V09-07

Question

Lack of fresh water is an ongoing problem in the outposts, and it is expected to continue until reinforcements arrive.

A. (A) Lack of fresh water is an ongoing problem in the outposts, and it is expected to continue until reinforcements arrive. 
B. (B) Lack of fresh water is an ongoing problem in the outposts, which was expected to continue until reinforcements arrive. 
C. (C) Lack of fresh water is an ongoing problem in the outposts, and they are expected to continue until reinforcements arrive. 
D. (D) The outposts lack fresh water, a problem that is expected to continue until reinforcements arrive. 
E. (E) The outposts have a lack of fresh water, a problem expected to continue until reinforcements arrive.

souvik101990 · Answer

Official Solution:

Lack of fresh water is an ongoing problem in the outposts, and it is expected to continue until reinforcements arrive.

A. (A) Lack of fresh water is an ongoing problem in the outposts, and it is expected to continue until reinforcements arrive. 
B. (B) Lack of fresh water is an ongoing problem in the outposts, which was expected to continue until reinforcements arrive. 
C. (C) Lack of fresh water is an ongoing problem in the outposts, and they are expected to continue until reinforcements arrive. 
D. (D) The outposts lack fresh water, a problem that is expected to continue until reinforcements arrive. 
E. (E) The outposts have a lack of fresh water, a problem expected to continue until reinforcements arrive.

(A) The pronoun it has an unclear antecedent.
 
(B) The pronoun which has an unclear antecedent.
 
(C) The plural pronoun they could only refer to outposts, which implies that the outposts are expected to continue rather than the problem.
 
(D) A problem incorrectly refers to fresh water ; it is the lack of fresh water that is the problem.
 
(E) Correct. A problem correct refers to a lack of fresh water; the sentence is concise and correct. It is not necessary to use that, as in choice D.

Answer: E

suyashtcs · Answer

Can any expert explain what wrong with option B?
Lack of fresh water is an ongoing problem in the outposts, which was expected to continue until reinforcements arrive.

My Explaination :- relative pronoun "Which" and Singular Verb "was" are used, so both of these clearly refer to ---ongoing problem in the outposts...

whats wrong with option? how we eliminate

I guess this option is incorrect because of tense.....it was expected to continue...

Comments are highly appreciated

roneileonel · Answer

I'm not an expert, so you don't need agree with me... With the "which" I always follow the rule that the modifier needs to touch the noun.

rukna · Answer

Why D is wrong. Why is have so necessary. 
In D, The outposts lack fresh water => This is a problem. lack is a verb. This problem is denoting that.

Cannot anyone explain.

rmohammadi · Answer

I think this is a  high-quality  question and I don't agree with the explanation. I was not convinced with explanation, particularly the choice D. A "NOUN + NOUN modifier", as explained in the e-gmat course, can modify any entity in the previous sentence, either the whole clause or a noun phrase. Thus, i think in the choice D, "a problem" clearly modifies the whole of preceding clause, not just fresh water. In addition, the phrase "lack fresh water", I think, is more concise than "have a lack of fresh water".

Bunuel · Answer

Revised/edited Version of this question is  HERE (V08-01) .

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