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Your explanation helps me a lot!
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Re: Renoir's flowers
Tadashi Wrote:Thanks you very much!
Your explanation helps me a lot!
Tadashi.
You're welcome.
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Re: Renoir's flowers
Hi guys,
Thanks for the many useful explanations.
Just wanted to point out that (D) and (E) imo are also wrong, because they infer that "his garden" is "in a vase", which definitely is sub-optimal as word order and arrangement.
=> You're left with (A), (B) and (C)
But as (A) and (B) are wrong based on subject-verb agreement (bouquet <-> were), the only possible answer is (C).
So stupid that I found the error, but then, when in a hurry, selected the wrong answer (A).
Thanks for the many useful explanations.
Just wanted to point out that (D) and (E) imo are also wrong, because they infer that "his garden" is "in a vase", which definitely is sub-optimal as word order and arrangement.
=> You're left with (A), (B) and (C)
But as (A) and (B) are wrong based on subject-verb agreement (bouquet <-> were), the only possible answer is (C).
So stupid that I found the error, but then, when in a hurry, selected the wrong answer (A).
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Re: Renoir's flowers
that's all accurate.
do you have a question? if so, please clarify.
thanks.
do you have a question? if so, please clarify.
thanks.
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Re: Renoir's flowers
Hi dear Manhattan Instructors,
Can I kill E for "there is no a legit referent that 'they' can direct to"?
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GMAT actually intents to use "they" to say "somebody" (because it is irrelevant to specify who they are?)
Can I kill E for "there is no a legit referent that 'they' can direct to"?
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GMAT actually intents to use "they" to say "somebody" (because it is irrelevant to specify who they are?)
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Re: Renoir's flowers
Get rid of it. Whomever the "they" is supposed to refer to, "they" are not present in the sentence.
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Re: Renoir's flowers
Gotcha!! thank you very much Tim!!!
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No problem!
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Re: Renoir's flowers
Hi Ron,
According to one of your posts, we can check the usage of being , by just eliminating being from the sentence.
Even after the elimination of being ,if the sentence stands like before, then the usage of being is inappropriate, otherwise if the removal of being is hampering the sentence then being is required.
In this sentence the removal of being doesn't hamper the sentence, so is the usage of being wrong then???
According to one of your posts, we can check the usage of being , by just eliminating being from the sentence.
Even after the elimination of being ,if the sentence stands like before, then the usage of being is inappropriate, otherwise if the removal of being is hampering the sentence then being is required.
In this sentence the removal of being doesn't hamper the sentence, so is the usage of being wrong then???
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Re: Renoir's flowers
no, you can't remove 'being'. without 'being', the sentence no longer specifies that the flowers were being arranged at the exact time when the words were spoken.
The flowers were arranged... (without 'being') could simply be a general observation of what the room looked like.
e.g.,
In Tina's apartment, two bicycles were suspended from hooks in the ceiling.
'arranged' is like 'suspended' here-- it can just be a description.
The flowers were arranged... (without 'being') could simply be a general observation of what the room looked like.
e.g.,
In Tina's apartment, two bicycles were suspended from hooks in the ceiling.
'arranged' is like 'suspended' here-- it can just be a description.