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The North American moose's long legs enable it to move quickly through the woods, stepping easily over downed trees, but predators pursuing it must leap or go around them.
(A) moose's long legs enable it to move quickly through the woods, stepping easily over downed trees, but predators pursuing it must leap or go around them
(B) moose's long legs enable it to move quickly through the woods, stepping easily over downed trees while predators pursuing them must leap or go around
(C) moose's long legs enable it to move quickly through the woods and to step easily over downed trees, but predators pursuing them must leap over or go around them
(D) moose has long legs, enabling it to move quickly through the woods and to step easily over downed trees while predators pursuing them must leap or go around
(E) moose has long legs that enable it to move quickly through the woods, stepping easily over downed trees while predators pursuing it must leap over or go around them
(A) moose's long legs enable it to move quickly through the woods, stepping easily over downed trees, but predators pursuing it must leap or go around them
(B) moose's long legs enable it to move quickly through the woods, stepping easily over downed trees while predators pursuing them must leap or go around
(C) moose's long legs enable it to move quickly through the woods and to step easily over downed trees, but predators pursuing them must leap over or go around them
(D) moose has long legs, enabling it to move quickly through the woods and to step easily over downed trees while predators pursuing them must leap or go around
(E) moose has long legs that enable it to move quickly through the woods, stepping easily over downed trees while predators pursuing it must leap over or go around them
https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/27/science/make-way-for-moose-as-their-predators-decline-and-forests-grow-herds-head-south.html
The look of the moose derives from its evolutionary adaptation to its environment -- the cold boreal forests of the Northern Hemisphere.
Its long legs enable it to fairly glide through the woods, stepping easily over downed trees while predators pursuing it must leap or go around.
The look of the moose derives from its evolutionary adaptation to its environment -- the cold boreal forests of the Northern Hemisphere.
Its long legs enable it to fairly glide through the woods, stepping easily over downed trees while predators pursuing it must leap or go around.
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The North American moose's long legs enable it to move quickly through the woods, stepping easily over downed trees, but predators pursuing it must leap or go around them.
1. ', stepping' wrongly modifies the legs
2. 'It' refers to the singular moose.
3. 'them' refers to the trees
(A) moose's long legs enable it to move quickly through the woods, stepping easily over downed trees, but predators pursuing it must leap or go around them -- stepping wrongly modifies the legs, rather than the moose.
(B) moose's long legs enable it to move quickly through the woods, stepping easily over downed trees while predators pursuing them must leap or go around -- 1. same modification problem as in A. 2. 'them' refers to plural animals rather than the singular moose.
(C) moose's long legs enable it to move quickly through the woods and to step easily over downed trees, but predators pursuing them must leap over or go around them -- 'them' has no antecedent.
(D) moose has long legs, enabling it to move quickly through the woods and to stop easily over downed trees while predators pursuing them must leap or go around -- 'them' is the problem
(E) moose has long legs that enable it to move quickly through the woods, stepping easily over downed trees while predators pursuing it must leap over or go around them --- 'it' correctly refers to the singular moose; 'them' refers to the plural woods--- correct choice.
1. ', stepping' wrongly modifies the legs
2. 'It' refers to the singular moose.
3. 'them' refers to the trees
(A) moose's long legs enable it to move quickly through the woods, stepping easily over downed trees, but predators pursuing it must leap or go around them -- stepping wrongly modifies the legs, rather than the moose.
(B) moose's long legs enable it to move quickly through the woods, stepping easily over downed trees while predators pursuing them must leap or go around -- 1. same modification problem as in A. 2. 'them' refers to plural animals rather than the singular moose.
(C) moose's long legs enable it to move quickly through the woods and to step easily over downed trees, but predators pursuing them must leap over or go around them -- 'them' has no antecedent.
(D) moose has long legs, enabling it to move quickly through the woods and to stop easily over downed trees while predators pursuing them must leap or go around -- 'them' is the problem
(E) moose has long legs that enable it to move quickly through the woods, stepping easily over downed trees while predators pursuing it must leap over or go around them --- 'it' correctly refers to the singular moose; 'them' refers to the plural woods--- correct choice.
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this question tests you on pronouns --
Option A - Incorrect
the pronoun "it" cannot refer to the possessive noun "moose's". Note that "stepping easily over downed trees" is a comma + -ing modifier and refers to the subject "the North American Moose's long legs". this does not make sense either.
Option B - Incorrect
The pronoun "it" does not have a logical antecedent. "them" refers to "moose's long legs" -- does not make sense.
"must leap or go around" -- go around what? Not clear.
Note that "stepping easily over downed trees" is a comma + -ing modifier and refers to the subject "the North American Moose's long legs". this does not make sense either.
Option C - Incorrect
The pronoun "it" does not have a logical antecedent. "them" (first instance) refers to "moose's long legs" -- does not make sense.
"them" (second instance) refers to "downed trees". But we have pronouns in the same clause that refer to two different things -- "but predators pursuing them must leap over or go around them"
Option D - Incorrect
"them" refers to "moose's long legs" -- does not make sense. "must leap or go around" -- go around what? Not clear.
Option E - Correct answer
the pronouns and the modifiers make sense.
Option A - Incorrect
the pronoun "it" cannot refer to the possessive noun "moose's". Note that "stepping easily over downed trees" is a comma + -ing modifier and refers to the subject "the North American Moose's long legs". this does not make sense either.
Option B - Incorrect
The pronoun "it" does not have a logical antecedent. "them" refers to "moose's long legs" -- does not make sense.
"must leap or go around" -- go around what? Not clear.
Note that "stepping easily over downed trees" is a comma + -ing modifier and refers to the subject "the North American Moose's long legs". this does not make sense either.
Option C - Incorrect
The pronoun "it" does not have a logical antecedent. "them" (first instance) refers to "moose's long legs" -- does not make sense.
"them" (second instance) refers to "downed trees". But we have pronouns in the same clause that refer to two different things -- "but predators pursuing them must leap over or go around them"
Option D - Incorrect
"them" refers to "moose's long legs" -- does not make sense. "must leap or go around" -- go around what? Not clear.
Option E - Correct answer
the pronouns and the modifiers make sense.
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