SC from Gmat Prep

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SC from Gmat Prep

by wrtau23 » Wed Jan 07, 2009 4:17 pm
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While they remove carbon dioxide from the air, conserve soil and water, and house thousands of species, forests also supply potentially valuable pharmaceuticals, and, as sources of building material and firewood, that provide employment for millions worldwide.

A. pharmaceuticals, and, as sources of building material and firewood, that provide
B. pharmaceuticals, and sources of building material and firewood, are providers of
C. pharmaceuticals and, as sources of building material and firewood that are providing
D. pharmaceuticals and sources of building material and firewood, for providing
E. pharmaceuticals and, as sources of building material and firewood, provide

I choose D which was wrong.
OA is E

Any assistance is appreciated.
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by mowghli » Wed Jan 07, 2009 5:36 pm
A/C out since its not firewood providing employment
Looking at parallelism,
forests supply and <....>, I believe it should be provide.

Eliminate B/D for not parallel.
Hence E.

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Re: SC from Gmat Prep

by ankit1383 » Wed Jan 07, 2009 7:41 pm
A. pharmaceuticals, and, as sources of building material and firewood, that provide
that after comma modifies......??
which after comma modifies the last preceding noun...
That without comma does the same.....

Please answer this...

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by vivek.kapoor83 » Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:01 pm
'that' after comma is not acceptable because it is essentinal info for the sentence and 'that' should be used without comma.
We use 'which' when it is non-essential info for the sentence.
'that' after comma converts sentence into non-restrictive modifier which is not acceptable as info give after that is essential

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