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In an uncertain economy, the manufacturing sector, which includes everything  from automobiles, energy equipment, and medical devices, seems to be  making a comeback.

A) from automobiles, energy equipment, and medical devices, seems to be

B) from automobiles and energy equipment to medical devices, seems to be

C) from automobiles, energy equipment, and medical devices, seems that it is

D) from automobiles and energy equipment to medical devices, seems that it is

E) from automobiles, energy equipment, in addition to medical devices, seems to be

generis · Answer

OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

Project SC Butler: Sentence Correction (SC1)

THE PROMPT  
 
• To describe a range of things, the correct idiom is  From X  to  Y.

• the linking (copular) verb  seem,  which means to appear (in a particular way) can be followed by an infinitive phrase, an adjective, or a noun.
 Seem  can be followed by a that-clause only if the verb is preceded by the word  it.  See Option C. 
  THE OPTIONS

• the word TO is missing from the idiomatic description of "everything from automobiles, energy equipment, and medical devices." 
→ correct: the manufacturing sector includes everything from _____ TO _____
• the list that follows  from  is nonsensically incomplete; it's missing its "to" elements
ELIMINATE A

• the idiom is correct: From   to  
• the verb  seems  is followed by the allowable infinitive phrase  to be making a comeback 
KEEP
 
• if the verb  seems  is followed by a that-clause, the word  it  must come first, the subject is "postponed," and we have a construction called  extraposition   .  
→  It + seems + THAT + clause (subject + verb) 
 Wrong :  The manufacturing sector seems that it is making a comeback. 
 Correct :  It seems that the manufacturing sector is making a comeback. 
→ Sometimes this "it" is called a  placeholder  or a  dummy pronoun , and the that-clause is called a  delayed antecedent .
(Do not worry about this jargon. I'm just listing a few terms you might have seen.)

• as in option A, the idiom  From X to Y  is missing the "to Y" part.
ELIMINATE C
 
• as in option C, the phrase  seems that it is  makes no sense without an extraposed sentence
 Wrong :  The manufacturing sector seems that it is making a comeback. 
 Correct (extraposed) :  It seems that the manufacturing sector is making a comeback.  
ELIMINATE D
 
•  From X to Y  is not used correctly. The expression should start with  from  and end with  to,  without any words such as  and  or  in addition 
ELIMINATE E

The correct answer is B.

Notes

Takeaways: 
(1) most of the time,  seem  will  not  be followed by that but rather by an infinitive phrase, an adjective, or a noun
(2) to use  seems that,  be sure to use the construction  It seems that + clause

Correct :  He seems to be hyped up on steroids. 
 Correct :  It seems that he is hyped up on steroids.

Most of you were not comfortable with  seems that —you have excellent instincts.
(Non-native speakers who are reading regularly will not have seen that turn of phrase.)
No obvious reason exists to explain why  seems that  in  this  kind of sentence is not correct usage.
 
Now you know what is incorrect about  seems that it is.  
If you see "seems that," look to see whether the word "it" precedes "seems that."
If you do not see "it seems that," the option is incorrect.
If you do see "it seems that," check the option for other grammar errors.

COMMENTS

tanu11  , welcome to SC Butler.

I am glad to see people whom I haven't seen in a while.

I am glad to see people participating, full stop.

Most of these explanations are excellent. Nicely done.

zhanbo · Answer

My answer is  (B) . It took me 58 seconds.

First, "From" should be paired with "To" (and not in addition to). Eliminate A, C, and E.

Second, between (B) and (D), the only difference is between "seems to be" (B) VS. "seems that it is"(D). I choose (B) because "shorter is better".

Akp880 · Answer

In an uncertain economy, the manufacturing sector, which includes everything  from automobiles, energy equipment, and medical devices, seems to be  making a comeback.

Explanation:

A) from automobiles, energy equipment, and medical devices, seems to be
 Incorrect."From X to Y" is the correct idiomatic usage.

B) from automobiles and energy equipment to medical devices, seems to be
 Correct.Idiomatic usage of From X to Y is correct.Manufacturing Sector as main subject brings clarity to the sentence

C) from automobiles, energy equipment, and medical devices, seems that it is
 Incorrect."From X to Y" is the correct idiomatic usage.

