Though subject to the same wild-animal control efforts that killed off

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Though subject to the same wild-animal control efforts that killed off almost all the wolves in North America over the past century, the  coyote's amazing ability of adapting to the presence of humans has enabled it to expend its  range into Alaska and Central America.

(A) coyote's amazing ability of adapting to the presence of humans has enabled it to expend its

(B) coyote, because of its amazing ability of adapting to the presence of humans, have been able to expand their

(C) coyote, because of its amazing ability to adapt to the presence of humans, has been able to expand its

(D) amazing ability of the coyote to adapt to the presence of humans have enabled it to expand the

(E) amazing ability of the coyote to adapt to the presence of humans has enabled it to expand the

GMATT73 · Answer

Instant (C) for correct modifier and idiomatic construction abiility to~

Yurik79 · Answer

amazing ability can't be the subject to the wild-animal control so A,D and E are out
between B and C I ll take C for ability to looks better than ability for
C it is

haas_mba07 · Answer

C. coyote, because of its amazing ability to adapt to the presence of humans, has been able to expand it

Clearly C.

Modifier "Though..." should modify "coyote" not the "coyote's ability".

jaynayak · Answer

Clear C.
Only B and C have the correct modifier.
But C is more idiomatic with "Ability to"

u2lover · Answer

amazing ability didn't kill anyone :lol:

the coyote did... hence A D E are out B has pronoun problem "THEIR" and unidiomatic "ABILITY OF ADAPTING" C here 100%

daagh · Answer

Just two factors. Modification norm eliminates A, D and E. In B, the plural verb ‘have ‘and the pronoun ‘their’ do not agree with the singular coyote. Therefore, C

RDhin · Answer

Can anyone explain the use of " Because of " in the correct sentence, It should be "Because of Noun", But there is a complete clause after "because of" in the correct sentence

daagh · Answer

RDhin

The prepositional phrase ‘because of’ should be followed by either a noun or noun phrase. 
Because of its amazing ability … is a noun phrase. 
2. What is after ‘because of ‘is not a clause as you have assumed. If it is a clause, there should be a verb. There is no verb in the modifier part in ‘C”.

chesstitans · Answer

Choice E is out because it is not clear what "it" refers to. This is same to unclear pronoun in A. 
In addition, choice D and E sounds awkward. 
Choice D "have" does not match "ability". This is same in B.

seed · Answer

(A)  coyote's  amazing  ability of  adapting to the presence of humans has enabled  it  to expend its  - Incorrect.

(B) coyote, because of its amazing  ability of  adapting to the presence of humans,  have  been able to expand  their   - Incorrect.

(C) coyote, because of  its  amazing  ability to  adapt to the presence of humans, has been able to expand  its   - Correct.

(D) amazing  ability of  the coyote to adapt to the presence of  humans have enabled it to expand the    - Incorrect.

(E) amazing  ability of  the coyote to adapt to the presence of  humans has enabled it to expand the    - Incorrect.

Answer: (C).

CrackverbalGMAT · Answer

A.  Eliminate.  
The pronoun "it" has no antecedent as ‘coyote's' is possessive. The modifier "though subject… century' incorrectly modifies the 'ability'. "ability of" is unidiomatic.

B.  Eliminate.  
The pronoun 'have' incorrectly refers to singular ‘coyote’. "ability of" is unidiomatic.

C.  Correct Answer.  
 The modifiers are correctly structured and placed. Singular pronouns are used to refer to ‘coyote’.

D.  Eliminate.  
The pronoun 'have' incorrectly refers to singular 'coyote'. The modifier "Though subject… century' incorrectly modifies 'amazing ability’. "expand the range" - usage of "the" is incorrect. Not clear what range we are referring to in this option.

E.  Eliminate.  
Same as D. The modifier "Though subject… century' incorrectly modifies 'amazing ability’. "expand the range" - usage of "the" is incorrect. Not clear what range we are referring to in this option as well.

Hope this helps!

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