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Reptiles, past drawing their body heat direct from the Lord's day rather than burning calories to generate it, can survive on ten per centum of the nourishment that a mammal of similar size would usually require

(A) rather than burning calories to generate information technology

(B) rather than the generation of body estrus by called-for calories

(C) and not from generating information technology past called-for calories

(D) instead of past burning calories for generating it

(East) instead of body heat generated by burning calories

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Originally posted by vivek123 on 14 December 2005, 02:02.
Last edited by Bunuel on 17 Oct 2018, 03:02, edited 6 times in total.

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Re: Reptiles, by drawing their body heat directly from the Sunday rather than [#permalink]   23 Jun 2017, 07:53

I call back this one is pretty tough, and it's another good example of the fact that pronoun ambiguity isn't an absolute dominion on the GMAT. For more on this question, bank check out the video of our YouTube alive session hither.

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(A) rather than called-for calories to generate it

On the face of things, it looks similar "it' is ambiguous, because it could refer to "the Sun" or "their body estrus." Merely again, pronoun ambiguity isn't an accented rule, and the more important thing is the comparison: "by cartoon their body heat from the Dominicus rather than burning calories..." Hey, that looks pretty proficient. Let's keep (A), simply to be safe.

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(B) rather than the generation of torso heat by burning calories

At present the comparison is a mess. Comparisons need to be both parallel and logically sound, and this i is neither of those things: "by drawing their torso heat from the Sun rather than the generation of trunk estrus by burning calories..." Eliminate (B).

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(C) and not from generating information technology by burning calories

The parallelism is a hot mess hither, too. "Not from generating information technology..." follows the parallelism marker "and." What's parallel to "not from generating it"? Structurally, our only real selection is "from the Sun."

Simply wait: that makes no sense at all. "Reptiles, past cartoon their torso heat... and (not) from generating it by called-for calories." That really doesn't work. (C) is gone.

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(D) instead of by burning calories for generating it

This one isn't terribly different from (A), but the few little differences are a problem. "Called-for calories for generating it" isn't quite the right idiom -- I think nosotros'd prefer "burning calories to generate it", as in (A). I'm also actually not sure that the "by" is necessary here. More chiefly: the GMAT seems to adopt "rather than" over "instead of." (And we could launch into a long word of that one, simply GMAT Lodge threads on this topic can be found here and hither.)

So (D) can be eliminated.

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(E) instead of body heat generated by burning calories

The comparison is messy hither once more: "past drawing their body heat directly from the Sunday instead of body heat generated by burning calories"... that's a mess. Plus, we still have the "instead of" problem.

So (E) is gone, and (A) is the winner. Again, the "it" might feel cryptic in (A), merely pronoun ambiguity is not an absolute rule on the GMAT -- and the logic of the comparison is far more important.
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Re: Reptiles, past drawing their body estrus directly from the Sun rather than [#permalink]   fourteen December 2005, 07:03

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Re: Reptiles, by drawing their body estrus straight from the Sunday rather than [#permalink]   15 May 2012, xv:53

Hullo,
The OA is A. Source is GMAT software question pack 1.

Can nosotros accept an expert explanation? I realize that the question is testing parallelism, but am having hard time understanding what parts of spoken language are parallel.

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Re: Reptiles, past cartoon their torso heat straight from the Sun rather than [#permalink]   02 Mar 2013, 01:59

mvamsee wrote:

Hello,
The OA is A. Source is GMAT software question pack 1.

Can nosotros accept an proficient explanation? I realize that the question is testing parallelism, simply am having hard time understanding what parts of speech are parallel.

Thank You lot,

Experts kindly assistance here. .

don't really understand the differences between instead, rather than in this example. .
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Re: Reptiles, by drawing their torso heat directly from the Sun rather than [#permalink]   03 Mar 2013, 21:07

Sachin9 wrote:

mvamsee wrote:

Hi,
The OA is A. Source is GMAT software question pack i.

Tin we take an expert explanation? I realize that the question is testing parallelism, but am having hard time understanding what parts of voice communication are parallel.

