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A natural response

by neer.king » Fri Aug 03, 2012 2:45 am
A natural response of communities devastated by earthquake or flood is to rebuild on the same site, overlooking the possibility that the forces that caused it could be repeated.

A: overlooking the possibility that the forces that caused it could be repeated
B: overlooking the possibility that the forces causing it could be repeated.
C: overlooking that the forces that caused the disaster could also cause another one.
D: Without considering that the forces causing the disaster could be repeated.
E: Without considering that the forces that caused the disaster could also cause another such disaster.

please explain.
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by Kasia@EconomistGMAT » Fri Aug 03, 2012 3:13 am
All answers that include "it" are ambiguous. We are left with answers C,D and E.
Answer C is incorrect because it is also ambiguous. "Another one" could refer to the site and a response. Also the verb "overlooking" should be followed by an object.
Moreover, I am not convinced as to the correctness of the phrase that "the forces (...) can be repeated." Thus D is also incorrect.
Answer E is the best.
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