Hard SC Q re: Misplaced Modifier, Parallelism, Separate Objs

[cchsu98]

Could an instructor or someone else please tell me the correct answer for this question and why? Thank you! :)
-Chee Chee

Examples of "tulipomania," a term coined from the tulip craze of the seventeenth-century in the Netherlands, include speculative bubbles in South Seas trading rights in the 1720s, Victorian real estate in the 1880s, the U.S. stock market in the 1920s, and the obsession for Beanie Babies in the 1990s.

A. Examples of "tulipomania," a term coined from the tulip craze of the seventeenth-century in the Netherlands, include speculative bubbles in South Seas trading rights in the 1720s, Victorian real estate in the 1880s, the U.S. stock market in the 1920s, and

B. Examples of "tulipomania," a term coined from the seventeenth-century tulip craze in the Netherlands, include speculative bubbles in South Seas trading rights in the 1720s, Victorian real estate in the 1880s, and the U.S. stock market in the 1920s, as well as

C. Coined from the seventeenth-century tulip craze in the Netherlands, examples of "tulipomania" include speculative bubbles in South Seas trading rights in the 1720s, Victorian real estate in the 1880s, and the U.S. stock market in the 1920s, as well as

D. Coined from the seventeenth-century tulip craze in the Netherlands, "tulipomania" includes examples such as speculative bubbles in South Seas trading rights in the 1720s, Victorian real estate in the 1880s, the U.S. stock market in the 1920s, and

E. "Tulipomania," coined from the seventeenth-century tulip craze in the Netherlands, included speculative bubbles in South Seas trading rights in the 1720s, Victorian real estate in the 1880s, the U.S. stock market in the 1920s, and

[cchsu98]

Sorry, I forgot to cite the source.

This question came from MGMAT's recent email for a "700+ Verbal Workshop". The email was sent around 8/18/07. So, I think it is an MGMAT question.

I was not able to attend the workshop, so any help on this question would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Chee Chee

[Guest]

I think A or D. can't decide between those.

[givemeanid]

'tulipomania' does not include anything. Its the examples of the term that include "bubbles....etc". So, it comes to A and B. I would pick B for being a concise. What is OA?

[aiflin]

I think its D

[ac]

its A or D. i would go for A.

[dmo212]

I like A

[Guest]

It could be "B"because we find that the first three incidents( or instances) relate to "speculative bubbles" while the last one refers to "obsession" therefore the sentence is trying to say "it includes a,b,c, as well as d" ( parallelism )

sentence B captures this well



Any comments ?

Sankar

[dbernst]

Sankar is right on. In this extremely difficult question there is a list of three "speculative bubbles" and then a mention of one "obsession."

All hail Sankar!

[happyface101]

Hi MPrep Experts,

The correct answer is B, quoted below. However, why is it correct to say that "a term coined" modifies just "tulipomania" and not the entire subject "examples"?

If "a term coined" modifies "examples" this would obviously be wrong. What is the grammar rule that says "a term coined" doesn't modify "examples"? Trying to learn the rule so I can apply to future problems. Thanks!

Examples of "tulipomania," a term coined from the seventeenth-century tulip craze in the Netherlands, include speculative bubbles in South Seas trading rights in the 1720s, Victorian real estate in the 1880s, and the U.S. stock market in the 1920s, as well as

[RonPurewal]

the rule is called "use common sense".

[happyface101]

the rule is called "use common sense".

Got it, so to conclude, the modifier can technically modify the subject (e.g., Examples) and / or the noun inside the preposition (e.g., "tulipomania") -- "common sense" tells us which one it is modifying. In this case, the issue of misplaced modifier doesn't exist (i.e., the modifier is incorrectly modifying "examples" b/c the modifier can also modify "tulipomania"). Is that right?

[Examples of "tulipomania," a term coined from the seventeenth-century tulip craze in the Netherlands, include speculative bubbles in South Seas trading rights in the 1720s, Victorian real estate in the 1880s, and the U.S. stock market in the 1920s, as well as]

[RonPurewal]

right.

[AsadA969]

Examples of "tulipomania," a term coined from the tulip craze of the seventeenth-century in the Netherlands, include speculative bubbles in South Seas trading rights in the 1720s, Victorian real estate in the 1880s, the U.S. stock market in the 1920s, and the obsession for Beanie Babies in the 1990s.

A. Examples of "tulipomania," a term coined from the tulip craze of the seventeenth-century in the Netherlands, include speculative bubbles in South Seas trading rights in the 1720s, Victorian real estate in the 1880s, the U.S. stock market in the 1920s, and

B. Examples of "tulipomania," a term coined from the seventeenth-century tulip craze in the Netherlands, include speculative bubbles in South Seas trading rights in the 1720s, Victorian real estate in the 1880s, and the U.S. stock market in the 1920s, as well as

C. Coined from the seventeenth-century tulip craze in the Netherlands, examples of "tulipomania" include speculative bubbles in South Seas trading rights in the 1720s, Victorian real estate in the 1880s, and the U.S. stock market in the 1920s, as well as

D. Coined from the seventeenth-century tulip craze in the Netherlands, "tulipomania" includes examples such as speculative bubbles in South Seas trading rights in the 1720s, Victorian real estate in the 1880s, the U.S. stock market in the 1920s, and

E. "Tulipomania," coined from the seventeenth-century tulip craze in the Netherlands, included speculative bubbles in South Seas trading rights in the 1720s, Victorian real estate in the 1880s, the U.S. stock market in the 1920s, and

Hi Ron,
in option A and B, it is said:
A) a term coined from the tulip craze of the seventeenth-century
B) a term coined from the seventeenth-century tulip craze

what is the basic difference between above two versions?

also, in A, why didn't we make a list of 4 things?
A) Examples include speculative bubbles in South Seas trading rights in the 1720s, Victorian real estate in the 1880s, the U.S. stock market in the 1920s, and the obsession for Beanie Babies in the 1990s.

also in B, Examples include SOMETHING, which were all the past tense like 1720s, 1880s, and 1920s, as well as 1980s. Here, every list is from past event. So, why we use INCLUDE here. Shouldn't it be INCLUDED?

Analogy:
I got (past form of GET) admission in Harvard university in 2000 for Masters program, in Stanford university in 2002 for MBA program, in University of California in 2007 for Phd program.
So, is it possible to write:
I gEt (present form of verb) admission in Harvard university in 2000 for Masters program, in Stanford university in 2002 for MBA program, in University of California in 2007 for Phd program.


or, am I missing something?
Thanks...

[RonPurewal]

Hi Ron,
in option A and B, it is said:
A) a term coined from the tulip craze of the seventeenth-century
B) a term coined from the seventeenth-century tulip craze

what is the basic difference between above two versions?

nothing, really.
the first one shouldn't contain a hyphen, but that's probably a transcription mistake on the part of whoever posted the problem here.