Thank You,

Experts kindly help here. .

don't really empathize the differences between instead, rather than in this example. .

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Parallel Structure: Look at the structure of the sentence.

Reptiles, by doing A rather than doing B, tin survive on ...

'doing A' and 'doing B' should exist parallel.

cartoon their body heat directly from the Sun rather than called-for calories to generate information technology - 'cartoon' needs 'burning'

'burn calories to generate heat' is the correct usage. You exercise 'this' to become 'that' event.
'burn calories for generating heat' is not.

Rather than vs Instead of:

'rather than' shows preference. 'instead of' means 'in stead of' i.e. 'in identify of' and doesn't evidence preference.

He came to my political party instead of his wife. - His wife was supposed to come up just she couldn't so he came instead.

I would like to invite her rather than her married man. - Simply person per couple will be invited and I would like to invite her, not her husband.

Here, reptiles prefer to become the heat direct from the Lord's day and hence, tin survive on piffling nutrition. And then 'rather than' is fine. In fact, fifty-fifty 'instead of' is not incorrect. Hence, even though some options use 'rather than' and some employ 'instead of', the option between these two is not your conclusion indicate.
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Re: Reptiles, by drawing their body rut directly from the Dominicus rather than [#permalink]   08 Jul 2013, 12:23

Can someone tell me what the Information technology is referring to in answer A. I thought the IT is closest to Sun therefore made answer choice A alkward.

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Re: Reptiles, by drawing their trunk heat directly from the Sun rather than [#permalink]   08 Jul 2013, xix:35

"it" correctly refers to "body rut". Please annotation that there is no rule that indicates that pronoun should refer to the closest noun. The reference by pronoun is determined by understanding the meaning of the judgement. I suggest you review the following two sources to clarify your understanding of pronouns:

1: "Pronouns" Concept file in free trial of e-GMAT. Hither is short video for how you tin can access the complimentary trial.
2: Article on Pronouns

Hope this helps.

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Re: Reptiles, by drawing their body oestrus directly from the Dominicus rather than [#permalink]   29 Jul 2013, 21:28

x rather than Y
X is a prepositional phrase
y should be a prepositional phrase.
in that example D matches.
why "called-for for generating" is not correct?
A comes close to ||-ism every bit well

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Re: Reptiles, past drawing their body heat directly from the Dominicus rather than [#permalink]   29 Jul 2013, 22:23

WaterFlowsUp wrote:

ten rather than Y
10 is a prepositional phrase
y should be a prepositional phrase.
in that case D matches.
why "burning for generating" is non right?
A comes shut to ||-ism as well

No, 'by' is not a part of 10.

Look at the following sentences:

Reptiles, by doing N, can survive on very little food.

Reptiles, by doing X rather than doing Y, tin can survive on very little nutrient. - Here, 'doing N' is replaced past 'doing X rather than doing Y' (or 'doing X rather than Y' in example the same verb is used for both)

due east.g.
Overweight people, by eating healthy nutrient, can reduce their weight.
Overweight people, past eating fruits rather than drinking sweetened juice, tin can reduce their weight. (eating and drinking are in parallel)
Overweight people, by eating fruits rather than meat, tin can reduce their weight. ('eating fruits rather than eating meat is assumed)

'to' is the idiomatically correct usage.
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Re: Reptiles, by drawing their body heat directly from the Dominicus rather than [#permalink]   26 Jun 2017, 01:31

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I recall this i is pretty tough, and it's another proficient case of the fact that pronoun ambiguity isn't an accented rule on the GMAT. For more than on this question, check out the video of our YouTube alive session here.

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(A) rather than burning calories to generate information technology

On the face up of things, it looks similar "it' is ambiguous, because it could refer to "the Sun" or "their body estrus." Simply again, pronoun ambivalence isn't an accented rule, and the more important thing is the comparing: "by drawing their body rut from the Sun rather than called-for calories..." Hey, that looks pretty practiced. Permit's keep (A), just to exist safe.

