{"id":7754,"date":"2016-02-02T13:28:43","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T20:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/?p=7754"},"modified":"2016-02-02T13:28:43","modified_gmt":"2016-02-02T20:28:43","slug":"ogvr-1673","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/ogvr-1673\/","title":{"rendered":"OGVR \u201916#73"},"content":{"rendered":"A <\/span> 2<\/span> min read <\/span><\/span>

Less than 400 Sumatran rhinos survive on the Malay peninsula and on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, and they occupy a small fraction of the species\u2019 former range.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Meaning Analysis<\/span><\/h1>\n
    \n
  • Less than 400 Sumatran rhinos<\/span> survive<\/span> on <\/span>\n
      \n
    • the Malay peninsula and <\/span><\/li>\n
    • on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo,<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      The sentence starts by saying that very few Sumatran rhinos now exist in certain places. Reading further:<\/p>\n

        \n
      • and they<\/span> occupy<\/span> a small fraction of the species\u2019 former range.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Giving us more information about the survival status of the animal, this part of the sentence states that these animals currently occupy only a small portion of their original habitat range.<\/p>\n

         <\/p>\n

        To sum up, the author intends to present the survival status of a particular animal, the Sumatran rhino. Accordingly, we get to know:<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. that very few of these rhinos now exist in their natural habit, and<\/span><\/li>\n
        2. that they now live on a very small portion of their original habitat range<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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

           <\/p>\n

          \"\"<\/p>\n

           <\/p>\n

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

           <\/p>\n

          Use of the comparison word less<\/em> to refer to 400 rhinos is incorrect because rhinos<\/em> can be counted. The word less<\/em> is used for noun entities that cannot be counted. The sentence must use the comparison word fewer<\/em> to refer to rhinos.<\/p>\n

           <\/p>\n

          POE<\/span><\/h1>\n
          \n

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

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

           <\/p>\n

          This choice is incorrect for the reason stated in the error analysis.<\/p>\n

          \n

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

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

           <\/p>\n

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

           <\/p>\n

          This choice repeats the idiom error of Choice A.<\/p>\n

           <\/p>\n

          2. \u00a0Meaning Error<\/strong><\/p>\n

           <\/p>\n

          Usage of verb-ing modifier surviving on<\/em>\u2026 conveys that there are certain number of Sumatran rhinos that survive in the mentioned peninsula<\/span> and islands and that these rhinos occupy a small portion of their original range<\/span>. This opens up the possibility that these Rhinos could be elsewhere too. However, we know from the meaning analysis that the original sentence intends to convey that the Sumatran Rhinos exist only in the mentioned places and not anywhere else. Therefore, this option introduces a meaning change too.<\/p>\n

          \n

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

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

           <\/p>\n

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

           <\/p>\n

          The opening verb-ing modifier occupying\u2026 <\/em>illogically modifies the subject of the following main clause the Malay peninsula and the islands of Sumatra and Borneo<\/em>.<\/p>\n

          \n

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

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

           <\/p>\n

          This choice corrects the idiom error present in the original sentence. There are no modifier errors in the sentence. Therefore, this choice is the correct answer.<\/p>\n

          \n

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

          Incorrect<\/p>\n

           <\/p>\n

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

           <\/p>\n

          This choice repeats the idiom error of Choice A.<\/p>\n

           <\/p>\n

          2. \u00a0Meaning Error<\/strong><\/p>\n

           <\/p>\n

          This choice repeats the meaning error present in Choice B. because of the usage of the opening verb-ing modifier surviving<\/em>\u2026..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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