gmatbull wrote:
When children become teenagers,
scientists believe that their sense of taste begins to evolve more because
their sense of smell is heightened than because their taste buds change.
A: scientists believe that their sense of taste begins to evolve more because their sense of smell is heightened
than because their taste buds change
B: their sense of taste evolves, scientists believe, more because their sense of smell becomes heightened than
because of their taste buds changing.
C: their sense of taste evolves, scientists believe, due more to their sense of smell heightening than their taste buds
changing.
D: scientists believe that their sense of taste begins to evolve more because their sense of smell is heightening than
because their taste buds are changing.
E: their sense of taste begins to evolve, scientists believe, more because their sense of smell becomes heightened
than because their taste buds change.
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I'll try to find different errors in the answer choices.
D: scientists believe that their sense of taste begins to evolve more because their sense of smell is heightening than
because their taste buds are changing.As umeshpatil told, WHEN MODIFIES TIME. So we can't use a helping verb here. Otherwise the sentence becomes like this:
When you look closely at the house, it is on fire.
They are composed of thousands of particles when viewed up close.
Always remember, "when" acts as a modifier in a time frame and it will modify the time frame only.
B: their sense of taste evolves, scientists believe, more because their sense of smell becomes heightened than
because of their taste buds changing.In a prepositional phrase, noun + Ing form of verb can't co-exist.
what does "scientists believe" modifies. Left side or right side.
This ambiguity remains in correct choice also, hence The correct answer is just the best of the lot but not the ideal.
Rest all mistakes are quite visible IMO.