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Genetically modified seeds, with no requirement of costly fertilizer or with expensive agriculture, help farmers grow crops in a cost effective manner.
(A) with no requirement of costly fertilizer or with expensive agriculture, help
(B) with no requirements of costly fertilizer or expensive agriculture, helps
(C) having no requirement of costly fertilizer or with expensive agriculture, helps
(D) without the requirement of costly fertilizer or expensive agriculture, help
(E) without the requirement of costly fertilizer or no expensive agriculture, help
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Genetically modified seeds, with no requirement of costly fertilizer or with expensive agriculture, help farmers grow crops in a cost-effective manner.
Sentence Structure
Subject - Verb:
- Genetically modified seeds,
- without the requirement of costly fertilizer or ( of )expensive agriculture,
Issues:
- The subject( Genetically modified seeds) is plural. Thus, verb MUST be plural.
Answer choice analysis:
- (A) with no requirement of costly fertilizer or with expensive agriculture, help
- Meaning issue: Ideally, GMC should NOT utilise the either the expensive agriculture or the costly fertilizer
(B) with no requirements of costly fertilizer or expensive agriculture, helps
- Subject-Verb disagreement
(C) having no requirement of costly fertilizer or with expensive agriculture, helps
- Subject-Verb disagreement
(D) without the requirement of costly fertilizer or expensive agriculture, help
- Without X or Y. the construction of phrases is better ---------> D is the champ!
(E) without the requirement of costly fertilizer or no expensive agriculture, help
- Meaning issue: Ideally, GMC should NOT utilise the either the expensive agriculture or the costly fertilizer
General Discussion
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
Genetically modified seeds, with no requirement of costly fertilizer or with expensive agriculture, help farmers grow crops in a cost effective manner.
(A) with no requirement of costly fertilizer or with expensive agriculture, help
(B) with no requirements of costly fertilizer or expensive agriculture, helps
(C) having no requirement of costly fertilizer or with expensive agriculture, helps
(D) without the requirement of costly fertilizer or expensive agriculture, help
(E) without the requirement of costly fertilizer or no expensive agriculture, help
EXPLANATION
The sentence is trying to state that genetically modified seeds help farmers grow crops in a cost effective manner because they do not require costly fertilizer or expensive agriculture.
• Option A distorts this meaning by suggesting that these seeds require expensive agriculture.
• The use of singular verb "helps" with plural subject "seeds" is incorrect, eliminating B and C.
• The use of without and no together in E creates a double negative
• [By POE], D is the correct answer
In general, GMAC tends towards the use of
without ABC or XYZ
rather than
with no ABC or XYZ
The first time I read this sentence I couldn't understand it, let alone explain what was wrong with it.
Takeaway: do not panic when the first sentence makes no sense.
You are not wrong. The sentence is dumb. Keep reading.
StrugglingGmat2910 and cristianosubo , I know, I welcomed you on the other question.
You two get two welcomes.
Arvind42 , Raxit85 , Xylan , prashanths , firas92 , J2S2019 , Archit3110 , Turkish, amitanshumaity ,
Annet1524 , and shridhar786 - I am glad to see you all again. Okay, that sounded weird. I am glad to have your posts on this topic thread.
Answers are good to excellent.
I saw at least three contenders for Best Community Reply. Xylan , I am bumping you.
Happy kudos, all!
generis
Project SC Butler: Day 134: Sentence Correction (SC2)
Genetically modified seeds, with no requirement of costly fertilizer or with expensive agriculture, help farmers grow crops in a cost effective manner.
(A) with no requirement of costly fertilizer or with expensive agriculture, help
(B) with no requirements of costly fertilizer or expensive agriculture, helps
(C) having no requirement of costly fertilizer or with expensive agriculture, helps
(D) without the requirement of costly fertilizer or expensive agriculture, help
(E) without the requirement of costly fertilizer or no expensive agriculture, help
EXPLANATION
The sentence is trying to state that genetically modified seeds help farmers grow crops in a cost effective manner because they do not require costly fertilizer or expensive agriculture.
• Option A distorts this meaning by suggesting that these seeds require expensive agriculture.
• The use of singular verb "helps" with plural subject "seeds" is incorrect, eliminating B and C.
• The use of without and no together in E creates a double negative
• [By POE], D is the correct answer
In general, GMAC tends towards the use of
without ABC or XYZ
rather than
with no ABC or XYZ
The first time I read this sentence I couldn't understand it, let alone explain what was wrong with it.
Takeaway: do not panic when the first sentence makes no sense.
You are not wrong. The sentence is dumb. Keep reading.
StrugglingGmat2910 and cristianosubo , I know, I welcomed you on the other question.
You two get two welcomes.
Arvind42 , Raxit85 , Xylan , prashanths , firas92 , J2S2019 , Archit3110 , Turkish, amitanshumaity ,
Annet1524 , and shridhar786 - I am glad to see you all again. Okay, that sounded weird. I am glad to have your posts on this topic thread.
Answers are good to excellent.
I saw at least three contenders for Best Community Reply. Xylan , I am bumping you.
Happy kudos, all!
