Sequels poor critical reception - SC Question Bank

[subrahmanyamgautam]

Despite the sequel's poor critical reception, most people seeing it find the acting and cinematography at least as good or even better than the original.

most people seeing it find the acting and cinematography at least as good or even better than the original
most people seeing it find the acting and cinematography at least as good or even better than the original's
most people who see the film find the acting and cinematography at least as good as or even better than those in the original
most people who see it find the acting and cinematography at least as good or even better than those in the original
most people seeing the film find the acting and cinematography at least as good as or even better than those of the original's

The answer is stated as most people who see the film find the acting and cinematography at least as good as or even better than those in the original (in the explanation given)

I feel the word those is inappropriate in this sentence structure.Should it not be that.What is the antecedent for those.Please help on this.Is this a flaw in the question.

[debmalya.dutta]

I created the first split on the correct usage of AS.....AS

so , it needs to be as good as

So ruled out A,B and D
Another way of ruling out A,B & D is the incorrect usage of pronoun "it". We want "it" to refer to the sequel but the sequel is in possessive case ad so it cannot refer to the SEQUEL.

In E, "those of the original's" kind of incorrect because those points to acting and cinematography and then again by using "original's", one is pointing at the "acting and cinematography"

Tutors -
Please provide the correct and better way of tackling this correction

[tim]

"those" refers to "acting and cinematography". Plural, hence the need for "those"..

[devashish.maheshwari]

So, had it been 'That' instead of 'Those', would it be incorrect?

[tim]

right..

[Willy]

So, had it been 'That' instead of 'Those', would it be incorrect?

I think, I'll not able to express myself clearly. Excuse me for that but just remember and never confuse these;

when THAT appears in Comparison, it can be plural (THOSE). otherwise singular/plural forms are both THAT.

e.g.

This is the box that once contained flowers. ('that' refers to 'box - singular')

Here are the 2 boxes that once contained flowers. ('that' refers to '2 boxes - plural')

[devashish.maheshwari]

Thanks for quick reply.
Here is one example from Gmat club

Computers are becoming faster, more powerful, and more reliable, and so too are modems, they are the devices to allow two or more computers to share information over regular telephone lines.
a. so too are modems, they are the devices to allow
b. so too are modems, the devices that allow
c. so too modems, the devices allowing
d. also modems, they are the devices that allow
e. also modems, which are the devices to allow

I was forcing my self not to choose option B but apparently it is the only correct option.
If instead of 'that' in option B if it were 'those', would it be correct?

[tim]

no. you MUST use "that" here. in this case, "that" is being used as a relative pronoun, and you cannot use "those" as a relative pronoun. in the first problem, "those" is a regular pronoun that stands in place of an actual noun - a plural noun, which necessitates a plural pronoun..

[devashish.maheshwari]

Ok. Thank you Tim. That was a very nice explanation.

[tim]

glad i could help!

[HemantR606]

I have a different doubt here. In the explanation for this question, it is written that "it" doesn't have an antecedent in the original sentence. Why can't sequel in "sequel's poor reception" be the antecedent of "it"?

Is it because "sequel" is used as a possessive?

[jnelson0612]

I have a different doubt here. In the explanation for this question, it is written that "it" doesn't have an antecedent in the original sentence. Why can't sequel in "sequel's poor reception" be the antecedent of "it"?

Is it because "sequel" is used as a possessive?

Exactly! A possessive is a modifier. The noun here is "reception". I can't use "it" to refer back to a possessive.

[CrystalL527]

Just a quick question, is there any difference between people who see the film and people seeing the film ?

Thank you!

[tim]

There is a slight meaning difference, but it is unlikely to have a big enough impact to render either option wrong.

[garimag807]

Thanks for quick reply.
Here is one example from Gmat club

Computers are becoming faster, more powerful, and more reliable, and so too are modems, they are the devices to allow two or more computers to share information over regular telephone lines.
a. so too are modems, they are the devices to allow
b. so too are modems, the devices that allow
c. so too modems, the devices allowing
d. also modems, they are the devices that allow
e. also modems, which are the devices to allow

I was forcing my self not to choose option B but apparently it is the only correct option.
If instead of 'that' in option B if it were 'those', would it be correct?

Hi,
Can you please help me understand differnce between B and C
if C had been
c. so too are modems, the devices allowing