The ability of scientists to provide models of the

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The ability of scientists to provide models of the atmosphere’s complex responses to changing conditions, like seasonal and daily cycles or different planetary conjunctions, have become ever more accurate .

A. The ability of scientists to provide models of the atmosphere’s complex responses to changing conditions, like seasonal and daily cycles or different planetary conjunctions, have become ever more accurate.
B. The ability of scientists has become ever more accurate in providing models of the atmosphere’s complex responses to changing conditions, such as seasonal and daily cycles or different planetary conjunctions.
C. Scientists have become able to provide ever more accurate models of the atmosphere’s complex responses to such changing conditions as seasonal and daily cycles or different planetary conjunctions.
D. Scientists have become ever more accurate in their ability for providing models of the atmosphere’s complex responses to changing conditions, like seasonal and daily cycles or different planetary conjunctions.
E. Scientists’ ability to provide models of the atmosphere’s complex responses to such changing conditions as seasonal and daily cycles or different planetary conjunctions have become ever more accurate.

leonidas · Answer

IMO (B)
Eliminate A and D for using "like" here.
B correctly uses "such as" for examples.
C- Scientists have become able to provide.... Awkward construction.
E- ability....have become... (incorrect)

scthakur · Answer

B is perfect. It has SV agreement and apt use of "such as".

bigfernhead · Answer

IMO B.

This brings up very good question.

If we placed the bold in end of the sentence, does it also make it correct?

For example:
The ability of scientists  has become ever more accurate  in providing models of the atmosphere’s complex responses to changing conditions, such as seasonal and daily cycles or different planetary conjunctions.

The ability of scientists in providing models of the atmosphere’s complex responses to changing conditions, such as seasonal and daily cycles or different planetary conjunctions  has become ever more accurate

I'm thinking  no  because the action needs to be as close to the subject as possible. Can someone shed some light here?

Thanks,

The ability of scientists to provide models of the

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