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The decline of the mountain yellow-legged frog in the high
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The decline of the mountain yellow-legged frog in the high reaches of the Sierra Nevada has become severe enough for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service quite possibly to list it as an endangered species in the near future.
(A) severe enough for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service quite possibly to list it (B) severe enough so that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service could well list them (C) severe enough for it quite possibly to be listed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (D) so severe that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service could well list it (E) so severe that they could well be listed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
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19 Jul 2007, 02:07
Answer is D!!
E is wrong because of the "they" which is wrong in reference to the
"The decline of the mountain yellow-legged frog" .
The correct statement for E should be
-so severe that they could well be listed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service so severe that it could well
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19 Jul 2007, 08:40
The decline [of the mountain yellow-legged frog in the high reaches of the Sierra Nevada] has become severe enough for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service quite possibly to list it as an endangered species in the near future.
Removing the unnecessary part in the above statement in bold and considering that the subject of the sentence."it" refers to decline.
Am i missing something?
Please help.
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05 Jan 2015, 17:07
I was able to eliminate E and B based on the fact that they and them are wrong pronouns references . C is passive and not preferred , but i cannot seem to eliminate OA a ?
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The decline of the mountain yellow-legged frog in the high reaches of the Sierra Nevada has become severe enough for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service quite possibly to list it as an endangered species in the near future.
Intended Meaning
The sentence is talking about two things. 1. The decline of frog. 2. United States Fish and Wildlife Service could enlist the frog as an endangered species. These two things happens independently and the first one is not deliberately causing the second.
(A) severe enough for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service quite possibly to list it Incorrect : This option alters the intended meaning. The intended meaning is that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service could list the frog as endangered because of the decline in its numbers. This option implies that the frog intended to be severe enough to be listed (B) severe enough so that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service could well list them Incorrect : 1. Meaning issue 2. The pronoun "them" cant refer back to frog as frog is singular (C) severe enough for it quite possibly to be listed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Incorrect : Same meaning issue as in A (D) so severe that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service could well list it - Correct. The pronoun it refers back to its logical antecedent "frog" (E) so severe that they could well be listed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Incorrect : The pronoun "they" cant refer back to frog as frog is singular
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