Although when a hagfish is threatened, it will secrete slime that is small in quantity, it expands several hundred times as it absorbs seawater, forming a slime ball that can coat the gills of predatory fish and either suffocate them or distress them enough to make them flee. A) Although when a hagfish is threatened, it will secrete slime that is small in quantity, B) Although a small quantity of slime is secreted by the hagfish, when threatened C) Although, when threatened, a hagfish will secrete slime that is small in quantity, D) Although the slime secreted by a threatened hagfish is small in quantity, E) Although the hagfish secretes a small quantity of slime when threatened, SC22260.02

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Hi,
I was confused between B and D, but chose B. I can now see that the modifier in B is incorrect, but what threw me off about D was 'threated hagfish' as a replacement for 'when a hagfish is threatened'.
Do both of these mean the same?
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Hello, anshgupta_2. It can be useful in such situations to ask whether the two iterations in the context of the sentence might reasonably be interpreted the same way. Here, the answer is yes, similar to saying either of the following: 1) When backed into a corner, a dog may bare its teeth. 2) A cornered dog may bare its teeth. Both sentences provide an image of a dog showing its teeth as a result of feeling threatened and being cornered or backed into a corner. There is nothing essential in one sentence that is not clearly conveyed in the other, so either sentence is acceptable. Getting back to the hagfish, if you are unsure about one decision point in two answer choices, then look to some other difference, if there is one, to make an informed decision.

Thank you for thinking to ask for my input. Good luck with your studies.

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but what threw me off about D was 'threated hagfish' as a replacement for 'when a hagfish is threatened'.
Do both of these mean the same?

Might be helpful to think of it as:

THREATENED hagfish -> means a hagfish that is in a threatened STATE.
WHEN a hagfish is threatened -> means the MOMENT the hagfish is threatened.

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