key take away is cor relative conjuction yet ...so and parallelism which is the temperature and the ice cap
eliminate option D&E 2/3 split

option A is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise,: this is wrong use of co relative conjunction

option B ; is so reflective that little of the polar ice melts during the summer; were it to do so, ; correct choice as "is so" refers to singular subject the ice cap , then later use of ; splits the sentence with were which refers to both temperatures and ice caps ; were it do so gives a future tense stating had this been true correct choice
option C
so reflective that little polar ice melts during the summer, or else ; lack of parallelism in the sentence and also use of or else is wrong as we do not have option ( either ... or) ( neither or ) in sentence
IMO B is correct option

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A. is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise,

B. is so reflective that little of the polar ice melts during the summer; were it to do so,

C. so reflective that little polar ice melts during the summer, or else

D. is reflective, that little of the polar ice melts during the summer, additionally

E. reflects so that little of the polar ice melts during the e summer; if it did

Northern Alaska receives more sunlight than does any other place, yet the temperatures are so cold and the ice cap is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise, the water levels would rise 245 feet and submerge cities.


A. is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise,- incorrect idiom usage, so cold..... so reflective is the correct idiom usage.

B. is so reflective that little of the polar ice melts during the summer; were it to do so,- correct choice, No errors. "were it to do so" is subjunctive.

C. so reflective that little polar ice melts during the summer, or else- Incorrect. The sentence is a run on. This choice also alters the meaning.

D. is reflective, that little of the polar ice melts during the summer, additionally- Incorrect idiom usage as in A

E. reflects so that little of the polar ice melts during the e summer; if it did- Incorrect idiom usage as in A

Northern Alaska receives more sunlight than does any other place, yet the temperatures are so cold and the ice cap is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise, the water levels would rise 245 feet and submerge cities.


A. is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise,

Breaks the parallelism, so reflective is the correct version

B. is so reflective that little of the polar ice melts during the summer; were it to do so,

Correct

C. so reflective that little polar ice melts during the summer, or else

C has the problem of parallelism: are so cold should be parallel with is so reflective - is missing

D. is reflective, that little of the polar ice melts during the summer, additionally

so is req before reflective to maintain parallelism

E. reflects so that little of the polar ice melts during the e summer; if it did

is missing and so is miss placed
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IMO B,

A. is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise,
"So that..." changes the intended meaning of the sentence. Hence eliminate.

B. is so reflective that little of the polar ice melts during the summer; were it to do so,
Correct Option.

C. so reflective that little polar ice melts during the summer, or else
"is" before so is missing. Hence eliminate.

D. is reflective, that little of the polar ice melts during the summer, additionally
"additionally" makes no sense. Hence eliminate.

E. reflects so that little of the polar ice melts during the e summer; if it did
"So that..." changes the intended meaning of the sentence. Hence eliminate.

missing so reflective ; not parallel with are so cold


parallel are so and is so
and idiomatic so xx that


missing parallelislms


missing parallelislsm and no idiomatic


wrong idiom
so cold so that

Northern Alaska receives more sunlight than does any other place, yet the temperatures are so cold and the ice cap is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise, the water levels would rise 245 feet and submerge cities.

A. is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise,
We need "so" before reflective to be in parallel with "so cold"

B. is so reflective that little of the polar ice melts during the summer; were it to do so,
Grammatically correct. But to do "so" means that little ice melts or more ice melts? Ambiguous.

C. so reflective that little polar ice melts during the summer, or else
Clears up the ambiguity of B. "Else" clearly implies if "little" did not melt or more ice melted. Correct

D. is reflective, that little of the polar ice melts during the summer, additionally
Missing "so" before reflective.

E. reflects so that little of the polar ice melts during the e summer; if it did
"ice cap melts" is not in parallel to "temperatures are cold"

-- we need an verb after ice and not an adjective, only option is E.
Other errors are highlighted below.

