forests in the eastern United States

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forests in the eastern United States

by gmatblood » Wed Oct 19, 2011 12:15 pm
There is no consensus on what role, if any, is played by acid rain in slowing the growth or damaging forests in the eastern United States.

(A) slowing the growth or damaging
(B) the damage or the slowing of the growth of
(C) the damage to or the slowness of the growth of
(D) damaged or slowed growth of
(E) damaging or slowing the growth of

OA after sometime.
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by GmatKiss » Wed Oct 19, 2011 12:16 pm
IMO: E
PLEASE POST OA AND OE

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by aspirant2011 » Wed Oct 19, 2011 9:29 pm
gmatblood wrote:There is no consensus on what role, if any, is played by acid rain in slowing the growth or damaging forests in the eastern United States.

(A) slowing the growth or damaging ----- slowing the growth what?
(B) the damage or the slowing of the growth of
(C) the damage to or the slowness of the growth of
(D) damaged or slowed growth of
(E) damaging or slowing the growth of

OA after sometime.

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by sam2304 » Wed Oct 19, 2011 9:34 pm
IMO E.

only A and E maintains parallelism. slowing the growth (of something) or damaging - is incomplete.
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by zaarathelab » Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:43 pm
IMO E
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