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PostPosted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 8:28 am    Post subject: GMAT Prep Question Reply with quote
This is another confusing sentence.. I don't understand why C is wrong....

The answer is E
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 9:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
The original sentence has multiple errors -- needs a singular verb,
uses an incorrect idiom "rate that"

B has too many sentence fragments and has the same verb error

C "as seen in rings" incorrectly modifies sunspot cycles while it should
be referring to tree

D has too many fragments and uses an incorrect verb "believed"

E is correct. The last phrase correctly modifies trees.
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 12:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I agree the answer would be E.
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PostPosted: Wed May 21, 2008 8:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
why is it singular?
which is the subject?
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PostPosted: Wed May 21, 2008 11:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
The correct answer is E.
'The rate at which trees grow' is singular.
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