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GMATPrep - Fish
Source: Beat The GMAT — Sentence Correction |
Confused between A & D!!
in D 'they' referring to fish or suppliers.I found it confused pronoun.
in D 'they' referring to fish or suppliers.I found it confused pronoun.
this is a comparision question "suppliers are growing fish" cannot be compared to " their natural growth rate"....as the latter is a noun while former is verb.
growing vs grow...grow wins
hence D.
growing vs grow...grow wins
hence D.
here is the official explanation
The first and second choices illogically state that the suppliers are not only growing the fish but are also growing the natural growth rate of the fish.
The third choice elliptically states that suppliers are growing fish twice as fast as growing them naturally grows them, but when something grows naturally, it is illogical to say anything grows them. The appropriate contrast is between the rate at which the suppliers are growing the fish and the rate at which the fish grow when allowed to grow naturally on their own.
The fourth and fifth options both express that contrast appropriately. Of these two options, however, only the fourth uses a present participle (cutting) that is parallel to the other verbs in the sentence (growing and raising), and therefore the fourth choice is best.
The first and second choices illogically state that the suppliers are not only growing the fish but are also growing the natural growth rate of the fish.
The third choice elliptically states that suppliers are growing fish twice as fast as growing them naturally grows them, but when something grows naturally, it is illogical to say anything grows them. The appropriate contrast is between the rate at which the suppliers are growing the fish and the rate at which the fish grow when allowed to grow naturally on their own.
The fourth and fifth options both express that contrast appropriately. Of these two options, however, only the fourth uses a present participle (cutting) that is parallel to the other verbs in the sentence (growing and raising), and therefore the fourth choice is best.
Isn't the present participle - cutting - used as a modifier?The fourth and fifth options both express that contrast appropriately. Of these two options, however, only the fourth uses a present participle (cutting) that is parallel to the other verbs in the sentence (growing and raising), and therefore the fourth choice is best.
