{"id":34705,"date":"2021-10-29T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/?p=34705"},"modified":"2022-11-15T17:24:28","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T11:54:28","slug":"the-percentage-of-the-labor-force-that-is-unemployed-has-dropped-sharply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/the-percentage-of-the-labor-force-that-is-unemployed-has-dropped-sharply\/","title":{"rendered":"[GMAT OG Solution] The percentage of the labor force that is&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">A <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">min read <\/span><\/span>\n<p>In this article, we\u2019ll look at the solution to this GMAT Official Guide sentence correction question &#8211;  <strong>The percentage of the labor force that is unemployed has dropped sharply this month, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">even though it may be only temporarily.<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> We have analyzed the 5 answer choices and arrived at the correct choice through 3 steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Meaning analysis<\/li><li>Error analysis<\/li><li>Answer choice analysis<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"0-general-information-on-this-gmat-og-question-\"><strong>General information on this GMAT OG question<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"ub_styled_list \" id=\"ub_styled_list-037bf7ce-d51e-4fee-b56b-b1830b993a50\"><ul class=\"fa-ul\"><li>Difficulty level \u2013 Hard<\/li><li>55% of people got this question correct.<\/li><li>The average time taken to correctly answer this question \u2013 1:09<\/li><li>Source &#8211; Official Guide (OG) [Pre-2000]<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ub_table-of-contents\" data-showtext=\"show\" data-hidetext=\"hide\" data-scrolltype=\"auto\" id=\"ub_table-of-contents-3bc1bc28-2363-4955-9fa8-5a635fa32d5b\" data-initiallyhideonmobile=\"false\"\n                    data-initiallyshow=\"true\"><div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-header-container\"><div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-header\">\n                    <div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-title\">Here is an outline of the article:<\/div><div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-header-toggle\">\n                        <div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-toggle\">\n                        &nbsp;[<a class=\"ub_table-of-contents-toggle-link\" href=\"#\">hide<\/a>]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-extra-container\"><div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-container ub_table-of-contents-1-column \"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/the-percentage-of-the-labor-force-that-is-unemployed-has-dropped-sharply\/#0-general-information-on-this-gmat-og-question-\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">General information on this GMAT OG question<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/the-percentage-of-the-labor-force-that-is-unemployed-has-dropped-sharply\/#1-11-question-the-percentage-of-the-labor-force\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1.1 Question &#8211; The percentage of the labor force&#8230;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/the-percentage-of-the-labor-force-that-is-unemployed-has-dropped-sharply\/#2-12-meaning-analysis\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1.2 Meaning Analysis<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/the-percentage-of-the-labor-force-that-is-unemployed-has-dropped-sharply\/#5-13-error-analysis\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1.3 Error Analysis<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/the-percentage-of-the-labor-force-that-is-unemployed-has-dropped-sharply\/#6-14-answer-choice-analysis-\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1.4 Answer Choice Analysis &nbsp;<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/the-percentage-of-the-labor-force-that-is-unemployed-has-dropped-sharply\/#7-a-even-though-it-may-be-only-temporarily-\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A. even though it may be only temporarily<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/the-percentage-of-the-labor-force-that-is-unemployed-has-dropped-sharply\/#8-b-but-it-may-be-temporary-only-\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">B. but it may be temporary only<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/the-percentage-of-the-labor-force-that-is-unemployed-has-dropped-sharply\/#9-c-but-the-drop-may-be-only-temporary-\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">C. but the drop may be only temporary<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/the-percentage-of-the-labor-force-that-is-unemployed-has-dropped-sharply\/#10-d-even-though-the-drop-may-only-be-temporary-\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D. even though the drop may only be temporary<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/the-percentage-of-the-labor-force-that-is-unemployed-has-dropped-sharply\/#11-e-but-such-a-drop-may-only-be-a-temporary-one-\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">E. but such a drop may only be a temporary one<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/the-percentage-of-the-labor-force-that-is-unemployed-has-dropped-sharply\/#12-15-takeaways\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1.5 Takeaways:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"1-11-question-the-percentage-of-the-labor-force\">1.1 Question &#8211; The percentage of the labor force&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>The percentage of the labor force that is unemployed has dropped sharply this month, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">even though it may be only temporarily.