Gmat Sentence Correction 13, 14

SENTENCE CORRECTION 13 & 14

13). In the Renaissance, painters were so impressed with Leonardo da Vinci that they ignored their own training and designate as a masterpiece anything he painted.

(A) were so impressed with Leonardo da Vinci that they ignored

(B) were impressed with Leonardo da Vinci to such an extent that they were to ignore

(C) were so impressed with Leonardo da Vinci as to ignore

(D) were so impressed with Leonardo da Vinci that they had to ignore

(E) were as impressed with Leonardo da Vinci as to ignore

14). Many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago, the mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with hundreds of monesteries.

(A). Many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago, the mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with hundreds of monesteries.

(B). chiseled from solid rock centuries ago,the mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with hundreds of monesteries.

(C). hundreds of monesteries, many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago, re dotting the mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia.

(D). The mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with hundreds of monesteries, many of which are chiseled from solid rock centuries ago.

(E). The mountainous regions of northern Ethiopia are dotted with hundreds of monesteries,many of them chiseled from solid rock centuries ago.

Answers :-

13). The correct answer is C.

A - wrong - they ignored..... and designate ... this is incorrect... either use present tense or past.. not both..

We use 'so as' to mean with the purpose or result - must be followed by an infinitive. This rule this rule applies in the given sentence.
Painters were impressed... [as a result] they ignored and designated...

The last part of the sentence uses 'designate'. It's a hint that 'ignore' should be used in its infinitive form as well (because of the rule and to preserve parallelism).

Note - GMAT generally prefers "so that" when applicable. However, because there is an infinitive form "designate" later in the sentence, you have to use "so as to" to maintain parallelism in verb tense.

14). E is the best choice.

A,B - Wrong because the chiseled ones are monastries and not the mountain regions.

C - Run-on sentence. It must be many of which.

D - Use of 'are' is incorrect.

E - many of .....ago - absolute phrase - so this is right choice