pranayraj98 wrote:
If A is the right answer, isnt there supposed to be a comma b/w goiter and has?
AkashM AndrewNHello,
pranayraj98. The original sentence does
not need a comma because the relative clause, the one that begins with
that, contains essential information and needs to resolve before we can get to the verb. If
that were
which and the information were considered non-essential, then yes, we would expect to see commas both before and after the relative clause.
Quote:
First sold May 1, 1924, iodized salt that made its way in regular diet to reduce the incidence of goiter has also been found to play a crucial role in brain development, especially during gestation.
The sentence follows a
subject-
relative clause-
verb-participle construct. We are only interested in the earlier part, though, relative to your question. Consider a similar, simpler sentence. We would not write,
The car that drove down the street, was black. I will say, nevertheless, that the GMAT™ takes a somewhat relaxed stance on comma usage, so unless you are
positive that there is an error, you should probably look to other points of consideration to assess the merits of each option.
I hope this information proves useful to you. Thank you for thinking to ask.
- Andrew