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As algae spread in freshwater ponds and lakes, water quality [#permalink]
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As algae spread in freshwater ponds and lakes, water quality decreases; thus, reducing the nutrients such as phosphorus, that enter a body of water, is central to reducing algae, which thrive on certain pollutants. A. nutrients such as phosphorus, that enter a body of water, is central to B. nutrients that enter a body of water such as phosphorus is key to C. nutrients, such as phosphorus, that enter a body of water plays a major role in D. nutrients such as phosphorus that enter a body of water are a major part of E. nutrients such as phosphorus which can enter a body of water, hold the key
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Re: As algae spread in freshwater ponds and lakes [#permalink]
25 Nov 2012, 02:15
mangomangodolly wrote: As algae spread in freshwater ponds and lakes, water quality decreases; thus, reducing the nutrients such as phosphorus, that enter a body of water, is central to reducing algae, which thrive on certain pollutants.
A. nutrients such as phosphorus, that enter a body of water, is central to
B.nutrients that enter a body of water such as phosphorus is key to
C. nutrients, such as phosphorus, that enter a body of water plays a major role in
D. nutrients such as phosphorus that enter a body of water are a major part of
E. nutrients such as phosphorus which can enter a body of water, hold the key 'that enter a body of water' is a required clause and must modify nutrients not phosphorus. Classic example of misplaced modifier. Ans B it is!
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A. nutrients such as phosphorus, that enter a body of water, is central to----- 1. A comma after phosphorous is ungrammatical. 2. Is central to reducing is unidiomatic B. nutrients that enter a body of water such as phosphorus is key to--- body of water is not an example of phosphorous. Distorted meaning 2. -- Is key to reducing -- is unidiomatic C. nutrients, such as phosphorus, that enters a body of water plays a major role in. --Such as phosphorous --that is set off in commas is the inessential modifier that can be ignored --- correct choiceD. nutrients such as phosphorus that enter a body of water are a major part of -- are a major -- SV error. Reducing (the nutrients) is the singular; we need to uses a singular verb i.e., is E. nutrients such as phosphorus which can enter a body of water hold the key --- 1. Which can enter a body of water is altered intent. 2—hold the key--- SV error.
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Re: PLEASE ANSWER THE QUESION WITH POE [#permalink]
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skamal7 wrote: As algae spread in freshwater ponds and lakes, water quality decreases; thus, reducing the nutrients such as phosphorus, that enter a body of water, is central to reducing algae, which thrive on certain pollutants.
A. nutrients such as phosphorus, that enter a body of water, is central to
B.nutrients that enter a body of water such as phosphorus is key to
C. nutrients, such as phosphorus, that enter a body of water plays a major role in
D. nutrients such as phosphorus that enter a body of water are a major part of
E. nutrients such as phosphorus which can enter a body of water, hold the key
PLEASE DO EXPLAIN WITH THE CORRECTANSWER Always remember "clauses are singular entities". "that" can't be preceded by a comma unless its a part of modifier. A) Incorrect usage of "that" B) "phosphorus" seems to be an example of "body of water" c) Coorect. All the issues have been resolved D) treats the clause as plural E)"which" modifies P. Also "which" is incorrectly used. +1C
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