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Of all insects, past and present, the cockroach stands out as the most

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Of all insects, past and present, the cockroach stands out as the most [#permalink] New post   01 Feb 2021, 13:04
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Of all insects, past and present, the cockroach stands out as the most resistant to change among them.

A. the cockroach stands out as the most resistant to change among them
B. the cockroach stands out as the most resistant to change
C. the cockroach alone stands out as the most resistant to change
D. the cockroach stood out as the most resistant to change
E. only the cockroach alone stands out as resistant to change
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Re: Of all insects, past and present, the cockroach stands out as the most [#permalink] New post   14 Feb 2021, 07:59
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A. the cockroach stands out as the most resistant to change among them. INCORRECT(Here, we are not comparing cockroach with other insects)
B. the cockroach stands out as the most resistant to change. Correct (No redundancy)
C. the cockroach alone stands out as the most resistant to change. INCORRECT("alone" is redundant here)
D. the cockroach stood out as the most resistant to change. INCORRECT
E. only the cockroach alone stands out as resistant to change. INCORRECT("alone" is redundant here)
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Re: Of all insects, past and present, the cockroach stands out as the most [#permalink] New post   17 Feb 2021, 23:56
Of all insects, past and present, the cockroach stands out as the most resistant to change among them.

A. the cockroach stands out as the most resistant to change among them
B. the cockroach stands out as the most resistant to change
C. the cockroach alone stands out as the most resistant to change
D. the cockroach stood out as the most resistant to change
E. only the cockroach alone stands out as resistant to change
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Re: Of all insects, past and present, the cockroach stands out as the most [#permalink] New post   18 Feb 2021, 05:33
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A. the cockroach stands out as the most resistant to change among them-
Incorrect-the Cocroach is singular and them is plural

B. the cockroach stands out as the most resistant to change
Correct

C. the cockroach alone stands out as the most resistant to change
Incorrect-alone is incorrect

D. the cockroach stood out as the most resistant to change
Incorrect-change in present to past tense is incorrect

E. only the cockroach alone stands out as resistant to change
Incorrect use of Lone and only is redundant

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Re: Of all insects, past and present, the cockroach stands out as the most [#permalink] New post   18 Feb 2021, 08:21
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Of all insects, past and present, the cockroach stands out as the most resistant to change among them.

A. the cockroach stands out as the most resistant to change among them
among them is redundant

B. the cockroach stands out as the most resistant to change
No remarks

C. the cockroach alone stands out as the most resistant to change
alone is redundant

D. the cockroach stood out as the most resistant to change
Tense error

E. only the cockroach alone stands out as resistant to change
Redundancy issue
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