In contrast to true hibernators such as woodchucks and hedgehogs, whos

Question

In contrast to true hibernators such as woodchucks and hedgehogs, whose body temperatures drop close to the freezing point during the winter months,  the body temperature of bears remains nearly normal  throughout their prolonged sleep.

(A) the body temperature of bears remains nearly normal

(B) a nearly normal body temperature is maintained by bears

(C) a bear's body temperature remains nearly normal

(D) a bear maintains a body temperature that is nearly normal

(E) bears maintain a nearly normal body temperature

olorin · Accepted Answer

E.

I go with E because in contrast with hedgehogs and woodchucks, it must be bears and not the body temperature. And it must be plural "bears" since the sentence ends with a "their".

rigger · Answer

We are comparing hibernators. Therefore, the best answer is E.

krisrini · Answer

My take is E. The parallelism has to be correctly applied. The whose in the initial part of the sentence refers to hedgehogs, and so the underlined sentence should be compared to hedgehogs, which is bears.

tobiastt · Answer

in addition in  A  remain s  is wrong, isn't it? body temperature is singular?

marth750 · Answer

E it is. 

It is comparing "true hibernators" and "bears".

D is unnecessary wordy and тАЬbearsтАЭ must be plural.

marth750 · Answer

E it is. 

It is comparing "true hibernators" and "bears".

D is unnecessary wordy and тАЬbearsтАЭ must be plural.

marth750 · Answer

E it is. 

It is comparing "true hibernators" and "bears".

D is unnecessary wordy and тАЬbearsтАЭ and must be plural.

GMATT73 · Answer

Woodchucks and hedgehogs are plural, therefore  bears  for maintaining subject parallelism. 

E.

nakib77 · Answer

yup only E maintains the prural ||ism

So OA is E.

thesfactor · Answer

Definitely E.
Idiom: In contrast to X, Y
So In contrast to hedgehogs and woodchucks, bears are so and so..

xlnc1 · Answer

E has to be the answer. 
in contrast to X, Y - and should be match in number. 2 rules to be adhered.

devbond · Answer

In contrast to true hibernators such as woodchucks and hedgehogs, whose body temperatures drop close to the freezing point during the winter months, the body temperature of bears remains nearly normal throughout their prolonged sleep.
 (A) the body temperature of bears remains nearly normal  -- The contrast is between some hibernators such as woodchuks and Bears
 (B) a nearly normal body temperature is maintained by bears  The contrast is between some hibernators such as woodchuks and Bears
 (C) a bearтАЩs body temperature remains nearly normal  The contrast is between some hibernators such as woodchuks and Bears
 (D) a bear maintains a body temperature that is nearly normal  The contrast is between some hibernators such as woodchuks and Bears
 (E) bears maintain a nearly normal body temperature  - Perfect comparison

100mitra · Answer

Correct option : E

Statement Exam : 
1. Comparasion 
In contrast to true hibernators such as
 woodchucks and hedgehogs , 
whose body temperatures drop close to the freezing point during the winter months, 
 bears  maintain a nearly normal body temperature throughout their prolonged sleep.

Bears are compared with Woodchucks and Hedgehogs

2. Modifier :
 whose body temperatures drop close to the freezing point during the winter months   - modify  Bears

(A) the body temperature of bears remains nearly normal - modifier error
(B) a nearly normal body temperature is maintained by bears - modifier error + Maintained is wrong verb tense addressed
(C) a bear's body temperature remains nearly normal - modifier error, its not Bear's Body, its the Bears + remains is wrong, it must be maintains
(D) a bear maintains a body temperature that is nearly normal - - modifier error, its not a Bear, its the Bears + usage of "THAT" at wrong location in sentence
(E) bears maintain a nearly normal body temperature - correct

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