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Isn't E changing the meaning?
(E) are so lacking in math skills that it will be difficult to absorb them into a city economy becoming
'it will be difficult'
(D) are lacking so much in math skills as to be difficult to absorb into a city’s economy becoming
can some one explain why D is incorrect? is it because of 'to be difficult'
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Looking at the end of the answer choices, is'nt "city’s economy that becomes" correct compared to "city economy becoming".. I mean, will the city's economy become "ever more dependent on information-based industries" or is it that the lack of lager degree of maths skills will lead to "Students" into "becoming more dependent on information-based industries". Please explain, in this question stem, whom/what does "more dependent on information-based industries" modify. Does it modify the "city's economy" or the "students". I had understood the question to be modifying the cit's economy, and had hence narrowed down to choices B & C, only based on this understanding, although the rest of the wording was not sounding right. Whenever I have seen myself going wrong in SC, is mostly on such occasions, where I have not been able to dissect the question stem correctly, in identifying the clauses are modifying what/whom? In such cases I find myself unable to resolve such ambiguity.  Please help.
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Ritg wrote: Looking at the end of the answer choices, is'nt "city’s economy that becomes" correct compared to "city economy becoming".. I mean, will the city's economy become "ever more dependent on information-based industries" or is it that the lack of lager degree of maths skills will lead to "Students" into "becoming more dependent on information-based industries". Please explain, in this question stem, whom/what does "more dependent on information-based industries" modify. Does it modify the "city's economy" or the "students". I had understood the question to be modifying the cit's economy, and had hence narrowed down to choices B & C, only based on this understanding, although the rest of the wording was not sounding right. Whenever I have seen myself going wrong in SC, is mostly on such occasions, where I have not been able to dissect the question stem correctly, in identifying the clauses are modifying what/whom? In such cases I find myself unable to resolve such ambiguity. Please help. Here's what I think: economy becoming- here becoming is modifying economy because there is no comma before becoming. economy that becomes - same as above. Others may confirm.
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Students in the metropolitan school district lack math skills to such a large degree as to make it difficult to absorb them into a city economy becoming ever more dependent on information-based industries.
City economy becoming .. is correct as this means it happening right now...becomes is incorrect as it canges the meaning - this eliminates B & C ..
Correct idioms ..So.....that - it eliminates a & D ..
so ..as to & so much ...as to .. incorrect idioms as per GMAT...
Correct - E ...
(A) lack math skills to such a large degree as to make it difficult to absorb them into a city economy becoming
(B) lack math skills to a large enough degree that they will be difficult to absorb into a city’s economy that becomes
(C) lack of math skills is so large as to be difficult to absorb them into a city’s economy that becomes
(D) are lacking so much in math skills as to be difficult to absorb into a city’s economy becoming -Incorrect idiom
(E) are so lacking in math skills that it will be difficult to absorb them into a city economy becoming
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I agree E is the right choice.
B is awkward, in C lack of doesn't make sense, A and D is out because of idiom.
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I guess C ,which is wrong.I had noticed the error in the original sentence,but can not read the D,E(goof).
The error u have noticed in the original is idiomatic ,on the basis u can easily eliminate options.
A-Such .......as to(unidiomatic--it should be so(ad.)as to
B-So...that or Ad...To /for (construction is correct in GMAT not enough that.
C-idiomatic uses is correct,but wrong tense(simple present).it must be progressive
D-long clause need that (in D-seems ambiguous )
E- concise and idiomatic correct
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