{"id":35664,"date":"2021-12-27T18:03:25","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T12:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/?p=35664"},"modified":"2022-01-19T16:54:33","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T11:24:33","slug":"many-of-them-chiseled-from-solid-rock-centuries-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/many-of-them-chiseled-from-solid-rock-centuries-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"SC61561.01- Many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago&#8230; | GMAT SC OG Solution"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">A <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">6<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">min read <\/span><\/span>\n<p>In this article, we\u2019ll look at the solution to the 700-level GMAT Official Guide Sentence Correction question. &#8220;SC61561.01- Many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago\u2026&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is some general information about this OG question &#8211; <u>Many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago, the mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with hundreds of monasteries.<\/u><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"ub_styled_list \" id=\"ub_styled_list-43690ccb-fc04-4838-b901-25c49e90c893\"><ul class=\"fa-ul\"><li>SC61561.01<\/li><li>Difficulty level \u2013 Hard<\/li><li>Most popular incorrect choice: D<\/li><li>Question Type: Modifiers<\/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-c53c72ec-58a4-443c-a7e8-4ce4185c46a6\" 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\/many-of-them-chiseled-from-solid-rock-centuries-ago\/#0-1-official-guide-question-sc6156101-many-of-them-chiseled-from-solid-rock-centuries-ago%E2%80%A6\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1. Official Guide Question &#8211; SC61561.01- Many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago\u2026<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/many-of-them-chiseled-from-solid-rock-centuries-ago\/#1-2-og-video-solution-sc6156101-many-of-them-chiseled-from-solid-rock-centuries-ago%E2%80%A6\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2.  OG Video Solution- SC61561.01- Many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago\u2026<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/many-of-them-chiseled-from-solid-rock-centuries-ago\/#2-3-understanding-the-%E2%80%9Creal-picture%E2%80%9D\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3. Understanding the \u201cReal Picture\u201d<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/many-of-them-chiseled-from-solid-rock-centuries-ago\/#3-4-connection-error\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">4. Connection Error<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/many-of-them-chiseled-from-solid-rock-centuries-ago\/#4-5-choice-e-%E2%80%93-perfect-placement-of-pieces\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">5. Choice E \u2013 Perfect Placement of Pieces<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/many-of-them-chiseled-from-solid-rock-centuries-ago\/#5-6-choice-d-%E2%80%93a-bad-fit\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">6. Choice D \u2013A Bad Fit<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/many-of-them-chiseled-from-solid-rock-centuries-ago\/#6-7-piece-it-all-together\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">7. Piece It All Together<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/many-of-them-chiseled-from-solid-rock-centuries-ago\/#7-8-%E2%80%9Cwhich%E2%80%9D-and-%E2%80%9Cthem%E2%80%9D-%E2%80%93-both-fit-in\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">8. \u201cWhich\u201d and \u201cThem\u201d \u2013 Both Fit In<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/many-of-them-chiseled-from-solid-rock-centuries-ago\/#8-9-practice-question\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">9. Practice Question<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"0-1-official-guide-question-sc6156101-many-of-them-chiseled-from-solid-rock-centuries-ago%E2%80%A6\">1. Official Guide Question &#8211; SC61561.01- Many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>SC61561.01- <u>Many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago, the mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with hundreds of monasteries.<\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[<em>Refer to the Official Guide for options]<\/em>    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am sure all of you have solved a jigsaw puzzle at some point in your life. Puzzles challenge our faculties well to make them sharper and are simultaneously fun, right? But why are we talking about jigsaw puzzles here? Keep reading to find out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/many-of-them-chiseled-from-solid-rock-centuries-ago-2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago... [Solution GMAT Official Guide \" class=\"wp-image-35675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/many-of-them-chiseled-from-solid-rock-centuries-ago-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/many-of-them-chiseled-from-solid-rock-centuries-ago-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/many-of-them-chiseled-from-solid-rock-centuries-ago-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/many-of-them-chiseled-from-solid-rock-centuries-ago-2.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"1-2-og-video-solution-sc6156101-many-of-them-chiseled-from-solid-rock-centuries-ago%E2%80%A6\">2.  