Yes!! Thank you 🙏
I read through the other explanations and thought to myself, “why hasn’t anyone brought up the omission of “that” in D?”
Cutting out all the fluff:
“The finding is suggestive of one reason certain pesticides can become ineffective.”
The finding is NOT just suggestive of one reason IN GENERAL.
The finding is suggestive of one reason THAT certain pesticides can become ineffective.
(In a sentence written in the active voice, one would write, “The finding suggests THAT.....”)
I remember that the description of the concept is as follows:
when the word “that” appears just after a working verb, it acts as a “re-set button.”
In this case, “is suggestive” is the working verb and inserting the word “that” seems to be necessary.
I believe that the example used in the Man Prep Guide is a sentence about an actor.
“I know Brad Pitt is an actor.” Wrong!
“I know THAT Brad Pitt is an actor.” Correct!
It’s one of those things we do when we speak (drop the “that”). However, it’s not correct on the GMAT.
Awesome explanation and I’m happy that I was able to think as you did. (You really know your stuff!)
daagh wrote:
(A) Certain pesticides can become ineffective if used repeatedly in the same place; one reason is suggested by the finding that there are much larger populations of pesticide-degrading microbes in soils with a relatively long history of pesticide use than in soils that are free of such chemicals. --- Can't lay hands on this choice. The topic is split with a semicolon, a sensible thing to do in such cases.
(B) If used repeatedly in the same place, one reason that certain pesticides can become ineffective is suggested by the finding that there are much larger populations of pesticide-degrading microbes in soils with a relatively long history of pesticide use than in soils that are free of such chemicals. -----The participial modifier - If used repeatedly- should modify pesticides and not one reason
(C) If used repeatedly in the same place, one reason certain pesticides can become ineffective is suggested by the finding that much larger populations of pesticide-degrading microbes are found in soils with a relatively long history of pesticide use than those that are free of such chemicals. -----------The participial modifier - If used repeatedly- should modify pesticides and not one reason
(D) The finding that there are much larger populations of pesticide-degrading microbes in soils with a relatively long history of pesticide use than in soils that are free of such chemicals is suggestive of one reason, if used repeatedly in the same place, certain pesticides can become ineffective.----- The sentence is a run –on. The second part of the topic, going after - if used repeatedly – is dangling loosely without a connector such as that or a semicolon. Hence, wrong
(E) The finding of much larger populations of pesticide-degrading microbes in soils with a relatively long history of pesticide use than in those that are free of such chemicals suggests one reason certain pesticides can become ineffective if used repeatedly in the same place---- As in D, a connector as –that- is essential between reason and certain.
Posted from my mobile device