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Geological test results are indicating that extensive scheelite’s (calcium tungstate’s) deposits exist in the river valley, and large corporations are eager to begin the commercial exploitation of the tungsten concentrates.
A) are indicating that extensive scheelite’s (calcium tungstate’s) deposits exist in the river valley, and large corporations are eager
B) indicate extensive scheelite (calcium tungstate) deposits existence in the river valley, and large corporations are eager
C) indicate that extensive deposits of scheelite (calcium tungstate) exist in the river valley, and large corporations are eager
D) indicate existence of extensive deposits of scheelite (calcium tungstate) in the river valley, and large corporations are in a state of eagerness
E) indicate extensive scheelite (calcium tungstate) deposits are in the river valley, and large corporations are in eagerness
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
THE PROMPT
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• Issues
→ verb tense
→ possessive
→ noun-adjective
→ diction/usage
→ concision
→ idiom
THE OPTIONS
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• possessive case error
→ the words scheelite's and tungstate's are incorrect in this instance (although not so in another option)
→ when in doubt, choose a simpler or more familiar case and use its pattern to help you.
We can sensibly say, for example, that gold and silver deposits exist in the river valley, but we would not say that gold's and silver's deposits exist in the river valley.
→ the first words in the phrases should be scheelite deposits and tungsten deposits.
Those highlighted words are called noun-adjectives.
That is, both scheelite and tungsten are usually nouns but in this case should have their apostrophes removed so that they can be used as adjectives to describe another noun.
The noun-adjective always precedes the noun it describes. No exceptions.
English contains quite a few of these noun-adjectives:
→ sports car
→ corn bread
→ physics teacher
We need noun-adjectives here instead of possessive nouns.
• verb tense are indicating
GMAC prefers simple present and simple past unless reason exists to change those tenses.
"Are indicating" is present progressive tense that typically describes an ongoing action.
Unless the test results are changing constantly, those test results should take the simple present verb indicate.
ELIMINATE A
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• possessive case error—the opposite of the problem in option A
In this case, before the word existence, we have deposits.
Let's switch the words around slightly.
→ The results indicate the existence of what? Of extensive scheelite deposits.
That "of" word tells us that
(1) deposits should be in the possessive case. ("of" indicates possession)
(Whose existence? Tungsten deposits'.)
and
(2) deposits does not function well as a noun-adjective.
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• No errors
→ The present simple verb indicate accords with what the results do. They "indicate" [something].
→ The phrasing deposits OF scheelite (calcium tungstate) is a lot clearer than related phrasing in options A and B
→ The present simple verb are eager suits the context and the logic.
KEEP
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• verb tense
There is no reason to use are in a state of eagerness.
Options A, B, and C demonstrate that the phrase are eager both captures the sentiment and is concise.
If you are in doubt, compare C, which we have determined is pretty good, to option D.
No contest. Option C ("are eager") is the better sentence.
• concision
Option D is not concise.
Concision really is a thing: if you can say the same thing in fewer words and be just as clear, choose fewer words.
ELIMINATE D
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• Usage/diction
There is no such thing as "corporations are in eagerness."
Option E is just flat wrong in terms of usage; the words corporations are in eagerness sound nonsensical to a native speaker.
In fact, the phrase in eagerness is a diction error regardless of to whom or to what it is attached.
→ wrong: The children are in eagerness to attend the parade.
→ wrong: The brokers are in eagerness to short sell certain stocks.
• Idiomatic verb construction: indicate should be usually be followed by that
Eliminate E.
The answer is C.
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"Indicate" is better than "are indicating". No reason to use present continous tense over simple present tense here. Eliminate (A).
"Are eager" is better than "are in a state of eagerness" and "are in eagerness". Why use extra words when just two are enough to state the same meaning? Eliminate (D) and (E).
Between (B) and (C), "indicate sheelite existence" is so much inferior to "indicate that deposits of Sheelite exist". Meaning is so much precise and straight forward in (C).
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"Are eager" is better than "are in a state of eagerness" and "are in eagerness". Why use extra words when just two are enough to state the same meaning? Eliminate (D) and (E).
Between (B) and (C), "indicate sheelite existence" is so much inferior to "indicate that deposits of Sheelite exist". Meaning is so much precise and straight forward in (C).
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