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Traditional methods of salmon farming have led to homogeneity rather than the diversity that make a species more capable to survive myriad natural challenges, including predators and disease.
A) rather than the diversity that make a species more capable to survive
B) rather than to the diversity that makes a species more capable of surviving
C) rather than the diversity that make a species more capable in surviving
D) rather than for the diversity which makes a species more capable of surviving
E) rather than the diversity making a species more capable to survive
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Sentence Structure
Subject - Verb:
- Traditional methods of salmon farming have led to homogeneity rather than to the diversity
- that( diversity ) makes a species more capable of surviving myriad natural challenges, including predators and disease.
Issues:
- The singular subject( diversity ) does not agree with plural verb( make )
Answer choice analysis:
- A) rather than the diversity that make a species more capable to survive
- - SV error. OUT!
B) rather than to the diversity that makes a species more capable of surviving
- Better than the rest. B is the champion!
C) rather than the diversity that make a species more capable in surviving
- - SV error. OUT!
D) rather than for the diversity which makes a species more capable of surviving
- - Idiom error: X rather than Y. X and Y must have the same forms.
Have led to homogeneity rather than to the diversity
- X: to homogeneity
Y: to the diversity.
E) rather than the diversity making a species more capable to survive
- - Idiom error: Capable to is incorrect OUT!
Capable of AND able to are correct forms.
General Discussion
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
THE PROMPT
THE OPTIONS
• have led to X rather than TO Y is better in this case because we want to stress the fact that ABC has led to one result when we need ABC to lead to another result.
• capable to survive is not idiomatic.
→ capable + OF + gerund (verbING) is idiomatic
Eliminate A
• singular noun diversity agrees with singular verb makes
• capable + OF + gerund (verbING) is idiomatic
• capable IN surviving is not idiomatic. We want capable OF surviving.
Eliminate C
• which should be that
→ which presents nonessential information and is preceded or flanked by commas
→ that presents essential information and is almost never preceded by commas
Eliminate D
• to avoid probable error and to achieve clarity, diversity making should be diversity that makes
Eliminate E
The correct answer is B.
COMMENTS
XyLan (our ESMT Berlin School Moderator) good to "see" you again!
Your explanations are always easy to follow. In fact, I'm bumping you to Best Community Reply.
Of course, I am always pleased to see everyone.
Almost all of these answers are very good.
Those of you who explain are a godsend to others.
Often a person needs to read a few different posts that analyze a question.
Posts that explain rather than assert teach others how to think about and approach SC questions.
Almost all of you: very nice work. Well done.
Project SC Butler: Sentence Correction (SC2)
THE PROMPT
Quote:
THE OPTIONS
Quote:
• singular noun diversity does not agree with plural verb make
• have led to X rather than TO Y is better in this case because we want to stress the fact that ABC has led to one result when we need ABC to lead to another result.
• capable to survive is not idiomatic.
→ capable + OF + gerund (verbING) is idiomatic
Eliminate A
Quote:
• to X rather than TO Y is parallel, and clearly so
• singular noun diversity agrees with singular verb makes
• capable + OF + gerund (verbING) is idiomatic
Quote:
• same subject/verb disagreement as that in (A)
• capable IN surviving is not idiomatic. We want capable OF surviving.
Eliminate C
Quote:
• for the diversity should be to the diversity
• which should be that
→ which presents nonessential information and is preceded or flanked by commas
→ that presents essential information and is almost never preceded by commas
Eliminate D
Quote:
• capable to survive is not idiomatic
• to avoid probable error and to achieve clarity, diversity making should be diversity that makes
Eliminate E
The correct answer is B.
COMMENTS
XyLan (our ESMT Berlin School Moderator) good to "see" you again!
Your explanations are always easy to follow. In fact, I'm bumping you to Best Community Reply.
Of course, I am always pleased to see everyone.
Almost all of these answers are very good.
Those of you who explain are a godsend to others.
Often a person needs to read a few different posts that analyze a question.
Posts that explain rather than assert teach others how to think about and approach SC questions.
Almost all of you: very nice work. Well done.
