Lacking information about water use, people tend to

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Lacking information about water use, people tend to overestimate the amount of water controlled by  visible equipment, such as sinks and toilets, that must be turned on and off, and underestimate it when  used by automated equipment such as fountains and irrigation devices.
 
(A) visible equipment, such as sinks and toilets, that must be turned on and off, and underestimate it when
(B) visible equipment, such as sinks and toilets, that must be turned on and off, and underestimate that
(C) equipment, such as sinks and toilets, which are visible and must be turned on and off and underestimate that
(D) equipment, such as sinks and toilets, that are visible and must be turned on and off and underestimate it when
(E) equipment, such as sinks and toilets, that is visible and must be turned on and off and underestimate it when

gamjatang · Answer

I vote for (A).

"visible equipment" is better than "equipment that/which is visible"

laxieqv · Answer

we need "it" to modify "the amount of water" . A is also more concise.
A it is.

nakib77 · Answer

I choose B. Because we need  that  to refer the amount of water .
I think when in A is redundant.

laxieqv · Answer

Uhm, yes, B is correct coz we need "that" to modify " the amount of water" and starts a noun clause of "the amount of water"

In A, "when used ...." is wrong coz "used" is not the action of "people" 

B it is.

christoph · Answer

OA is B)

vivek123 · Answer

'B'. This question is 'name replacement' version of an OG question that I was reading just yesterday :lol:

HIMALAYA · Answer

agreed that B is best. Onlt maintains the llism and uses "that" properly.

first llism => "by visible equipment" and ... "by automated equipment"

second llism => "overstimate the amount of water controlled by......." and "underestimate that (the amount of water) used by ....".

vc019 · Answer

C,D,E - Incorrect. Changes the meaning.
Out of A,B - I vote for B.

taquanghai · Answer

One more B. Agree with Himalaya's explanation.

Lacking information about water use, people tend to

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