{"id":7665,"date":"2016-02-02T10:04:27","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T17:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/?p=7665"},"modified":"2016-02-02T10:04:27","modified_gmt":"2016-02-02T17:04:27","slug":"ogvr-1630","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/ogvr-1630\/","title":{"rendered":"OGVR \u201916#30"},"content":{"rendered":"A <\/span> 3<\/span> min read <\/span><\/span>

According to the Economic Development Corporation of Los Angeles County, if one were to count the Los Angeles metropolitan area as a separate nation, it would have the world\u2019s eleventh largest gross national product, that is<\/span> bigger than that of Australia, Mexico, or the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Meaning Analysis<\/span><\/h1>\n
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      • According to the Economic Development Corporation of Los Angeles County,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      • if one<\/span> were to count<\/span> the Los Angeles metropolitan area as a separate nation, <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n

        The sentence starts by saying that an authority states that if we assume that the LA urban area is a separate country – this portion gives us the if<\/em> condition; let\u2019s read further to find out the then<\/em> portion.<\/p>\n

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        • it<\/span> would have<\/span> the world\u2019s eleventh largest gross national product, <\/span>\n
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            • that<\/span> is<\/span><\/span> bigger than that of Australia, Mexico, or the Netherlands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              In this portion, we get the then <\/em>part of the if<\/em> condition mentioned above.\u00a0 It says that, under the previously mentioned condition, <\/em>LA\u2019s gross national product (GNP) would rank among the largest GNPs in the world. It then gives us the implication of this fact by presenting a hypothetical comparison. As per this comparison, the GNP of the LA urban area would actually be bigger than the GNP of some specific countries mentioned in the sentence.<\/p>\n

               <\/p>\n

              To sum up, the sentence says that according to some authority, if one were to consider the LA urban area a country, then it would rank eleventh on the list of countries with the highest GNP, leaving behind countries such as Australia, Mexico, etc.<\/p>\n

               <\/p>\n

              Error Analysis<\/span><\/h1>\n

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              \"\"<\/p>\n

               <\/p>\n

              Modifier Error<\/strong><\/p>\n

               <\/p>\n

              The relative pronoun modifier that<\/em> illogically modifies the preceding noun entity \u2026the world\u2019s eleventh largest gross national product<\/em>, conveying that this amount is currently bigger than the GNP of the mentioned countries. However, the sentence intends to convey that in a hypothetical situation<\/span>, the LA metropolitan area<\/em> would have the world\u2019s 11th<\/sup> largest GNP<\/em> and that this GNP of the LA urban area<\/em> would actually be bigger than the GNP of the mentioned countries.<\/p>\n

               <\/p>\n

              POE<\/span><\/h1>\n
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              Choice A<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

              Incorrect<\/span><\/p>\n

               <\/p>\n

              This choice has the errors pointed out in the error analysis.<\/p>\n

              \n

              Choice B<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

              Incorrect<\/span><\/p>\n

               <\/p>\n

              1. \u00a0Verb Tense Error<\/strong><\/p>\n

               <\/p>\n

              To present the hypothesis, use of simple present tense verb is<\/em> in the if<\/em> clause is incorrect.<\/p>\n

               <\/p>\n

              2. \u00a0Idiom Error<\/strong><\/p>\n

               <\/p>\n

              This choice does not use <\/span>being<\/em> correctly. It is neither a subject with a verb nor part of a continuous verb tense passive voice.<\/span><\/p>\n

              \u00a0Choice C<\/span><\/h2>\n

              Correct<\/span><\/p>\n

               <\/p>\n

              This choice not only takes care of the errors in the original sentence but also drops unnecessary words that were making the original sentence wordy.<\/p>\n

              \n

              Choice D<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

              Incorrect<\/span><\/p>\n

               <\/p>\n

              1. \u00a0Verb Tense Error<\/strong><\/p>\n

               <\/p>\n

              While the if<\/em> clause is written in past tense verb for hypothetical situation \u2026were<\/em>\u2026, the then clause uses simple future tense \u2026will have<\/em>\u2026. This usage is incorrect. We need to use would in the then clause to clearly convey the effect of this hypothetical situation.<\/p>\n

               <\/p>\n

              2. \u00a0Modifier Error<\/strong><\/p>\n

               <\/p>\n

              Use of which<\/em> repeats the modifier error of Choice A.\n<\/p>\n

              \n

              Choice E<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

              Incorrect<\/span><\/p>\n

               <\/p>\n

              Idiom Errors<\/strong><\/p>\n

                \n
              1. Use of \u2026<\/span>when<\/em>\u2026 is illogical in the sentence as the usage suggests the there are times <\/span>when the LA metropolitan area is considered a separate country<\/em>, and when it is, the area has one of the world\u2019s largest GNP. This is certainly not what the sentence intends to convey. The <\/span>if\u2026then<\/em> construction with correct verb tense must be used to present a situation that does not exist in reality.<\/span><\/li>\n
              2. Presence of \u2026<\/span>thus<\/em>\u2026 suggests that in a certain situation <\/span>the LA metropolitan area<\/em>has one of the world\u2019s largest GNP and that is why this GNP is bigger than that of the countries mentioned in the sentence. This cause-and-effect relationship is not logical and is not intended in the original sentence.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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