Recent findings lend strong support to the theory that a

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Recent findings lend strong support to the theory   that a black hole lies at the center of
the Milky Way and of   many of the 100 billion other galaxies estimated to exist in the
universe.
A. that a black hole lies at the center of the Milky Way and of
B. that a black hole lies at the Milky Way’s center and
C. that there is a black hole lying at the milky Way’s center and
D. of a black hole lying at the Milky Way’s center and
E. of a black hole that lies at the center of the Milky Way and of

ldpedroso · Answer

Confusing one...

I'm between A and E. E seems the best

yankevi · Answer

I think E is correct..
I think A is wrong because at the center of the Milk way and of many xxx seems that the milk way and many xxx are parallel ,so it changes the sentence.
open to discussion..

sondenso · Answer

A should be OA, "theory that..." is correct

E is a trap!

alpha_plus_gamma · Answer

But then >theory that and theory of < doesn't look parallel to me,
any thoughts?

sondenso · Answer

A and E also have the different meaning

A. theory that...means you   theorize   that   a black hole lies at the center of the Milky Way   
You   can not sure   that the hole lies at the center of the Milky Way, You just theorize that....

But E means:
the theory of a black hole   ALREADY   lies ....

alpha_plus_gamma · Answer

Thanks a lot for explanation! Understood!

lexis · Answer

I do not find any flaws in A. Choose A for parallelism.
Sondenso has good explanation.

vd · Answer

Recent findings lend strong support to the theory that a black hole lies at the center of
the Milky Way and of many of the 100 billion other galaxies estimated to exist in the
universe.
A. that a black hole lies at the center of the Milky Way and of
B. that a black hole lies at the Milky Way’s center and
C. that there is a black hole lying at the milky Way’s center and
D. of a black hole lying at the Milky Way’s center and
E. of a black hole that lies at the center of the Milky Way and of

guys i m slightly confused between A and B

A says 
that a black hole lies at the center of the Milky Way  and of

and B says 
that a black hole lies at the Milky Way’s center  and

my question is that what exatly is wrong with B

does b not clearly tells us that a black hole lies between Milky Way’s center and many of the 100 billion other galaxies estimated to

an explanation would help

buffdaddy · Answer

This one is between A and E.

A is correct for several reasons,

first, Theory Of <noun, name of theory> is correct ,but here there is no noun (eg Theory of Relativity, or Theory of Thermodynamics or Theory of fast moving particles).
here were are saying Theory that <description of theory> which is correctly modifying theory.

second, the "of" is needed in the underlined sentence. i.e center of milkyway...and of the other galaxies

THE BIGGEST, flaw in E is "blackhole that lies..." seems to imply that the other galaxies have the exact same blackhole

therefore A is the winner by far

jallenmorris · Answer

So many others think it's between A & E, but I'm actually going with B.

chan_nhu78 · Answer

At first, I chose A. After reading other explanations and re-reading the question again, I think A is correct. 
In B, "at the Milky Way’s center and many of the...." is awkward.

tharunv · Answer

B is the answer - the most apt and correct - what is the OA?

lionheart187 · Answer

A for me!

BCD are out because of parrallism issues.  The center  of the Milky Way cannot be parrallel to  other galaxies . 
 The Milky Way should be used to parallel other galaxies.

E is incorrect because it illogically states that  the theory  lies at the center of the Milky Way rather than the blackhole

jallenmorris · Answer

OA is A. I found it on page 2 of this other forum: I still think B sounds better, but what sounds better is not always correct. https://www.urch.com/forums/gmat-sentenc ... holes.html

goalsnr · Answer

The OA I have for this question is A.

I dont have an OE but below is my reasoning :

The SC means to say that the new findings support the theory :
-there is a black hole at the center of the milky way and
 there is a black hole at the center of the many galaxies that exist in the universe.

Other choices seem to say :
-there is a black hole at the center of the milky way and
- there are galaxies

Please correct me if Iam wrong.

Recent findings lend strong support to the theory that a

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