OG Video Solution- SC61561.01- Many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/URVnwHKn-aY?rel=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"2-3-understanding-the-%E2%80%9Creal-picture%E2%80%9D\">3. Understanding the \u201cReal Picture\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1324\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/many-of-them-chiseled-from-solid-rock-centuries-ago.png\" alt=\"GMAT Official guide solution - Many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago... \" class=\"wp-image-35665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/many-of-them-chiseled-from-solid-rock-centuries-ago.png 1324w, https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/many-of-them-chiseled-from-solid-rock-centuries-ago-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/many-of-them-chiseled-from-solid-rock-centuries-ago-1024x148.png 1024w, https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/many-of-them-chiseled-from-solid-rock-centuries-ago-768x111.png 768w, https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/many-of-them-chiseled-from-solid-rock-centuries-ago-1200x173.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1324px) 100vw, 1324px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This sentence has a pretty simple structure. It starts by saying that many &#8220;<em>them<\/em>&#8221; were chiseled or carved out with the help of chisels and hammers hundreds of years ago. Once we are done reading this part of the sentence, we organically expect that now we will read about &#8220;<em>them<\/em>.&#8221; The mystery will be unveiled now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next part of the sentence talks about the mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia. These regions have many monasteries. So, the sentence says that these mountainous regions were CHISELED out of one humongous block of rock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s just visualize what we read just now. Some people carved out mountainous regions using chisels and hammers on this massive block of rock. Since when did humans start carving out mountainous regions? I don&#8217;t remember my high-school geography book mentioning artificial mountainous regions. This sentence is totally illogical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, shall we look at the answer choices for help with logic? Nope. Did you know that everything we need to understand the logic of the sentence is present in the original sentence? I am sure most of you understand that &#8220;<em>monasteries<\/em>&#8221; are the only entity in the sentence that are carved out using chisels and hammers. So, carving out the sentence&#8217;s intended meaning here is easy with the help of the chisel of our logic.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"3-4-connection-error\">4. Connection Error<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I know you are ready to go through the answer choices to make your selection. But let&#8217;s spend a few more seconds on the original sentence to see if we can guess how the correct answer choice should be worded.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We understand that the original sentence is incorrect because the sentence presents illogical meaning. The question is what is the culprit? Most definitely, the modifier that is sitting right at the beginning of the sentence. Because it is so close to &#8220;<em>mountainous regions<\/em>,&#8221; it appears that &#8220;<em>them<\/em>&#8221; = &#8220;<em>mountainous regions<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If I think of the placement of this modifier in terms of a jigsaw puzzle, our pieces will look like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/placement-of-modifiers-most-of-them-chiseled-300x174.png\" alt=\"GMAT Official guide question - Many of them chiseled... [Placement of modifiers]\" class=\"wp-image-35666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/placement-of-modifiers-most-of-them-chiseled-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/placement-of-modifiers-most-of-them-chiseled.png 599w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A little lesson on puzzle pieces. The protruding parts of a puzzle piece are called the knobs, and the depressed part are called blanks. The knobs are meant to fit into the blanks. That\u2019s how the puzzles pictures are cut into various pieces. But, in this sentence, the connection is certainly wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, let&#8217;s just change the placement of this modifier and put it right at the end of the sentence after &#8220;<em>monasteries<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with hundreds of monasteries, <span style=\"color:green\"><em>many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Does this change make the sentence logical? Bingo! All we need to do is to place the opening modifier at the correct place, just as we would move a puzzle piece to its proper position to get an accurate picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/most-of-them-chiseled-placement-of-modifiers-300x214.png\" alt=\"GMAT Official guide solution - Many of them chiseled... [Placement of modifiers]\" class=\"wp-image-35669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/most-of-them-chiseled-placement-of-modifiers-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/most-of-them-chiseled-placement-of-modifiers.png 486w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The difference is that while solving a jigsaw puzzle, we pay attention to the visual clues and connect the right pieces based on visual correctness. In GMAT SC, we use logical clues to move various entities in the sentence to get the logically and grammatically correct version.