Subject Verb Agreement

[gmat-novice]

The particular design of muscles and bones in the neck and limbs of the turtle allow

that it can draw in its exposed parts such that an attacker can find nothing

but hard shell to bite.

A. allow that it can draw in its exposed parts such that

B. allow it to draw in its exposed parts, and so

C. allows for it to draw in its exposed parts and that

D. allows that it can draw in its exposed parts, and so

E. allows it to draw in its exposed parts, so that

 

Explain the answer.

 

Thanks

[LegoLife]

My answer is C.

 

Subject = design; Verb = allows. We can round the choices to C,D and E.

 

Among these 3, "allows for" is correct idiom.I'll go for it.

[mevz]

Would go with E for paralellism, design is singular so it needs singular verb allows....this narrows down to choices C,D and E...

[mc007bond]

IMO (E)

 

agree, w/ allows

 

A,B out

 

cause and effect- So X that Y is the correct idiom

in this case it is X so that Y

 

Also 'and' is not correct w/ the cause and effect statement

 

Therefore E

[digvijayrajan]

will go with e

[lawrencl]

The particular design of muscles and bones in the neck and limbs of the turtle allow

that it can draw in its exposed parts such that an attacker can find nothing but hard shell to bite.

 

A. allow that it can draw in its exposed parts such that

B. allow it to draw in its exposed parts, and so

C. allows for it to draw in its exposed parts and that

D. allows that it can draw in its exposed parts, and so

E. allows it to draw in its exposed parts, so that

 

Explain the answer.

 

Thanks

'that' is not needed after allow and neither is 'for' so eliminate A D and C

that is needed after so therefore answer E is best

 

Also design is singular so allows is needed which eliminates A and B

 

IMO E

[meghago]

imho E

[givemeanid]

I think E too. What is OA?

 

Also, gmat-novice, can you use a slightly bigger font when posting? That will help on my small monitor :D

[kikipooh]

E for me too.

[Divin]

E for me too

[chatru]

Out of "C", D" "E" I will go "E"

 

Clue: allows (it -> turtle) so that ;

C. allows for it to draw in its exposed parts and that

D. allows that it can draw in its exposed parts, and so

E. allows it to draw in its exposed parts, so that

[DJValentino]

Discussed here

[Aqueel]

E for me as well.

[pawan167]

Choice E-Simple and Concise