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The International Space Station recently received two new solar panels, the largest solar arrays ever to be made, which would be increasing the space station's power fivefold, and are essential to further station construction and science experiments and will reflect enough light back to Earth to make the space station one of the brightest objects in the night sky.
A) which would be increasing the space station's power fivefold, and are essential to further station construction and science experiments and will reflect enough light back to Earth
B) which will increase the space station's power fivefold, are essential to further station construction and science experiments, and will reflect enough light back to Earth
C) so that the space station's power is increasing fivefold and this is essential to further station construction and science experiments and then they will reflect enough light back to Earth
D) scientists say will increase the space station's power fivefold, and they say will be essential to further station construction and science experiments, and it will happen that they reflect enough light back to Earth [too awkard for me]
E) causing there to be a fivefold increase in power at the space station, and more construction and science experiments, and also causing enough light to be reflected back to Earth

FYI. I got fooled big time with my pick. OA is way off from my choice, which makes me suspect whether it is even remotely true. I'll share the OA after your inputs. SC Gurus & Gods, please show your love for this whacky question.

C

You are darn right, Sondenso. Good job picking the OA. Now, could you explain what is your basis for making this selection? Thanks.

I am surprising that is OA
:lol:

A and B has the same error. "which" modifies "panels", but the middle- man "the largest solar arrays ever to be made" was placed between "panels" and "which", making them separately too far away!

D and E the same as the colored boldface.
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C.... :roll:
everything else is equally awkward.
I mean look at C, which is OA, "is increasing five fold"? how can it be "is increasing", i mean, "will increase" or "increased" is much better.
I have beef with OA, but every other answer has problems with them too.
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but every other answer has problems with them too

Yeah, I also think that "them" has unclear reference! :lol:



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