concern that!

[gmat_perfect]

The 151 member governments of the World Bank are expected to increase the bank's funding by $75 billion, though some United States legislators cite an obstacle to congressional passage being the concern that the bank's loans will help foreign producers compete with American businesses.

(A) an obstacle to congressional passage being the concern
(B) a concern as an obstacle to congressional passage
(C) as an obstacle to congressional passage the concern
(D) the concern, an obstacle to congressional passage,
(E) as an obstacle for Congress to pass it the concern

[spoiler]OA: C[/spoiler]

please explain every option.

Thanks.

[uwhusky]

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[Patrick_GMATFix]

First, the legislator cannot cite the obstacle. They must cite the concern. The concern cited is the obstacle. Eliminate A.

'that the bank's loan will help...' is a subordinate clause that describes the concern of the legislator. So the right answer must correctly tie the end of the sentence to 'the concern'. Put 'the concern' immediately before 'that the bank...'. Eliminate B and D

c is better than E because in part because it correctly uses the idiom "obstacle to [objective]" whereas E uses "obstacle for [objective]"

The answer is C. A much more detailed explanation can be found at GMATPrep Question 2239. To practice similar questions, set topic='SC Modifiers & SC Idioms' and difficulty='500-600' in the Drill Generator

Good luck,
-Patrick