Researchers blamed the low rate of growth in the harbor?s toad population on lake toxicity as well as on the weather, hotter and more humid than average in the Ohio region, which slowed metabolism and reproductive activity.
A. hotter and more humid than average in the Ohio region, which slowed
B. which was hotter and more humid than average in the Ohio region, slowing
C. since it was hotter and more humid than average in the Ohio region, which slowed
D. being hotter and more humid than averages in the Ohio region, which slowing
E. having been hotter and more humid than was average in the Ohio region, and slowed
Answ. to SC is “A”
B
B
B
B
b
A
A
Ans is A because I feel in cae B the use of which in the beginning adds to ambiguity.
B
OA plz
B
I go with ans : A done …let see who is right !!
B
I’ve gotta go with A, none of the other answers sound right. If the portion of the sentence in commas was removed in b, the sentence would read “Researchers blamed the low rate of growth in the harbor’s toad population on lake toxicity as well as on the weather,slowing metabolism and reproductive activity.”
I would go with A.
Admin please post the correct answer.
100% B
A has modifier problem , which slowed modifies region which is incorrect.
easy question btw
I think B is the correct answer because in “A” ‘which’ is refering Ohio region,which is incorrect.
b
Answer is B..
the low rate of growth in the harbor toad population …slowing metabolism and reproductive activity
this is how sentence goes if we remove the middle portion.
B
Correct Anser: A
B: “slowing” in the end changes the tense of the original sentance
C: “since” placement wrong
D: “slowing” in the end wrong
E: “AND s;lowed” in the end is wrong
B
B
I think its A
B, this problem has modifier issue which is corrected by B
B
A
ans is A, as in option B:- “which” is added in front which cannot be used as this “WHICH” point to the low growth……., but not the remparature. so what I think is it should be “A”.
ans is a
I think ‘A’ is correct bcoz ‘which’ causes ambiguity.
OA plz???
B
Team, please provide the answer
Answer is : C
A : Making ‘hotter and more humid’ to the blame
B : no is/was/are/were for ‘slowing’.
C : no flaw
D : Same as B
E : Making unncessary passive.
There is a great confusion regarding this answers..you will find B as the correct answer in many guides.
The explanation given to this is as follows:
Modifier problem..”which slowed metabolism and reproductive activity” can modify ohio as well as hotter and humid.That is why the answer is B.
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my reasoning: but when u remove which and place it before hotter..it again gives rise to a modifier problem..now it seems to modify weather / lake toxicity..
Any one pls point out the mistake in my reasoning..
B definitely
B
Please provide the correct answer. A and B seems to be the most close one
correct answer is option B
i think it should be C: