Source : GMATPrep Default Exam Pack With no natural predators and expanses of green suburban neighborhoods that allow no hunting, wildlife officials estimate the New Jersey deer population to have grown to exceed 175,000. (A) With no natural predators and expanses of green suburban neighborhoods that allow no hunting, wildlife officials estimate the New Jersey deer population to have (B) With no natural predators and with expanses of green suburban neighborhoods that do not allow hunting, wildlife officials' estimate of deer population in New Jersey has (C) With no natural predators and with expanses of green suburban neighborhoods where there is no hunting, the deer population in New Jersey, wildlife officials estimate, has (D) Without natural predators and no hunting allowed in expanses of green suburban neighborhoods, New Jersey has a deer population that wildlife officials estimate to have (E) Without natural predators and with expanses of green suburban neighborhoods where there is no hunting, wildlife officials in New Jersey estimate a deer population that has

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does 'that' modify compound noun- 'predators and expanses'
we have - 'With X and Y + modifier' constructions, so is modifier modifying both X and Y or just Y.

In what cases will 'that' modify both X and Y

Also, Is the usage of present perfect ' to have grown' consistent with the simple preset 'officials estimate'?

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I think it can probably go either way in general. In this case, I take it as modifying only "neighborhoods."

Of course that's not the real problem; the real problem is "with no natural predators..." modifying "officials."

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Also, Is the usage of present perfect ' to have grown' consistent with the simple preset 'officials estimate'?

The question to ask is whether the time order makes sense. "officials estimate" say that the "estimate" takes place in the present, but "to have grown" says that the growth of the deer population began in the past and continues into the present. This is perfectly logical, so there's no problem here.

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How can the "deer population in New Jersey" be modified by "with expanses of green suburban neighbourhoods where there is no hunting"? It has to be New Jersey that has no such neighbourhoods, and not the "deer population".

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(C) With no natural predators and with expanses of green suburban neighborhoods where there is no hunting, the deer population in New Jersey, wildlife officials estimate, has.

This sentence is grammatically correct and effectively conveys the intended meaning. It states that wildlife officials estimate the deer population in New Jersey to have grown due to the absence of natural predators and the presence of green suburban neighborhoods where hunting is not allowed.

(A) With no natural predators and expanses of green suburban neighborhoods that allow no hunting, wildlife officials estimate the New Jersey deer population to have

The placement of the dependent clause "wildlife officials estimate" interrupts the flow of the sentence. It would be more effective to rephrase it to maintain a smoother structure.

(B) With no natural predators and with expanses of green suburban neighborhoods that do not allow hunting, wildlife officials' estimate of deer population in New Jersey has.

This sentence is a bit too wordy adds unnecessary complexity to the sentence.

(D) Without natural predators and no hunting allowed in expanses of green suburban neighborhoods, New Jersey has a deer population that wildlife officials estimate to have.

The placement of "New Jersey has a deer population" makes the sentence less clear and slightly awkward. It would be better to rephrase it to provide a clearer structure.

(E) Without natural predators and with expanses of green suburban neighborhoods where there is no hunting, wildlife officials in New Jersey estimate a deer population that has.

This sentence uses the phrase "estimate a deer population that has," which is a bit awkward and could be more straightforwardly expressed. It would be better to rephrase it for better clarity and flow.

Overall, option (C) is the most concise and effective choice among the given options.

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Here's the credited version.

With no natural predators and with expanses of green suburban neighborhoods where there is no hunting, the deer population in New Jersey, wildlife officials estimate, has grown to exceed 175,000.

This version communicates that, as a result of there being no natural predators and of there being expanses of green suburban neighborhood, the deep population has been able to grow.

The modifier "with no natural predators and with expanses of green suburban neighborhoods where there is no hunting" does not modify "the deer population." Rather, it acts adverbially to communicate WHY the deer population has grown.

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With no natural predators and expanses of green suburban neighborhoods that allow no hunting, wildlife officials estimate the New Jersey deer population to have grown to exceed 175,000.

Option Elimination -

(A) With no natural predators and expanses of green suburban neighborhoods that allow no hunting, wildlife officials estimate the New Jersey deer population to have - "with no natural predators" apply to "wildlife officials"? Wrong.

(B) With no natural predators and with expanses of green suburban neighborhoods that do not allow hunting, wildlife officials' estimate of deer population in New Jersey has - "with no natural predators" apply to "estimates"? Wrong.

(C) With no natural predators and with expanses of green suburban neighborhoods where there is no hunting, the deer population in New Jersey, wildlife officials estimate, has - ok

(D) Without natural predators and no hunting allowed in expanses of green suburban neighborhoods, New Jersey has a deer population that wildlife officials estimate to have - "without natural predators" apply to "New Jersey"? Wrong.

(E) Without natural predators and with expanses of green suburban neighborhoods where there is no hunting, wildlife officials in New Jersey estimate a deer population that has - "without natural predators" apply to "wildlife officials"? Wrong.