SC Gprep : palentologists and dinosouars

[abhasjha]

A group of paleontologists recently announced that a site in Utah has yielded fossils of some of the biggest armored dinosaurs ever found, and they are at least 25 million years older than those of any similar dinosaur type that previously was found in North America.

A. and they are at least 25 million years older than those of any similar dinosaur type that previously was

B. and that they were at least 25 million years older than any similar dinosaur type previously

C. and the fossils are at least 25 million years older than any similar dinosaur types that previously were

D. fossils that are at least 25 million years older than those of any similar dinosaur type previously

E. fossils at least 25 million years older than similar dinosaur types that were previously

[sunny.jain]

IMO: D

compare fossils with fossils..

fossils that are at least 25 million years older than those of any similar dinosaur type previously

[ayushrastogi82]

A group of paleontologists recently announced that a site in Utah has yielded fossils of some of the biggest armored dinosaurs ever found, and they are at least 25 million years older than those of any similar dinosaur type that previously was found in North America.

A. and they are at least 25 million years older than those of any similar dinosaur type that previously was

B. and that they were at least 25 million years older than any similar dinosaur type previously

C. and the fossils are at least 25 million years older than any similar dinosaur types that previously were

D. fossils that are at least 25 million years older than those of any similar dinosaur type previously

E. fossils at least 25 million years older than similar dinosaur types that were previously

B, C, and E are out because of wrong comparision of fossils with dinosaur types.

In A, 2 errors:
1. use of third person pronoun 'they' is ambiguous - fossils or dinosours.
2. They announced that X and that Y - latter that is missing in A

IMO D - usage of resumptive modifier with correct comparision.

OA please!!

[adiagr]

A group of paleontologists recently announced that a site in Utah has yielded fossils of some of the biggest armored dinosaurs ever found, and they are at least 25 million years older than those of any similar dinosaur type that previously was found in North America.

A. and they are at least 25 million years older than those of any similar dinosaur type that previously was

B. and that they were at least 25 million years older than any similar dinosaur type previously

C. and the fossils are at least 25 million years older than any similar dinosaur types that previously were

D. fossils that are at least 25 million years older than those of any similar dinosaur type previously

E. fossils at least 25 million years older than similar dinosaur types that were previously

B, C, and E are out because of wrong comparision of fossils with dinosaur types.

In A, 2 errors:
1. use of third person pronoun 'they' is ambiguous - fossils or dinosours.
2. They announced that X and that Y - latter that is missing in A

IMO D - usage of resumptive modifier with correct comparision.

OA please!!

OA is D

Nice explanation by MGMAT instructor on this problem is here:

a-group-of-paleontologists-recently-announced-that-a-site-t556.html?hilit=utah

[RonPurewal]

A group of paleontologists recently announced that a site in Utah has yielded fossils of some of the biggest armored dinosaurs ever found, and they are at least 25 million years older than those of any similar dinosaur type that previously was found in North America.

A. and they are at least 25 million years older than those of any similar dinosaur type that previously was

B. and that they were at least 25 million years older than any similar dinosaur type previously

C. and the fossils are at least 25 million years older than any similar dinosaur types that previously were

D. fossils that are at least 25 million years older than those of any similar dinosaur type previously

E. fossils at least 25 million years older than similar dinosaur types that were previously

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