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Inhospitable places on our planet, from steaming hot springs to the thick ice of the polar regions, tend to be populated by specially adapted microbes flourishing, it seems, in these extreme conditions and are therefore called "extremophiles."
(A) flourishing, it seems, in these extreme conditions and are
(B) that seem to flourish with these extreme conditions and
(C) that seem to flourish in these extreme conditions and that are
(D) seeming to flourish in these extreme conditions and are
(E) seeming to flourish with these extreme conditions and that are
(A) flourishing, it seems, in these extreme conditions and are
(B) that seem to flourish with these extreme conditions and
(C) that seem to flourish in these extreme conditions and that are
(D) seeming to flourish in these extreme conditions and are
(E) seeming to flourish with these extreme conditions and that are
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Can anyone explain the "that" rule in the in the OA? Also, if anyone uses the sentence correction guide from MGMAT can anyone tell me where to read about the "that" rule. Thanks
Difficulty: Hard
Can anyone explain the "that" rule in the in the OA? Also, if anyone uses the sentence correction guide from MGMAT can anyone tell me where to read about the "that" rule. Thanks
26 Apr 2013, 22:13
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A. (same as above) ---- places is the subject of the second clause—wrong
B. that seem to flourish with these extreme conditions and ------ places is the subject of the second clause; also the second clause misses that; wrong
C. that seem to flourish in these extreme conditions and that are --- best
D. seeming to flourish in these extreme conditions and are ----- same as A
E. seeming to flourish with these extreme conditions and that are --- that is missing in the first clause
The first thing is that extremophiles refers to a phylum of organisms rather than places; Therefore, we are necessitated to use relative clauses introduced by the connector that to modify the nearest noun microbes; Else, the second clause will be using the places as its subject and will thus be materially incorrect.
Second, these modifiers need to be equal and parallel;
B. that seem to flourish with these extreme conditions and ------ places is the subject of the second clause; also the second clause misses that; wrong
C. that seem to flourish in these extreme conditions and that are --- best
D. seeming to flourish in these extreme conditions and are ----- same as A
E. seeming to flourish with these extreme conditions and that are --- that is missing in the first clause
The first thing is that extremophiles refers to a phylum of organisms rather than places; Therefore, we are necessitated to use relative clauses introduced by the connector that to modify the nearest noun microbes; Else, the second clause will be using the places as its subject and will thus be materially incorrect.
Second, these modifiers need to be equal and parallel;
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Inhospitable places on our planet, from steaming hot springs to the thick ice of the Polar Regions, tend to be populated by specially adapted microbes flourishing, it seems, in these extreme conditions and are therefore called “extremophiles.”
A. flourishing, it seems, in these extreme conditions and are -> this is bad construction. I have "and" and I need a clause both sides. "Flourishing" is a verbing modifier modifying microbes. So we have modifier and clause. which is not correct. If I have a list, it should be parallel in its function.
B. that seem to flourish with these extreme conditions and -> with , it seems that microbes flourish with these extreme conditions. It sounds as if both are flourishing together.
C. that seem to flourish in these extreme conditions and that are -> Correct
D. seeming to flourish in these extreme conditions and are -> Same issue as A) seeming is a modifier
E. seeming to flourish with these extreme conditions and that are -> Same issue as A) seeming is a modifier
A. flourishing, it seems, in these extreme conditions and are -> this is bad construction. I have "and" and I need a clause both sides. "Flourishing" is a verbing modifier modifying microbes. So we have modifier and clause. which is not correct. If I have a list, it should be parallel in its function.
B. that seem to flourish with these extreme conditions and -> with , it seems that microbes flourish with these extreme conditions. It sounds as if both are flourishing together.
C. that seem to flourish in these extreme conditions and that are -> Correct
D. seeming to flourish in these extreme conditions and are -> Same issue as A) seeming is a modifier
E. seeming to flourish with these extreme conditions and that are -> Same issue as A) seeming is a modifier
