{"id":7760,"date":"2016-02-02T13:37:09","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T20:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/?p=7760"},"modified":"2016-02-02T13:37:09","modified_gmt":"2016-02-02T20:37:09","slug":"ogvr-1680","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/ogvr-1680\/","title":{"rendered":"OGVR \u201916#80"},"content":{"rendered":"A <\/span> 2<\/span> min read <\/span><\/span>

Until 1868 and Disraeli, Great Britain had no prime ministers not coming<\/span> from a landed family.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Meaning Analysis<\/span><\/h1>\n
    \n
  • Until 1868 and Disraeli, Great Britain<\/span> had<\/span> no prime ministers not coming<\/span> from a landed family.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The sentence presents a historical fact. It says that before a certain time and before the era of a certain person, all the prime ministers of Great Britain came from rich families that owned lands.<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

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

     <\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

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

     <\/p>\n

    The word until<\/em> is used in the context of time. It cannot be used with the name of a person (Disraeli<\/em>) as we see in this sentence.<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    For instance, observe the following two sentences:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Until Abdul Kalam<\/span>, India hadn\u2019t become self-sufficient in the development of ballistic missiles.<\/em><\/li>\n
    2. Until Abdul Kalam was made the leader of the Missile Development Program<\/span>, India hadn\u2019t become self-sufficient in the development of ballistic missiles<\/em>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \n

       <\/p>\n

      Sentence (a) uses until<\/em> incorrectly, while sentence (b) correctly uses until<\/em> to describe a point of time.<\/p>\n

       <\/p>\n

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

       <\/p>\n

      The phrase \u2026no prime minister not coming from<\/em>\u2026 is confusing, as it doesn\u2019t clearly convey the intended meaning that before Disraeli<\/em>, all <\/em>prime ministers of Great Britain <\/em>came from landed families.<\/p>\n

      \n

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

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

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

       <\/p>\n

      This choice is incorrect for the reasons 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. \u00a0Verb Tense Errors<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Use of past perfect tense verb <\/span>had had<\/em> is incorrect because the sentence talks about an event that took place <\/span>till<\/span><\/strong> a certain point in time in the past.
        \n<\/span>However, per this choice, the fact that <\/span>Great Britain did not have a prime minister from a humble background<\/em> was already history. And then started the year1868. This certainly is not the intended meaning. There is no sequencing of events here.<\/span><\/li>\n
      2. Present perfect tense <\/span>have not come<\/em> has been used to present the action that took place in the past. This usage is incorrect.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        \n

        Choice C<\/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. \u00a0Verb Tense Error<\/strong><\/p>\n

         <\/p>\n

        This choice repeats the present perfect tense verb error of Choice B.<\/p>\n

        \n

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

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

         <\/p>\n

        This indeed is the correct answer choice as it clearly conveys the intended meaning. Please note that had<\/em> is a simple past tense verb as it is not followed by any other verb in its past participle form.<\/p>\n

        \n

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

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

         <\/p>\n

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

         <\/p>\n

        Per this choice, it was only in Disraeli that Great Britain had<\/em> its first prime minister from a non-affluent family. Disraeli in this choice appears to be a place and not a person. The meaning is absolutely illogical.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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