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by vishalwin » Sun Dec 06, 2015 8:22 am
Some scientists have been critical of the laboratory tests conducted by the Federal Drug Administration on the grounds that the amounts of suspected carcinogens fed to animals far exceeds those that humans could consume.

A. far exceeds those that humans could consume
B. exceeds by far those humans can consume
C. far exceeds those humans are able to consume
D. exceed by far those able to be consumed by humans
E. far exceed those that humans could consume


Why do we need THAT in the correct answer ?


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by DavidG@VeritasPrep » Mon Dec 07, 2015 8:07 am
Why do we need THAT in the correct answer ?
Without "that" the clause would read, "amounts of suspected carcinogens exceed those humans could consume." The amounts exceed the humans? What?

"That" makes it clear that we're comparing the amounts of x to the amounts of y: "amounts of suspected carcinogens exceed those [amounts] that humans could consume."
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