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[mamajonov]

Many analysts have predicted that, just as the growth of democracy has generally followed industrial development in other nations, democratic institutions will soon flourish in China.

A. predicted that, just as the growth of democracy has generally followed industrial development in other nations, democratic institutions will soon flourish
B. predicted, just as democracy has generally grown following other nations' industrial development, that democratic institutions will soon flourish
C. predicted, just as the growth of democracy generally following industrial development in other nations, that democratic institutions will soon be flourishing
D. predicted that, just as democracy has generally grown after other nations' industrial development, that democratic institutions will soon be flourishing
E. been predicting that, just as the general growth of democracy following other nations' industrial development, democratic institutions will soon flourish

Dear Ron, thanks for your explanation to my previous the same post and sorry for reposting the same question again. Since you blocked the previous one because of my fault, I decided to repost it just to confirm.
The correct answer is A. But I could not understand why "will" is correct here. In my opinion, the SC Strategy is against your explanation:
Right: The scientist BELIEVES that the machine WILL BE wonderful.
Right:The scientist BELIEVED that the machine WOULD BE wonderful.
So, in mu opinion the "will" in the answer choice A should be "would". What do you think?

[tim]

Here's a good piece of advice to keep in mind about SC: Just because one version of a sentence is correct, that doesn't mean all other versions are incorrect. So your two examples of sentences that are correct don't make this one incorrect just because it doesn't match exactly. Another thing to remember: SC is NEVER about finding a correct answer; it is about finding four wrong answers. So if you ever find yourself asking why something is right, you're going about it backwards. If you cannot point to a very specific rule that makes an answer choice wrong, leave it in the running.

[mamajonov]

Here's a good piece of advice to keep in mind about SC: Just because one version of a sentence is correct, that doesn't mean all other versions are incorrect. So your two examples of sentences that are correct don't make this one incorrect just because it doesn't match exactly. Another thing to remember: SC is NEVER about finding a correct answer; it is about finding four wrong answers. So if you ever find yourself asking why something is right, you're going about it backwards. If you cannot point to a very specific rule that makes an answer choice wrong, leave it in the running.

Dear Tim, Thanks for the advice. I will try to understand and follow what you and Ron said.

[jnelson0612]

Great! :-)

[Harshit Rajendra PrasadD216]

Good evening Sirs,
I could not understand the following explanation provided for Option B. Can you pl elaborate

In this version of the sentence, "just as…" illogically connects the first two clauses, rather than the last two. In other words, this wording suggests a comparison between the analysts' act of predicting and the growth of democracy -- an illogical comparison.

[Chelsey Cooley]

Good evening Sirs,
I could not understand the following explanation provided for Option B. Can you pl elaborate

In this version of the sentence, "just as…" illogically connects the first two clauses, rather than the last two. In other words, this wording suggests a comparison between the analysts' act of predicting and the growth of democracy -- an illogical comparison.

Good question.

There are a couple of different ways you can use 'just as' in English. For instance,

A dependent clause starting with 'just as' can appear before an independent clause:

Just as geese migrate every winter, the Smith family travels to Florida when the weather in Maine grows cold.

It can also appear after an independent clause:

The Smith family travels to Florida every year, just as geese migrate every winter.

This sentence uses the verb 'predict,' which can be used with the word 'that'. (There are a lot of verbs like this: 'believe that', 'predict that', 'claim that', 'say that', etc.) When you use 'predict' in this way, whatever comes after 'that' is the prediction that's being made.

So if I write the following:

'I predict that the Smith family will travel to Florida every year, just as geese migrate every winter.'
or
'I predict that, just as geese migrate every winter, the Smith family will travel to Florida every year.'

I'm making the same prediction either way: the Smith family, like geese, are going to migrate.

However, if I put something before 'that', it's no longer part of my prediction. For example:

'I predict, with great sadness, that the Smith family will move away.'

Now, I'm the one who's sad. I'm not saying that the Smith family is sad; that's not part of my prediction at all. 'with great sadness' is talking about how I'm making my prediction.

So, take a look at (B):

B. predicted, just as democracy has generally grown following other nations' industrial development, that democratic institutions will soon flourish

The 'just as' bit is before the 'that', so it's technically being paired with the verb 'predicted'.

In contrast, look at (A):

A. predicted that, just as the growth of democracy has generally followed industrial development in other nations, democratic institutions will soon flourish

Since the whole structure (just as...,...) is after 'that', the whole thing is the prediction that you're making.