lunarpower wrote:the basic problem with (a), as david said above, is that it's weird/wordy/awkward.
i wouldn't really worry about this problem -- the real test isn't going to present you with a dichotomy like this one -- although david is right: probability-wise, the most concise version of something is more likely to be correct.
this is by no means a 100% reliable rule -- there are plenty of instances in which a sentence needs some extra words in order to make sense or to clear up some ambiguity -- but it's a "better than random chance" rule, at least.
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as for the structure in (a) -- IT + was/were + NOUN + that + verb... -- no, this is not one of the two constructions given in my post about exceptional pronouns.
this construction is somewhat dubious (mostly for the reasons that david has cited), so, if you see it, you should probably stay away from it (and should probably look for the shorter alternative -- just NOUN + verb...)
I agree with you Ron
I see the pattern IT IS NOUN THAT CLAUSE exists in general grammar. This pattern is used to emphasized.
but the matter is that in OG books I never see gmat makes us to choose between
IT IS THE NOUN THAT DO
and
THE NOUN DOSE.
we have to follow OG books. The maker of this question makes this question by applying the rule of wordiness/conciseness which is not declared but applied in OG books.
The rule of wordiness in OG books is applies clearly and differently when the emphasis is not changes. I can negate choice E for the reason that E change focus.
Of course, the rule of wordiness in OG book is not declared. There is not rule literature gmat makes in the OG books. In critical reasoning the rule of weakening and strengthening is also not declared by OG books. Other persons, though excellent ones, Princeton, Kaplan automatically write down the rules in their books by studying the questions in OG. We study to Princeton and Kaplan and think the writing in those book is right? The writing maybe not right. what is right is the questions in OG books.
GMAT IS STRANGE BECAUSE IT DOSE NOT DECLARE THE RULES.
So, I do not like this question.
Ron, please, give your idea on my thought. GMAT is so important that most top business schools used this the score for admission. IT IS VERY STRANGE THAT WE HAVE TO STUDY THE QUESTIONS AND APPLY THE QUESTION ON THE TEST DAY WHEN NO RULE IS DECLARED ONLY THE APPLICATION OF THE RULES IS APPLIED IN THE QUESTION OF OG BOOKS.
because the owner of the gmat dose not declared the rule, we have to understand the rule by studying the questions in OG10 and then apply the rule in the tests.
that is why we loose a lot of energy and time for study gmat.
before I study this question hard. Today I do not study this question. I do not know the maker of this question help us or not.
