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Roughly twice each century the planet Venus passes between the earth and the sun, an occasion known as a transit of Venus, during which it makes the outline of the planet visible in stark relief.
(A) during which it makes the outline of the planet visible
(B) during which the outline of the planet becomes
(C) so that it makes the outline of the planet
(D) such that during which the outline of the planet becomes
(E) such that the outline of the planet becomes
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Meaning is crucial to solving this problem:Understanding the intended meaning is key to solving this question; the intended core meaning of this sentence is that roughly twice each century the planet Venus passes between the earth and the sun; this is an occasion known as a transit of Venus, and during this occasion, the outline of Venus becomes visible in stark relief.
Concepts tested here: Meaning + PronounsA: This answer choice suffers from a pronoun error, as the pronoun “it” lacks a clear and logical referent.
B: Correct. This answer choice avoids the pronoun error seen in Options A and C, as it uses no pronouns. Further, Option B uses the phrase “during which the outline of the planet becomes” to modify “an occasion known as a transit of Venus”, conveying the intended meaning – that roughly twice each century the planet Venus passes between the earth and the sun; this is an occasion known as a transit of Venus, and during this occasion, the outline of Venus becomes visible in stark relief.
C: This answer choice suffers from a pronoun error, as the pronoun “it” lacks a clear and logical referent.
D: This answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase “such that during which”; the construction of this phrase leads to an incoherent meaning; the intended meaning is that roughly twice each century the planet Venus passes between the earth and the sun; this is an occasion known as a transit of Venus, and during this occasion, the outline of Venus becomes visible in stark relief.
E: This answer choice alters the meaning of the sentence through the phrase “such that”; the construction of this phrase incorrectly implies that the planet Venus passes between the earth and the sun
in such a manner that the outline of Venus becomes visible in stark relief; the intended meaning is that the planet Venus passes between the earth and the sun
and during this occasion the outline of Venus becomes visible in stark relief.
Hence, B is the best answer choice.All the best!
Experts' Global Team
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