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The most favorable locations for the growth of glaciers, [#permalink]
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The most favorable locations for the growth of glaciers, rather than being the cold, dry polar regions, would be instead the cool, moist middle latitudes, where there is abundant precipitation and where it is cold enough to allow some snow to accumulate year by year.
A. glaciers, rather than being the cold, dry polar regions, would be instead the cool, moist middle latitudes
B. glaciers are not the cold, dry polar regions but the cool, moist middle latitudes
C. glaciers are the cool, moist middle latitudes rather than the cold, dry polar regions
D. glaciers, instead of being the cold, dry polar regions, would be the cool, moist middle latitudes
E. glaciers are, instead of the cold, dry polar regions, rather the cool, moist middle latitudes
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giddi77 wrote: The most favorable locations for the growth of glaciers, rather than being the cold, dry polar regions, would be instead the cool, moist middle latitudes, where there is abundant precipitation and where it is cold enough to allow some snow to accumulate year by year.
A. glaciers, rather than being the cold, dry polar regions, would be instead the cool, moist middle latitudes
B. glaciers are not the cold, dry polar regions but the cool, moist middle latitudes
C. glaciers are the cool, moist middle latitudes rather than the cold, dry polar regions
D. glaciers, instead of being the cold, dry polar regions, would be the cool, moist middle latitudes
E. glaciers are, instead of the cold, dry polar regions, rather the cool, moist middle latitudes
B sounds right to me...
A...verbose..
B...seems concise
C distorts the meaning
D again verbose
E...verbose...no need of so many words...
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Its b/w B and C.
Will go with B due to correct meaning. In C its changes the meaning.
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Can't be C, because the end of the sentence describes the cool, moist middle latitudes, not the polar ones.
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B.
The most favorable locations for the growth of glaciers, rather than being the cold, dry polar regions, would be instead the cool, moist middle latitudes, where there is abundant precipitation and where it is cold enough to allow some snow to accumulate year by year.
A. glaciers, rather than being the cold, dry polar regions, would be instead the cool, moist middle latitudes
B. glaciers are not the cold, dry polar regions but the cool, moist middle latitudes where there is abundant precipitation and where it is cold enough to allow some snow to accumulate year by year
C. glaciers are the cool, moist middle latitudes rather than the cold, dry polar regions
D. glaciers, instead of being the cold, dry polar regions, would be the cool, moist middle latitudes
E. glaciers are, instead of the cold, dry polar regions, rather the cool, moist middle latitudes
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(B) modifies the middle latitudes in the most concise way.
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SunShine wrote: B.
The most favorable locations for the growth of glaciers, rather than being the cold, dry polar regions, would be instead the cool, moist middle latitudes, where there is abundant precipitation and where it is cold enough to allow some snow to accumulate year by year.
A. glaciers, rather than being the cold, dry polar regions, would be instead the cool, moist middle latitudes
B. glaciers are not the cold, dry polar regions but the cool, moist middle latitudes where there is abundant precipitation and where it is cold enough to allow some snow to accumulate year by year
C. glaciers are the cool, moist middle latitudes rather than the cold, dry polar regions
D. glaciers, instead of being the cold, dry polar regions, would be the cool, moist middle latitudes
E. glaciers are, instead of the cold, dry polar regions, rather the cool, moist middle latitudes
Good explanations guys.
And of course OA is B!
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Can anybody explain how/why does C change the meaning? Thanks.
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