A new study suggests that the conversational pace of

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A new study suggests that the conversational pace of everyday life may be so brisk  it hampers the ability of some children for distinguishing discrete sounds and words and, the result is, to make  sense of speech.
A. it hampers the ability of some children for distinguishing discrete sounds and words and, the result is, to make
B. that it hampers the ability of some children to distinguish discrete sounds and words and, as a result, to make
C. that it hampers the ability of some children to distinguish discrete sounds and words and, the result of this, they are unable to make
D. that it hampers the ability of some children to distinguish discrete sounds and words, and results in not making
E. as to hamper the ability of some children for distinguishing discrete sounds and words, resulting in being unable to make

ranga41 · Answer

that  should be there so  B  sounds right, other choices changes teh meaning

kwasi7 · Answer

I was just thinking the same thing :!:

riteshgupta1 · Answer

I think D has a problem.

Look at the sentence

subject  A new study suggests that the conversational pace of everyday life  
first verb  may be  
so brisk that it hampers the ability of some children to distinguish discrete sounds and words, 
and
second verb  results 
in not making sense of speech.

I think because children can not distinguish discrete sounds and words, that is the reason they are unable to make sense of speech.

Which is exactly what B does? so I think B is right and D is less plausible.

okdongdong · Answer

The OA is B.

A new study suggests that the conversational pace of

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