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by Ashishkapoor7 » Thu Apr 26, 2012 3:10 am
Given its authoritative coverage of other science topics, the textbook's chapter on genetics is surprisingly tentative, which leads one to doubt the author's scholarship in that particular area.
A. the textbook's chapter on genetics is surprisingly tentative, which leads
B. the chapter of the textbook on genetics is surprisingly tentative, leading
C. the textbook contains a surprising and tentative chapter on genetics,which leads
D. the textbook's chapter on genetics is surprisingly tentative and leads
E. the textbook is surprisingly tentative in its chapter on genetics, leading
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by vk_vinayak » Thu Apr 26, 2012 3:50 am
IMo E.

The textbook covers various topics and genetics is one of the chapters. Hence I believe 'its' should modify the textbook, and not the chapter. In the answer choices, 'which' has no particular antecedents.

A suggestion: Going forward, kindly include the underline in the question stem.

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by GmatKiss » Thu Apr 26, 2012 5:35 am
Given its authoritative coverage of other science topics, the textbook's chapter on genetics is surprisingly tentative, which leads one to doubt the author's scholarship in that particular area.


A. the textbook's chapter on genetics is surprisingly tentative, which leads
B. the chapter of the textbook on genetics is surprisingly tentative, leading
C. the textbook contains a surprising and tentative chapter on genetics,which leads
D. the textbook's chapter on genetics is surprisingly tentative and leads
E. the textbook is surprisingly tentative in its chapter on genetics, leading

IMO: E

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