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Although a hardy houseplant, aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than when indoors.
A)Although a hardy houseplant, aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than when indoors.
B)Aloe vera plants grow faster in the wild than they do indoors, though they are hardy houseplants.
C)Aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than when they are indoors, although they are a hardy houseplant.
D)Aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than they do when indoors, though they are hardy houseplants.
E)Even though they are hardy houseplants, aloe vera plants grow faster in the wild than what they do indoors.
A)Although a hardy houseplant, aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than when indoors.
B)Aloe vera plants grow faster in the wild than they do indoors, though they are hardy houseplants.
C)Aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than when they are indoors, although they are a hardy houseplant.
D)Aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than they do when indoors, though they are hardy houseplants.
E)Even though they are hardy houseplants, aloe vera plants grow faster in the wild than what they do indoors.
30 Mar 2021, 04:55
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Here is my understanding of the sentence:
First, lets understand that what is written in the sentence is something that is a fact and the same is stated in the sentence, so we need to check if the tense is present. Second, the sentence structure shows a contrast. So, the sentence says "Aloe vera plants grow faster in wild than indoors as because they are hardy houseplant - No, this is not what the sentence means".
To present a contrast, the actual meaning and the correct sentence structure would need an "although", "though", "but" etc
Although a hardy houseplant, aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than when indoors.
A)Although a hardy houseplant, aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than when indoors.
Now, here is the catch - This option points out to only those aloe vera plants that are in the wild, but what the original sentence says is - Aloe vera in general grow faster in the wild.
B)Aloe vera plants grow faster in the wild than they do indoors, though they are hardy houseplants.
It maintains the originality of the sentence, tenses are correct and there is a contrast as well. - Keep this option
C)Aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than when they are indoors, although they are a hardy houseplant.
Same issue as pointed out in A
D) Aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than they do when indoors, though they are hardy houseplants.
Same issue as pointed out in A
E)Even though they are hardy houseplants, aloe vera plants grow faster in the wild than what they do indoors.
Incorrect sentence structure - "What" does not convey the intended meaning.
So, the correct answer is B
First, lets understand that what is written in the sentence is something that is a fact and the same is stated in the sentence, so we need to check if the tense is present. Second, the sentence structure shows a contrast. So, the sentence says "Aloe vera plants grow faster in wild than indoors as because they are hardy houseplant - No, this is not what the sentence means".
To present a contrast, the actual meaning and the correct sentence structure would need an "although", "though", "but" etc
Although a hardy houseplant, aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than when indoors.
A)Although a hardy houseplant, aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than when indoors.
Now, here is the catch - This option points out to only those aloe vera plants that are in the wild, but what the original sentence says is - Aloe vera in general grow faster in the wild.
B)Aloe vera plants grow faster in the wild than they do indoors, though they are hardy houseplants.
It maintains the originality of the sentence, tenses are correct and there is a contrast as well. - Keep this option
C)Aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than when they are indoors, although they are a hardy houseplant.
Same issue as pointed out in A
D) Aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than they do when indoors, though they are hardy houseplants.
Same issue as pointed out in A
E)Even though they are hardy houseplants, aloe vera plants grow faster in the wild than what they do indoors.
Incorrect sentence structure - "What" does not convey the intended meaning.
So, the correct answer is B
HoneyLemon
30 Mar 2021, 22:46
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Because the modifier “that are in the wild” restricts what it modifies, the expression “aloe vera plants that are in the wild” restricts the aloe vera plants mentioned to a certain category, ones that are in the wild.
So, when a sentence uses the expression “aloe vera plants that are in the wild,” it is naming only certain aloe vera plants, the ones that are in the wild.
Thus, if a pronoun, such as “they,” refers to “aloe verb plants that are in the wild,” that pronoun does not refer to “aloe vera plants.” It refers to the entire expression “aloe vera plants that are in the wild.”
By applying the above information, we can see that the comparisons expressed by some choices in this question illogically compare “aloe vera plants that are in the wild” with themselves.
Although a hardy houseplant, aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than when indoors.
(A) Although a hardy houseplant, aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than when indoors.
Since the opening modifier “although a hardy houseplant” is placed so as to modify “aloe vera plants that are in the wild,” this version has an agreement issue, because the singular “a hardy houseplant” does not match the plural “aloe vera plants.” Multiple aloe vera “plants” would not be “a hardy houseplant.”
Furthermore, “aloe vera plants that are in the wild” would not be “houseplants.” So, saying, “although a hardy houseplant, aloe vera plants that are in the wild” does not make sense.
Also, the comparison expressed by this version does not make sense. In saying, “aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than when indoors,” this version seems to express a nonsensical comparison of aloe vera plants that are in the wild with a time, “when indoors.”
(B) Aloe vera plants grow faster in the wild than they do indoors, though they are hardy houseplants.
Notice that, unlike in some other versions of the sentence, in this version, the logical referent of “they” is “aloe vera plants.”
As a result, this version logically compares how fast aloe vera plants grow in the wild with how fast aloe vera plants grow indoors, as we can see by substituting “aloe vera plants” for “they.”
aloe vera plants grow faster in the wild than they do indoors, though they are hardy houseplants
aloe vera plants grow faster in the wild than aloe vera plants do indoors, though aloe vera plants are hardy houseplants
Correct Answer
(C) Aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than when they are indoors, although they are a hardy houseplant.
In saying, “Aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than when they are indoors,” this version expresses a nonsensical comparison of aloe vera plants in the wild and a time, “when they are indoors.”
Also, since the logical referent of “they” is “aloe vera plants that are in the wild,” this version suggests the illogical ideas that aloe vera plants that are in the wild sometimes “are indoors” and that aloe vera plants that are in the wild “are hardy houseplants,” as we can see by substituting “aloe vera plants that are in the wild” for “they.”
aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than when they are indoors, though they are hardy houseplants
aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than when aloe vera plants that are in the wild are indoors, although aloe vera plants that are in the wild are hardy houseplants
Aloe vera plants in the wild would not be indoors or houseplants.
(D) Aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than they do when indoors, though they are hardy houseplants.
Since the logical referent of “they” is “aloe vera plants that are in the wild,” this version illogically compares “aloe vera plants that are in the wild” with themselves, as we can see by substituting “aloe vera plants that are in the wild” for “they.”
aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than they do when indoors
aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster than aloe vera plants that are in the wild do when indoors
Notice also that this version suggests the illogical idea that aloe vera plants that are in the wild sometimes are indoors. Aloe vera plants that are in the wild would not be indoors.
Also, “Aloe vera plants that are in the wild grow faster …, though they are hardy houseplants,” conveys the nonsensical meaning that aloe vera plants that are in the wild are houseplants. Of course, aloe vera plants in the wild would not be houseplants.
(E) Even though they are hardy houseplants, aloe vera plants grow faster in the wild than what they do indoors.
This version expresses a nonsensical comparison between aloe vera plants and “what they do indoors.”
Also, the use of “even though” in this context does not quite make sense. “Even though” is used to express that something occurs despite something else.
So, in this case, “Even though they are hardy houseplants, aloe vera plants grow faster in the wild” suggests the illogical idea that aloe vera plants grow faster in the wild despite the fact that they are hardy houseplants, as if aloe vera plants’ being hardy houseplants might be expected to keep aloe vera plants from growing faster in the wild. Aloe vera plants’ being hardy, in other words surviving well, as houseplants would not keep aloe vera plants from growing faster in the wild.
Correct answer: B
