and haddock, on the size of monkfish that can be caught, a circumstance that contributes to their depletion through overfishing. B. There are no legal limits on the size of monkfish that can be caught, unlike cod or haddock, a circumstance that contributes to depleting them because they are being overfished. C. There are legal limits on the size of cod and haddock that can be caught, but not for monkfish, which contributes to its depletion through overfishing. D. Unlike cod and haddock, there are no legal size limits on catching monkfish, which contributes to its depletion by being overfished. E. Unlike catching cod and haddock, there are no legal size limits on catching monkfish, contributing to their depletion because they are overfished.
There are no legal limits, as there are for cod and haddock, on the size of monkfish that can be caught, a circumstance that contributes to their depletion through overfishing.
