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adkikani,

If you look at my explanation, I discuss in (E) the reason why it is incorrect. The microorganisms are not immune to the medicine. Our premise never states this, so it cannot be the correct answer. The microorganisms BECOME immune when they evolve.

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Nice to see you both nightblade354 and ammuseeru on same page.

A small approach query: Did you by chance took any help of grammar especially verb tense
while analyzing this statement from premise:

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they quickly evolve immunities to those medicines while maintain their power to infect and even kill humans.


I took the above sentence in present tense and faltered to undesrtand context of - evolve - which denotes
the MCOG are not now immune to medicines but they will be in future after undergoing evolution.
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adkikani wrote:
Nice to see you both nightblade354 and ammuseeru on same page.

A small approach query: Did you by chance took any help of grammar especially verb tense
while analyzing this statement from premise:

Quote:
they quickly evolve immunities to those medicines while maintain their power to infect and even kill humans.


I took the above sentence in present tense and faltered to undesrtand context of - evolve - which denotes
the MCOG are not now immune to medicines but they will be in future after undergoing evolution.
Does it make sense?


This is a difficult LSAT question (it is one of the last 5 in the section). Here is the sentence " Most diseases are caused by very specific microorganisms whose response to the pressures medicines exert on them is predictable: they quickly evolve immunities". The statement is saying that the medicine will cause, and thus is a future reaction. It is completely causal. And no, I did not take a grammar class as I am a native speaker already. Don't overthink the question, haha. You got 90% of the way there.
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adkikani wrote:
Nice to see you both nightblade354 and ammuseeru on same page.

A small approach query: Did you by chance took any help of grammar especially verb tense
while analyzing this statement from premise:

Quote:
they quickly evolve immunities to those medicines while maintain their power to infect and even kill humans.


I took the above sentence in present tense and faltered to undesrtand context of - evolve - which denotes
the MCOG are not now immune to medicines but they will be in future after undergoing evolution.
Does it make sense?


adkikani, I think you are going a way too much into grammar. Relax and Chill out.

"they quickly evolve Immunities to those medicines while maintain their power to infect and even kill humans."---> It is a truth....on going process...

Have you wondered why do Indian parents let their kids play in mud/sand/clay ?
Why antibiotic course for common cold period has increased from 3 days to 5 days ?
Why do we gets vaccinated for chicken pox and what does chicken pox vaccination contains.
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