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 Post subject: Question from GMAT Prep
 Post Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 4:25 pm 
The parachutelike membranes of Africa's scaly-tailed flying squirrels differ from those of the flying squirrels in the family Sciuridae because they are attached to a cartilage rod at the elbow instead of the wrist

A) because they are attached to a cartilage rod at the elbow instead of
B) because of being attached to a cartilage rod at the elbow rather than at
C) in their attachment to a carilage rod at the elbow instead of being attached at
D) in that they are attached to a cartilage tod at the elbow rather than at
E) in their being attached to a cartilage rod at the elbow instead of

Answer is D.

My questions are:

1. Why should we use "Because" here?
2. I thought C, D, E because "they" and "their" doesnt have clear references. Why is it wrong?
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Guest
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 Post Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 4:26 pm 
sorry! read the first question as
Why we shoudnot use because here?
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gnc88
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 Post Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 12:47 am 
I'll give this question a try:

A) because they are attached to a cartilage rod at the elbow instead of
B) because of being attached to a cartilage rod at the elbow rather than at
C) in their attachment to a carilage rod at the elbow instead of being attached at
D) in that they are attached to a cartilage tod at the elbow rather than at
E) in their being attached to a cartilage rod at the elbow instead of

B) C) and E) sounds ackward. 'because of being' & in their.
A) - ackward because of the usage 'instead of the wrist'
D) OK - 'AT the elbow rather than AT' - parallel
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shobuj40
 Post subject: The parachutelike membranes of
 Post Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 5:40 am 
He cannot go to school because he is ill.

effect because cause.

but this is not a cause and effect relationship.

so eliminate because

and D also maintains parallelism at rather than at
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RonPurewal
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 Post Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:44 am 
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Anonymous wrote:
sorry! read the first question as
Why we shoudnot use because here?


the best explanation ever of this distinction is located here.
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RonPurewal
 Post subject: Re: Question from GMAT Prep
 Post Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:48 am 
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Anonymous wrote:
2. I thought C, D, E because "they" and "their" doesnt have clear references. Why is it wrong?


see here.
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