iongmat wrote:GMATGuruNY wrote:
diet that has at least 30 percent fewer calories than they would normally eat (has calories)
The interpretation above is not viable.
The portion in red is not a noun and thus cannot serve as the subject for has.
Thanks Mitch. This is another thing that has intrigued me. GMAT does seem to be fine with using a clause many times, when we are expecting a noun. For example:
In human hearing, subtle differences
in how the two ears hear a given sound help the listener determine the qualities of that sound.
After the preposition "in", we would expect a noun, but what we have is a "clause".
Similarly, looks like following would be correct:
His survival depends on whether he will be able to cope up.
After the preposition "on", we again have a "clause".
Certain words --
how, why, that, whether, etc. -- enable a clause to function as a noun.
How Mary lost the race is unclear.
Here, the entire colored portion (blue + red) serves as the subject of
is.
Fans wonder why Mary lost the race.
The scoreboard indicates that Mary lost the race.
In each of these sentences, the entire colored portion (blue + red) serves as the direct object of the preceding verb.
Our team's final score depends on whether Mary lost the race.
Here, the entire colored portion (blue + red) serves as the object of the preposition
on.
In each of the sentences above, the blue word preceding the red clause enables the entire colored portion -- blue + red -- to function as a noun.
than does NOT enable a clause to function as a noun.
The following sentence is not viable:
Scientists cannot determine than the rats normally eat.
This sentence is nonsensical because the red portion is not a noun and thus cannot serve as the direct object of
determine.
OA:
a diet that has fewer calories than they normally eat
Here,
than is a CONJUNCTION serving to CONNECT the clause in blue to the clause in red.
Since the red clause is not preceded by a word that enables it to function as a noun, the interpretation in your post above is not viable.
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