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[Dean Jones]

Dear Friends,

I was having problems in answering the following question.

Like the thorny ballooning of a frightened pufferfish or the sudden appearance of angry sapphire hoops for which the blue-ringed octopus is named, so the California newt's display of its red underbelly is a clear warning that predators ignore at their peril.

(A) so the California newt's display of its red underbelly is a clear warning that predators ignore at their peril
(B) so it is at their peril that predators ignore the California newt's display of its red underbelly, a clear warning
(C) the California newt's displaying its red underbelly is a clear warning for predators, so they ignore it at their peril
(D) the California newt's display of its red underbelly is a clear warning that predators ignore at their peril
(E) it is at their peril that predators ignore the California newt's display of its red underbelly, a clear warning


Please help.

OA after some discussions.

Regards
Deano.

[k.pankaj.r]

IMO D
like comparison is only for nouns...

[sam2304]

IMO D.

Like X, Y usage. Here X and Y plays the part of noun phrases.

[hoji]

IMO C
the reasoning:
in D, "a clear warning that predators ignore at their peril" means that predators ignore a clear warning for their own safety, not newt.
and in C on contrary, predators is ignoring it(newt) not the warning.

[tracyyahoo]

C is " so they ignore" is wordy...

In D, like.... California blar blar blar.... Is sentence is clear and well presented..

[GmatKiss]

It has to be D, pls post OA

[Dean Jones]

OA is option D