A. is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise,

B. is so reflective that little of the polar ice melts during the summer; were it to do so,

C. so reflective that little polar ice melts during the summer, or else

D. is reflective, that little of the polar ice melts during the summer, additionally

E. reflects so that little of the polar ice melts during the e summer; if it did
-- Correct answer.

IMO answer is E.

Northern Alaska receives more sunlight than does any other place, yet the temperatures are so cold and the ice cap is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise, the water levels would rise 245 feet and submerge cities.


A. is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise,
Parallelism error. So that is causing meaning error.

B. is so reflective that little of the polar ice melts during the summer; were it to do so,
- correct parallelism and meaning.

C. so reflective that little polar ice melts during the summer, or else

- little polar ice? Or little of polar ice

D. is reflective, that little of the polar ice melts during the summer, additionally
- additionally is wrong

E. reflects so that little of the polar ice melts during the e summer; if it did

- wrong parallelism

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Northern Alaska receives more sunlight than does any other place, yet the temperatures are so cold and the ice cap is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise, the water levels would rise 245 feet and submerge cities.

Temperatures are so cold and the ice cap is so reflective that is the correct usage.

A. is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise,
So is missing after is. Incorrect

B. is so reflective that little of the polar ice melts during the summer; were it to do so,
Correct

C. so reflective that little polar ice melts during the summer, or else
Is so reflective is correct usage. Incorrect

D. is reflective, that little of the polar ice melts during the summer, additionally
So is missing after is. Incorrect

E. reflects so that little of the polar ice melts during the e summer; if it did
Is so reflective is correct usage
Incorrect

IMO B

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Northern Alaska receives more sunlight than does any other place, yet the temperatures are so cold and the ice cap is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise, the water levels would rise 245 feet and submerge cities.


A. is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise,... temperatures are so...this so needs a that to be followed.

B. is so reflective that little of the polar ice melts during the summer; were it to do so,..'it' has no clear antecedent. To do so indicates an intention, which is not present here.

C. so reflective that little polar ice melts during the summer, or else...imo it's correct and concise.

D. is reflective, that little of the polar ice melts during the summer, additionally..this sentence indicates a contrast, use of 'additionally' ruined that vibe.

E. reflects so that little of the polar ice melts during the e summer; if it did..the second so is redundant.

C is the answer probably.

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Northern Alaska receives more sunlight than does any other place, yet the temperatures are so cold and the ice cap is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise, the water levels would rise 245 feet and submerge cities.

The temps are so cold and the ice cap is so reflective -is the correct form.
A. is reflective - wrong
B. Correct
C. so reflective - verb missing
D. is reflective - not parallel with so cold
E. reflects so that - no parallel and changes meaning

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Northern Alaska receives more sunlight than does any other place, yet the temperatures are so cold and the ice cap is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise, the water levels would rise 245 feet and submerge cities.


A. is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise, - wrong parallelism, temperatures are so cold and ... X so reflective ... Incorrect.

B. is so reflective that little of the polar ice melts during the summer; were it to do so, - parallelism error has been corrected here, but in the sentence after ; "it" and "so" are ambiguous. no clear referents. Incorrect.

C. so reflective that little polar ice melts during the summer, or else - correct parallelism and fragment after the comma. Correct.

D. is reflective, that little of the polar ice melts during the summer, additionally - should be is so reflective to be parallel to temperatures are so cold .Incorrect.

E. reflects so that little of the polar ice melts during the e summer; if it did - temperatures are so cold needs a parallel phrase of the type [noun] + (is/are)[verb] so [adjective] . "it" after the ; is also ambiguous. Incorrect.

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Northern Alaska receives more sunlight than does any other place, yet the temperatures are so cold and the ice cap is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise, the water levels would rise 245 feet and submerge cities.


