KAPLAN OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

(C)

Step 1: Read the Original Sentence Carefully, Looking for Errors

The clause starting “that it concerns ideas” and going all the way to the end of the sentence describes the genre of science fiction. Since the part of the sentence before the comma already has a “that,” which stands for the word right before it, “genre,” there is no need for another “that” after the comma or for the pronoun “it.”

Step 2: Scan and Group the Answer Choices

The choices can be grouped with a 2-2-1 split. (A) and (B) both keep “that.” (C) and (D) get rid of both “that” and “it,” while (E) gets rid of “that” but keeps “it.”

Step 3: Eliminate Choices Until Only One Remains

Since you determined in step 1 that both “that” and “it” were unnecessary, eliminate (A), (B), and (E). To see clearly what sort of connector is needed, try reading the sentence without the unessential prepositional phrase “by addressing the future.” In fact, no connector words are needed after the comma: “Science fiction has been described as the genre that . . . concerns ideas . . . ” (D) uses “so” improperly and changes “thoughts” to “thinking,” which is not parallel with its partner “emotions,” so it can be eliminated. (C) is correct. This can be confirmed by reading it back into the sentence:

Science fiction has been described as the genre that, by addressing the future, concerns ideas of large scope rather than the ephemeral thoughts and emotions of individuals.
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IMO C

Science fiction has been described as the genre that, by addressing the future, that it concerns ideas of large scope rather than the ephemeral thoughts and emotions of individuals.

Skeleton : Science fiction has been...genre that,.....,<verb> ideas of X rather than Y
Look out for an answer on the similar lines.

A. that it concerns ideas of large scope rather than the ephemeral thoughts

B. that concerns ideas of large scope instead of the ephemeral thoughts

C. concerns ideas of large scope rather than the ephemeral thoughts

D. so concerns ideas of large scope instead of the ephemeral thinking

E. it concerns ideas of large scope but not the ephemeral thoughts

Science fiction has been described as the genre that, by addressing the future, that it concerns ideas of large scope rather than the ephemeral thoughts and emotions of individuals.

A. that it concerns ideas of large scope rather than the ephemeral thoughts -> 1st "that" is used in non-underlined part, which is acting as conjunction, we don't need another "that" followed by "it". Incorrect.

B. that concerns ideas of large scope instead of the ephemeral thoughts -> "instead of " is used for "in place of", here we have contrast usage. Incorrect.

C. concerns ideas of large scope rather than the ephemeral thoughts -> It is better. Let's keep it.

D. so concerns ideas of large scope instead of the ephemeral thinking -> Same as B.

E. it concerns ideas of large scope but not the ephemeral thoughts -> "but not" is not giving contrasting meaning.

So, I think C.

Science fiction has been described as the genre that, by addressing the future, that it concerns ideas of large scope rather than the ephemeral thoughts and emotions of individuals.


A. that it concerns ideas of large scope rather than the ephemeral thoughts
that is redundat. 'gener' shall be succeded by 'gener that concerns' because pronoun it have two antecedents

B. that concerns ideas of large scope instead of the ephemeral thoughts
that is redundat. use of 'instead of' is inappropriate

C. concerns ideas of large scope rather than the ephemeral thoughts
No Remarks

D. so concerns ideas of large scope instead of the ephemeral thinking
so is useless. use of 'instead of' is inappropriate

E. it concerns ideas of large scope but not the ephemeral thoughts
pronoun it have two antecedents

IMO C
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Science fiction has been described as the genre that, by addressing the future, that it concerns ideas of large scope rather than the ephemeral thoughts and emotions of individuals.
This sentence is testing X rather than Y construction, hence X and Y should be parallel. Also, "that" after genre (in non-underlined portion) is referring to "genre" and is acting as subject, so we need a verb after the subject.

A. that it concerns ideas of large scope rather than the ephemeral thoughts - this option choice is, the genre that that it concerns, we need only single "that" to refer to genre.

B. that concerns ideas of large scope instead of the ephemeral thoughts

C. concerns ideas of large scope rather than the ephemeral thoughts - genre that concerns ideas is right construction

D. so concerns ideas of large scope instead of the ephemeral thinking - we need verb after subject "that", usage of so is incorrect

E. it concerns ideas of large scope but not the ephemeral thoughts - "it" doesn't have any noun to refer to

Science fiction has been described as the genre that, by addressing the future, that it concerns ideas of large scope rather than the ephemeral thoughts and emotions of individuals.


A. that it concerns ideas of large scope rather than the ephemeral thoughts Incorrect

double that wrong - that already indicate the genre

B. that concerns ideas of large scope instead of the ephemeral thoughts Incorrect

same as A

C. concerns ideas of large scope rather than the ephemeral thoughts Correct

D. so concerns ideas of large scope instead of the ephemeral thinking Incorrect

idioms error - ........so.......instead of......

E. it concerns ideas of large scope but not the ephemeral thoughts Incorrect

it uses redundant, that already indicate the genre