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by bzg2hg » Wed May 27, 2009 3:53 am
As the price of gasoline rises, which makes substituting alcohol distilled from cereal grain attractive, the prices of bread and livestock feed are sure to increase.

(A) which makes substituting alcohol distilled from cereal grain attractive
(B) which makes substituting the distillation of alcohol from cereal grain attractive
(C) which makes distilling alcohol from cereal grain an attractive substitute
(D) making an attractive substitution of alcohol distilled from cereal grain
(E) making alcohol distilled from cereal grain an attractive substitute

Please explain it .

Thanks a ton ....
OA is E
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by nitya34 » Wed May 27, 2009 8:22 am
between D&E, E looks better
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Re: Price of Gasolin [ 1000SC-141]

by California4jx » Wed May 27, 2009 9:33 am
bzg2hg wrote:As the price of gasoline rises, which makes substituting alcohol distilled from cereal grain attractive, the prices of bread and livestock feed are sure to increase.

(A) which makes substituting alcohol distilled from cereal grain attractive
(B) which makes substituting the distillation of alcohol from cereal grain attractive
(C) which makes distilling alcohol from cereal grain an attractive substitute
(D) making an attractive substitution of alcohol distilled from cereal grain
(E) making alcohol distilled from cereal grain an attractive substitute

Please explain it .

Thanks a ton ....
OA is E
A, B and C are out because of relative pronounc ' which' that in GMAT strictly refers to a location.

D and E are modifiers for previous clause. The subject in the modifier is alcohol not an attactive substitution ... therefore, it is E.
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