Tim Ferris wrote The 4-Hour Workweek, an eye-opening book, that made it to the New York Times Best Seller List.
1) that made it to
2) that had made it to
3) that eventually
4) which made it to
5) who made it too
my doubt: is "made it to the New York Times Best Seller List" correct construction? i feel that the correct construction should be "made to the New York Times Best Seller List"
ALSO in option D won't "which" be incorrect?
D says: Tim Ferris wrote The 4-Hour Workweek, an eye-opening book, which made it to the New York Times Best Seller List
what does "which" referring to? by default "which" seems to refer to "an eye-opening book" . is it an "an eye-opening book" that made to the best seller list OR is it the "the book The 4-Hour Workweek" itself?
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To make it to X is a colloquial expression that means to reach X.aditya8062 wrote:Tim Ferris wrote The 4-Hour Workweek, an eye-opening book, that made it to the New York Times Best Seller List.
1) that made it to
2) that had made it to
3) that eventually
4) which made it to
5) who made it too
my doubt: is "made it to the New York Times Best Seller List" correct construction? i feel that the correct construction should be "made to the New York Times Best Seller List"
John made it to the island.
Conveyed meaning:
John reached the island.
This expression seems too colloquial to appear on the GMAT.
In D, which lacks a clear referent.ALSO in option D won't "which" be incorrect?
D says: Tim Ferris wrote The 4-Hour Workweek, an eye-opening book, which made it to the New York Times Best Seller List
what does "which" referring to? by default "which" seems to refer to "an eye-opening book" . is it an "an eye-opening book" that made to the best seller list OR is it the "the book The 4-Hour Workweek" itself?
Ignore this SC; it does not have a correct answer.
The following would be correct:
Tim Ferris wrote The 4-Hour Workweek, an eye-opening book that topped The New York Times Best Seller List.
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