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Laboratory rats and mice live up to 40% longer than usual when fed a diet of at least 30% fewer calories than that which they would normally eat, but that otherwise contains all necessary vitamins and nutrients.
(A) of at least 30% fewer calories than that which they would normally eat, but that otherwise
(B) with at least 30% fewer calories than what they would normally eat though otherwise it
(C) that has at least 30% fewer of the calories than they would normally eat, but otherwise it
(D) that has at least 30% fewer calories than they would normally eat but that otherwise
(E) that has at least 30% fewer calories than that which they normally eat, though that otherwise
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(A) of at least 30% fewer calories than that which they would normally eat, but that otherwise
(B) with at least 30% fewer calories than what they would normally eat though otherwise it
(C) that has at least 30% fewer of the calories than they would normally eat, but otherwise it
(D) that has at least 30% fewer calories than they would normally eat but that otherwise
(E) that has at least 30% fewer calories than that which they normally eat, though that otherwise
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Laboratory rats and mice live up to 40 percent longer than usual when fed a diet that has at least 30 percent fewer calories than they would usually eat though otherwise contains all necessary vitamins and nutrients. The animals are free of age-related disease and appear healthy in every respect except that they are generally less fertile.
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Laboratory rats and mice live up to 40 percent longer than usual when fed a diet that has at least 30 percent fewer calories than they would usually eat though otherwise contains all necessary vitamins and nutrients. The animals are free of age-related disease and appear healthy in every respect except that they are generally less fertile.
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1. Here "that" is a relative pronoun that creates a copy of a noun previously used (diet).
2. Then the relative pronoun "which" creates a clause ("which they would normally eat) that modifies that copy ( i.e. the relative pronoun "that"). This relative pronoun "which" is again the object of the clause modifier. Thus the complete construction becomes:
".. that which they would normally eat..."
The above construction is awkward since the above two functions can be more concisely carried out using one single relative clause starting with "that". The usage would then be "....that they would normally eat...".
This correct construction is used in option D, but there even the relative pronoun "that" is omitted because by virtue of parelleism it is allowed to drop repeated word(s) from the second element of two parallel items being compared, if the meaning is not obscured. Hence the final construction becomes:
"....
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Laboratory rats and mice live up to 40% longer than usual when fed a diet of at least 30% fewer calories than that which they would normally eat, but that otherwise contains all necessary vitamins and nutrients.
a)of at least 30% fewer calories than that which they would normally eat, but that otherwise
'A diet of X' implies that X is the actual thing being consumed. Rats can be fed a diet of insects, worms, etc. But I can hardly imagine a rat feasting on a delectable meal of 30% fewer calories.
b) with at least 30% fewer calories than what they would normally eat though otheriwse it
The 'it' is not necessary. To test this simply omit the 'it' and notice how the verb 'contains' unambiguously refers to diet.
c) that has at least 30% fewer of the calories than they would normally eat, but otherwise it
The same problem as (B).
d) that has at least 30% fewer calories than they would normally eat but that otherwise
'They' clearly refers to 'rats'. The 'but' sets up the necessary contrast. And there is no unnecessary 'it'. Therefore, (D) is the answer.
e) that has at least 30% fewer calories than that which they normally eat, though that otherwise
(E), like (A), implies that the rat is eating the 'diet'. Notice how 'that' refers to a diet - "than (the diet) they would normally eat."
a)of at least 30% fewer calories than that which they would normally eat, but that otherwise
'A diet of X' implies that X is the actual thing being consumed. Rats can be fed a diet of insects, worms, etc. But I can hardly imagine a rat feasting on a delectable meal of 30% fewer calories.
b) with at least 30% fewer calories than what they would normally eat though otheriwse it
The 'it' is not necessary. To test this simply omit the 'it' and notice how the verb 'contains' unambiguously refers to diet.
c) that has at least 30% fewer of the calories than they would normally eat, but otherwise it
The same problem as (B).
d) that has at least 30% fewer calories than they would normally eat but that otherwise
'They' clearly refers to 'rats'. The 'but' sets up the necessary contrast. And there is no unnecessary 'it'. Therefore, (D) is the answer.
e) that has at least 30% fewer calories than that which they normally eat, though that otherwise
(E), like (A), implies that the rat is eating the 'diet'. Notice how 'that' refers to a diet - "than (the diet) they would normally eat."
