star_321 Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 1. If additional deposits of oil are found, it will expand the amount that can be used as fuel and reduce the price of oil, even if the deposits are not immediately tapped. (A) it will expand the amount that can be used as fuel and reduce the price of oil (B) the amount that is able to be used as fuel will expand and the price of oil be reduced © it will cause an increase in the amount that is able to be used as fuel and a reduction in the price of oil (D) the amount that can be used as fuel will increase and the price of oil will drop (E) it will increase the amount of oil that can be used as fuel and cause a drop in the price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mail2jkd Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 1. If additional deposits of oil are found, it will expand the amount that can be used as fuel and reduce the price of oil, even if the deposits are not immediately tapped. (A) it will expand the amount that can be used as fuel and reduce the price of oil - amount can't be used as fuel, it should be amount of oil instead (B) the amount that is able to be used as fuel will expand and the price of oil be reduced - same as A, also 'that is able to be used as fuel ' and 'price of oil be reduced' is awkward © it will cause an increase in the amount that is able to be used as fuel and a reduction in the price of oil - same concerns as A & B (D) the amount that can be used as fuel will increase and the price of oil will drop - if it is 'amount of oil' that can be used as fuel, then my choice would be D (E) it will increase the amount of oil that can be used as fuel and cause a drop in the price - With little hesitation I am choosing E, although 'it' does not look convincing as a pronoun for the main clause, if it refers to the find then we are good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simple27 Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 No referent on "it", so eliminate A, B, and E, "amount that is able to be used" is wordy. IMO, D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rising_Sun Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 My pick is D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spring2009 Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I vote for D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycgmat Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Simple27 nailed it perfectly. The answer is D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearbull Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 imo D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effective_factor Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 D..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandra_Philly Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 @ effective factor: can we say "the amount that can be used as fuel"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mail2jkd Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Philly, What is the source of this question? and OA? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star_321 Posted November 12, 2008 Author Share Posted November 12, 2008 D is the OA.... Thank You... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandra_Philly Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 It's from 1000SC. OA is D... though I'm confused with "the amount that can be used as fuel".. is it correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitzi Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 I see that 'it' takes 'additional deposit' My vote for E. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitzi Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 I see that 'it' takes 'additional deposit' My vote for E. for details 1.If additional deposits of oil are found, it will expand the amount that can be used as fuel and reduce the price of oil, even if the deposits are not immediately tapped. (A)it will expand the amount that can be used as fuel and reduce the price of oil amount of what? Vague. out (B)the amount that is able to be used as fuel will expand and the price of oil be reduced the same reason to a), the amount… will expand and the price.. be reduced(not parallel) out ©it will cause an increase in the amount that is able to be used as fuel and a reduction in the price of oil amount of what? (D)the amount that can be used as fuel will increase and the price of oil will drop（D） the amount that… and the price of oil… (not parallel) (E)it will increase the amount of oil that can be used as fuel and cause a drop in the price will increase the amount of oil,,, and (will) cause a drop. Keep it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthwork Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 D, but D would have been definitely better if it said: amount "of oil" , even without it D is the best choice. "it" is ambiguous; expand is incorrect here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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