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Unlike the African elephant, whose trunk contains two fingers used to grasp and eat roots, grasses, fruit, and bark, the Asian elephant’s trunk has only one finger, so it cannot grab food as precisely as its African counterpart.
A. Unlike the African elephant, whose trunk contains two fingers used to grasp and eat roots, grasses, fruit, and bark, the Asian elephant’s trunk has only one finger, so it
B. Unlike the African elephant’s trunk, which contains two fingers used to grasp and eat roots, grasses, fruit, and bark, the Asian elephant’s trunk has only one finger, thus the Asian elephant
C. Compared to that of the African elephant, which has two fingers used by them to grasp and eat roots, grasses, fruit, and bark, the trunk of the Asian elephant has only one finger, and
D. Dissimilar to the African elephant, which has a trunk with two fingers that are used to grasp and eat roots, grasses, fruit, and bark, the Asian elephant has a one-fingered trunk,
E. The African elephant, which has a trunk with two fingers used to grasp and eat roots, grasses, fruit, and bark, is unlike the Asian elephant, which has a trunk with only one finger and hence
A. Unlike the African elephant, whose trunk contains two fingers used to grasp and eat roots, grasses, fruit, and bark, the Asian elephant’s trunk has only one finger, so it
B. Unlike the African elephant’s trunk, which contains two fingers used to grasp and eat roots, grasses, fruit, and bark, the Asian elephant’s trunk has only one finger, thus the Asian elephant
C. Compared to that of the African elephant, which has two fingers used by them to grasp and eat roots, grasses, fruit, and bark, the trunk of the Asian elephant has only one finger, and
D. Dissimilar to the African elephant, which has a trunk with two fingers that are used to grasp and eat roots, grasses, fruit, and bark, the Asian elephant has a one-fingered trunk,
E. The African elephant, which has a trunk with two fingers used to grasp and eat roots, grasses, fruit, and bark, is unlike the Asian elephant, which has a trunk with only one finger and hence
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One problem with B is the usage of "thus." "Thus" is what's called an adverbial conjunction, and when adverbial conjunctions are used to connect two independent clauses, a semi-colon is required.
Correct: I studied for several weeks; thus, I was prepared for the test.
Incorrect: I studied for several weeks, thus I was prepared for the test.
In answer choice B, "thus" connects two independent clauses, but does not use a semi-colon.
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Both (B) and (E) would be correct, except for the fact that "thus" is not a conjunction that can be used on its own to connect two clauses. "Thus" is similar in meaning to use to "therefore."
So, the clause in (B) that begins with "thus" is connected to the preceding clause by only a comma, and therefore, the structure of the sentence is flawed.
Notice that, in the above sentence, "therefore" is preceded by "and." Since, "therefore," like "thus," cannot be used on its own to connect two clauses, we need "and" or another conjunction to connect the two clauses, not just a comma before "therefore."
