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Pack 7, Question 4 of 5:
The paradox of longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods in the same area can, in part, be explained as the effect of climate change, which causes increased moisture in the atmosphere, shifts in the jet stream, and rising arctic temperatures.
A. The paradox of longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods in the same area can, in part, be explained as
B. Longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods being a paradox in the same area, one explanation is
C. One explanation for the paradox of longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods in the same area is that it is
D. That longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods are a paradox is, in part, explainable as
E. In the same area longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods are a paradox, with one explanation of this being
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The paradox of longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods in the same area can, in part, be explained as the effect of climate change, which causes increased moisture in the atmosphere, shifts in the jet stream, and rising arctic temperatures.
A. The paradox of longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods in the same area can, in part, be explained as
B. Longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods being a paradox in the same area, one explanation is
C. One explanation for the paradox of longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods in the same area is that it is
D. That longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods are a paradox is, in part, explainable as
E. In the same area longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods are a paradox, with one explanation of this being
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The paradox of longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods in the same area can, in part, be explained as the effect of climate change, which causes increased moisture in the atmosphere, shifts in the jet stream, and rising arctic temperatures.
A. The paradox of longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods in the same area can, in part, be explained as
B. Longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods being a paradox in the same area, one explanation is
C. One explanation for the paradox of longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods in the same area is that it is
D. That longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods are a paradox is, in part, explainable as
E. In the same area longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods are a paradox, with one explanation of this being
A review of our answer choices shows that our choices are all over the place, with different beginnings, different subjects, and different verbs. The easiest way to tackle this is probably to just go through each option one at a time.
Option A: The paradox of longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods in the same area can, in part, be explained as the effect of climate change.
The simple subject (the paradox) has a lot of modifiers that provide us more information about the subject, but for the moment, let’s ignore those modifiers and look at the subject and verb. “The paradox can be explained as the effect of climate change.” Saying that “X can be explained as Y” implies that they are the same thing. “The paradox is the effect of climate change.” No, this paradox is not the only effect of climate change; the paradox is caused by all the effects of climate change (more moisture, shift in jet stream, etc.). Option A is not logical, so it cannot be the best answer.
Option B: Longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods being a paradox in the same area, one explanation is the effect of climate change.
Droughts and floods is not the subject here, because there is no verb. The subject is “one explanation.” “One explanation is the effect of climate change.” One explanation of what? It is not clear what the effect of climate change is supposed to explain. Option B cannot be the best answer.
Option C: One explanation for the paradox of longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods in the same area is that it is the result of climate change.
This makes sense. “One explanation” is the subject, but the prepositional phrase that includes the droughts and the floods tells us what is being explained. The awkward use of “is that it is” does leave room for improvement in this sentence. We’ll come back to this if there are no better answers.
Option D: That longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods are a paradox is, in part, explainable as the effect of climate change.
This says the reason drier droughts and larger floods are a paradox is the effect of climate change. No. They are a paradox because they seem to be complete contradictions; it doesn’t seem like we can have both at the same time—that is why it is a paradox, not the effect of climate change. This sentence is nonsensical, so Option D cannot be the best answer.
Option E: In the same area longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods are a paradox, with one explanation of this being the effect of climate change.
“In the same area” is a modifying, opening phrase, but it should be followed by a comma. “This” lacks a clear antecedent. Does it refer to the droughts and floods or to the paradox? This sentence is also awkward with the use of the prepositional phrase “with one explanation” followed by another prepositional phrase “of this being.” There are better ways to say this.
While Option C uses a wordy, awkward construction (is that it is), it is not ungrammatical. When compared with the other choices, Option C is the best answer.
The paradox of longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods in the same area can, in part, be explained as the effect of climate change, which causes increased moisture in the atmosphere, shifts in the jet stream, and rising arctic temperatures.
