Sedentary activity is less effective at burning energy than

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Sedentary activity is less effective at burning energy than aerobic exercise , stored in the form of fat, and thereby reducing body weight.

A)Sedentary activity is less effective at burning energy than aerobic exercise,

B)Sedentary activity is less effective at burning energy than is aerobic exercise,

C)Sedentary activity is less effective than aerobic exercise at burning energy,

D)Sedentary activity, less effective than aerobic exercise at burning energy,

E)Sedentary activity burns energy less effectively than aerobic exercise,

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aditya8062 · Answer

i will pick C  but i am wary for the non underlined (at the end) portion of this sentence

what is the source of this question?

hsbinfy · Answer

C is the best..

burning energy should be in the end as the last pasrt is modifying the latter.

dshuvendu · Answer

IMO C..But the interesting part is in "thereby reducing body weight". Could you please clarify what is being modified ?

anilgmat10 · Answer

Sedentary activity is less effective at burning energy than aerobic exercise, stored in the form of fat, and thereby reducing body weight.

A)Sedentary activity is less effective at burning energy than aerobic exercise,  Ambigous Comparison

B)Sedentary activity is less effective at burning energy than is aerobic exercise,  Comparison is not correctly made

C)Sedentary activity is less effective than aerobic exercise at burning energy, Correct Choice

D)Sedentary activity, less effective than aerobic exercise at burning energy,  Run on sentence

E)Sedentary activity burns energy less effectively than aerobic exercise,  improper comparison between energy& exercise

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