MGMAT SC Question(one of ... that)

[ZachR180]

Although they are crucially important, a person's total calorie intake is only one of the many factors that determine if their weight will increase or decrease.

A. they are crucially important, a person's total calorie intake is only one of the many factors that determine if their weight will increase or decrease

B. it is crucially important, a person's total calorie intake is only one of the many factors that determine whether his or her weight will increase or decrease

C. it is a crucially important factor, a person's total calorie intake is the only one of many that determines whether his or her weight will increase or decrease

D. crucially important, a person's total calorie intake is only one of the many factors that determines the increase or decrease in their weight

E. it is crucially important, a person's total calorie intake is the only one of many factors that determines the increase or decrease in his or her weight

When a relative pronoun like "one of the many factors that..." appears, what does the `"that" refer to? One(total calorie intake) or one of the many factors?

Is there any rule to follow? Or all we can do is just guess which is reasonable?

[tim]

"Factors". Ask yourself what the "that" does in the sentence, and you'll see "that determine(s)...". So now ask yourself what determines whether someone will gain or lose weight. Many factors determine this, so "factors" is the antecedent.

To answer your other question though, you go with what is reasonable. Although if you have to "guess" which one is reasonable (i.e. it is not super obvious), then this is not the approach to take.

[Binit]

Which is the correct answer here? I think it is B. Pls reply.

Good luck everybody.

[RonPurewal]

Which is the correct answer here? I think it is B.

it is indeed (b).