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That Native Americans failed to domesticate apples can hardly be said that it was their fault: The suite of wild plant and animal species available to them for domestication did not have the potential for domestication
A. That Native Americans failed to domesticate apples can hardly be said that it was their fault
B. It can hardly be said that the Native Americans were at fault for not domesticating apples
C. That Native Americans failed to domesticate apples can hardly be said to be at fault
D. It can hardly be said that it is fault of the Native Americans who failed to domesticate apples
E. The fact that Native Americans were at fault for failing to domesticate apples can hardly be said
A. That Native Americans failed to domesticate apples can hardly be said that it was their fault
B. It can hardly be said that the Native Americans were at fault for not domesticating apples
C. That Native Americans failed to domesticate apples can hardly be said to be at fault
D. It can hardly be said that it is fault of the Native Americans who failed to domesticate apples
E. The fact that Native Americans were at fault for failing to domesticate apples can hardly be said
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Can anyone explain why not choose D over B?
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That Native Americans failed to domesticate apples can hardly be said that it was their fault: The suite of wild plant and animal species available to them for domestication did not have the potential for domestication
PRIYANK2020 i hope this clears your query. B preserve the tense of the original sentence.
B is the winner
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A. That Native Americans failed to domesticate apples can hardly be said that it was their fault
Pronoun their has no clear antecedent.A is outQuote:
B. It can hardly be said that the Native Americans were at fault for not domesticating apples.
Sentence gives clear meaning. americans were not at fault. Keep B.Quote:
C. That Native Americans failed to domesticate apples can hardly be said to be at fault
The native american who failed would be correct. C is outQuote:
D. It can hardly be said that it is fault of the Native Americans who failed to domesticate apples
Tense error. original sentence is in the past tense.D is out.PRIYANK2020 i hope this clears your query. B preserve the tense of the original sentence.
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E. The fact that Native Americans were at fault for failing to domesticate apples can hardly be said
Changes the meaning. E is out too.B is the winner
