DelSingh wrote:
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
Source: GMATPrep question pack 1
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
Explanation: Here, we have three errors - idiom, parallelism, meaning
1. B & E are out --> micorbes are in extreme conditions. it is not with extreme conditions because microbes & extreme conditions are not together
2. Meaning --> "and are therefore called " --> it is a verb which routes to the subject of the clause. That is wrong. So, we need to route the subject to Microbes. So, we have to use the relative modifier with parallelism.
That satisfies the criteria
So, C is the suitable option