Alcohol is the only drug that is soluble in both fat and water; as suc

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Alcohol is the only drug that is soluble in both fat and  water; as such it can enter all parts of the human body, affecting  virtually every cell and biological pathway.

(A) water; as such it can enter all parts of the human body, affecting
(B) water; as such entering all parts of the human body, and affecting
(C) water, as such entering all parts of the human body, which affects
(D) water, and as such entering all parts of the human body to affect
(E) water, which can enter all parts of the human body to affect

Archit3110 · Answer

IMO A; 
(A) water; as such it can enter all parts of the human body, affecting; it referent is for alcohol corrrect 
(B) water; as such entering  all parts of the human body, and affecting; highlighted part is wrong modifier 
(C) water,  as such entering all parts of the human body, which affects
(D) water,  and  as such entering all parts of the human body to affect ; and is wrong
(E) water, which  can enter all parts of the human body to affect; which means fat and water ;

vishumangal · Answer

Hi Archit3110 a semicolan joins two pendent scentece thus if you are saying that it in the second independent scentence refers to alchohal which is part of independet scentence 1 is incorrect. Logically Independent scentence needs to stand alone.

To mee it seems like question is flawed as OA a is not justified

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To mee it seems like question is flawed as OA a is not justified

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m1033512 · Answer

Also , It is referring to Alcohol, Water or Fat ?

I could not understand this.

Could someone help with 'It' here

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amansuri · Answer

I am not able to figure out what's wrong with option B. Can you guys please help?

lacktutor · Answer

The part after the semicolon should be independent clause. That means there should be subject+verb agreement. That’s why, this answer choice is wrong.

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aygulismayilova · Answer

Hi,

I will share my understanding, feel free if you want to improve or comment.

So, we should remember the touch rule whenever we see "which". "Which" should touch the noun that it modifies. So (C) and (E) are out, as in those answer choices which modifies human body and water respectively and this is not the intended meaning obviously. It is alcohol that affects every cell.

(B) is out, because the sentence after semicolon should be an independent clause. There is no verb in the sentence following the semicolon.

So, we are left with (A) and (D). I think D is out, because of to affect. Alcohol does not aim to affect the cells, therefore the use of "to" is meaningless. (A) is the correct choice.

Bohemia · Answer

There should be New IC (with S + V) after semilcolon (;). But option does not do that. It starts a clause without S (subject)

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