Woody19
gmat1393Why D is correct ? Please provide OE. Thanks.
Meaning AnalysisOver 89 percent of the fossil-fuel produced in the United Arab Emirates is extracted from sea-based wells,
compared with the fossil-fuel from sea-based wells in Canada,
where it is only about 27 percent.
The author presents a comparison between UAE and Canada. The entity being compared is the percentage of fossil fuel extracted from sea-based wells in both these countries. In UAE, this percentage is >89%, but in Canada, this percentage is only 27%.
Error AnalysisComparison Error:
The comparison presented in sentence is not logical. The % value in UAE has been compared with fossil fuel from sea-based wells in Canada.
Pronoun Error:
The reference of it is not clear.
Answer Choices
A. compared with the fossil-fuel from sea-based wells in Canada, where it is only about 27 percent
Errors as discussed in Error Analysis section.
B. compared to Canada, which extracts only about 27 percent
Comparison Error:
The comparison presented in sentence is not logical. The % value in UAE has been compared with the country Canada.
C. whereas only about 27 percent of the fossil-fuel is extracted from sea-based wells in Canada
Expression Error leading to Meaning Error:
In this choice, the fossil-fuel illogically implies fossil-fuel that is produced in UAE.
D. whereas sea-based wells account for only about 27 percent of the fossil-fuel extracted in Canada
This is the correct answer choice as it presents the intended logical comparison through correct grammar.
E. while in Canada it is only about 27 percent
Pronoun Error:
Pronoun it illogically refers to fossil-fuel that is produced in UAE.