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(B) rather than the generation of torso estrus by burning calories

Now the comparing is a mess. Comparisons need to exist both parallel and logically sound, and this i is neither of those things: "by drawing their trunk heat from the Dominicus rather than the generation of torso heat by burning calories..." Eliminate (B).

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(C) and not from generating it by burning calories

The parallelism is a hot mess here, too. "Not from generating information technology..." follows the parallelism marker "and." What's parallel to "non from generating it"? Structurally, our just real choice is "from the Sun."

But wait: that makes no sense at all. "Reptiles, past drawing their torso heat... and (not) from generating it by burning calories." That really doesn't piece of work. (C) is gone.

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(D) instead of past burning calories for generating it

This one isn't terribly different from (A), but the few little differences are a problem. "Burning calories for generating it" isn't quite the right idiom -- I retrieve nosotros'd prefer "burning calories to generate information technology", as in (A). I'm also really not sure that the "past" is necessary here. More importantly: the GMAT seems to prefer "rather than" over "instead of." (And we could launch into a long word of that one, just GMAT Order threads on this topic can be plant here and here.)

And then (D) tin can be eliminated.

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(E) instead of body heat generated by called-for calories

The comparison is messy here again: "by drawing their body rut directly from the Sun instead of body heat generated by called-for calories"... that's a mess. Plus, we still have the "instead of" problem.

And then (E) is gone, and (A) is the winner. Again, the "it" might experience ambiguous in (A), but pronoun ambiguity is not an absolute dominion on the GMAT -- and the logic of the comparing is far more important.

Howdy GMATNinja
I do hold that parallelism in (A) makes much sense since nosotros assume (by) before burning calories.
Nevertheless, from grammer point of view, why is B wrong?
As far as parallelism rule goes, substantive modifiers can be parallel to each other.
Here, cartoon is a verb-ing modifier is in parallel with modifying noun - Reptiles
and noun + substantive modifier generation of torso heat, a substantive
and by called-for calories (again a verb-ing modifier) also modifies noun - reptiles.
Am I correct?
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Re: Reptiles, past cartoon their body estrus directly from the Dominicus rather than [#permalink]   26 Jun 2017, 09:53

adkikani wrote:

Hi GMATNinja
I practice concur that parallelism in (A) makes much sense since nosotros assume (past) before burning calories.
Nonetheless, from grammar point of view, why is B incorrect?
As far equally parallelism rule goes, noun modifiers can be parallel to each other.
Here, drawing is a verb-ing modifier is in parallel with modifying noun - Reptiles
and substantive + substantive modifier generation of trunk heat, a substantive
and by burning calories (again a verb-ing modifier) besides modifies noun - reptiles.
Am I correct?
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How-do-you-do @adkikan/Arpit,

Thank yous for the PM.

Choice B violates parallelism. The judgement uses the phrase X rather than Y. Per choice B:

X = by cartoon their body heat direct from the Sun = prepositional phrase
Y = the generation of body heat by burning calories = noun phrase

The above mentioned elements are neither grammatically parallel nor logically. Delight note that past burning calories in Y just modifies the preceding noun the generation of body estrus. The Choice actually makes by drawing... parallel to the generation....

Hope this helps.
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Re: Reptiles, by drawing their trunk rut straight from the Sun rather than [#permalink]   30 November 2018, 08:43

Hey jennpt

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Re: Reptiles, by drawing their body rut direct from the Sun rather than [#permalink]   13 December 2018, 15:02

I got this question correct, but I do non fully sympathize why "by burning" in reply choice D is incorrect. I eliminated D because of "for -ing" verb BUT I typically prioritize parallelism. Please aid!

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Reptiles, by drawing their body oestrus straight from the Sun rather than [#permalink]   16 May 2020, 19:05

VeritasKarishma wrote:

WaterFlowsUp wrote:

x rather than Y
Ten is a prepositional phrase
y should be a prepositional phrase.
in that instance D matches.
why "burning for generating" is non right?
A comes shut to ||-ism as well

No, 'by' is non a part of X.

