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by gmatrant » Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:40 pm
How different is a from b? OA is B.

A study of food resources in the North Pacific between 1989 and 1996 revealed that creatures of the seabed were suffering from dwindling food supplies, possibly resulting from increasing sea surface temperatures during the same period.


a) that creatures of the seabed were suffering from dwindling food supplies, possibly resulting from increasing

b) that creatures of the seabed were suffering because food supplies were dwindling, possibly as a result of an increase in
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by pradeepkaushal9518 » Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:52 pm
can u post the whole question

A is not clear due to possibly resulting from increasing whereas in B it is made clear
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by Maciek » Tue Sep 14, 2010 1:22 am
Hi all!

Answer A is unclear. Look at the words:
"were suffering...dwindling..., ... resulting...increasing..."
It is not clear what is the subject in clause after a comma.

verb with preposition "to suffer from" is correct
noun with preposition "increase in" is also correct
verb with preposition "to result from" is correct and means "to be the consequence of"
noun with preposition "result of" is correct

Answer B shows cause and effect relationships in a distinct manner.

Read "Top 10 Tips for the Sentence Correction Section" by Chris Black
https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2010/09/ ... on-section

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by niksworth » Wed Sep 15, 2010 7:01 am
gmatrant wrote:How different is a from b? OA is B.

A study of food resources in the North Pacific between 1989 and 1996 revealed that creatures of the seabed were suffering from dwindling food supplies, possibly resulting from increasing sea surface temperatures during the same period.


a) that creatures of the seabed were suffering from dwindling food supplies, possibly resulting from increasing

b) that creatures of the seabed were suffering because food supplies were dwindling, possibly as a result of an increase in
1) Dave is suffering from fever.
2) ...creatures of the seabed were suffering from dwindling food supplies

A is nonsensical. Creatures are not suffering from food supplies. Rather, they are suffering because food supplies were dwindling.

B corrects this.
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by pesfunk » Sat Oct 23, 2010 5:45 am
B is absolutely right.

Creatures cannot suffer from dwindling food supplies...they can suffer BECAUSE of dwindling food supplies..
gmatrant wrote:How different is a from b? OA is B.

A study of food resources in the North Pacific between 1989 and 1996 revealed that creatures of the seabed were suffering from dwindling food supplies, possibly resulting from increasing sea surface temperatures during the same period.


a) that creatures of the seabed were suffering from dwindling food supplies, possibly resulting from increasing

b) that creatures of the seabed were suffering because food supplies were dwindling, possibly as a result of an increase in
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