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by Mayankaggarwal » Fri Aug 04, 2017 4:43 am

The particular design of muscles and bones in the neck and limbs of the turtle allow
that it can draw in its exposed parts such that an attacker can find nothing
but hard shell to bite.
A. allow that it can draw in its exposed parts such that
B. allow it to draw in its exposed parts, and so
C. allows for it to draw in its exposed parts and that
D. allows that it can draw in its exposed parts, and so
E. allows it to draw in its exposed parts, so that

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by GMATGuruNY » Fri Aug 04, 2017 7:29 am

When you post an SC, please underline the tested portion.

Mayankaggarwal wrote:The particular design of muscles and bones in the neck and limbs of the turtle allow that it can draw in its exposed parts such that an attacker can find nothing but hard shell to bite.

A. allow that it can draw in its exposed parts such that
B. allow it to draw in its exposed parts, and so
C. allows for it to draw in its exposed parts and that
D. allows that it can draw in its exposed parts, and so
E. allows it to draw in its exposed parts, so that

In A and B, allow (plural) does not agree with design (singular).
Eliminate A and B.

and must serve to connect PARALLEL FORMS.
C: allow FOR...and THAT
Here, for (preposition) and that (pronoun) are not parallel forms.
Eliminate C.

D: The particular design...of the turtle allows that it can draw in its exposed parts.
Here, the two colored portions contradict each other.
Whereas the red portion conveys that the turtle is ABLE ON ITS OWN to draw in its exposed parts, the blue portion conveys that this action must be ALLOWED.
Eliminate D.

The correct answer is E.

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