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Recent interdisciplinary studies advance the argument that emotions, including those deemed personal or
private is a social phenomenon, though one inseparable from bodily response.
(A) private is a social phenomenon, though one inseparable
(B) private, are social phenomena that are inseparable
(C) private are a social phenomenon but are not those inseparable
(D) private—are social phenomena but not separable
(E) also as private emotions, are social phenomena not inseparable
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Meaning is crucial to solving this problem:Understanding the intended meaning is key to solving this question; the intended core meaning of this sentence is that emotions, including those deemed personal or private, are social phenomena and are inseparable from bodily response.
Concepts tested here: Subject-Verb Agreement + Pronouns + Meaning + Grammatical Construction + Awkwardness/Redundancy• A phrase that conveys extra information must be offset by a pair of commas or a pair of dashes; if the phrase is at the beginning or end of the sentence, only one comma is needed.
A: This answer choice incorrectly refers to the plural noun "emotions" with the singular verb "is" and the singular pronoun "one". Further, Option A incorrectly uses a single comma to offset the phrase "including those deemed personal or private", which conveys extra information; please remember, a phrase that conveys extra information must be offset by a pair of commas or a pair of dashes.
B: Correct This answer choice correctly refers to the plural noun "emotions" with the plural verb "are". Moreover, Optin B avoids the pronoun error seen in Option A, as it uses no pronouns. Further, Option B the phrase "that are inseparable", conveying the intended meaning - that emotions, including those deemed personal or private, are social phenomena and are not separable from bodily response. Additionally, Option B correctly uses a pair of commas to offset a phrase that conveys extra information - "including those deemed personal or private". Besides, Option B is free of any awkwardness or redundancy.
C: This answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase "but are not those inseparable from bodily response"; the construction of this phrase leads to an incoherent meaning; the intended meaning is that emotions, including those deemed personal or private, are social phenomena and are inseparable from bodily response. Further, Option C incorrectly uses a single comma to offset the phrase "including those deemed personal or private", which conveys extra information; please remember, a phrase that conveys extra information must be offset by a pair of commas or a pair of dashes.
D: This answer choice incorrectly uses a single comma and single dash to offset the phrase "including those deemed personal or private", which conveys extra information; please remember, a phrase that conveys extra information must be offset by a pair of commas or a pair of dashes. Further, Option D uses the needlessly wordy phrase "not separable", leading to awkwardness and redundancy.
E: This answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase "not inseparable"; the construction of this phrase incorrectly implies that emotions
are separable from bodily response; the intended meaning is that emotions are
not separable from bodily response. Further, Option E uses the needlessly wordy phrase "not separable", leading to awkwardness and redundancy.
Hence, B is the best answer choice.All the best!
Experts' Global Team
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