Barbara!

[gmat_perfect]

The British sociologist and activist Barbara Wootton once noted as a humorous example of income maldistribution that the elephant that gave rides to children at the Whipsnade Zoo was earning annually exactly what she then earned as director of adult education for London.

(A) that the elephant that gave rides to children at the Whipsnade Zoo was earning
(B) that the elephant, giving rides to children at the Whipsnade Zoo, had been earning
(C) that there was an elephant giving rides to children at the Whipsnade Zoo, and it earned
(D) the elephant that gave rides to children at the Whipsnade Zoo and was earning
(E) the elephant giving rides to children at the Whipsnade Zoo and that it earned

[spoiler]OA: A[/spoiler]

[ashish2104]

IMO A.

Only A seems logical.

[kvcpk]

"a humorous example...that" is needed
DE out

"giving rides to children at the Whipsnade Zoo" is essestial to the sentence but is used as non essential in B
B out.

C changes the menaing by saying "there was an elephant"

pick A

[reply2spg]

I followed the same approach

"a humorous example...that" is needed
DE out

"giving rides to children at the Whipsnade Zoo" is essestial to the sentence but is used as non essential in B
B out.

C changes the menaing by saying "there was an elephant"

pick A