Concision/Redundancy 1. Although amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, typically causes death within 3 to 5 years of the onset of symptoms, on average, the famous physicistStephen Hawking has defied the odds, in contrast, by living more than 40 years after his initial diagnosis. • typically causes death within 3 to 5 years of the onset of symptoms, on average, the famous physicist Stephen Hawking has defied the odds, in contrast, • causes death within 3 to 5 years of the onset of symptoms, on average, the famous physicist Stephen Hawking has defied the odds, in contrast, • typically causes death within 3 to 5 years of the onset of symptoms, the famous physicist Stephen Hawking has defied the odds • causes death within 3 to 5 years of the average onset of symptoms, the famous physicist Stephen Hawking has defied the odds, by contrast, • typically causes death within 3 to 5 years of the average onset of symptoms, the famous physicist Stephen Hawking has defied the odds 2. Between 1990 and 2000, the annual precipitation in Henan, one of the main agricultural provinces in central China, has fluctuated from 250 to470 inches per year, causing substantial variation in the productivity of local crops and making it difficult to predict whether or not the rapid economic growth of the province could be sustained in the future. • has fluctuated from 250 to 470 inches per year, causing substantial variation in the productivity of local crops and making it difficult to predict whether or not the • fluctuated from 250 to 470 inches per year, causing substantial variation in the productivity of local crops and making it difficult to predict whether or not the • fluctuated from 250 to 470 inches, causing substantial variation in the productivity of local crops and making it difficult to predict whether its • fluctuated from 250 to 470 inches, causing substantial variation in the productivity of local crops and making it difficult to predict whether or not the • fluctuated from 250 to 470 inches, causing substantial variation in the productivity of local crops and making it difficult to predict whether the 3. The process of digital remastering is the method by which analog sound recordings are converted to digital files , edited to remove undesirable audio artifacts introduced during analog recording, and filtered to enhance the overall quality of the sound. • The process of digital remastering is the method by which analog sound recordings are converted to digital files • The process of digital remastering is the way that analog sound recordings are converted to digital files • Digital remastering is the process by which analog sound recordings are converted to digital files • Digital remastering occurs when analog sound recordings are converted to digital files • Digital remastering, the process by which analog sound recordings are converted to digital files 4. That every worker has a clean criminal record is of some importance to investment banks which is why a stringent background check is a necessary prerequisite for all of their job applicants . • That every worker has a clean criminal record is of some importance to investment banks which is why a stringent background check is a necessary prerequisite for all of their job applicants. • Clean criminal records of their employees is important to investment banks; hence, a stringent background check are necessary prerequisites for employment • Because they consider it important that all of theiremployees have a clean criminal record, investment banks require each job applicant to undergo a stringent background check • It is of some importance that all investment banks’ workers have clean criminal records which is why many of them undergo stringent background checks • The reason that investment banks require background checks of their applicants is because they require clean criminal records of their employees 5. The maternal copy of Nesp55 may encourage the miceto take more risks on behalf of the group, whether that risk involves looking for food,finding a nest, or defending the group. • The maternal copy of Nesp55 may encourage the mice totake more risks on behalf of the group, whether that risk involves looking for food,finding a nest, or defending the group. • Whether that risk involves looking for food, finding a nest, or acting in the defense of the group, the mice may be encouraged by the maternal copy of Nesp55 to take more risks on behalf of the group. • The maternal copy of Nesp55 encourages mice to take more risks on behalf of the group, whether that risk involves looking for food, finding a nest, or the defense of the group. • Whether looking for food, finding a nest, or defending the group, the maternal copy of Nesp55 may encourage the mice to take more risks on behalfof the group when doing such activities. • The mice may be encouraged by the maternal copy of Nesp55 to take more risks on behalf of the group, whether that risk involves looking for food, finding a nest, or acting in the defense of the group. 6. During the summer of 1778, seeking to find alternative explanations for the process of evolution, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck repeated his initial experiment on mollusks once in every 4 weeks but received exactly the same results 3 times in a row . • to find alternative explanations for the process of evolution, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck repeated his initial experiment on mollusks once in every 4 weeks but received exactly the same results 3 times in a row. • alternative explanations for the process of evolution, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck repeated his initial experiment on mollusks once in every 4 weeks but received exactly the same results in a row 3 times. • alternative explanations for the process of evolution, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck repeated his initial experiment on mollusks every 4 weeks but received the same results 3 times in a row. • alternative explanations for the process of evolution, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck repeated his initial experiment on mollusks every 4 weeks but received exactly the same results 3 times in a row. • alternative explanations for the process of evolution, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck repeated his initial experiment on mollusks every 4 weeks but he receivedthe same identical results 3 times in a row. 7. Federal government financing is an essential key in the survival of the interstate rail system. • is an essential key in • is an essential key for • is essential for • is essential in • is essential 8. Recent studies suggest that an intake of vitamin E in excess of that found naturally in a balanced diet may actually increase the risk of developing certain illnesses , despite the claims of thousands of people who swear by it as a dietary supplement. • Recent studies suggest that an intake of vitamin E in excess of that found naturally in a balanced diet may actually increase the risk of developing certain illnesses • Recent studies suggest that taking vitamin E in excess of that found naturally in a balanced diet actually increases the risk of developing certain illnesses • Certain illnesses may be at a higher risk of development if vitamin E is taken in excess of a balanced diet, according to recent studies • According to recent studies, the intake of vitamin E,if in excess of that found naturally in a balanced diet, may actually increase developing certainillnesses • Vitamin E, recent studies suggest, if in excess of that found naturally in a balanced diet, may actually increase the development risk of certain illnesses 9. To this day, researchers and theorists debate whether bubonic plague caused The Black Death, a pandemic that swept the world in the middle of the fourteenth century. • whether • whether or not • about whether • as to whether • if 10. The reason that certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, makes some people sweat is because they contain a chemical that stimulates thesame nerve endings in the mouth as does a rise in temperature ; this stimulation sometimes results in the activation of certain biological cooling mechanisms, one of which is perspiration. • The reason that certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, makes some people sweat is because they contain a chemical that stimulates thesame nerve endings in the mouth as does a rise in temperature • The reason that certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, makes some people sweat is that these foods contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerves in the mouth like a rise in temperature • Certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, make some people sweat because they contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerves inthe mouth like a rise in temperature does • The reason that certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, make some people sweat is that these foods contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerves in the mouth and on the tongue as does a rise in temperature • The reason that certain spicy foods, such as the Habanero pepper, make some people sweat is because they contain a chemical that stimulates the same nerves in the mouth as does a rise in temperature 11. Although the Argentine ant is neither poisonousn or predatory, individual colonies cooperate in a super-colony so large that its collective appetite can become a competitive threat to bird, lizard, and other insect populations. • individual colonies cooperate in a super-colony so large that its collective appetite can become a competitive • individual colonies cooperate in a super-colony of such size, its collective appetite can become a competing • individual colonies cooperate in a super-colony so large as to cause its collective appetite to become a competitive • such is the size of the cooperative super-colony comprising individual colonies, its collective appetite can become a competing • there is so much size to the individual colonies’ cooperative super-colony that its collective appetite can become a competitive 12. In preparation for the cold winter months, it was the usual custom for prehistoric people to gather and preserve, with smoke or by salting it, as much meat that they could during the summer . • it was the usual custom for prehistoric people to gather and preserve, with smoke or by salting it, as much meat that they could during the summer. • prehistoric people usually gathered as much meat as they could during the summer, preserving it either by smoking or salting • it was the usual custom of prehistoric people to gather and preserve, either with smoke or by salting, as much meat that they could during the summer • prehistoric people had the usual custom of gatheringand preserving as much meat, either by smoking or salting it, as they could during the summer • it was usually that prehistoric people would gather and preserve as much meat as they could, which was either smoked or salted during the summer

