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The Kwakiuti recognized one social unit larger than the tribe - the confederacy, which was a cluster of loosely knit, informally related neighboring tribes who interacted with themselves more often than between other tribes.
(A) tribes who interacted with themselves more often than between
(B) tribes who interacted among each other more often than among
(C) tribes who interacted with one another more often than with
(D) tribes, interacting among each other more often than between
(E) tribes, interacting among one another more often than with
nt sure abt OA 
MeghaDubey SaysNo i dnt think use of Should is grammaticaly correct here ... also if you look at the parallel constrcution than its wrong ..... i guess C is d correct choice ...
This is one of the rare official questions in which the more apparently parallel choice (Choice D) is not the correct one because it does not communicate the intended meaning of the sentence.
Pasting the question again :)
In recent years cattle breeders have increasingly used crossbreedingďźŒin part that their steers should acquire certain characteristics and partly because crossbreeding is said to provide hybrid vigor.
(A) in part that their steers should acquire certain characteristics
(B) in part for the acquisition of certain characteristics in their steers
(C) partly because of their steers acquiring certain characteristics
(D) partly because certain characteristics should be acquired by their steers
(E) partly to acquire certain characteristics in their steers
Lets begin by understanding what this sentence means:
It states that lately cattle breeders have increasingly used crossbreeding. Then it states the two reasons for this increased usage of crossbreeding:
1: The cattle breeders want their steers to acquire certain characteristics
2: Crossbreeding is said to provide hybrid vigor.
Now element 1 of this list of reasons is in the underlined portion of the sentence.
Now lets analyze the errors:
Choice A: Clearly use of "in part" in element 1 disrupts the parallelism of the list. Since "partly" is used in element 2, element 1 should also begin with "partly"
Choice B: same error as in Choice A.
Choice C: Use of "because of" changes the intended meaning of the sentence. The sentence now reads:
"abc have used crossbreeding, partly because of their steers acquiring certain characteristics."
This implies that Cattle breeders have used crossbreeding because steers have already acquiried certain characteristics. This reverses the intended reason...(cattle breeders have used crossbreeding so that their cattle can acquire certain characteristics)
Choice D: Does not effectively communicate the sense of "purpose". whenever the intended meaning requires us to communicate intent or purpose, the most effective way to do so is by using "to verb". Moreover, in this choice, the use of passive voice "certain characteristics should be acquired by their steers" makes the sentence wordy.
Choice E: Correct. It communicates the purpose of crossbreeding...
As I stated in the beginning of my post, this is one of the few official questions, in which the correct choice does not appear to be as parallel as one of the incorrect choices does.
Hope this helps.
Thanks,
Payal
Thanks !
Also, in case of 'one'
One of my friends who belongs/belong to this class is from US
One of my friends is/are from US
Rule is :
One ................+ that/who + Plural verb ...
One..................+ Singular verb (that is if no relative pronoun here)
Cheers!
This is a great framework...:)
I would just like to add one small thing. I always emphasize on understanding the meaning of the sentence in lieu of memorizing the rules, so see if this is helpful...
Lets consider two examples...
Dhoni is one of those cricketers who does/do modeling assignments.
The correct answer is as follows:
Dhoni is one of those cricketers who do modeling assignments.
Lets simplify this sentence:
- Dhoni is one of those cricketers
- who do modeling assignments.
"who" refers to "cricketers" and hence is plural. Thus the plural verb -do.
Dhoni is the only one of those cricketers who does modeling assignments.
In this sentence the context has changed. The original version stated that many cricketers do modeling assignments and Dhoni is just one of them. Now the author of the sentence is stating the fact that Dhoni is the only cricketer who does modeling assignments. So as you can see the word 'only' changes the emphasis in the sentence and hence the number of the verb that follows in the modifier clause.
So as I always say, understand the meaning of the sentence :)
Thanks,
Payal
Hi Payal, good to have you on this forum. Welcome!!
Was just wondering if you could quickly quote an official example of this nature.
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Thanks,
Ashish
GMAT Faculty @ EducationAisle
GMAT - 99th Percentile, MBA - ISB
Hi Ashish,
Thanks for the warm welcome...Its good to be part of this forum. :)
As far as the post above goes (regarding the use of "the only one of the abc that...), you will find similar construction in Verbal review 2nd edition Question #27.
