India, like Italy and China, has no single dominant cuisine:

[eggpain24]

India, like Italy and China, has no single dominant cuisine: Indian food comprises many different styles of cooking, with each a product of their regional influences, from the fiery vegetarian dishes of the south to the Portuguese-influenced Goan cooking of the west, to the more familiar Mogul food of the north.

a) with each a product of their
b) with each as a product of its
c) each products of their
d) each a product of
e) each products of

OA is D

Please correct me if wrong

I think the main problem in choice C and E

C:"each" represents "singular", so it is in conflict with "products".
also, "their" has no clear antecedent

E:"each" represents "singular", so it is in conflict with "products".

[RonPurewal]

Essentially correct, yes.

The pronoun problem is worse than you might think. E.g., even if the problem said "... each a product of its regional influences", it would still be wrong.

"Regional influences" are vague forces—basically, like the culinary culture of an entire geographical area. These forces don't emanate from, or belong to, any particular person or thing, so it's impossible for any construction of the form "its/their/____'s influences" to make sense here.

[eggpain24]

Essentially correct, yes.

The pronoun problem is worse than you might think. E.g., even if the problem said "... each a product of its regional influences", it would still be wrong.

"Regional influences" are vague forces—basically, like the culinary culture of an entire geographical area. These forces don't emanate from, or belong to, any particular person or thing, so it's impossible for any construction of the form "its/their/____'s influences" to make sense here.

got it~

Thank you，Ron

can you also tell me more about the usage of “with” here

I am not sure whether the usage of “with” is problematic here because “with” can be construed as modifying “ styles of cooking”（serve as noun modifier）

[xiaolanjingheleaf]

Ron，what's wrong with "with" in choice A&B?

Thanks!

[JaneC643]

Hi, Ron

Can i say "each of which is a product of regional influences"
or
"each is a product of regional influences"
or
"each of them is a product of regional influences"
or
"all products of regional influences"?

Thanks,
Jane

[RonPurewal]

can you also tell me more about the usage of “with” here

I am not sure whether the usage of “with” is problematic here because “with” can be construed as modifying “ styles of cooking”（serve as noun modifier）

this is the problem. if "with ____" is modifying xxxxx, then it should be describing some aspect, or sub-component, of xxxxx.

here, "each" = each style of cooking.
we can't use "with each style of cooking..." to describe "styles of cooking".

[RonPurewal]

Can i say "each of which is a product of regional influences"
or
"each is a product of regional influences"
or
"each of them is a product of regional influences"
or
"all products of regional influences"?

#2 and #3 are already complete sentences.
thus, either #2 or #3 will give (complete sentence) + comma + (another complete sentence)——i.e., a run-on. so, those are wrong.

#1 and #4 are fine.
they won't write something as wordy as #1 (since there are much more compact alternatives, e.g., the correct answer).

[JaneC643]

Can i say "each of which is a product of regional influences"
or
"each is a product of regional influences"
or
"each of them is a product of regional influences"
or
"all products of regional influences"?

#2 and #3 are already complete sentences.
thus, either #2 or #3 will give (complete sentence) + comma + (another complete sentence)——i.e., a run-on. so, those are wrong.

#1 and #4 are fine.
they won't write something as wordy as #1 (since there are much more compact alternatives, e.g., the correct answer).

Hi, Ron
1. Can I change #2 and #3 to:
#2 "and each is a product of regional influences" ?
#3 "and each of them is a product of regional influences" ?
I use "and" to connect two independent clause to avoid run-on issue.

2. Can I also say "each of them a product of regional influences"?
or " all of them products of regional influences"?

Thanks, Ron. You help me a lot on sc probelms. I really appreciate!
Jane

[RonPurewal]

1. Can I change #2 and #3 to:
#2 "and each is a product of regional influences" ?
#3 "and each of them is a product of regional influences" ?
I use "and" to connect two independent clause to avoid run-on issue.

"and" isn't appropriate here. by connecting two statements with "and", we're usually implying that they are two separate, independent ideas.

e.g.,
There was more traffic than usual today, and I was late to work.
––> this sentence means, essentially, "here are 2 bad things that happened today." it does NOT imply that i was late because of the traffic.

here, the second part is a description of the first part, so, "and" = bad.

[RonPurewal]

2. Can I also say "each of them a product of regional influences"?
or " all of them products of regional influences"?

Thanks, Ron. You help me a lot on sc probelms. I really appreciate!
Jane

these are exactly the kinds of things you'll never see on the gmat.
i.e., they're not technically wrong, but they're bad writing—they're excessively wordy.
in addition to valid mechanics and a sensible meaning, GMAC's correct answers also have good style and efficient phrasing (even though neither of these is tested).

if you see either of these things in a correct answer, they won't have "of them". you'll just see "each a product..." or "all products...".

[RonPurewal]

nb:
the above is a great example of why it's a bad idea to "edit" the official problems.

almost every time, this kind of "editing" produces writing that's bad for reasons that aren't tested on this exam. so, we're forced into an awkward position: "no, that's bad, but you don't have to know why."

it's best to stick with what is actually in the problems.

[harika.apu]

nb:
the above is a great example of why it's a bad idea to "edit" the official problems.

almost every time, this kind of "editing" produces writing that's bad for reasons that aren't tested on this exam. so, we're forced into an awkward position: "no, that's bad, but you don't have to know why."

it's best to stick with what is actually in the problems.

Hello Ron ,
Does the part "from the fiery dishes......" modify "each a product of regional influences" ?

Thanks:)

[RonPurewal]

in context it should be clear that "from yyyyy to zzzzz" is a description of "many different styles of cooking".

"each xxxxx" is ALSO a description of "many different styles of cooking". so, one of them has to go first, and the other has to go second.

[RonPurewal]

...but now i'm curious about the text you quoted.
i assume you had some good reason for quoting that text, but i can't see any relationship to your question. could you please clarify?
thanks.

[harika.apu]

...but now i'm curious about the text you quoted.
i assume you had some good reason for quoting that text, but i can't see any relationship to your question. could you please clarify?
thanks.

Yes Ron.you are right.
"Regional influences" - this one drew me into thinking that way.
May be i was wrong .

Thanks