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[Ace-gmat]

A star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole after it passes through a red giant stage, depending on mass.

(A) A star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole after it passes through a red giant stage, depending on mass.

(B) After passing through a red giant stage, depending on its mass, a star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.

© After passing through a red giant stage, a star’s mass will determine if it compresses itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.

(D) Mass determines whether a star, after passing through the red giant stage, will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.

(E) The mass of a star, after passing through the red giant stage, will determine whether it compresses itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.

[madhur_ahuja]

Is It D ?

[Ace-gmat]

yes it is D oa

[jieu2969]

Wat is wrong with E ,, Can some one pls explain ??

[GoISB]

(E) The mass of a star, after passing through the red giant stage, will determine whether it compresses itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.

It is not the mass of a star that is passing through the red giant stage, but the star itself. So, the subject should have been "the star" whereas now it is "the mass".

[ShivS]

First I chose E and then read again and found that 'the mass' cannot be the subject. And option D correctly use the subject 'the start'.

Hence D.

[matarsak]

Excuse me! Why is B wrong?

[xenos14]

Option B seems to have redundancy......... ambiguity because of "it and its" what the first 'it' refers too??