A. is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise, Incorrect

B. is so reflective that little of the polar ice melts during the summer; were it to do so, wordy

C. so reflective that little polar ice melts during the summer, or else IMO C

D. is reflective, that little of the polar ice melts during the summer, additionally use of additionally is incorrect

E. reflects so that little of the polar ice melts during the e summer; if it did alters the meaning of the sentence

Northern Alaska receives more sunlight than does any other place, yet the temperatures are so cold and the ice cap is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise, the water levels would rise 245 feet and submerge cities.


A. is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise,
Correct

B. is so reflective that little of the polar ice melts during the summer; were it to do so,
Wrong ...As were it to do so,...Not proper tense

C. so reflective that little polar ice melts during the summer, or else
Wrong ....So reflective ...Not right

D. is reflective, that little of the polar ice melts during the summer, additionally

Wrong... Additionally... Incorrect meaning

E. reflects so that little of the polar ice melts during the e summer; if it did
Wrong...If it did... Incorrect tense

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Northern Alaska receives more sunlight than does any other place, yet the temperatures are so cold and the ice cap is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise, the water levels would rise 245 feet and submerge cities.


A. is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise,

“Ice cap is reflective....”. Correct subject verb usage. After the semicolon, we have contrast word and a complete clause which makes sentence logical and meaningful. So option A is correct.

B. is so reflective that little of the polar ice melts during the summer; were it to do so,

First part is ok. Second part “were it do so” is the ambiguous start of clause after semicolon. It does not have exactly one referrant. So option B is wrong.

C. so reflective that little polar ice melts during the summer, or else

Sentence should have started with “is” which makes correct subject verb pair. So option C is wrong.

D. is reflective, that little of the polar ice melts during the summer, additionally

That has no clear referrant in the sentence and makes the entire sentence illogical in structure. So option D is wrong.

E. reflects so that little of the polar ice melts during the e summer; if it did

First part of the sentence looks ok. But second part starts with “it” which does not have a correct noun reference. So option E is wrong.

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A. is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise,

Incorrect. Idiom error. So....that... is the correct idiom.

B. is so reflective that little of the polar ice melts during the summer; were it to do so,

Incorrect. Antecedent of it is unclear.

C. so reflective that little polar ice melts during the summer, or else

Correct, idiom usage is correct and no errors.


D. is reflective, that little of the polar ice melts during the summer, additionally

Incorrect, wrong idiom and unnecessarily wordy.

E. reflects so that little of the polar ice melts during the e summer; if it did

Incorrect, wrong idiom and verb used and unnecessarily wordy.

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A. is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise,
parallelism error."the temperatures are so cold and the ice cap.." should be followed by a helping verb to be parallel
B. is so reflective that little of the polar ice melts during the summer; were it to do so,
IMO correct

C. so reflective that little polar ice melts during the summer, or else
same as A

D. is reflective, that little of the polar ice melts during the summer, additionally
same as A

E. reflects so that little of the polar ice melts during the e summer; if it did
hypothetical situation "were" should be used .incorrect

A is wrong due to parallelism temperature are so cold should be parallel to ice cap is so reflective.
B is it with the part were it to do so
C is correct parallelism is there and correct use of , 0r as it makes next clause independent Clause
D use additionaly is wrong it adding info
E parallelism issue in this case as well

C is correct answer

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A. is reflective, so that little polar ice melts during the summer; otherwise, -- WRONG. correct idiom is ‘so x that’.

B. is so reflective that little of the polar ice melts during the summer; were it to do so, -- CORRECT. This maintains the ‘so x that’ structure. In addition the subjunctive phrase ‘were it to do so’ indicates that the feared rise in the levels of ocean water is more a fancy than real.

C. so reflective that little polar ice melts during the summer, or else -- WRONG. It alters the meaning. The phrase ‘or else’ means ‘if not’ . Also, verb missing after "the ice cap".

D. is reflective, that little of the polar ice melts during the summer, additionally -- WRONG. correct idiom is ‘so x that’.

E. reflects so that little of the polar ice melts during the e summer; if it did -- -- WRONG. correct idiom is ‘so x that’.

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