Minnesota is the only one of the contiguous forty-eight states that still has a sizable wolf population, and where this predator remains the archenemy of cattle and sheep.
(A) that still has a sizable wolf population, and where
(B) that still has a sizable wolf population, where
(C) that still has a sizable population of wolves, and where
(D) where the population of wolves is still sizable;
(E) where there is still a sizable population of wolves and where
In original sentence, if the framework is followed blindly, one may reject this choice for the wrong reason - SV disagreement.
In our course we always emphasize on understanding the meaning, rather than memorizing the rules. So once a person understands why "one of the abc that..." behaves in the manner that it does, he/she no longer needs to memorize the extra set of rules...:)
Coming back to this question, clearly, choice E is correct because this choice maintains the parallelism. Now the SV agreement issue pertaining to "the only one of the abc that..." construct is not applicable here since the sentence structure has been changed such that "where" is no longer the subject of the dependent clause.
If I come across any other official question that uses this construction, I will surely post here. :)
Thanks,
Payal
The Kwakiuti recognized one social unit larger than the tribe - the confederacy, which was a cluster of loosely knit, informally related neighboring tribes who interacted with themselves more often than between other tribes.
(A) tribes who interacted with themselves more often than between
(B) tribes who interacted among each other more often than among
(C) tribes who interacted with one another more often than with
(D) tribes, interacting among each other more often than between
(E) tribes, interacting among one another more often than with
nt sure abt OA
My take is in bold(C). When more than 2 persons/communities are involved the uasge should be 'one another' and not 'each other'. There can be a confusion between C nd E. In E the usage 'among one another' is incorrect.'Among themselves' is correct. Also putting a comma after tribe and using ing after that indicates that as if the confedaracy was interacting with itself which is not intended.
Can anyone plzz provide me with the pdf of sentence correction with answers ....thanx
The Kwakiuti recognized one social unit larger than the tribe - the confederacy, which was a cluster of loosely knit, informally related neighboring tribes who interacted with themselves more often than between other tribes.
(A) tribes who interacted with themselves more often than between
(B) tribes who interacted among each other more often than among
(C) tribes who interacted with one another more often than with
(D) tribes, interacting among each other more often than between
(E) tribes, interacting among one another more often than with
my take is in bold!!
i have a doubt , can we use "who " for tribes ??
as in tribes is considered a human entity ??
Hi Megha,
First of all this is an official question - GMATPrep question - so we should not challenge the answer. So what we can learn from this question is that GMAT considers group of people as a "human entity". Furthermore, the relative pronoun clause starting with "who" talks about interaction. Now clearly people in the tribe will be doing the action of interacting with the people of the other tribes. Thus, if we think about it this way, the use of "who" seems logical.
Here is another question from GMATPrep in which "who" is used for collective noun - groups
The rise of the Incan empire rested not only on the Incas' military might and the ability of their rulers but also they imposed a highly organized economic and political system on many different ethnic groups and permitting them to retain many of their customs and often their own leaders.
A. they imposed a highly organized economic and political system on many different ethnic groups and permitting them
B. on their imposition of a highly organized economic and political system on many different ethnic groups, who were permitted
C. because of their imposition of a highly organized economic and political system on many different ethnic groups, who they permitted
D. on their imposing of a highly organized economic and political system on many different ethnic groups and they permitted them
E. imposing a highly organized economic and political system on many different ethnic groups, permitting them
Hope this helps :)
Thanks,
Payal
@ Payal ..
Thanks so much for the detailed explanations ...
Meanwhile, I have a very different query (not necessarily directed to you):
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Now I am wondering that how many days will the book take to reach my place (in Delhi) if I order it from Manhattan's official site ... Also the cost implications would be how much ??? the cost quoted is $26.. how much will be the delivery charges ???
nd if not from Manhattan, what are other places from where I can order..I want to ensure that I get the 6 CATs as that is one of the important reason I am ordering the book..
Cheers!
@ Payal ..
Thanks so much for the detailed explanations ...
Meanwhile, I have a very different query (not necessarily directed to you):
I wanted to order Manhattan GMAT, however, it is out of stock at Flipkart...
