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I'm just doing a practice test and I got the following question and answer choices. I chose A, but the correct answer was B. I know why A was wrong, but I don't get how B is right, since we don't know what "its" is referring to. The section is on present participle phrases and this is considered a "hard" question. Please help and let me know your thoughts.
EDIT: To clarify, I know that "its" in B is referring to "the study," but given that this is a mid-sentence nonrestrictive noun modifier, the sentence should still stand if you cross out the "since the study has demonstrated that people can change gene expression by meditating" portion, which it cannot, because we don't know what "its" is referring to.
Having demonstrated that people can change gene expression by meditating, it is the head researcher's opinion that the study will likely have a significant impact on the field of epigenetics.
(a) Having demonstrated that people can change gene expression by meditating, it is the head researcher's opinion that the study will likely have a significant impact on the field of epigenetics.
(b) The head researcher's opinion is that, since the study has demonstrated that people can change gene expression by meditating, its having a significant impact on the field of epigenetics is likely.
(c) Having demonstrated that people can change gene expression by meditating, there is a likelihood that the study will have a significant impact on the field of epigenetics in the head researcher's opinion.
(d) The head researcher's opinion, having demonstrated that people can change gene expression by meditating, is that it is likely that the study will have a significant impact on the field of epigenetics.
(e) The study, having demonstrated that people can change gene expression by meditating, has a likelihood that will have a significant impact on the field of epigenetics in the opinion of the head researcher.
EDIT: To clarify, I know that "its" in B is referring to "the study," but given that this is a mid-sentence nonrestrictive noun modifier, the sentence should still stand if you cross out the "
Having demonstrated that people can change gene expression by meditating, it is the head researcher's opinion that the study will likely have a significant impact on the field of epigenetics.
(a) Having demonstrated that people can change gene expression by meditating, it is the head researcher's opinion that the study will likely have a significant impact on the field of epigenetics.
(b) The head researcher's opinion is that, since the study has demonstrated that people can change gene expression by meditating, its having a significant impact on the field of epigenetics is likely.
(c) Having demonstrated that people can change gene expression by meditating, there is a likelihood that the study will have a significant impact on the field of epigenetics in the head researcher's opinion.
(d) The head researcher's opinion, having demonstrated that people can change gene expression by meditating, is that it is likely that the study will have a significant impact on the field of epigenetics.
(e) The study, having demonstrated that people can change gene expression by meditating, has a likelihood that will have a significant impact on the field of epigenetics in the opinion of the head researcher.
04 May 2023, 22:00
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I agree. It is weird one.
Not that punctuation is tested in the GMAT but that comma is also suspect in B. While on the GMAT the best choice is the most correct among the choices in so it doesn’t mean it’s a perfect choice but this seems to really miss the mark (in my grammar view)
I think it is one of those questions you can just forget and move on… unless someone sees ingenuity I don’t. 😬
P.S. I like A better even though it is missing the subject that is supposed to go after Having...
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Not that punctuation is tested in the GMAT but that comma is also suspect in B. While on the GMAT the best choice is the most correct among the choices in so it doesn’t mean it’s a perfect choice but this seems to really miss the mark (in my grammar view)
I think it is one of those questions you can just forget and move on… unless someone sees ingenuity I don’t. 😬
P.S. I like A better even though it is missing the subject that is supposed to go after Having...
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05 May 2023, 05:52
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Haha ... you got completely smoked by that one bb.
(B) is perfect.
(B) The head researcher's opinion is that, since the study has demonstrated that people can change gene expression by meditating, its having a significant impact on the field of epigenetics is likely.
The head researcher's opinion is - introduces the opinion
that - introduces noun clause
, sets off modifying clause
since the study has demonstrated that people can change gene expression by meditating - modifying clause
, sets off modifying clause
its having ... - possessive + gerund structure that serves as subject of noun clause
is likely - predicate of noun clause
The pronoun "its" has a clear referent in the sentence, "the study." The fact that the referent is within a subordinate clause doesn't matter. The referent is still present.
The correct answer is (B).
