OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
Since the internet allows professionals in distant locations to collaborate with and inspire one another, and therefore discover solutions through the convergence of diverse cultures and the formation of a unique developmental process.A. Since the internet allows professionals in distant locations to collaborate with and inspire one another, and therefore discover solutions through the convergence of diverse cultures and the formation of a unique developmental
Incorrect.
Using both a reason conjunction (Since) and a conclusion conjunction (therefore) to express the relation between two parts of a sentence is redundant.
What helps you identify this Redundancy is the following Stop Sign:
Because/Since/Due to/As later followed by so/therefore/thus/consequently
B. The internet allows professionals in distant locations to collaborate with and inspire one another and, therefore, discover solutions through the convergence of diverse cultures and the formation of a unique developmental
The original sentence uses both a reason conjunction (Since) and a conclusion conjunction (therefore) to express the relation between two parts of a sentence. This answer choice corrects this Redundancy by only using the reason conjunction therefore.C. Since the internet allows professionals in distant locations to collaborate and inspire one another, they can discover solutions through the convergence of diverse cultures and the formation of a unique development
Incorrect.
The original sentence uses both a reason conjunction (Since) and a conclusion conjunction (therefore) to express the relation between two parts of a sentence. Although this answer choice corrects this Redundancy by removing the conclusion conjunction, it has a different grammatical error. The verb collaborate requires a preposition in order to logically connect to one another.
What helps you identify this question as a Split Construction question and identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign:
A split construction: Verb A + and/or + Verb B + object
In addition, swapping the adjective developmental with the noun development to describe process is incorrect. A noun should not be used in the place of an adjective when an adjective version exists.D. Since the internet allows professionals in distant locations to collaborate with and inspire one another, they can consequently discover solutions through the convergence of diverse cultures and the formation of a unique developmental
Incorrect.
This answer choice repeats the original error. Using both a reason conjunction (Since) and a conclusion conjunction (consequently) to express the relation between two parts of a sentence is redundant.E. Since the internet allows professionals in distant locations to collaborate with and inspire one another, they can discover solutions through the formation of unique development processes and the convergence of diverse cultures
Incorrect.
The original sentence uses both a reason conjunction (Since) and a conclusion conjunction (therefore) to express the relation between two parts of a sentence. Although this answer choice corrects this Redundancy, it changes the meaning of the original sentence by replacing the reason conjunction Since with an opposition conjunction, Even though.
In addition, swapping the adjective developmental with the noun development to describe process is incorrect. A noun should not be used in the place of an adjective when a natural adjective version exists for that word.