As is the case for other volcanoes in the Cascade Range, Mount St.

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As is the case for other volcanoes in the Cascade Range, Mount St. Helens consists of a large eruptive cone containing  lava rock interlayered with ash, pumice, and other deposits, is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, the ring of volcanoes and associated mountains around the Pacific Ocean.

(A) As is the case for other volcanoes in the Cascade Range, Mount St. Helens consists of a large eruptive cone containing

(B) Similar to other volcanoes in the Cascade Range, Mount St. Helens consists in a large eruptive cone that contains

(C) Like other volcanoes in the Cascade Range, Mount St. Helens consists of a large eruptive cone that

(D) Like other volcanoes in the Cascade Range, Mount St. Helens, which consists of a large eruptive cone containing

(E) Like other volcanoes in the Cascade Range, Mount St. Helens, which consists in a large eruptive cone and contain

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Gauravji21 · Answer

According to me, there is a split up in the answer choices mainly between "As" versus "Like".

Source:Manhattan SC 
Like is used to compare nouns, pronouns, or noun phrases. Never put a clause or a prepositional phrase after like! 
Example : LIKE her brother, Ava aced the test.
Here, like is followed by the noun phrase her brother. The whole phrase Like her brother indicates a comparison between Ava and her brother (two nouns).

On the other hand, AS can be used to compare two CLAUSES:
 Wrong:  LIKE her brother DID, Ava aced the test.
 Right:  AS her brother DID, Ava aced the test.
The words her brother did form a clause (did is a working verb). Therefore, use as to make the comparison between the two clauses Ava aced the test and her brother did, too.

Here we have to compare volcanoes which are nouns, so will use LIKE.

Mount St. Helens consists of a large eruptive cone containing lava rock interlayered with ash, pumice, and other deposits,  is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, the ring of volcanoes and associated mountains around the Pacific Ocean. .
The bold part above is not underlined. The verb "is" refers to Mount Helens. So, consists would be part of a modifier which is in D.

E is wrong as "contain" is plural verb but Mount Helens is singular.

So, D is the right answer

Karan0912 · Answer

(A) As is the case for other volcanoes in the Cascade Range, Mount St. Helens consists of a large eruptive cone containing  Like should be used to compare Nouns and not As. Also if you read the whole sentence with "is" in the non-underlined portion, you'd see that you need and AND before is since you are joining two independent clauses

(B) Similar to other volcanoes in the Cascade Range, Mount St. Helens consists in a large eruptive cone that contains  Consists in a large eruptive cone that contains is wrong structure and distorts meaning

(C) Like other volcanoes in the Cascade Range, Mount St. Helens consists of a large eruptive cone that   Similar to A, If you read the whole sentence with "is" in the non-underlined portion, you'd see that you need and AND before is since you are joining two independent clauses

(D) Like other volcanoes in the Cascade Range, Mount St. Helens, which consists of a large eruptive cone containing  correct

(E) Like other volcanoes in the Cascade Range, Mount St. Helens, which consists in a large eruptive cone and contain  consists is wrong idiomatically

RICHA1189 · Answer

As is the case for other volcanoes in the Cascade Range, Mount St. Helens consists of a large eruptive cone containing lava rock interlayered with ash, pumice, and other deposits, is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, the ring of volcanoes and associated mountains around the Pacific Ocean.

To compare nouns , we need LIKE 
SPLIT 1 # as is the case / similar / Like eliminate A and B
C - incomplete sentence when read along with the non underlined part
D - correct . Correct noun comparator  LIKE  ,  ,which modifies Mount St. Helens  
E - error in idiom -  consists of is correct  , not consists in a large eruptive cone and contain … changes meaning of the sentence . Illogical

Answer is D

(A)  As is the case for other volcanoes  in the Cascade Range, Mount St. Helens consists of a large eruptive cone containing

(B)  Similar to other volcanoes  in the Cascade Range, Mount St. Helens consists in a large eruptive cone that contains

(C) Like other volcanoes in the Cascade Range,  Mount St. Helens consists of a large eruptive cone that

(D) Like other volcanoes in the Cascade Range, Mount St. Helens, which consists of a large eruptive cone containing

(E) Like other volcanoes in the Cascade Range, Mount St. Helens,  which consists in a large eruptive cone and contain

Bunuel · Answer

Official Explanation :

Choice A  is incorrect because it creates a nonsense fragment when it is read in context of the sentence as a whole. Be careful with this answer, though: even though it is somewhat wordy, it appears to be grammatically acceptable when read only in the context of the beginning of the sentence. The problem can be seen more easily if the sentence is stripped down to its basic components:  Mount St. Helens consists of a large eruptive cone... is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire .

Choice B  is incorrect because it creates the same grammatical problem as  choice A . The use of similar to form the comparison is acceptable, but it is a distraction that does not address the underlying problem  consists in  should be  consists of .

Choice C  is incorrect because it creates the same grammatical problem as  choice A  and  B . Even though  like  normally signifies correctly formed transition in the GMAT, in this case the formation of the comparison is secondary to the issue and the sentence does not make grammatical sense.

Choice D  is correct because the insertion of  which  creates a non-essential clause that, when removed, leaves a grammatically coherent sentence:  Like other volcanoes in the Cascade Range, Mount St. Helens,...is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire .

Choice E  is incorrect because of the formation of the non-essential clause:  consists in  should be  consists of , and  contain  should be  contains  because the existing verb is not parallel to  consists  and disagrees with its subject  Mount St. Helens .

As is the case for other volcanoes in the Cascade Range, Mount St.

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