Relative pronoun usage

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Relative pronoun usage

by hailmanyu » Tue May 22, 2012 9:33 pm
Q. Why is the option [spoiler]B) [/spoiler]correct?. "that" modifies an action "Some scientists suggest .." and not a noun which is incorrect.

Some scientists suggest the moon had been formed out of part of the Earth, which was dislodged perhaps by a meteor.

A) the moon had been formed out of part of the Earth, which was dislodged perhaps
B) that the moon was formed from part of the Earth that had perhaps been dislodged
C) that part of the Earth formed the moon, which was dislodged perhaps
D) the moon was formed out of part of the Earth, having perhaps been dislodged
E) that the moon had been formed from part of the Earth, which perhaps had been dislodged

OA : [spoiler]B)[/spoiler]
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by GmatKiss » Wed May 23, 2012 12:54 am
hailmanyu wrote:Q. Why is the option B) correct?. "that" modifies an action "Some scientists suggest .." and not a noun which is incorrect.

Some scientists suggest the moon had been formed out of part of the Earth, which was dislodged perhaps by a meteor.

A) the moon had been formed out of part of the Earth, which was dislodged perhaps
B) that the moon was formed from part of the Earth that had perhaps been dislodged
C) that part of the Earth formed the moon, which was dislodged perhaps
D) the moon was formed out of part of the Earth, having perhaps been dislodged
E) that the moon had been formed from part of the Earth, which perhaps had been dislodged

OA : B)
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by hailmanyu » Wed May 23, 2012 5:31 am
Thanks for the advice. New to the forum so getting used to the functionalities.

However, my intent was not to pose the question, rather seek a clarification on the answer. Would appreciate an input on those lines.

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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Wed May 23, 2012 6:16 pm
"That" is used as a subordinating conjunction (introducing a dependent clause) in this sentence. We need it to link "Some scientists suggest..." and the idea that they are suggesting.
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