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by zoe » Tue Sep 20, 2016 12:03 am
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it will be appreciate if you help to explain further the correct answer E

When Congress reconvenes, some newly elected members from rural states will try and establish tighter restrictions for the amount of grain farmers are to be allowed to grow and to encourage more aggressive sales of United States farm products overseas.
(A) and establish tighter restrictions for the amount of grain farmers are to be allowed to grow and to encourage
(B) and establish tighter restrictions on the amount of grain able to be grown by farmers and encouraging
(C) establishing tighter restrictions for the amount of grain farmers are allowed to grow and to encourage
(D) to establish tighter restrictions on the amount of grain capable of being grown by farmers and encouraging
(E) to establish tighter restrictions on the amount of grain farmers will be allowed to grow and to encourage

my doubt:

members will try to establish restriction on amount,-- complete sentence
farmers will be allowed to grow --- complete sentence, but I guess it works as a modifier

why these two sentences are without a conjunction?
if "farmers will be allowed to grow" is a modifier, shouldn't need "that" to introduce a modifier?
does it omit "that" here?
as I know, if "that" introduces a modifier, then "that" can not be omitted ? (I forget where I got it, sorry for that)

did I misunderstanding?

please point out my fault

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by GMATGuruNY » Sat Oct 01, 2016 2:33 am
zoe wrote: my doubt:

members will try to establish restriction on amount,-- complete sentence
farmers will be allowed to grow --- complete sentence, but I guess it works as a modifier

why these two sentences are without a conjunction?
if "farmers will be allowed to grow" is a modifier, shouldn't need "that" to introduce a modifier?
does it omit "that" here?
as I know, if "that" introduces a modifier, then "that" can not be omitted ? (I forget where I got it, sorry for that)

did I misunderstanding?
E: to establish tighter restrictions on the amount of grain [that] farmers will be allowed to grow and to encourage more aggressive sales
Here, the that in brackets is omitted but implied.

Generally, a relative clause on the GMAT will not omit that.
But there have been exceptions.
SC7 in the OG12:
The company has become willing to compete for sales [that] it would in the past have conceded to rivals.
Here, the that in brackets is omitted but implied.

Take-away:
If the intended meaning is crystal clear, a relative clause may omit that.
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by zoe » Sat Oct 01, 2016 10:03 pm
GMATGuruNY wrote:
Take-away:
If the intended meaning is crystal clear, a relative clause may omit that.
Thanks Mitch,
I got it.

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by ceilidh.erickson » Sun Oct 02, 2016 12:06 pm
As Mitch said, generally the GMAT will include "that," especially if they're testing YOU on the issue. But, they're inconsistent on the issue because the English language is changing on this issue.

Here's a good rule of thumb: if you see a split in the answers choices between some that say "... that X is Y..." and others that say "... X is Y," the right answer will usually be one of the ones with "that."

If there are none that include "that," as in your example, you're probably not being tested on this rule.

For more on this issue, see:
https://www.beatthegmat.com/use-of-that- ... tml#769596
https://www.beatthegmat.com/conan-doyle- ... tml#782030
https://www.beatthegmat.com/stores-closu ... tml#707185

Also, please always post your sources whenever you post a question!

This question is #83 in OG2016
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by zoe » Sun Oct 02, 2016 11:32 pm
ceilidh.erickson wrote:Also, please always post your sources whenever you post a question!

This question is #83 in OG2016
thanks Ceilidh.

Oops, My carelessness.
I will pay attention to this.
thanks for your remind.

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by ceilidh.erickson » Mon Oct 03, 2016 8:17 am
That's ok - a lot of people aren't aware of the convention. That's why I have to be the nag ;-)

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