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Re: Dolphin family

by TP Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:15 am

Guest Wrote: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


Can anyone explain why ans is not D?


I read somewhere else that "big" in "as big as" cannot refer to length (long)
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by esledge Sun Nov 02, 2008 2:31 pm

Please cite the source (author) of this problem. We cannot reply until then. If no source is cited, we will have to delete the question just to be sure we are not violating someone else's copyright. Thanks!
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by chronozenki Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:44 pm

I think this is a GMATPrep Practice 1 question.
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by JonathanSchneider Sun Nov 30, 2008 1:53 am

I had to delete this post, as described above.