Greenhouse effect

mgmt_gmat wrote:Discussion of greenhouse effects has usually focused on whether the
Earth would warm and by how much, but climatologists have indicated all
along that the most obvious effects, and those that would have the largest
impact on people, would be extremes of temperature, precipitation,
and storminess.
A. the most obvious effects, and those that would have the largest
impact on people, would be extremes of temperature,
precipitation, and storminess
B. the effects that are the most obvious ones, extremes of temperature,
precipitation, and storminess, would be those impacting
the most on people
C. those effects to have the largest impact on people, extremes of
temperature, precipitation, and storminess, are what are the
most obvious effects
D. extremes of temperature, precipitation, and storminess, the most
obvious effects, that they would have the largest impact on people
E. extremes of temperature, precipitation, and storminess, which are
the most obvious effects, are those to impact the most on people

mgmt_gmat wrote:Discussion of greenhouse effects has usually focused on whether the
Earth would warm and by how much, but climatologists have indicated all
along that the most obvious effects, and those that would have the largest
impact on people, would be extremes of temperature, precipitation,
and storminess.
A. the most obvious effects, and those that would have the largest
impact on people, would be extremes of temperature,
precipitation, and storminess
B. the effects that are the most obvious ones, extremes of temperature,
precipitation, and storminess, would be those impacting
the most on people
C. those effects to have the largest impact on people, extremes of
temperature, precipitation, and storminess, are what are the
most obvious effects
D. extremes of temperature, precipitation, and storminess, the most
obvious effects, that they would have the largest impact on people
E. extremes of temperature, precipitation, and storminess, which are
the most obvious effects, are those to impact the most on people

aspirant2011 wrote:
in D "they" is ambiguous and in E "which" doesn't have a clear referant

atulmangal wrote:

aspirant2011 wrote:
in D "they" is ambiguous and in E "which" doesn't have a clear referant

I agree with the OA Op A, just want to see,

Which ---> refer to the preceding noun phrase / noun

Can, which refer to a series of NOUNS like here in OP E???

mgmt_gmat wrote:Discussion of greenhouse effects has usually focused on whether the Earth would warm and by how much, but climatologists have indicated all along that the most obvious effects, and those that would have the largest impact on people, would be extremes of temperature, precipitation, and storminess.

A. the most obvious effects, and those that would have the largest impact on people, would be extremes of temperature, precipitation, and storminess

B. the effects that are the most obvious ones, extremes of temperature, precipitation, and storminess, would be those impacting the most on people

C. those effects to have the largest impact on people, extremes of temperature, precipitation, and storminess, are what are the most obvious effects

D. extremes of temperature, precipitation, and storminess, the most obvious effects, that they would have the largest impact on people

E. extremes of temperature, precipitation, and storminess, which are the most obvious effects, are those to impact the most on people