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Some scientists have been critical of the laboratory tests [#permalink]
 05 Oct 2005, 22:07
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Some scientists have been critical of the laboratory tests conducted by the Federal Drug Administration on the grounds that the amounts of suspected carcinogens fed to animals far exceeds those that humans could consume.
A. far exceeds those that humans could consume
B. exceeds by far those humans can consume
C. far exceeds those humans are able to consume
D. exceed by far those able to be consumed by humans
E. far exceed those that humans could consume
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Answer is E
Subject - Verb agreement "Amounts...exceed"
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A. singular 'exceeds' is wrong
B. 'exceeds by far' is not idiomatic
C. singular 'exceeds' is wrong
D. 'exceed by far' is not idiomatic
E. far exceed those that humans could consume
E is the best choice.
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Re: SC laboratory tests [#permalink]
06 Oct 2005, 07:46
Go with E
A, B and C use exceeds which is wrong
D - awkward/wordy
laxieqv wrote: Some scientists have been critical of the laboratory tests conducted by the Federal Drug Administration on the grounds that the amounts of suspected carcinogens fed to animals far exceeds those that humans could consume.
A. far exceeds those that humans could consume
B. exceeds by far those humans can consume
C. far exceeds those humans are able to consume
D. exceed by far those able to be consumed by humans
E. far exceed those that humans could consume
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Subject "amounts" does not agree with verb in A, B and C so those are out
In D, those able to be consumed is an awkward construction
that leaves E
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gsxr pinned the S-V agreement flaw.
Unquestionably E.
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You all got it!!! 
OE: The plural verb exceed agrees in number with its subject, amounts, and the phrase those that humans could consume conveys the intended meaning clearly and without unnecessary wordiness. In choices A, B and C, the singular exceeds does not agree in number with its plural subject, amounts. Choice B and C omit the conjunction that an omission that is grammatically acceptable, but in the case of this sentense diminishes clarity. In D, the use of the passive voice in the phrase those able to be consumed by humans is unjustified, as it increases wordiness while stating the meaning less precisely: it is accurate to call humans " able", but not to call those( amounts) "able".
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laxieqv> kaitou no setsume o kanpeki ni kaku no wa sugoi desu ne!! Jibun de kakimasu ka? copii to haritsukemasu ka?? kimi wa GMAT o zettai 800 ten dekiru to omoimasu!! Ooen shimasu yo 
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( sorry for being off-topic)
@GMATT73: iie, watashi wa mada dame desu  . I am not such a GMAT guru to provide all OAs and OEs myself. Indeed, I grabbed a SC book from my univ's library, which I find a great one. I really don't know its original English version, but I'm sure my book is a Chinese version of one since it contains quite a lot similar examples to those posted here so far. My motto is to share what I've got. Thus, I've posted those SCs with OAs and OEs here. Not to be humble, I indeed still need to learn a lot from all of you here!!
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gsr wrote: Answer is E
Subject - Verb agreement "Amounts...exceed"
the amounts of carcinogins exceed
is there usage of this syntax below?
amount ...exceeds
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