GPREP SC- 12

[abhasjha]

To meet the rapidly rising market demand for fish and seafood, suppliers are growing fish twice as fast as their natural growth rate, cutting their feed allotment by nearly half and raising them on special diets.

A. their natural growth rate, cutting their feed allotment

B. their natural growth rate, their feed allotment cut

C. growing them naturally, cutting their feed allotment

D. they grow naturally, cutting their feed allotment

E. they grow naturally, with their feed allotment cut

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Hi abhasjha,

This SC is based on 2 standard GMAT grammar rules:

1) Comparisons: When a sentence describes a comparison, you must be sure to compare LIKE things. Here, the first part of the sentence states "supplies are growing FISH twice as fast as....", so the second part of the sentence must include a reference to fish AND how they grow. Eliminate A and B. We can also eliminate C because "growing them naturally" makes no sense in this context.

2) Verbs: Since the suppliers are growing fish now and will likely grow fish tomorrow, we need an "-ing verb" to convey this action. Eliminate E.

Final Answer: D

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