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E is correct. OA is incorrect. E is excessively awkward, whereas E flows logically.

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E uses when although we are not referring to the actual time that's why it is incorrect. B is accurate because Not only - prepositional phrase + but also - prepositional phrase is an accurate construction.
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In my opinion, the quality of this question is very poor - it is definitely not worth trying to think about it too much. Please correct if I am wrong.
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A) Sources of substances used for not only medicinal and cosmetic purposes but also as food preservatives and dietary supplements, aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than they do when they are indoors, though they are a hardy houseplant.
Not only but also- incorrect
B) Sources of substances used not only for medicinal and cosmetic purposes but also as food preservatives and dietary supplements, aloe vera plants grow faster in the wild than they do indoors, though they are a hardy houseplants.
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C) As sources of substances used not only for medicinal and cosmetic purposes but also as food preservatives and dietary supplements, aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than they do when they are indoors, although they are a hardy houseplants.
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D) Although a hardy houseplant, aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than they do when indoors, and they are sources of substances not only used for medicinal and cosmetic purposes but also as food preservatives and dietary supplements.
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E) Although they are hardy houseplants, aloe vera plants in the wild grow faster than when indoors and are sources of substances used for not only medicinal and cosmetic purposes but also food preservatives and dietary supplements.
Modifier error corrected. Less Wordy correct use of not only but also.

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Need help with the OA. Couldn't understand why B is the answer. I was pretty sure E is the answer.
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there is no explanation for the right answer
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Does "Sources of substances used for not only medicinal and cosmetic purposes but also as food preservatives and dietary supplements" count as an appositive in this sentence?
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E uses when although we are not referring to the actual time that's why it is incorrect. B is accurate because Not only - prepositional phrase + but also - prepositional phrase is an accurate construction.


I agree with this, only B does this correctly, but isn't "though they are a hardy houseplants" at the end wrong?
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Re: Sources of substances used for not only medicinal and cosmetic purpose [#permalink]
A quick POE from a non-native.


Sources of substances used for not only medicinal and cosmetic purposes but also as food preservatives and dietary supplements, aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than they do when they are indoors, though they are a hardy houseplant.


A) Sources of substances used for not only medicinal and cosmetic purposes but also as food preservatives and dietary supplements, aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than they do when they are indoors, though they are a hardy houseplant.

Issues: [used for not only medicinal and cosmetic purposes but also as food preservatives] this, used for as food preservatives, makes less sense to me.

B) Sources of substances used not only for medicinal and cosmetic purposes but also as food preservatives and dietary supplements, aloe vera plants grow faster in the wild than they do indoors, though they are a hardy houseplants.

Not found an immediate issue to eliminate.

C) As sources of substances used not only for medicinal and cosmetic purposes but also as food preservatives and dietary supplements, aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than they do when they are indoors, although they are a hardy houseplants.

Not found an immediate issue to eliminate.

D) Although a hardy houseplant, aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than they do when indoors, and they are sources of substances not only used for medicinal and cosmetic purposes but also as food preservatives and dietary supplements.

Issue: "Although a hardy houseplant, aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than they do when indoors" - in a wrong formation of usage of ALTHOUGH

E) Although they are hardy houseplants, aloe vera plants in the wild grow faster than when indoors and are sources of substances used for not only medicinal and cosmetic purposes but also food preservatives and dietary supplements.

Issue: "Although they are hardy houseplants, aloe vera plants in the wild grow faster than when indoors" - Again a wrong formation of usage of ALTHOUGH


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C) As sources of substances used not only for medicinal and cosmetic purposes but also as food preservatives and dietary supplements, aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than they do when they are indoors, although they are a hardy houseplants.

Issue: in my sense, it is not idiomatic.

Left with B as the Answer.
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Re: Sources of substances used for not only medicinal and cosmetic purpose [#permalink]
ShreyasJavahar wrote:
keegoz wrote:
E uses when although we are not referring to the actual time that's why it is incorrect. B is accurate because Not only - prepositional phrase + but also - prepositional phrase is an accurate construction.


I agree with this, only B does this correctly, but isn't "though they are a hardy houseplants" at the end wrong?

No because the sentence is of the following structure: Modifier- Independent Clause - Subordinate Clause.
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Re: Sources of substances used for not only medicinal and cosmetic purpose [#permalink]
keegoz wrote:
ShreyasJavahar wrote:
keegoz wrote:
E uses when although we are not referring to the actual time that's why it is incorrect. B is accurate because Not only - prepositional phrase + but also - prepositional phrase is an accurate construction.


I agree with this, only B does this correctly, but isn't "though they are a hardy houseplants" at the end wrong?

No because the sentence is of the following structure: Modifier- Independent Clause - Subordinate Clause.
Hope it helps.



How can you have one houseplants though? The article "a" is used to modify "houseplants"
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E is correct because in it there is correct idiom : for not only ...but also
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