Quote:
As envisioned by researchers, commercial farming of lobsters will enable fisheries to sell the shellfish year-round, taking advantage of off-season demand, standardize its sizes and colors, and to predict sales volume in advance.
(A) taking advantage of off-season demand, standardize
(B) taking advantage of off-season demand, to standardize
(C) taking advantage of off-season demand, standardizing
(D) take advantage of off-season demand, standardizing
(E) take advantage of off-season demand, to standardize
In this SC, the final item is included as
AND with COMMA. So, this is going to be the list of some items. But HOW many items GMAC add in their list? GMAC doesn't add more than 3 items (normally) in a list of item. Because there is NO logic to add SO MANY items in a list-this exam is not the gaining knowledge by adding so many items in a list!
So, what's is going on in this SC?
In non-underlined part(s), we already have 2 items (
to sell,
to predict) of this list. So, we're going to wait for one another item which starts with preposition
to to make parallelism with other 2 items (
to sell,
to predict). In this SC, all the answer options contain 2 parts like 1) taking.........., 2) standardize.......... . So, the another item may be in part 1) or may be in part 2. In choice A, C, D, there is no
to before both parts (part 1 and part 2). So, we can easily cross out choice A, C and D.
Now, we are left with choice B and E. Choice B starts with ING form with verb (take), but Choice E doesn't contain ING form with verb 'take'. So, it is the matter of meaning, totally!.
In this SC, "taking advantage of off-season demand" (adverbial modifier) is the
direct result of "commercial farming of lobsters will enable fisheries to sell the shellfish year-round". we can't use direct result of a statement simply with base form of verb (e.g., take). So, E is out.
So, the correct choice is
.
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