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can someone explain Q11 between a and c..... I agree a is smooth but I am confused between usage of "that" and "as"..... What context is "as" used?

Also for the last question the answer is better of all but it also deviates from parallelism, right? shouldn't it be either by smoking or by salting....

Between A and C its the idiomatic usage that helps to choose A over C

11. Although the Argentine ant is neither poisonous or predatory, individual colonies cooperate in
a super-colony so large that its collective appetite can become a competitive threat to bird,
lizard, and other insect populations.

• individual colonies cooperate in a super-colony so large that its collective appetite can become
a competitive---Here 'so x that y' is the correct idiom
• individual colonies cooperate in a super-colony of such size, its collective appetite can become
a competing
• individual colonies cooperate in a super-colony so large as to cause its collective appetite to
become a competitive --'SO large as' Wrong Idiom and to cause --shows intent/purpose for doing something;this is wrong in this context (do the ants co-operate to form a super-colony because they want to increase their collective appetite?? definitely not. so C is out
• such is the size of the cooperative super-colony comprising individual colonies, its collective
appetite can become a competing
• there is so much size to the individual colonies’ cooperative super-colony that its collective
appetite can become a competitive

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I have questions regarding #11
Why is "competitive threat" better than "competing threat" meaning wise?
I feel like competitive is a state of mind while competing is describing the fact that collective ants can compete with other animals.

This is why I didn't pick (A) even though I knew the so ... that structure is clear.

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