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GMAT Verbal – SC in 10 seconds

In laboratory rats, a low dose of aspirin usually suffices to block production of thromboxane, which is a substance that promotes blood clotting, but not seriously interfering with the production of prostacyclin, which prevents clotting.

(A) which is a substance that promotes blood clotting, but not seriouslyinterfering
(B) a substance that promotes blood clotting, but not seriously interfering
(C) a substance that promotes blood clotting, but does not seriously interfere
(D) which is a substance to promote blood clotting, but does not seriouslyinterfere
(E) which is a substance that promotes blood clotting, but not a seriousinterference

Step 1) Identify this question as testing you on X&Y consistency framework. The keyword is “but”

Step 2) Notice the answer choice parts highlighted in red. To save time, you should be scanning these answer choices to find the pairs that match up.

Notice in (A) “promotes” does not go with “interfering”
(B) “promotes” does not go with “interfering”
(C) looks good
(D) “to promote” does not go with “interfere” (you need the word “to” again)
(E) “promotes” does not go with “interference”

So really, answer (C) is the only one that is possibly correct. Notice I didn’t even spend the time to reason through what makes sense and what doesn’t. I simply scanned the answer choices and found only one possibility that could potentially be the answer.

You could have answered this question in less than 10-15 seconds using this method. Of course it helps to go through some of the “does this make sense” thinking. But it’s also good exercise to try to answer questions in as little time as possible.

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1. frank1
  
  I think just reading the whole question is going to take more than 10 minutes for even a native speaker.
  
  So add 10 seconds in that for even a good non native who is very good at english
  
  more over the red underlining in C
  
  promoteS and interface(with out S) only adds to confusion…
  
  We may need to recoginize it is not part of main verb…. promotes and doesnot…
  
  I agree it will take 10 seconds only if we have already seen this question before
2. TheGMATPill
  
  Frank,
  The trick is to NOT read the whole question and STILL answer the question correctly with 100% confidence.
  When I scan the sentence, I see “the production of XYZ, which”—-I immediately know what it is testing.
  It could either test “which” vs “that”–which is not the case in this question.
  Or if I read the underlined portion I see mismatches in the verbs—so I know it is testing X&Y Consistency.
  I don’t even bother reading the rest of the sentence. I also don’t bother reading entire answer choices either–only focus on the verbs.
  You’ll see these strategies explained more clearly in video format inside the members section.
  Good luck!