Now I am wondering that how many days will the book take to reach my place (in Delhi) if I order it from Manhattan's official site ... Also the cost implications would be how much ??? the cost quoted is $26.. how much will be the delivery charges ???
nd if not from Manhattan, what are other places from where I can order..I want to ensure that I get the 6 CATs as that is one of the important reason I am ordering the book..
Cheers!
Can any1 answer my query ??
Emin3m SaysCan any1 answer my query ?? :shocked:
I think it would be faster if you approached any good book store and they could procure it for you. In Bangalore Landmark, Crossword etc can get it within 10-15 days(I had got an international edition of a book in this manner).
one from Manhattan SC.
Question: - we decided to walk to the cinema rather than taking the bus.
Solution: - We decided to walk to the cinema rather than take the bus
My doubt, can we frame the sentence like this---
"We decided to walk to the cinema rather than to take the bus. "
is this correct?
USAGE of one of the xyz... that/ who.
I remember an example by payal (egmat) , that mentioned Dhoni and his modelling as an example for this one.
Here is an example from GMAT Verbal Review 2nd Edition :
Twenty-two feet long and 10 feet in diameter, the AM-1 is one of the many new satellites that is a part of 15 years effort of subjecting the interactions of Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land surfaces to detailed scrutiny from space.
A.satellites that is a part of 15 years effort of subjecting the interactions of Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land surfaces
B.satellites, which is a part of a 15-year effort to subject how Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land surfaces interact
C.satellites, part of 15 years effort of subjecting how Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land surfaces are interacting
D.satellites that are part of an effort for 15 years that has subjected the interactions of Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land surfaces
E.satellites that are part of a 15-year effort to subject the interactions of Earth's atmosphere, ocean, and land surfaces
As we know , one of the XYZ.. with that/who requires a plural verb, So this narrows down to choices D and E (satellites that are) and eventually (part of a 15 year effort ) is correct so OA is E....
Ashish hope, I provided a correct example. 😁
USAGE of one of the xyz... that/ who.
I remember an example by payal (egmat) , that mentioned Dhoni and his modelling as an example for this one.
Here is an example from GMAT Verbal Review 2nd Edition :
Twenty-two feet long and 10 feet in diameter, the AM-1 is one of the many new satellites that is a part of 15 years effort of subjecting the interactions of Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land surfaces to detailed scrutiny from space.
A. satellites that is a part of 15 years effort of subjecting the interactions of Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land surfaces
B. satellites, which is a part of a 15-year effort to subject how Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land surfaces interact
C. satellites, part of 15 years effort of subjecting how Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land surfaces are interacting
D. satellites that are part of an effort for 15 years that has subjected the interactions of Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land surfaces
E. satellites that are part of a 15-year effort to subject the interactions of Earth's atmosphere, ocean, and land surfaces
As we know , one of the XYZ.. with that/who requires a plural verb, So this narrows down to choices D and E (satellites that are) and eventually (part of a 15 year effort ) is correct so OA is E....
Ashish hope, I provided a correct example. :D
My take B. Any comments?
saketkh SaysMy take B. Any comments?
The subject is satellites and so requires a plural verb.... ARE and not IS
Pradhar SaysThe subject is satellites and so requires a plural verb.... ARE and not IS
...the AM-1 is one of the many new satellites that is a part of 15 years effort...
Yes Pradhar you are correct. In this sentence "that" refers to "satellites" and hence the verb in that clause should be plural.
Lets concentrate on the meaning of this sentence:
1: AM-1 is one of the many new satellites.
The sentence then explains characteristics of these satellite.
2: These satellites are a part of certain effort.
Thus, the verb for satellites should be plural. 😃
Hi Folks,
Is 'People' a count noun or a non-count noun? Which one out of the below is correct.
1. The number of people has increased
2. The amount of people has increased
People is considered a countable quantity. Now you may argue that we do not say 1 people, 2 peoples, 3 peoples, then why is people considered a countable quantity.
People is actually another way of saying persons. So you can think of people to be plural of person. So you would say:
number of people
as you would say
number of persons.
Amount of people is incorrect.
Also, you always say "how many people came for the seminar". You never say "how much people came for the seminar"...
Hope this helps. :)
Thanks,
Payal