Conversation started Jul 17, 2015 at 12:17.
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
Jul 17, 2015 12:17
> Laos has a land area about the same as Great Britain but only four million in population, where many are members of hill tribes enscorced in the virtually inaccessible mountain valleys of the north.
> (A) about the same as Great Britain but only four million in population, where many
> (B) of about the same size as Great Britain is, but in Laos there is a population of only four million, and many
> (C) that is about the same size as Great Britain's land area, but in Laos with a population of only four million people, many of them
> (D) comparable to the size of Great Britain, but only four million in population, and many
> (E) comparable to that of Great Britain but a population of only four million people, many of whom
inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M
inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M
@DamkerngT. This is grammatical, but not artistic.
@DamkerngT. Zis good.
@DamkerngT. This is way Shakespeare-ish.
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
Their note for (B): Inappropriate comparison between land area and Great Britain; the there is ... construction is wordy and imprecise.
Their note for (D): The coordinating conjunction and gives undue emphasis to the claim that many of the people in Laos live in inaccessible places.
inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M
inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M
They?
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
The GMAT official guide makers.
inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M
inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M
Bah. . .
The GMAT official nitpickers usually nitpick too much. I wonder how many of those sentences will a native Englisher find odd.
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
Jul 17, 2015 12:23
The test is for native speakers too, so...
They don't really have us look for the correct sentence. They want us to look for the best sentence. That's why it's really tricky for everyone.
inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M
inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M
Bah. . .
So the best one is 1?
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
According to them, it's (E)
inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M
inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M
I'm not planning to be a journalist.
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
Hehe!
Their note for (A): The comparison between land area and Great Britain is incorrect; where is an inappropriate referent to population, which does not designate a place.
Their note for (C): The reference of them is unclear and the expression is generally awkward.
inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M
inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M
Comparable to? They're overdoing it with political correctness.
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
Jul 17, 2015 12:27
Their note for (E): Correct. The land area of Laos is correctly compared to that of Great Britain; who refers appropriately to people.
 
Conversation ended Jul 17, 2015 at 12:27.