D) from automobiles and energy equipment to medical devices, seems that it is
 Pronoun antecedent ambiguity error for "IT".It may refer to either economy OR manufacturing sector.

E) from automobiles, energy equipment, in addition to medical devices, seems to be
 Incorrect."From X to Y" is the correct idiomatic usage.

Hence B is the correct answer.

himanshugoyal26 · Answer

In an uncertain economy, the manufacturing sector, which includes everything from automobiles, energy equipment, and medical devices, seems to be making a comeback.

A) from automobiles, energy equipment,  and  medical devices, seems to be

B) from automobiles and energy equipment to medical devices, seems to be

C) from automobiles, energy equipment,  and  medical devices, seems that it is

D) from automobiles and energy equipment to medical devices, seems that it is Incorrect: B is better and short

E) from automobiles, energy equipment,  in addition to  medical devices, seems to be

Fighter1095 · Answer

A) from automobiles, energy equipment, and medical devices, seems to be

Looks cool but we know that here something is varying from X to Y 
 
B) from automobiles and energy equipment to medical devices, seems to be -   Looks good

C) from automobiles, energy equipment, and medical devices, seems that it is

Looks cool but we know that here something is varying from X to Y & that should refer to nearest noun - here the nearest noun is Medical devices -

Does Medical devices make the comeback ????? - No right - so eliminate it

D) from automobiles and energy equipment to medical devices, seems that it is

that should refer to nearest noun - here the nearest noun is Medical devices -

Does Medical devices make the comeback ????? - No right - so eliminate it 
 
E) from automobiles, energy equipment, in addition to medical devices, seems to be  -   in addition to Unnecessary & moreover FROM X TO Y is appropriate

B is correct

tanu11 · Answer

the spilt is between from x, y and z and from x and y ,to z .
the correct idiom is from x and y to z .
we will cancel out options A,C and E.
we are left with B and D 
the spilt is between seems to be and seems that it is .
reason for selecting seems to be - it conveys the intended meaning , it is less wordier than seems that it is and we dont know what it refers to .

OA- B

Praveenksinha · Answer

In an uncertain economy, the manufacturing sector, which includes everything from automobiles, energy equipment, and medical devices, seems to be making a comeback.

A) from automobiles, energy equipment, and medical devices, seems to be  Incorrect, wrong Idiom From ...... to is correct idiom

B) from automobiles and energy equipment to medical devices, seems to be  Correct

C) from automobiles, energy equipment, and medical devices, seems that it is Same As A

D) from automobiles and energy equipment to medical devices, seems that it is  Use of that is incorrect

E) from automobiles, energy equipment, in addition to medical devices, seems to be  Wrong Idiom, From ...to

winterschool · Answer

In an uncertain economy, the manufacturing sector, which includes everything from automobiles, energy equipment, and medical devices, seems to be making a comeback.

A)  from  automobiles, energy equipment,  and  medical devices, seems to be  Incorrect

B)  from automobiles and energy equipment to medical devices, seems to be   Correct

C)  from  automobiles, energy equipment,  and  medical devices, seems that it is  Incorrect

D) from automobiles and energy equipment to medical devices,  seems that it is   Incorrect 
 
E)  from  automobiles, energy equipment,  in addition to  medical devices, seems to be  Incorrect

A, C & E - eliminate

....from.....to ...... - correct idioms

between B & D

D. ........., seems that it is - wrong

so answer B

generis · Answer

The official explanation is  here .

alwaysHP · Answer

In an uncertain economy, the manufacturing sector, which includes everything from automobiles, energy equipment, and medical devices, seems to be making a comeback.

A) from automobiles, energy equipment, and medical devices, seems to be
From .. .to Is correct idiom 
B) from automobiles and energy equipment to medical devices, seems to be
the manufacturing sector seems to be... Good 
C) from automobiles, energy equipment, and medical devices, seems that it is
From .. .to Is correct idiom 
D) from automobiles and energy equipment to medical devices, seems that it is
the manufacturing sector seems that manufacturing sector - sounds fishy 
E) from automobiles, energy equipment, in addition to medical devices, seems to be
From .. .to Is correct idiom - In-addition doesn't play an important role

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