Ms. Chambers is among the forecasters who predict that the rate of addition to arable lands will drop while those of loss rise.
A. those of loss rise
B. it rises for loss
C. those of losses rise
D. the rate of loss rises
E. there are rises for the rate of loss
In-depth Explanation and Correct Answer Below (so you don’t see it while reviewing the question)
Ms. Chambers is among the forecasters… Explanation
Ms. Chambers is among the forecasters who predict that the rate of addition to arable lands will drop while those of loss rise,
(A) those of loss rise
What does “those” refer to? There’s nothing plural that would make sense.
(B) it rises for loss
What is the “it”? The “rate”? Could be. But then it reads “The rate rises for loss”. That’s not quite right. It should be the “rate of loss rises”.
(C) those of losses rise
What does “those” refer to? There’s nothing plural that would make sense. Losses must be parallel to addition.
(D) the rate of loss rises
The rate of addition vs the rate of loss.
(E) there are rises for the rate of loss
Comparison structure isn’t parallel. Rate of addition will drop while (need something similar to the first half). “Rises for” seems unidiomatic. “Rise in” might work but still wouldn’t fix the parallelism issue.
Correct Answer: D
For some SC guidance, here’s a link to a breakdown of GMAT sentence correction.