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Because of
differences in the human body's internal pressure and the ocean's, it is essential that a diver returning to the surface ascends slowly or they will suffer a painful condition known as the "bends."
a) differences in the human body's internal pressure and the ocean's, it is essential that a diver returning to the surface ascends slowly or they
b) the difference between the human body's internal pressure and the ocean's, it is essential that a diver returning to the surface ascend slowly or they
c) the difference in the human body's internal pressure and that of the ocean, it is essential that a diver returning to the surface ascends slowly or he
d) differences in the human body's internal pressure and that of the ocean, it is essential that a diver returning to the surface ascend slowly or they
e) the difference between the internal pressure of the human body and that of the ocean, it is essential that a diver returning to the surface ascend slowly or he
Errors-1) The sentence is in subjunctive mood, so base form of ascend will be used.
2) the correct usage is difeerence between X and Y, where X and Y should be parallel.
3) Pronoun error - we are talking of a diver, so pronoun should be HE and not THEY..
4) talking of difference in pressure only , so differences should not be used.
lets check the statements-
a) differences in the human body's internal pressure and the ocean's, it is essential that a diver returning to the surface ascends slowly or they
differences instead of difference. Pronoun error - they instead of he. subjunctive tense - ascends instead os ascend.b) the difference between the human body's internal pressure and the ocean's, it is essential that a diver returning to the surface ascend slowly or they
Pronoun error - they instead of he. c) the difference in the human body's internal pressure and that of the ocean, it is essential that a diver returning to the surface ascends slowly or he
subjunctive tense - ascends instead of ascend.d) differences in the human body's internal pressure and that of the ocean, it is essential that a diver returning to the surface ascend slowly or they
differences instead of difference. Pronoun error - they instead of he. e) the difference between the internal pressure of the human body and that of the ocean, it is essential that a diver returning to the surface ascend slowly or he
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