C" seems to want to try to turn the construction into a noun clause, which doesn't work nearly as well as the appositive. Since "A" is the only choice that is an appositive, "A" is the correct answer.
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Subject: Re: GMAT Question
I actually like A!
On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 4:21 PM, Dick Veit <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
B is ungrammatical ("agree that is caused...").
The "in burning fossil fuels" in A and in the original is unidiomatic.
D and E are more convoluted than necessary, though grammatical.
C is the the most natural choice for me.
This also would be good: a phenomenon that most scientists agree is caused by human beings burning fossil fuels,
On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 3:56 PM, Jessica Thomasson <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
Answer C sounds most natural to me.
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On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 3:53 PM, John Crow <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
A former student of mine is studying for the GMAT and is struggling with the sentence structure section. She sent me a sample from the practice test. Not only did I miss it, but I disagree with the answer that was given. What is your take?
The World Wildlife Fund has declared that global warming, a phenomenon most scientists agree to be caused by human beings in burning fossil fuels,will create havoc among migratory birds by altering the environment in ways harmful to their habitats. A. a phenomenon most scientists agree to be caused by human beings in burning fossil fuels, B. a phenomenon most scientists agree that is caused by fossil fuels burned by human beings, C. a phenomenon that most scientists agree is caused by human beings' burning of fossil fuels, D. which most scientists agree on as a phenomenon caused by human beings who burn fossil fuels, E. which most scientists agree to be a phenomenon caused by fossil fuels burned by human beings,
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