A. The paradox of longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods in the same area can, in part, be explained as
B. Longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods being a paradox in the same area, one explanation is
C. One explanation for the paradox of longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods in the same area is that it is
D. That longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods are a paradox is, in part, explainable as
E. In the same area longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods are a paradox, with one explanation of this being
A review of our answer choices shows that our choices are all over the place, with different beginnings, different subjects, and different verbs. The easiest way to tackle this is probably to just go through each option one at a time.
Option A: The paradox of longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods in the same area can, in part, be explained as the effect of climate change.
The simple subject (the paradox) has a lot of modifiers that provide us more information about the subject, but for the moment, let’s ignore those modifiers and look at the subject and verb. “The paradox can be explained as the effect of climate change.” Saying that “X can be explained as Y” implies that they are the same thing. “The paradox is the effect of climate change.” No, this paradox is not the only effect of climate change; the paradox is caused by all the effects of climate change (more moisture, shift in jet stream, etc.). Option A is not logical, so it cannot be the best answer.
Option B: Longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods being a paradox in the same area, one explanation is the effect of climate change.
Droughts and floods is not the subject here, because there is no verb. The subject is “one explanation.” “One explanation is the effect of climate change.” One explanation of what? It is not clear what the effect of climate change is supposed to explain. Option B cannot be the best answer.
Option C: One explanation for the paradox of longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods in the same area is that it is the result of climate change.
This makes sense. “One explanation” is the subject, but the prepositional phrase that includes the droughts and the floods tells us what is being explained. The awkward use of “is that it is” does leave room for improvement in this sentence. We’ll come back to this if there are no better answers.
Option D: That longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods are a paradox is, in part, explainable as the effect of climate change.
This says the reason drier droughts and larger floods are a paradox is the effect of climate change. No. They are a paradox because they seem to be complete contradictions; it doesn’t seem like we can have both at the same time—that is why it is a paradox, not the effect of climate change. This sentence is nonsensical, so Option D cannot be the best answer.
Option E: In the same area longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods are a paradox, with one explanation of this being the effect of climate change.
“In the same area” is a modifying, opening phrase, but it should be followed by a comma. “This” lacks a clear antecedent. Does it refer to the droughts and floods or to the paradox? This sentence is also awkward with the use of the prepositional phrase “with one explanation” followed by another prepositional phrase “of this being.” There are better ways to say this.
While Option C uses a wordy, awkward construction (is that it is), it is not ungrammatical. When compared with the other choices, Option C is the best answer.
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I said A.
Nothing seems wrong here. "Longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods" are parallel. Correct use of 'as'. I don't see anything out of the ordinary.
B: Wrong use of being. 'Being" needs to follow a conjugation of 'to be'. In this case, floods is not a form of 'to be'.
C: 'that it' is vague. There are stronger choices out there. Does 'that it' refer to the explanation? Or the longer, drier droughts? Or even the larger, more devastating floods? I was confused here. In my humble opinion, I thought that A was the better choice. (Please correct me if I am wrong)
D: "is that" is not pointing to a subject. Same reasoning as choice C. This also changes the meaning of the sentence. Instead of a possibility that the paradox will lead to these event, the paradox is seen as the main cause.
E: Wrong use of being.
Nothing seems wrong here. "Longer, drier droughts and larger, more devastating floods" are parallel. Correct use of 'as'. I don't see anything out of the ordinary.
B: Wrong use of being. 'Being" needs to follow a conjugation of 'to be'. In this case, floods is not a form of 'to be'.
C: 'that it' is vague. There are stronger choices out there. Does 'that it' refer to the explanation? Or the longer, drier droughts? Or even the larger, more devastating floods? I was confused here. In my humble opinion, I thought that A was the better choice. (Please correct me if I am wrong)
D: "is that" is not pointing to a subject. Same reasoning as choice C. This also changes the meaning of the sentence. Instead of a possibility that the paradox will lead to these event, the paradox is seen as the main cause.
E: Wrong use of being.
