Sentence Correction

Pests had destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper crops, sugar beet and walnut in the region, but in the 1880s, more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry.


A. Pests had destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper crops, sugar beet and walnut in the region, but in the 1880s, more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry.

B. Pests had destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper, sugar beet and walnut crops in the region, but in the 1880s, more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry.

C. Pests had destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper, sugar beet and walnut crops in the region, but more effective pest-control methods that were introduced in the 1880s saved the citrus industry.

D. In the 1880s, pests destroyed grape, celery, chili pepper, sugar beet and walnut crops in the region and more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry.

E. In the 1880s, more effective pest-control methods saved the citrus industry from what was destroying grape, celery, chili pepper, sugar beet and walnut crops in the region.


Please post answers with explanations.

Source: MGMAT

OA - B..

imo A

IMO C.

A - 1. word crops is misplaced. It should be after walnut.
2. Altered intent - The statement suggests that more effective pest control methods saved the citrus industry in the 1880s. The intended meaning is that newer pest control methods introduced in the 1880s saved the citrus industry.

B - Altered intent - The statement suggests that more effective pest control methods saved the citrus industry in the 1880s. The intended meaning is that newer pest control methods introduced in the 1880s saved the citrus industry.

C - Correct

D - 1. use of and is incorrect - A contrast is being shown, so but is the right conjunction.

E - 1. was destroying is incorrect tense here - had destroyed would have been better here.

Has to be B...

adi_800 wrote:Has to be B...

Let's not just shout out answer without providing any type of evidence or thought...It just doesn't help the discussion at all.

uwhusky wrote:

adi_800 wrote:Has to be B...

Let's not just shout out answer without providing any type of evidence or thought...It just doesn't help the discussion at all.

Both B and C is grammetically correct. But it has to do with meaning clarity. Choice C changes the meaning of the sentence. In choice C, 'that' refers to method, which is problematic. According to C, which says method used in 1880's saved the citrus industry. But we really don't know if citrus industry saved in 1880 or later.

But, choice B maintain intended original meaning. Hence QA B

I'll just copy and paste the link with discussion already in place.

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