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Medical experts have amassed evidence concluding that users of smokeless tobacco  be more prone to heart disease, hypertension, and mouth cancers  than people who do not use smokeless tobacco.

A) be more prone to heart disease, hypertension, and mouth cancers

B) are proner to heart disease, hypertension, and mouth cancers

C) suffer heart disease, hypertension, and mouth cancers at a higher risk

D) experience heart disease, hypertension, and mouth cancers at heightened
rates

E) are more prone to heart disease, hypertension, and mouth cancers

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zhanbo · Answer

My answer is  (E) . It took me 01:23.

(A) "Conclude" is not one of the Bossy Verbs. Therefore, "be" is uncalled for.

(B) "Proner" is not a proper word.

(C) This version is a bit hard to eliminate. I think people can suffer diseases at a higher  rate , but not at a higher  risk .

(D) This version does not have a comparative adjective or adverb. " than  people" requires the a comparison.

ElninoEffect · Answer

A)  be  more prone to heart disease, hypertension, and mouth cancers
 Wrong verb form used.

B) are  proner  to heart disease, hypertension, and mouth cancers
 Proner is not correct form.

C)  suffer heart disease , hypertension, and mouth cancers at a higher risk
 Comparative verb missing.(than is used)

D) experience heart disease, hypertension, and mouth cancers at heightened
rates
 Meaning changed from prone to something to experience something.

E) are more prone to heart disease, hypertension, and mouth cancers
 Everything seems to be in order here, comparative verb(more prone .. than) form is used for comparison which is the right way

TarunKumar1234 · Answer

Medical experts have amassed evidence concluding that users of smokeless tobacco be more prone to heart disease, hypertension, and mouth cancers than people who do not use smokeless tobacco.

A) be more prone to heart disease, hypertension, and mouth cancers -> If we had "recommending", which is a bossy word, I would love to go with A. However, "concluding" is not a bossy verb. We need "are" instead of "be". Incorrect.

B) are proner to heart disease, hypertension, and mouth cancers -> proner, we need more prone. Incorrect.

C) suffer heart disease, hypertension, and mouth cancers at a higher risk -> Now, we are comparing "higher risk", it is not the intended meaning of the sentence. "more prone" is suitable for the comparison. Incorrect.

D) experience heart disease, hypertension, and mouth cancers at heightened rates -> We lost the comparative word. It is important to see non-underlined part has "than", which gives a hint of comparative word. Incorrect.

E) are more prone to heart disease, hypertension, and mouth cancers -> This is better.

So, I think E.

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