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by necromancer_678 » Wed Jul 08, 2009 1:20 pm
Many entomologists say that campaigns to eradicate the fire ant in the United States have
failed because the chemicals that were used were effective only in wiping out the ant’s
natural enemies, which made it easier for them to spread.
A. which made it easier for them
B. which makes it easier for it
C. thus making it easier for them
D. thus making it easier for the ant
E. thereby, it was made easier for the ant

kindly elaborate on the usage of it
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by kc_raj » Wed Jul 08, 2009 1:59 pm
which is incorrectly referring to enemies so A, B out
them in C may refer to enemies so out
E pronoun it is referring to what is not clear also sounds passive so out

D is correct
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by honeysn » Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:36 pm
I wil go with option A
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by bjp2008 » Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:39 pm
I will go with option D. Please provide OA.
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Re: entomologists...

by BlindVision » Wed Jul 08, 2009 11:04 pm
necromancer_678 wrote:Many entomologists say that campaigns to eradicate the fire ant in the United States have
failed because the chemicals that were used were effective only in wiping out the ant’s
natural enemies, which made it easier for them to spread.
A. which made it easier for them
B. which makes it easier for it
C. thus making it easier for them
D. thus making it easier for the ant
E. thereby, it was made easier for the ant

kindly elaborate on the usage of it
OA to follow
Choice D

A & C out for using them, when the subject is ant and singular.

B) has unnecessary it at the end.

Now with D & E choices...

E) Thereby is not concise usage compared to thus in D.

Choice D

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by nervesofsteel » Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:42 am
D for me too

Eradicating the enemies and growing of ant's population is two effects of one cause..

thus making should be used.... and "thus making" makes it more clear...
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by gmat740 » Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:41 am
Another Vote for D :D
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by necromancer_678 » Thu Jul 09, 2009 6:33 am
OA -> D it is.
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by me10gmat800 » Thu Oct 21, 2010 7:14 am
Reopening the chain again...

I too went for D but I am bit confused about the pronoun "it" present in this option.

Could someone explain me what "it" refers to?

D. thus making it easier for the ant

Thanks very much in advance.
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by vishalj » Thu Oct 21, 2010 5:37 pm
Hope this helps.

https://www.beatthegmat.com/concept-of-e ... 62424.html
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by me10gmat800 » Fri Oct 22, 2010 12:01 am
Thanks Vishalj. That helped.
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by pzazz12 » Fri Oct 22, 2010 4:09 am
I think answer is D.

what isOA?
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by pesfunk » Fri Oct 22, 2010 6:23 am
Option D is correct.

A, B and C are ruled out since the usage of them or it is ambiguous.

In Option D and E, D is the right usage.
necromancer_678 wrote:Many entomologists say that campaigns to eradicate the fire ant in the United States have
failed because the chemicals that were used were effective only in wiping out the ant�s
natural enemies, which made it easier for them to spread.
A. which made it easier for them
B. which makes it easier for it
C. thus making it easier for them
D. thus making it easier for the ant
E. thereby, it was made easier for the ant

kindly elaborate on the usage of it
OA to follow
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