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05 Jun 2023, 01:30
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Proponents of the theory of spontaneous generation argued that simple living organisms sprang to life not through a recognizable reproductive process but came to life independently from non-living matter.
(A) sprang to life not through a recognizable reproductive process but came to life
(B) did not spring to life through a recognizable reproductive process and came to life
(C) did not spring to life through a recognizable reproductive process but came to life
(D) sprang to life not through a recognizable reproductive process but
(E) did not spring to life through a recognizable system of reproduction but had come to life
(A) sprang to life not through a recognizable reproductive process but came to life
(B) did not spring to life through a recognizable reproductive process and came to life
(C) did not spring to life through a recognizable reproductive process but came to life
(D) sprang to life not through a recognizable reproductive process but
(E) did not spring to life through a recognizable system of reproduction but had come to life
05 Jun 2023, 03:14
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(A) sprang to life not through a recognizable reproductive process but came to life.
'Sprang to life' and 'came to life' in the construction constitute repetition.
REJECT
(B) did not spring to life through a recognizable reproductive process and came to life
Same issue as in option A
(C) did not spring to life through a recognizable reproductive process but came to life
Same issue as in option A and B.
(D) sprang to life not through a recognizable reproductive process but.
Correct.
Phrase 'sprang to life' is placed outside the idiomatic construction 'not X but Y'.
(E) did not spring to life through a recognizable system of reproduction but had come to life.
There is just one event in the past and there is absolutely no need for a past perfect tense, so usage of 'had' is incorrect. Reject
Ans should be option D IMO
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'Sprang to life' and 'came to life' in the construction constitute repetition.
REJECT
(B) did not spring to life through a recognizable reproductive process and came to life
Same issue as in option A
(C) did not spring to life through a recognizable reproductive process but came to life
Same issue as in option A and B.
(D) sprang to life not through a recognizable reproductive process but.
Correct.
Phrase 'sprang to life' is placed outside the idiomatic construction 'not X but Y'.
(E) did not spring to life through a recognizable system of reproduction but had come to life.
There is just one event in the past and there is absolutely no need for a past perfect tense, so usage of 'had' is incorrect. Reject
Ans should be option D IMO
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10 Jun 2023, 01:00
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KAPLAN OFFICIAL EXPLANATION:
The two things compared here are two processes by which "organisms" might have come to life. To keep them parallel, we must say it "sprang to life not [through one process], but [through an alternate process]..." And since the two verbs mean the same thing, it is needlessly wordy to say both "sprang" and "came to life." (B) uses the wrong conjunction, since the two processes are contrasted. (C) is parallel, but doesn't correct the wordiness. (E) is even wordier and shifts tense inappropriately. Choice (D) is concise and parallel. It is correct.
