{"id":542,"date":"2011-06-08T21:05:26","date_gmt":"2011-06-09T04:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/?p=542"},"modified":"2022-11-17T16:58:04","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T11:28:04","slug":"deserts-are-inhabited-with-several-distinctgmatprep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/deserts-are-inhabited-with-several-distinctgmatprep\/","title":{"rendered":"Deserts are inhabited with several distinct\u2026GMATPrep"},"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>Deserts are inhabited with several distinct animal species, with each their own method of adapting to long periods of moisture shortage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>with several distinct animal species, with each their<\/li><li>with distinctly several animal species, each with its<\/li><li>by several distinct animal species, each with its<\/li><li>by several distinct animal species, having each its<\/li><li>by several distinct animal species, that each has their<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-what-does-this-question-test\">What does this question test?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This question tests your understanding of modifiers, pronoun-antecedent number agreement, and behavior of \u201ceach\u201d as subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-what-does-this-sentence-mean\">What does this sentence mean?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This sentence states that several different animal species inhabit deserts. \u00a0Each of these species have their own method of adapting to long periods of moisture shortage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><strong><em>Loved the solution? <a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/ft-gmat\/?channel=blogsin_article&amp;utm_source=blogs&amp;utm_medium=in_article&amp;utm_campaign=free_trial&amp;utm_content=gmat&amp;utm_term=blogs_in_article_ctrl_gmat_test_date\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Take a free trial<\/a>&nbsp;to&nbsp;get unlimited access to concept files, live sessions, and practice questions.&nbsp;For any strategic advice for GMAT or MBA Admissions, write to us at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:acethegmat@e-gmat.com\">acethegmat@e-gmat.com<\/a>. 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