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While microscopes sometimes distinguish poisonous mushroom species apart  from their innocuous counterparts, identification by sight remains a more common method.
 
A) While microscopes sometimes distinguish poisonous mushroom species apart

B) While microscopes are sometimes used to distinguish poisonous mushroom species apart

C) Although the use of microscopes to distinguish poisonous mushroom species

D) Although microscopes, which are sometimes used to distinguish poisonous mushroom species apart

E) Although microscopes are sometimes used to distinguish poisonous mushroom species

generis · Answer

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sauravleo123 · Answer

While microscopes sometimes distinguish poisonous mushroom species apart from their innocuous counterparts, identification by sight remains a more common method.

A) While microscopes sometimes distinguish poisonous mushroom species apart

B) While microscopes are sometimes used to distinguish poisonous mushroom species apart

C) Although the use of microscopes to distinguish poisonous mushroom species

D) Although microscopes, which are sometimes used to distinguish poisonous mushroom species apart

E) Although microscopes are sometimes used to distinguish poisonous mushroom species

A. The sentence means to show a contrast. While denotes simultaneous action. So though or although should be used instead of while.
B. Repeats the errors of choice A
C. The first part of the sentence misses a verb and therefore is a fragment.
D. Same as C. Fragment.
E. Correct. Note that species can be used both as singular or plural.
Example: that species is purple- singular
These species are yellow- Plural
E is correct

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globaldesi · Answer

Correct IDIOM is distinguish A from B

In the sentence While microscopes sometimes distinguish poisonous mushroom species  apart   from their innocuous counterparts.
USage of apart makes it unidiomatic

Correct usage is

distinguish poisonous mushroom species from their innocuous counterparts.

A) While microscopes sometimes distinguish poisonous mushroom species apart : Incorrect idiom

B) While microscopes are sometimes used to distinguish poisonous mushroom species apart : Incorrect idiom

C) Although the use of microscopes to distinguish poisonous mushroom species : phrase and not a complete sentence

D) Although microscopes, which are sometimes used to distinguish poisonous mushroom species apart : Although microscope .... , their counter part. Sentence modifying microscope is incomplete

E) Although microscopes are sometimes used to distinguish poisonous mushroom species  : Correct

thenikhilseth · Answer

My choice is  E option

1)  While v/s Although .
While- Used to show something occurring at same time
Although- Contrast
Here we have a contrast between 2 methods, 'Although' will be used.
Eliminate A and B.

2) Correct Idiom-  Distinguish X from Y ,  apart makes it redundant. 
Eliminate D

3) C is incorrect because it changes the meaning and moreover, the sentence is incomplete in itself

A)  While  microscopes sometimes distinguish poisonous mushroom species  apart

B)  While  microscopes are sometimes used to distinguish poisonous mushroom species  apart

C) Although  the use of microscopes to distinguish poisonous mushroom species
 
D) Although microscopes,  which  are sometimes used to distinguish poisonous mushroom species  apart
 
E)  Although microscopes are sometimes used to distinguish poisonous mushroom species-  CORRECT

eakabuah · Answer

I settled on E.

I eliminated A because the use of  apart  in the sentence is redundant. Distinguish poisonous mushroom species from their innocuous counterparts is more concise. In addition, microscopes do not distinguish poisonous mushroom species from their innocuous counterparts, hence there is an illogical meaning in A. Microscopes are used to make such distinctions.

B corrects the illogical meaning in A by clearly stating that microscopes are used to distinguish poisonous mushroom species from their innocuous counterparts. However, the redundancy error in A is repeated in B. Hence B is not the best option.

C is illogical. It is unclear what contrast is being expressed in C; hence there is no justification for the use of although.  Although the use of microscopes ???, identification by sight remains a more common method.

The redundancy error in A and B are repeated in D as well. Secondly, the contrast is unclear.  Although microscopes ??? The use of the which clause is inappropriate as it has left the subject  microscopes  without a verb, hence we are unable to tell what contrast the sentence seeks to express.

This option is correct. The illogical meaning issue in the original sentence is corrected and so is the redundancy issue corrected in E.

h31337u · Answer

While microscopes sometimes distinguish poisonous mushroom species apart from their innocuous counterparts, identification by sight remains a more common method.

A) While microscopes sometimes distinguish poisonous mushroom species apart
 —> “distinguish” and “apart” redundant

B) While microscopes are sometimes used to distinguish poisonous mushroom species apart
 —> “distinguish” and “apart” redundant

C) Although the use of microscopes to distinguish poisonous mushroom species
 —> main verb is missing

D) Although microscopes, which are sometimes used to distinguish poisonous mushroom species apart
  —> main verb is missing

E) Although microscopes are sometimes used to distinguish poisonous mushroom species
 —>correct
 
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The answer is E.

iamdivs · Answer

I'll go for E)

but can we use "distinguish apart", it seems redundant but not sure

h31337u · Answer

the correct usage is "distinguish from" or "distinguish between".

"apart" can be used with "tell".

KumarSri · Answer

IMO E

Split A, B and C, D & E

Split A & B can be easily eliminated because Although conveys the intention better than while

A) While microscopes sometimes distinguish poisonous mushroom species apart
 usage of apart is idiomatically incorrect. Hence eliminated.

B) While microscopes are sometimes used to distinguish poisonous mushroom species apart
 Same error as A

C) Although the use of microscopes to distinguish poisonous mushroom species
 Sometimes is missing which changes the meaning of the Original sentence.

D) Although microscopes, which are sometimes used to distinguish poisonous mushroom species apart
 Modifier is incomplete though it correctly modifies the microscope as well as apart is idiomatically incorrect

E) Although microscopes are sometimes used to distinguish poisonous mushroom species
 Correct answer

aggvipul · Answer

Distinguish between X and Y  is the correct idiom, "Distinguish X from Y" is wrong

GDT · Answer

While microscopes sometimes distinguish poisonous mushroom species apart from their innocuous counterparts, identification by sight remains a more common method.

A) While microscopes sometimes distinguish poisonous mushroom species apart  Incorrect

B) While microscopes are sometimes used to distinguish poisonous mushroom species apart  Incorrect

C) Although the use of microscopes to distinguish poisonous mushroom species  Incorrect. Doesn't convey meaning clearly

D) Although microscopes, which are sometimes used to distinguish poisonous mushroom species apart  Incorrect. The main clause of the sentence doesn't make sense when read without modifier

E) Although microscopes are sometimes used to distinguish poisonous mushroom species   Correct

monk123 · Answer

While microscopes sometimes distinguish poisonous mushroom species  apart from  their innocuous counterparts, identification by sight remains a more common method.
 
 POE:
1) "apart from" can not come together.
 Eliminate (A) (B) & (D).
2) Eliminate (C) - microscope is the subject not 'the use'.

A) While microscopes sometimes distinguish poisonous mushroom species  apart
 
B) While microscopes are sometimes used to distinguish poisonous mushroom species  apart
 
C) Although  the use  of microscopes to distinguish poisonous mushroom species

D) Although microscopes, which are sometimes used to distinguish poisonous mushroom species  apart

E) Although microscopes are sometimes used to distinguish poisonous mushroom species - -   CORRECT

While microscopes sometimes distinguish poisonous mushroom species apa

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