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In contrast to some fish eggs requiring months to incubate, the Rio Gr Updated on: 02 Oct 2017, 22:07
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In contrast to some fish eggs requiring months to incubate, the Rio Grande silvery minnow produces eggs that hatch in about 24 hours, yielding larvae that can swim in just three to four days.

(A) some fish eggs requiring months to incubate
(B) some fish, whose eggs require months to incubate
(C) some fish that have eggs requiring months to incubate
(D) the requirement of months of incubation for some fish eggs
(E) requiring months of incubation, as some fish eggs do
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(A) some fish eggs requiring months to incubate - wrong comparison
(B) some fish, whose eggs require months to incubate - CORRECT
(C) some fish that have eggs requiring months to incubate -Unparallel
(D) the requirement of months of incubation for some fish eggs - wrong comparison
(E) requiring months of incubation, as some fish eggs do - wrong comparison
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Hello @rahulk2801,

You have done a good analysis of this question to get to the correct answer choice.

However, your reason to reject Choice C is not correct.

There is no parallelism issue in Choice C. This grammatically correct choice does not convey the intended meaning of the sentence.

This choice seems to convey that the eggs of some fish are not their own. they just have them. This is not what the intended meaning of the sentence is.


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In contrast to some fish eggs requiring months to incubate, the Rio Grande silvery minnow produces eggs that
hatch in about 24 hours, yielding larvae that can swim in just three to four days.

(A) some fish eggs requiring months to incubate
(B) some fish, whose eggs require months to incubate
(C) some fish that have eggs requiring months to incubate
(D) the requirement of months of incubation for some fish eggs
(E) requiring months of incubation, as some fish eggs do
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(A) some fish eggs requiring months to incubate - wrong comparison
(B) some fish, whose eggs require months to incubate - CORRECT
(C) some fish that have eggs requiring months to incubate -Unparallel
(D) the requirement of months of incubation for some fish eggs - wrong comparison
(E) requiring months of incubation, as some fish eggs do - wrong comparison
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In contrast to some fish eggs requiring months to incubate, the Rio Grande silvery minnow produces eggs that hatch in about 24 hours, yielding larvae that can swim in just three to four days.

(A) some fish eggs requiring months to incubate -- illogical comparison
(B) some fish, whose eggs require months to incubate - Correct
(C) some fish that have eggs requiring months to incubate -
1) the second half of the parallel structure says "eggs ... hatch", wherein "hatch" is in the present tense. in choice (b), "require" is also in the present tense, creating parallelism, whereas in choice (c), "requiring" is a participle (not parallel to "hatch").
2) the word "have" in choice (c) creates a slight but noticeable change of meaning (remember that you have to read VERY literally). specifically, it shifts the focus to those fish that have the eggs, i.e., are in literal possession of the eggs. that's not the point of the sentence; the point is just that some fish produce eggs that require months to incubate, whether they "have" those eggs or not.
(D) the requirement of months of incubation for some fish eggs -- illogical comparison
(E) requiring months of incubation, as some fish eggs do -- illogical comparison

Answer B
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correct answer (B) wouldn't better without comma.
for instance, consider the following:

"In contrast to some other restaurants in the area, Les Jardins only serves beer and wine, not hard liquor"

--> this sentence ALREADY implies that "some other restaurants" serve hard liquor. therefore, if you're going to add that reference for emphasis, you should make it a nonessential modifier:

"In contrast to some other restaurants in the area, which serve a range of hard spirits, Les Jardins only serves beer and wine, not hard liquor"

for the same reason, you want commas around this modifier(whose eggs require..). if you don't have them, the sentence actually becomes redundant!

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In contrast to some fish eggs requiring months to incubate, the Rio Gr Updated on: 25 Aug 2020, 01:42
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In contrast to some fish eggs requiring months to incubate, the Rio Grande silvery minnow produces eggs that hatch in about 24 hours, yielding larvae that can swim in just three to four days.

(A) some fish eggs requiring months to incubate
(B) some fish, whose eggs require months to incubate
(C) some fish that have eggs requiring months to incubate
(D) the requirement of months of incubation for some fish eggs
(E) requiring months of incubation, as some fish eggs do
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I agree that in choice C, "have" is unclear. but I want to enhance this point to make a lesion so that we can realize this error for the next questions

in english there are some verbs which are called LIGHT by grammarians'
there is
have
take
those verbs need another verb or another action noun to convey a complete meaning. or, the meaning is unclear

so, whenever we see the LIGHT VERBS, think about wordiness and indirectness
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In contrast to some fish eggs requiring months to incubate, the Rio Grande silvery minnow produces eggs that hatch in about 24 hours, yielding larvae that can swim in just three to four days.

(A) some fish eggs requiring months to incubate
(B) some fish, whose eggs require months to incubate
(C) some fish that have eggs requiring months to incubate
(D) the requirement of months of incubation for some fish eggs
(E) requiring months of incubation, as some fish eggs do
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This question is based on Comparison and Structure.

The sentence draws a comparison between two kinds of fish. The part of the sentence that is not underlined helps us identify this. The phrase “in contrast to” signifies a comparison/contrast. The noun “the Rio Grande silvery minnow” is placed immediately after the comma. Since the minnow is a type of fish, it must be compared with other types of fish.

In Option A, “some fish eggs” are being compared to the minnow. Since the comparison is inaccurate, Option A can be eliminated.

Option C lacks parallelism in the description of the eggs. The eggs of the minnow are described using a modifier “that hatch in about 24 hours”. However, the eggs of ‘some fish’ are described using a participle modifier “requiring months to incubate”. So, Option C can be eliminated.

“The requirement of months of incubation” cannot be compared to “the Rio Grande silvery minnow”. So, Option D can be eliminated.

The phrase “requiring months of incubation” cannot be compared to “the Rio Grande silvery minnow”. Nor can fish eggs be compared to a minnow. The structure of E is awkward. So, Option E can also be eliminated.

In Option B, “some fish” are appropriately compared to “the Rio Grande silvery minnow”. The modifiers are also parallel in structure. Therefore, B is the most appropriate option.

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I did not select option C because of the use of "that" to refer to the fish.

Can we use "that" to refer to the fish?

Please guide.

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I did not select option C because of the use of "that" to refer to the fish.

Can we use "that" to refer to the fish?

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There isn't anything inherently wrong with using "that" to refer to fish. For example:

    "The fish that were dumped in the lake were caught by local fisherman."

No issue here: "that" introduces a noun modifier that describes the fish.

(C) has a couple of subtle meaning issues. First, as explained here by egmat, (C) suggests that the fish might have (possess) eggs that aren't their own! Maybe they stole those eggs from some other fish?

Also, the -ing modifier (requiring) seems to suggest that the eggs themselves are mandating the requirement -- as if the eggs are actively requiring something (the eggs are making demands?). In other words, the -ing modifier implies that the eggs are actively doing something. (B) avoids that illogical interpretation by using "require" instead.

Neither of those is a concrete error, but (B) conveys the logical meaning more clearly and is the better choice.
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