Hi all,
I came across this sentence correction problem on a 2007 edition of Kaplan's GMAT 800 guide book and when to see what everyone thinks about this problem:
32) That pollution harms the environment is self-evident; that immediate government action to combat it is merited by the situation is a matter of debate.
a) that immediate government action to combat it is merited by the situation
b) if the situation merits immediate action by the government is a matter of debate
c) whether to combat the situation is merited by immediate government action
d) that the situation merits immediate government action to combat it
e) whether the government should immediately combat it is merited by the situation
the correct answer is actually d
Well, first of all, I'm not sure why answer choice (b) repeats the "is a matter of debate" part. But that's not the reason why I am writing this post. I wonder why answer (d) can be correct. Doesn't the fact that the answer choice starts with "that" makes it a clause and not a complete sentence? I thought the portion that comes after the ";" has to be a complete sentence. I actually eliminated answer choices (a) and (d) because of this reason.
Thanks for the help
andrew
I came across this sentence correction problem on a 2007 edition of Kaplan's GMAT 800 guide book and when to see what everyone thinks about this problem:
32) That pollution harms the environment is self-evident; that immediate government action to combat it is merited by the situation is a matter of debate.
a) that immediate government action to combat it is merited by the situation
b) if the situation merits immediate action by the government is a matter of debate
c) whether to combat the situation is merited by immediate government action
d) that the situation merits immediate government action to combat it
e) whether the government should immediately combat it is merited by the situation
the correct answer is actually d
Well, first of all, I'm not sure why answer choice (b) repeats the "is a matter of debate" part. But that's not the reason why I am writing this post. I wonder why answer (d) can be correct. Doesn't the fact that the answer choice starts with "that" makes it a clause and not a complete sentence? I thought the portion that comes after the ";" has to be a complete sentence. I actually eliminated answer choices (a) and (d) because of this reason.
Thanks for the help
andrew
