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Not a GMAT question!!! I just found this one funny and fun to do.

I know intelligent graduates who write like a spider has walked across the page which has suffered a major stroke ... (A) (B) like a spider has walked across the page, suffering a major stroke (C) as if a spider, which had suffered a major stroke, had walked across the page (D) like a spider that is suffering a major stroke as it walks across the page (E) your choice :-D

banerjeea_98 · Answer

Will go with "C"......comparing writing with walking of a spider. :shock:

bigpapi · Answer

yo its C.

HongHu · Answer

Why not "as if a spider that had suffered a major stroke had walked across the page" ?

banerjeea_98 · Answer

I think because the clause ", which.........," is a non-restrictive clause meaning it doesn't need to be there in the sentence, however, when u use "that" you are saying that the clause "had suffered a major stroke " is required. May be someone else can join in here also.

nocilis · Answer

as if a spider that had suffered a major stroke had walked across the page 

I think is better than 

 as if a spider, which had suffered a major stroke, had walked across the page  


as we need to convey restrictive information. 

We are talking about a  stroke affected spider  not  any spider  so that fact that spider has suffered a stroke is important (restrictive). 

Using  ,which ....   which is used to convey non-restrictive information to convey this restrictive information is not appropriate.

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