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[manikdhingra]

New items developed for automobiles in the 1997 model year included
a safer air bag , which, unlike previous air bags, eliminated the possibility
that a burst of smoke would appear when the bag inflated, and making an
already terrified passenger think the car was on fire.
A. inflated, and making.
B. Inflated, so that it could make.
C. Inflated and made.
D. Inflated and make.
E. Inflated to make.

Because fish look through water, their eyes are very
different from a mammal.
A. from a mammal
B. from a mammal’s
C. from that of a mammal
D. than that of a mammal
E. than is a mammal’s.

[J2010]

According to some analysts, whatever its merits, the proposal to tax away all capital gains on short-term investments would, if enacted, have a disastrous effect on Wall Street trading and employment.
(A) its merits, the proposal to tax
(B) its merits may be, the proposal of taxing
(C) its merits as a proposal, taxing
(D) the proposal’s merits, to tax
(E) the proposal’s merits are, taxing – correct answer


Because fish look through water, their eyes are very
different from a mammal.
A. from a mammal
B. from a mammal’s -- unparallel
C. from that of a mammal – correct answer
D. than that of a mammal – “than” is incorrect
E. than is a mammal’s.- “than” is incorrect

[CrazyGmatter]

E
B

A. from a mammal - incorrect comparision
B. from a mammal’s
C. from that of a mammal
D. than that of a mammal - different from is the idiom
E. than is a mammal’s. - same as D

It's a direct comparison
She runs faster than I - we don't need a "do" after I

[TargetGMAT009]

1.Shouldnt the first one be C ?
2. B

[coolaman]

For me C and C.

Q1 What made an already terrified passenger think the car was on fire. The smoke or the bag that inflated ?? Anwering this question will give us the clue to solve this question.

Q2 Tough choice between B and C. I would go with C.

B could be correct if the structure were "Because fish look through water, their eyes are very different from a mammal's eyes."

[pniraj007]

E - a safer air bag eliminated the possibility to make an already terrified passenger think the car was on fire.


C - than that of a mammal clearly indicates comparision of eyes.

[Rathna]

C & C for me as well

[rrgmat]

New items developed for automobiles in the 1997 model year included
a safer air bag , which, unlike previous air bags, eliminated the possibility
that a burst of smoke would appear when the bag inflated, and making an
already terrified passenger think the car was on fire.
A. inflated, and making.
B. Inflated, so that it could make.
C. Inflated and made.
D. Inflated and make - this does not reflect a cause and effect situation.
E. Inflated to make - Correct (without the inflation of airbag, passengers wouldn't be terrified) - cause and effect.

Because fish look through water, their eyes are very
different from a mammal.
A. from a mammal
B. from a mammal’s
C. from that of a mammal - that refers to eyes. Correct.
D. than that of a mammal
E. than is a mammal’s.

1.) IMO E
2.) IMO C

[Fiver]

New items developed for automobiles in the 1997 model year included
a safer air bag , which, unlike previous air bags, eliminated the possibility
that a burst of smoke would appear when the bag inflated, and making an
already terrified passenger think the car was on fire.
A. inflated, and making.
B. Inflated, so that it could make.
C. Inflated and made.
D. Inflated and make.
E. Inflated to make.

E for me. The use of 'and' refers back to the subject making it sound like the new model itself made the passenger to think that the car was on fire.

Because fish look through water, their eyes are very
different from a mammal.
A. from a mammal
B. from a mammal’s
C. from that of a mammal
D. than that of a mammal
E. than is a mammal’s.

Here's what i have picked up so far : The presence of 'their eyes' indicates that, either the possesive form or 'that of' should appear in the 2nd part of the comparison in the plural form to maintain parallelism.
Hence i will look for 'from those of mammals'.

Folks please correct/confirm my understanding.

[dv_dheeraj]

IMO E and B