The reason that the Yongala shipwreck in Australia is considered the

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The reason that the Yongala shipwreck in Australia is considered the best dive site in the world is because of  the abundance of underwater sea life that surrounds the sunken ship.

A. The reason that the Yongala shipwreck in Australia is considered the best dive site in the world is because of

B. The reason that the Yongala shipwreck in Australia is considered the best dive site is

C. The reason that the Yongala shipwreck in Australia is considered best dive site in the world is

D. The Yongala shipwreck in Australia is considered a best dive site in the world because of

E. The Yongala shipwreck in Australia is considered the best dive site in the world because of

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divyadna · Accepted Answer

Option E IMO.
The reason that the Yongala shipwreck in Australia is considered the best dive site in the world is because of the abundance of underwater sea life that surrounds the sunken ship.

A. The reason that the Yongala shipwreck in Australia is considered the best dive site in the world is because of. INCORRECT

'Reason' and 'because' mean the same. Reject A because of redundancy.

B. The reason that the Yongala shipwreck in Australia is considered the best dive site is. INCORRECT
IN WORLD is missing in the option.

C. The reason that the Yongala shipwreck in Australia is considered best dive site in the world is
INCORRECT
BEST should be prefixed with THE.

D. The Yongala shipwreck in Australia is considered a best dive site in the world because of
INCORRECT

BEST should be prefixed with THE.

E. The Yongala shipwreck in Australia is considered the best dive site in the world because of
CORRECT

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KeithJohnson · Answer

The Answer should be C

A. The reason that the Yongala shipwreck in Australia is considered the best dive site in the world is because of......
usage of the reason and because of is redundant

B. The reason that the Yongala shipwreck in Australia is considered the best dive site is.....
Changes meaning, best site where ? in the world or the country ??

C. The reason that the Yongala shipwreck in Australia is considered best dive site in the world is..... Correct
The reason is preferred over because of, as because of is used with noun phrase(not entire clause), but the non underlined part is a complete clause(with verb)

D. The Yongala shipwreck in Australia is considered a best dive site in the world because of
because of is not preferred

E. The Yongala shipwreck in Australia is considered the best dive site in the world because of
because of is not preferred

PV95 · Answer

The answer must be C.

Exp: because is used in the context to provide an explanation, reason in itself is an explanation hence causing redundancy error in option A and the same is corrected in option C.

Bunuel · Answer

OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

The reason that the Yongala shipwreck in Australia is considered the best dive site in the world is because of  the abundance of underwater sea life that surrounds the sunken ship.

A. The reason that the Yongala shipwreck in Australia is considered the best dive site in the world is because of

Incorrect.

Using both  the reason  and  because  is redundant because the causal relationship is expressed twice: once by using  the reason  and again by using  because .

B. The reason that the Yongala shipwreck in Australia is considered the best dive site is

Not exactly.

Although this answer choice corrects the original Redundancy by not using both  the reason  and  because  in the same sentence, it is grammatically incorrect as it misuses the Superlative form indicated here by the use of the word  best . The Superlative form requires that the group under comparison be defined. However, this answer choice does not provide information about the group of which the  Yongala dive site  is  the best .

In order for this Superlative to be complete, this group must be defined.

C. The reason that the Yongala shipwreck in Australia is considered best dive site in the world is
 
 Incorrect.

Although this answer choice corrects the original Redundancy by not using both  the reason  and  because  in the same sentence, it is grammatically incorrect because of the misuse of the Superlative form indicated here by the use of the word  best . Best must be preceded by the word  the . In this sentence,  best dive site  is preceded by  considered .

D. The Yongala shipwreck in Australia is considered a best dive site in the world because of

No, that's not it.

Although this answer choice corrects the original Redundancy by not using both  the reason  and  because  in the same sentence, it is grammatically incorrect because of the misuse of the Superlative form indicated here by the use of the word  best . Best must be preceded by the word  the . In this sentence,  best dive site  is preceded by  a .

E. The Yongala shipwreck in Australia is considered the best dive site in the world because of

This answer choice corrects the original Redundancy by not using both  the reason  and  because  in the same sentence.

The reason that the Yongala shipwreck in Australia is considered the

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