<\/span><\/p><p><\/p><cite><em>[Refer to the GMAT Official Guide for options]<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"2-12-meaning-analysis\">1.2 Meaning Analysis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"3-121-sentence-structure-\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#165671\" class=\"has-inline-color\">1.2.1 Sentence structure<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/the-percentage-of-the-labor-force-that-is-unemployed-has-dropped-sharply.png\" alt=\"GMAT Sentence correction OG question - The percentage of the labor force that is unemployed has dropped sharply...\" class=\"wp-image-34707\" width=\"590\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/the-percentage-of-the-labor-force-that-is-unemployed-has-dropped-sharply.png 719w, https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/the-percentage-of-the-labor-force-that-is-unemployed-has-dropped-sharply-300x91.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"4-122-meaning-\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#165671\" class=\"has-inline-color\">1.2.2 Meaning<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The sentence states that the percentage of the unemployed workforce has decreased this month. Presenting the contrast, the sentence says that this decline may be short-term. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"5-13-error-analysis\">1.3 Error Analysis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li><strong>Pronoun Error<\/strong>: There is no logical antecedent for the pronoun \u201c<em>it<\/em>\u201d in the underlined portion of the sentence.\u00a0 The pronoun intends to refer to the drop in the percentage, but no noun in the original sentence can serve as a logical antecedent.<br><br><\/li><li><strong>Modifier Error<\/strong>: The adverb \u201c<em>temporarily<\/em>\u201d is not grammatically correct in the sentence.\u00a0 This adverb cannot grammatically or logically modify the verb \u201cmay be.\u201d The grammatically and logically correct modifier here would be the adjective \u201ctemporary\u201d to modify the specific noun \u201cthe drop\u201d that needs to replace the ambiguous pronoun \u201c<em>it<\/em>.\u201d<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"6-14-answer-choice-analysis-\">1.4 Answer Choice Analysis &nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"7-a-even-though-it-may-be-only-temporarily-\"><strong>A. even though it may be only temporarily<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:red\"><strong>Incorrect<\/strong>:<\/span> Errors discussed in the error analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"8-b-but-it-may-be-temporary-only-\"><strong>B. but it may be temporary only<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:red\"><strong>Incorrect<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li><strong>Pronoun Error<\/strong>: This option repeats the pronoun error in the original sentence.<br><br><\/li><li><strong>Structure Erro<\/strong>r: The adverb \u201c<em>only<\/em>\u201d comes after the adjective \u201ctemporary\u201d that it intends to modify.&nbsp; This structure is grammatically incorrect. <strong><u>Note<\/u><\/strong> &#8211; Adverbs that modify adjectives must come directly before the adjectives they modify.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"9-c-but-the-drop-may-be-only-temporary-\"><strong>C. but the drop may be only temporary<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:green\"><strong>Correct<\/strong>: <\/span>&nbsp;This option corrects the errors in the original sentence without introducing any new errors.&nbsp; The pronoun \u201c<em>it<\/em>\u201d has been replaced with the specific noun \u201cthe drop.\u201d The use of \u201cbut\u201d instead of \u201ceven though\u201d continues to present the intended contrast. The adverb \u201ctemporarily\u201d has been appropriately changed to the adjective \u201ctemporary\u201d and correctly modifies the noun \u201cthe drop.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"10-d-even-though-the-drop-may-only-be-temporary-\"><strong>D. even though the drop may only be temporary<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:red\"><strong>Incorrect<\/strong>: <\/span><strong>Structure Error<\/strong>: The adverb \u201conly\u201d is separated from the adjective \u201ctemporary\u201d that it modifies.&nbsp; As discussed in option B, this adverb must come directly before the adjective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"11-e-but-such-a-drop-may-only-be-a-temporary-one-\"><strong>E. but such a drop may only be a temporary one<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:red\"><strong>Incorrect<\/strong>: <\/span><strong>Structure Error<\/strong>: This option is wordy and imprecise. The adverb \u201conly\u201d is separated from the adjective \u201ctemporary\u201d that it modifies.\u00a0 As discussed in option B, this adverb must come directly before the adjective. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"12-15-takeaways\">1.5 Takeaways:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li>Always make sure that the pronouns in a sentence have a logical and grammatically correct antecedent.<\/li><li>When using modifiers, remember to use adjectives to modify nouns and adverbs to modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.<\/li><li>When adverbs modify adjectives, the adverb must be placed right before the adjective it modifies.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><strong>If you are planning to take the GMAT, we can help you with a personalized study plan and give you access to quality online content to prepare.<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Write to us at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:acethegmat@e-gmat.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">acethegmat@e-gmat.com<\/a>. 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