dhler wrote:
So the right option definitely won't contain a "that" as its beginning.
Although GMAT always puts "that" after a verb to introduce an objective clause, there may be one or two times when GMAT choose to omit "that" after the verb "say".
Hopes this helps.
Hi dhler.
Your answer is correct. This question does not require "that". However, I want to elaborate a bit. (It may help those who are still wondering about "that")
(1) "Say + That" vs "Say + That"* Optional ThatThe word that is usually
optional when it comes after the following verbs:
verb, tell, think, believeLet see examples:
Erica
said that she was coming over after work
--OR--
Erica
said she was coming over after work
Both are correct. However, the latter is better because it's more concise.
*Obligatory ThatThe word that is usually
obligatory after the following verbs when introducing another clause:
mention, declare, report, state (the most common verb we see on GMAT is "
report")
(2) Concision in GMATIf two sentences are correct in terms of grammars, meaning, GMAT chooses the shorter one.
Back to this question. If A
were correct, GMAT would have chosen C (say +
that) because C is more concise.
Hope it helps.
Source: Gmat Club Ultimate GrammarCan you kindly explain the redundancy of the word 'in' in option A. Had the sentence be that spending on fuel subsidies could reach $40 billion dollars in 2013, compared with about $20 billion in 2012, would that be correct.