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"4-5-choice-e-%E2%80%93-perfect-placement-of-pieces\">5. Choice E \u2013 Perfect Placement of Pieces<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Choice C: &nbsp;<em>The mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with hundreds of monasteries<\/em>,<em> <span style=\"color:green\">many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bull\u2019s eye. This is exactly what we wanted. How correct we were in our guess work. Choice E simply moves the modifier to the right place and breathes all the sense into the sentence by plugging the knob into the blank. Puzzle-solving skills indeed prove handy while solving GMAT SC sentences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just a word of caution. With this sentence, we were able to pre-think or guess the exact verbiage of the correct answer choice. However, this is certainly not the case with all the SC problems. In sentences with complex structure, it is difficult to pre-think the exact phrasing of the correct answer choice. As long as you are able to understand the logic of the sentence, you are good to move on to scanning the sentence grammatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"5-6-choice-d-%E2%80%93a-bad-fit\">6. Choice D \u2013A Bad Fit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Choice D: <em>The mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with hundreds of monasteries, many of which <span style=\"color:red\">are<\/span> <span style=\"color:red\">chiseled<\/span> from solid rock centuries ago.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I must say this Choice is very craftily chiseled. I am not surprised that this choice is so loved. Many get lured to Choice D because of the structure, &#8220;many of which are chiseled.&#8221; This structure is neat indeed, with a nice SV pair sitting there. The sheen of this structure dazzles our eyes so much that we miss the verb tense error in this choice and try to fit a wrong piece at the wrong place. We cannot use the simple present tense verb for an action that took place hundreds of years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"6-7-piece-it-all-together\">7. Piece It All Together<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s now witness how this question can be solved easily only by applying logic. I am not going to call upon grammatical concepts for help here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A. <span style=\"color:red\">Many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago, the mountainous regions<\/span> of northern Ethiopia are dotted with hundreds of monasteries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B. <span style=\"color:red\">Chiseled from solid rock centuries ago, the mountainous regions<\/span> of northern Ethiopia are dotted with many hundreds of monasteries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first two answer choices say that mountainous regions are chiseled from solid rock. Knob to Knob OR Illogical. Reject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C. Hundreds of monasteries, many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago, <span style=\"color:red\">are dotting<\/span> the mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D. The mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with hundreds of monasteries, many of which <span style=\"color:red\">are chiseled<\/span> from solid rock centuries ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Choices C &amp; D suffer from the onslaught of incorrect verb tenses. In Choice C, &#8220;<em>are dotting<\/em>&#8221; presents an illogical meaning. If the monasteries were chiseled hundreds of years ago, how are they appearing in the mountainous regions now? Where were these monasteries all this while? Bad piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choice D again uses the simple present tense verb &#8220;<em>are chiseled<\/em>&#8220;, suggesting that the action occurs periodically. But the sentence clearly mentions that these monasteries were chiseled hundreds of years ago. Another bad combination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>E. The mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with <span style=\"color:green\">hundreds of monasteries, many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perfecto. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"7-8-%E2%80%9Cwhich%E2%80%9D-and-%E2%80%9Cthem%E2%80%9D-%E2%80%93-both-fit-in\">8. \u201cWhich\u201d and \u201cThem\u201d \u2013 Both Fit In<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Choices D and E both use the correct structure. While Choice D uses a dependent clause to describe the preceding noun &#8220;hundreds of monasteries,&#8221; Choice E uses a simple noun modifier to do the same job. Both &#8220;which&#8221; and &#8220;them&#8221; correctly describe the logical entity they should describe. So, please do not put these two structures against each other in a dual and expect one of them to be victorious.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"8-9-practice-question\">9. Practice Question<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Want more practice in such questions? Try your hand at <a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/evidence-of-some-shifts-in-the-character\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>this question<\/strong><\/a> to understand the importance of the precise placement of modifiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may also review our very famous article on <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/forum\/noun-noun-modifiers-the-most-versatile-modifier-137292.html\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">Noun + Noun Modifiers <strong>here<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hope this helps. <br>Thanks.<br>Shraddha<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Planning to take the GMAT?<\/strong> We can give you access to quality online content to prepare. 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