carcass wrote:
First off
B is wrong because
B. That the history of the American Republic is largely the story of a nation's marching toward a destiny of liberty and progress can hardly be said to be uncontested
Can blah blah highlighted above refer to liberty ?? progress ?' Or back to the American r. ?? Not so clear
Secondly
Usually a noun clause, which is a clause that could act as a big subject begins with words such as how, that, what, whatever, when, where, whether, which, whichever, who, whoever, whom, whomever, and why
So the clause with that at the very beginning I do not believe is a noun clause
To make clear: Someone says the usage of that is NOT fine at the beginning because, for instance, is more British E. and the GMAT is a test of US E.
That said, For me is fine: a noun clause CAN begging with that but the problem is a simple form, with a single verb.
This sentence is TOO long and convoluted for that role as a noun
A noun sentence should be in the form
Whoever thought of that idea is a genius
D instead is good as a sentence.
Thanks
carcass,
Quote:
Usually a noun clause, which is a clause that could act as a big subject begins with words such as how, that, what, whatever, when, where, whether, which, whichever, who, whoever, whom, whomever, and why
I got this official problem on
WHAT-noun clause :
https://gmatclub.com/forum/the-period-when-the-great-painted-caves-at-lascaux-and-altamira-were-93734.htmlHowever, I got this query because i have seen such problems on
THAT-Noun clauseFor instance, this one by
mikemcgarry https://gmatclub.com/forum/that-the-fifth-lateran-council-1512-1517-had-it-addressed-the-141181.html.
I have not got anything to confirm that GMAT has ever tested on THAT-Noun clause