GMATPRE SC need help

[rschunti]

The investigations of many psychologist and anthropologists support the generalization of there being little that is a significant difference in underlying mental processes manifested by people from different culture.
A of there being little that is a significant difference
B of there being little that is significantly different
C of little that is significantly different
D that there is little that is significantly different
E that there is little of significant differences

I was able to eliminate A and B due to word "being". How to eliminate the other options and choose the correct one?What are the errors in the wrong answers and why the correct one is right?

[dbernst]

rschunti

In this case, the investigations must support the generalization that something is valid. Eliminate choice C. Finally, choice E unidiomatically uses little of significant differences while D correctly utilizes that adverb-adjective construction significantly different. Choice D is the best answer.

-dan

[sam.railkar]

Doesn't the GMAT try not to use constructions like: "that there is little that" in choice D? I have seen posts from Ron mentioning this. X of Y of Z. That X is That etc.

[RonPurewal]

Doesn't the GMAT try not to use constructions like: "that there is little that" in choice D? I have seen posts from Ron mentioning this. X of Y of Z. That X is That etc.

yeah - good find. i guess that's not absolute, either.

it can sometimes be shocking just how far they'll go out of their way to avoid this sort of phrasing, so i'm somewhat disappointed to see them turn around and write a problem with it.

[tapesh]

Whats wrong with B ?
We can not just avoid it because of "being", when other choice i.e. D is also awkward.
any other strong reason to eliminate B ?

Thanks.

[RonPurewal]

Whats wrong with B ?
We can not just avoid it because of "being", when other choice i.e. D is also awkward.

um.
make sure you know:
"being" is NOT always wrong!

granted, it is wrong most of the time, but there are certainly sentences in which "being" is ok.

ex:
second-correct-problem-with-being-t1835.html

any other strong reason to eliminate B ?

Thanks.

read this:
post18293.html#p18293

"of + there + VERBing" has the same problem as "of + NOUN + VERBing".