In the history of Major League Baseball, the hitters that have career

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In the history of Major League Baseball,  the hitters that have career batting averages that are the highest also have correspondingly high  on-base percentages.

A the hitters that have career batting averages that are the highest also have correspondingly high
B the hitters which have the highest career batting averages also have corresponding high
C the hitters who have the highest career batting averages also have correspondingly high
D the hitters who have career batting averages which are the highest also have corresponding high
E the hitters that have the highest career batting averages also have corresponding high

lostin · Answer

Options are wrong for highlighted reason -

A the hitters t hat have career  batting averages  that are the highest  also have correspondingly high
B the hitters  which  have the highest career batting averages also have corresponding high
C the hitters who have the highest career batting averages also have correspondingly high - correct 
D the hitters who have career batting averages  which are the highest  also have corresponding high
E the hitters  that  have the highest career batting averages also have corresponding high

kurien · Answer

can anyone explain the grammer rule 'that' and 'which' is not correct

malcolm123 · Answer

Heya kurien . I found this article that should help you spot the difference between That and Which. https://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/that-vs-w ... -the-gmat/

Norgay · Answer

use 'who' to refer to people. 'that' and 'which' should mostly refer to things.

goelaman · Answer

Who : for people 
that : can modify the noun preceding it or can act as connector btw two clauses.
when that act as modifier there should be no comma preceding it as it serves only as essential modifer ( essesntial modifier are those which must be needed to make the clause meaningful)

which : act as non-essential modifier, can modify noun just preceding it , always preceded by comma

This question is checking two things 
1st : use of that,who & which 
2nd : knowledge of adjective & adverb
adjective : can modify noun & pronoun adverb : can modify anything but a noun & pronoun

In option d) corresponding is not modifying high so it's wrong option c is right

gmat1393 · Answer

In option C correspondingly is adverbial modifier which modifies the preceding verb phrase and is therefore correct.

daagh · Answer

In option C, 'correspondingly' is an adverb that correctly modifies the following adjective high.

aragonn · Answer

Official Explanation 
Split #1: the word "hitters" is followed by a modifying clause ---- what word should begin this clause? In informal language, one could say "hitters that …", but technically we need "hitters who …", because we use "who" for people and "that/which" for objects. The GMAT upholds this distinction in its own writing, although it rarely tests a "who" vs. "that" split in the context, so this aspect of this question focuses on a subtlety rarely tested on the GMAT. Only (C) & (D) use "hitters who …", so only these two are correct.

Split #2: "corresponding" vs. "correspondingly". The GMAT loves adverb vs. adjective splits, especially with a tricky adjective such as "corresponding." Adjectives modify nouns and adverbs modify verbs or adjectives. Here, the adjective "corresponding" would have to modify the noun "on-base percentages" ---- these OBPs correspond to what? What the sentence is trying to say is: when the batting average is high, the OBP is also high --- the thing that "corresponds" is the fact that when one is high, the other is high. Therefore, we need the adverb "correspondingly" modifying the adjective "high", to emphasize that the "highness" of one corresponds to the "highness" of the other. Only (A) & (C) have the correct choice "correspondingly high."

Split #3: three choices, (B) & (C) & (E) have the sleek elegant phrase "the highest career batting average" --- clear and direct. Choice (A) has the wordy phrase "career batting averages that are the highest" and choice (D) similarly has "career batting averages which are the highest." Arguably, either "that" or "which" could be grammatically correct in this context, but the point is: both of these, even if grammatically correct, are far too wordy and indirect. Such overblown indirect phrasing will never be correct on the GMAT SC.

For all of these reasons, the best answer is (C).

rkoshlyak · Answer

In the history of Major League Baseball, the  hitters that have career batting averages that are the highest also have correspondingly high  on-base percentages.

A the hitters  that  have career batting averages  that are the highest  also have  correspondingly  high
B the hitters  which  have the  highest  career batting averages also have  corresponding  high
C the hitters  who  have the  highest  career batting averages also have  correspondingly  high
D the hitters  who  have career batting averages  which  are the highest also have  corresponding  high
E the hitters  that  have the  highest  career batting averages also have  corresponding  high

Rules:
1)
who - for people
which, that - for not people
2)
correspondingly (adverb) - modify a verb
corresponding (adjective) - modify a noun
3)
that - for essential modifier
which - for non-essential modifier

jfjahfnkjahbfkjds · Answer

1) By going though the options we can create 3/ 2 split with respect to " the hitters who have" and "the hitters which have/that hitters that have". Here the pronoun used is supposed to refer to the hitters so it should be "who". Using this we can eliminate  A,B&E. 
2) Between C & D as both convey the same meaning, go for the concise option (only if there are no grammatical error with the sentence). Eliminate  D

The answer is  C

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