Await at the post-obit sentences:

Reptiles, past doing N, tin can survive on very little nutrient.

Reptiles, past doing Ten rather than doing Y, can survive on very petty food. - Here, 'doing N' is replaced by 'doing Ten rather than doing Y' (or 'doing X rather than Y' in instance the same verb is used for both)

e.g.
Overweight people, by eating healthy food, can reduce their weight.
Overweight people, by eating fruits rather than drinking sweetened juice, can reduce their weight. (eating and drinking are in parallel)
Overweight people, past eating fruits rather than meat, can reduce their weight. ('eating fruits rather than eating meat is causeless)

'to' is the idiomatically right usage.

Ques- Shouldn't 'drawing' be parallel to 'generating' rather than 'burning'?

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Re: Reptiles, past cartoon their torso heat direct from the Sunday rather than [#permalink]   26 Jul 2020, xiv:43

In option A, what is the subject of the first clause? Charles Bibilos said in a video on youtube that the subject field is "body heat". Why is that the case equally opposed to the subject being Reptile (the noun who is actually performing a verb)? Cheers!

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Reptiles, by drawing their torso estrus straight from the Sun rather than [#permalink]   28 Sep 2020, 13:47

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According to one time outside or twice inside dominion
by is a part of first arm of parallel structure but not a part of seconf arm . I fail to understand the parallelism. Kindly englighten.

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Re: Reptiles, by drawing their body heat directly from the Lord's day rather than [#permalink]   29 Sep 2020, 08:36

egmat wrote:

What'south the problem with D exactly? I could sympathize from the previous posts that 'rather than' shows preference and 'instead of' is used for replacement. How practise we identify what needs to exist used in the respond choice?

Hello @adkikan/Arpit,

Thank you for the PM.

Choice B violates parallelism. The sentence uses the phrase Ten rather than Y. Per choice B:

X = past drawing their body estrus direct from the Sun = prepositional phrase
Y = the generation of torso heat by burning calories = noun phrase

The above mentioned elements are neither grammatically parallel nor logically. Please note that by burning calories in Y only modifies the preceding noun the generation of torso heat. The Choice really makes by drawing... parallel to the generation....

Hope this helps.
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Re: Reptiles, by cartoon their body heat direct from the Sunday rather than [#permalink]   29 Sep 2020, 08:39

egmat wrote:

adkikani wrote:

Hullo Shraddha,
What'due south the problem with D exactly? I could empathize from the previous posts that 'rather than' shows preference and 'instead of' is used for replacement. How do we identify what needs to be used in the reply choice?

Thanks,
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Hi
I do concord that parallelism in (A) makes much sense since we assume (past) before burning calories.
Even so, from grammar betoken of view, why is B incorrect?
Every bit far as parallelism rule goes, substantive modifiers can exist parallel to each other.
Hither, drawing is a verb-ing modifier is in parallel with modifying noun - Reptiles
and substantive + noun modifier generation of body oestrus, a noun
and by burning calories (again a verb-ing modifier) as well modifies substantive - reptiles.
Am I correct?
WR,
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Hello @adkikan/Arpit,

Thanks for the PM.

Pick B violates parallelism. The sentence uses the phrase X rather than Y. Per selection B:

10 = by drawing their body heat direct from the Sun = prepositional phrase
Y = the generation of body oestrus by called-for calories = noun phrase

The above mentioned elements are neither grammatically parallel nor logically. Please notation that by burning calories in Y but modifies the preceding substantive the generation of body heat. The Choice actually makes by drawing... parallel to the generation....

Hope this helps.
Cheers.
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Re: Reptiles, by cartoon their trunk heat straight from the Sun rather than [#permalink]   16 Aug 2021, 12:34

The key of this question filter down to A or D; and people start thinking instead of vs rather than, and saying it is the significant of "preference/in place of"... That is not the reason,

the reason to eliminate D is but lack of style, instead of "by" burning is redundant. A is cleaner.

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