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In their physical characteristics, bat species range from the hog-nosed type, the size of a bumblebee and weighing about as much as a penny, to fruit eating bats that weigh two pounds and have a wingspan of up to six feet.

A.from the hog-nosed type, the size of a bumblebee and weighing about as much as a penny, to
weighing.....out

B. the hog-nosed type, the size of a bumblebee and weighs about as much as a penny, to
correct

C. the hog-nosed type, the size of a bumblebee and it weighs about as much as a penny to
it gives a notation that bumblebee weighs not that bat

D. those of the hog-nosed type, equal in size to a bumblee and in weight about as much as a penny, to those of
wrong contrast by intoduction of to those of

E. those of the hog-nosed type, which is the size of a bumblee, weighing about as much as a penny, to those of
same as above

Himalayan · Answer

choose D.

goalsnr · Answer

Range from A to B is an idiom ->D and E are out

In C, it is not clear what "it" refers to ->C is out
Between A,B:
 I pick A because "weighing about " sounds better.

querio · Answer

Where does the underlined part of the sentence start? the word "from" is underlined, therefore only available in A?

pakkakhiladi · Answer

I choose A
Range FROM x to y is the correct idiom...
only A has it.

catgmat · Answer

A. the hog-nosed type, the size of a bumblebee and weighing about as much as a penny, to
 correct answer, although not parallel, but best answer! 
B. the hog-nosed type, the size of a bumblebee and weighs about as much as a penny, to 
 bat species is plural, 'weigths' is singular 
C. the hog-nosed type, the size of a bumblebee and it weighs about as much as a penny to 
 bat species is plural, 'it weigths' is singular 
D. those of the hog-nosed type, equal in size to a bumblee and in weight about as much as a penny, to those of 
 this sentence is about the species and not the caracteristis, hence a wrong comparision 'those of' 
E. those of the hog-nosed type, which is the size of a bumblee, weighing about as much as a penny, to those of
 same mistake as (D) and singular  

cheers!

apache · Answer

In their physical characteristics, bat species range  from the hog-nosed type, the size of a bumblebee and weighing about as much as a penny, to  fruit eating bats that weigh two pounds and have a wingspan of up to six feet. 

A.from the hog-nosed type, the size of a bumblebee and weighing about as much as a penny, to
 weighing.....out 

B. the hog-nosed type, the size of a bumblebee and weighs about as much as a penny, to
 correct  

C. the hog-nosed type, the size of a bumblebee and it weighs about as much as a penny to
 it gives a notation that bumblebee weighs not that bat 

D. those of the hog-nosed type, equal in size to a bumblee and in weight about as much as a penny, to those of 
 wrong contrast by intoduction of to those of  

E. those of the hog-nosed type, which is the size of a bumblee, weighing about as much as a penny, to those of 
 same as above

abhinava · Answer

My choice is A. . What is the OA?

andrealittrell · Answer

i thought WEIGHING made A wrong
i would pick B
but i picked it, assuming, that FROM shouldnt be underlined in the first one... (and that FROM belongs in each answer choice)

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