grow to be or grow as big as

[rprashanth007]

Q8:

The 32 species that make up the dolphin family are closely related to whales and in fact include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and is famous for its aggressive hunting pods.



A. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and is

B. include the animal known as the killer whale, growing as big as 30 feet long and

C. include the animal known as the killer whale, growing up to 30 feet long and being

D. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow as big as 30 feet long and is

E. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and it is

Pls, can any help me the difference between A and D

[VS19]

I think in 'A' Which can grow to be 30 feet long(Passive Voice) And is famous for its agressive hunting pods(Active Voice)

In 'D' which can grow as big as 30 feet long (Active Voice) and And is famous for its agressive hunting pods(Active Voice)

[amitraj]

I vote for D

[dipaksingh]

grow to be ---- in "A" not idiomatic
again GMAT doesn't prefer be/ being form
as big as---- in "D" idiomatic

[shanmukh]

what is difference between B and D

[comp_bos]

B does not state clearly who is "growing"
use of "which" in D cearly points to the growth of Killer Whale.

[scoot]

B) growing-famous -- not a parallel construction
d) grow -famous -- parallel construction.

[vbhalla81]

What's the Official Answer here? When you post a question you should post the Official Answer, it solidifies concepts.

[yvk_99]

as big as ----> meaning can be shorter than 30 feet

to be 30 -----> done deal to grow 30 feet

chose D